She grabbed me in a hug. “Thank you,” she whispered as she pulled away. Cara walked into the room and curled up next to Jules.
I smiled at the sight, then nodded at Ranger. As much as I wanted to stay there with Jules in my arms, it was time to take care of business.
15
Dom
I took a deep breath as I did something I’d never done before. I called Locke and requested for him to call church, shocking him when I asked to have Sal and a couple of his men there. I needed everyone in one place so we could put an end to this whole fucked up situation. Locke knew what it meant to me, I just hoped he cared enough to go along with it.
Locke just grunted. “Okay, Dom. Call Sal and whoever else you need there.”
“Thanks, brother.” I felt like a ton had been lifted off my shoulders.
Then I went down the list. I called Ezra, Mac, and Viper first, giving them the option to have someone take their places so they could come to the meeting, or stay with their girls. Everyone wanted to be in chapel. I’d figured they would. They were all getting close to their girls and wanted vengeance.
My final call was to Sal. I told him we were having a meeting to get everyone up to speed and I wanted him there, and that he could bring some of his boys. He agreed to meet at our club.
One hour later, I sat in chapel with Locke, Ezra, Tech, Mac, Viper, Axel, Sal, Leo, and a man I’d never seen. He introduced himself as Red, which made sense. His hair was as bright a red as I’d ever seen. Damn, I needed sunglasses just to look at him. But he was about as big as Viper, so I doubt he took much ribbing about it.
Once everyone was seated, I nodded to Tech and he opened a laptop. He dove in without hesitation, like he wanted to get it over with. I hadn’t seen what was on the computer yet and wasn’t sure I wanted to. A sick feeling settled in my gut and rage swirled in my veins.
Tech pecked a few keys and turned the laptop around so we could all see. “When we went through John’s place, we found wall to wall photos, but that’s not all. His computer had more than we imagined.” Tech shook his head. “I hacked it. What I found was more than disgusting, and I don’t say that lightly.” He pointed to the screen I had yet to look at. “It looks like an online portfolio. Photos of each girl in different settings. Makes you sick to your stomach that someone would actually do something like this, then not have any remorse for this shit.”
I finally slid the laptop closer and scrolled through the images, getting sicker with each page. I stopped on a row of photos that caused my gut to drop. There in front of us were five photos of Leah in different poses, including one with a man groping her chest. A low, rabid growl came from Viper’s direction as I continued to scroll down.
Next was Grace, in much the same positions as Leah had been. In one she had nothing but panties on. Ezra vibrated with rage and I could hear his knuckles cracking.
I moved along to the next set. It was Faith, completely naked. I seethed, my jaw clenched hard. I bypassed it quickly, clicking on the next page. I wished I hadn’t. It was Storm, naked. The last one was the one that broke me. It was a photo of her crying as a man fondled her, focusing on her tear-stained face. The same guy I left bleeding in Sal’s basement.
I slammed the screen shut. “Tech, delete the whole damn thing. Crash any sites he has.”
Ezra looked at me, his voice like gravel. “Brother, tell me this motherfucker is dead.”
I inclined my head to Sal. He gave a nod to confirm he was in fact a dead bastard.
Sal grinned and it was pure evil. “Let’s just say, in order to find him, you’d have to be good at puzzles.”
Ezra sneered. “Good. Did he suffer?”
Sal nodded. “Oh, he was still alive when we started cutting and I started with his dick.” All the guys cringed a little.
Ezra looked satisfied. “That’s better.”
Mac shook his head. “Shit, man. This guy’s still out there. Where do we go from here?”
Locke chimed in. “You guys stay with your assigned girls until all this shit blows over and we find this fucker. Got it?” Everyone nodded. “When you’re with your girls, if you notice anything, call another brother in. Never leave your girl alone unless she’s here!” He barked out.
I doubled down on the order. “Look, guys, this bastard could be anywhere. Like Locke says, we don’t leave the girls’ side for shit. Got me? Right now, these girls are it.”
“We got any leads on where the fucker is or who might be hiding him?” Viper asked.
“We’ve got leads out there, now we’re just waiting for a bite,” Tech explained.
Viper tapped his knuckles on the table. “We need to find this piece of shit, because none of the girls will rest until he’s found. I know I can’t wait until I get my hands on him. I’ll make him wish for death.” He sneered.
“Right! Well, if we’re finished, you boys might want to get back to the hospital.” Locke brought down the gavel, dismissing church.
I jumped up, ready to get back to Jules. But first, there was something it was past time I took care of.
16
Dom
I asked Sal if I could ride with him back to the hospital. It was time to man up and talk to him regarding my plans for Jules. With a nod, he got in the car and waved me into the passenger seat. Not going to lie, I was a little scared.
