Claiming Menace (Ruthless Sinners MC 5)

“We got a problem.”

“What kind of problem?”

“It’s Aubrey.” My stomach twisted into a knot as I listened to him say, “She and Mazie are missing.”

“What the fuck are you talking about? She isn’t at the restaurant with Jess and the other girls?”

“She never made it.” I got on my bike as I listened to him say, “I saw her over at Mazie’s place. Talked to her a minute. She told me that she and the girls were going to grab some lunch. I needed to fill up my tank, so I told her I’d just meet them over there.”

“Wait, you left them alone?”

“It was only for a few minutes, brother. Just long enough for me to hit the gas station on the way to the fucking restaurant. I went straight there afterward, and Aubrey promised they’d do the same.”

“Goddamn it, Lynch! You know better than that shit!”

“I know, brother. I know.” I could hear the regret and distress dripping from his words as he said, “I’m sorry. I just wasn’t thinking.”

“No, you fucking weren’t!”

“I know you’re pissed, and you have every right to be, but Hawk and Shotgun are with me now. Country and Rafe are on their way. We’re thinking Gary had something to do with this but haven’t been able to track him down. But don’t worry, brother. We’ll find them.”

“You damn well better.” Before I started my engine, I told him, “I’m on my way back. Call me if you hear anything.”

I shoved my burner in my pocket and took off for home. My mind was racing a mile a minute, wanting to do something, anything, but I was fucking stuck. I had no idea where the hell she was, and there wasn’t a goddamn thing I could do about it. I didn’t have my laptop with me, so I couldn’t use it to track Aubrey’s phone. I tried not to think the worst as I sped out of the parking lot and out to the interstate. I knew my brothers would do everything they could to find her, but sadly, it did little to ease the blood boiling through my veins. My mind drifted to what Jagger had said about Rossi. Even though I felt certain that Gary was behind their disappearance, there was part of me that wondered if he’d seen through our scheme and had gotten to her. If it was Rossi who had managed to find her and had gotten his hands on her, it would be the last fucking thing he did. Same for fucking Gary. If either of them touched a hair on her head, they were as good as dead.

As soon as I got back into town, I went straight to the clubhouse to find Lynch and the others. When I pulled through the gate, I found him standing in the parking lot with Viper and Axel. “Any word?”

“Sorry, brother. There’s been no trace of them, but we’re still doing what we can to track them down. Country and I went over to Gary’s place, but there was no sign of him or the girls.”

“Damn it!”

Viper placed his hand on my shoulder. “I know you’re worried about your girl, but we’re gonna find them, Menace. You have my word on that. We just need to take a breath and think this thing through.”

“I’m trying, but it’s hard to think straight when I don’t know what the fuck is going on.” I knew Viper was right. Me freaking out wasn’t doing anybody any good, so I took a couple of deep breaths and tried to slow my racing mind. “Maybe I can track Aubrey’s location with her phone.”

“Hold up,” Lynch told me as they all followed me inside and down the hallway. “Her phone and Mazie’s were in Aubrey’s car.”

“Damn, where the fuck is her car?”

“Parked over at Mazie’s apartment.”

“Fuck!” I felt like I was running in circles and wasn’t sure which direction to take next. I thought back over what we knew: Aubrey and Mazie were at Mazie’s apartment, her car was still there, and her phone had been left behind. I couldn’t imagine how Rossi could’ve found her, but the thought was weighing on my mind as I sat down at my desk and turned on my computer. “You think this is Gary bullshit, or this has something to do with Rossi?”

“This isn’t Rossi. Not after everything Billy did, but this isn’t the time for a guessing game. You’re here now. Do what you can to track them down.”

“How the fuck am I supposed to do that without her fucking phone?”

“How about checking the security feed from Mazie’s apartment complex?” Lynch suggested. “At least then we could see who we’re dealing with.”

Without waiting for him to say anything more, I plugged in Mazie’s address and located the name of her apartment complex. Once I had the name, I was able to search the company running their security, and it wasn’t long before I’d hacked into their security feed. It took some time to find the camera closest to her apartment, but when I spotted Lynch in the parking lot, I knew I’d found it. I pointed to the screen. “Got it!”