Chapter 263

Trees turned to Hunter in question. This was his sister and his show.

The elder Edgington cursed silently, then crouched in front of the stable and scratched on the wood.

“Do not move,” the inside man said in thickly accented English as he approached the door.

From the shadows, Trees caught on, watching the guard close in until he pressed his scowling face against the bars covering the window to look outside. At Trees’s nod, Hunter jumped up, thrusting his hand inside the stall, thunking the guard’s head against the solid metal bars, and knocking him out cold.

“Kimber?” Hunter whispered.

“Oh, my God. I’m here,” her voice trembled.

So Laila hadn’t lied about Kimber’s location. It stood to reason she hadn’t lied to him about her feelings, either.

“Oh, thank fuck, kitten.” Her husband rattled the door, sounding ready to tear the whole building down to reach her.

“Deke!” she whispered emphatically.

“The door is fucking locked. Search