Lyon
Chapter 118

“Colt, did you put a tracking device under Kat’s jeep?”

“No, why?” All her trackers were inside hidden in the dashboard.

He opened his hand to show me the tracker in the evidence bag.

“Son of a bitch.” This wasn’t my brand someone had placed a tracker on my f*****g wife. It wasn’t too much of a stretch to figure out who and when.

“That bitch did this, the day of the accident, that’s why she needed to get under Kat’s car.”

“But why there? Why didn’t she do it while Kat was out shopping or something? That was a bit risky and the question still remains if you’re right why?”

“F**k if I know but I’m going to replace out.”

“Colt I don’t think that’s a good idea, stay with the girls I’ll handle it.”

“No way, my family my deal.”

“Son, I’ve pretty much kept my nose out of things but you can’t handle everything this way. If this person has done this then we’ll figure it out, we might have her prints on this, since we’ve retrieved them in the process of a crime I can get it taken care of faster.”

“They won’t be of any help to you I’ve already tried that.”

“What how?” I just looked at him without answering he got the message and sighed in defeat.

“Look, just promise me you won’t do anything stupid okay, you have a young child who needs you.”

“I’m good Drake, can I get them out of here now?”

I saw Jared pull up with one of my trucks. It was time to get my family home behind closed doors. I went and got them from the back of the cruiser after walking away from my father in law.

“Let’s go baby.” I took the baby from her and with my hand in the small of her back led her to the truck. Buckling her in I handed her the baby again and went back to get the baby seat from her car since there wasn’t one in this truck.

After I got them situated I drove us home leaving my crew behind to watch over shit until the last cop left. I wanted to know everything so they were my eyes and ears on the scene.

“Colton.” Her voice was still shaky as f**k.

“Not now Kat.” I looked back at my daughter to make sure she was okay. She was nodding off but there was never going to be a time when she saw her dad yelling at her mom. Not f*****g ever.

I know my wife had already been through a lot, I know she’s scared but I also know that if she’d done what I told her to none of this would’ve happened. She doesn’t get it. I tell her one thing and she does another. I don’t care if it was my mom calling she had no right and she damn sure had no right taking my kid.

Back at the house I let them in and headed to my office.

“Colt talk to me.”

“Go put the baby down Katarina.”

I wasn’t doing this with her right now. I didn’t even want to turn her over my knee for being stupid I just wanted her out of my face. I know that that too would hurt her but right now I didn’t really give a f**k.

I could be standing over both of them at the f*****g morgue right now because of her stupidity. It was finally settling in what could’ve happened to them when I wasn’t there to protect them.

That’s a lonely stretch of road; no one, hardly ever drives out there. What if this nut had been carrying a f*****g gun and had got out to finish the job instead of driving away? What if-what if- what if

I have to figure this shit out and fast. The thought of her being in the same room as my family tomorrow was no longer acceptable. I have to get into her apartment now, but how?

I don’t want her anywhere near my mother and sisters either or I’d ask Elena to take her out shopping or something. How the f**k do I get her out of the apartment?

I sat with my head in my hand trying to figure it out but nothing came to me. It wasn’t long before I heard the bikes piling into my driveway outside. I went downstairs to let the guys in and they filed in one by one. Jared stopped to have a word while the others stood back.

“The heat tested the skid marks, it was a definite hit, no accident. The girls were run off the road. The guy who saw the whole thing says the person slammed into them once and when that didn’t work they pulled back and gunned it, that’s what sent them over the side. Apparently Kat has some skills because she kept it from flipping.”

“Yeah her father and I taught her defensive driving. We’ve got something to do. I can’t wait for tomorrow for this shit. I know it’s that chick doing all this, I’m not giving her another shot at my family no f*****g way.”

“What are we doing, going in?”

“Yeah Jared I’m going in, I need to replace out who she is.”

“What if we’re wrong?”

“I don’t think so, the guys said they saw some new chick going in and out of the building, someone they don’t know. What are the odds of two unknowns in our vicinity in a week? I don’t trust it.”

“Okay let’s go.”

“I’m not leaving my girls here alone. Caitlin’s asleep, I have to wait until she gets up and take them to my mom and dad’s. Shoulda thought of that before I brought them here but I wasn’t thinking straight, f**k I need a drink.”

I walked over to the bar and got a shot of whiskey, my head was f****d up. All I wanted was to give my little girl the best first Xmas I possibly could but this shit was taking precedence when I didn’t want it to. And what the f**k am I doing?

This bitch came into my territory and f****d with my girls and I’m doing what? Nothing. Waiting for fingerprints and shit. I know for a fact that she’s the one behind this shit. I should’ve taken care of her the first time my gut warned me, well enough of this shit.

“Listen I need to get into that apartment I don’t care if she knows it or not, I’m just gonna go over there and take care of this shit.”

“We’re with you Lyon so how do you want to do this?”

“I’m just gonna go over there and turn that place upside down until I replace out who the f**k she is and what this is all about.”

“Should we call Drake and get him in on this?”

“Nah, no law. Who the f**k is that?” There was someone at the door going crazy on the bell before I snatched it open.

“Drake, what are you doing here?”

I stepped back to let him in, he’s the last person I wanted to see right now.

“Hey guys what’s going on?” He looked around at all the guys scattered around the room.

“Hey Drake what’s good?”

“Everything’s cool. Colt I need to see you.” We walked to the other side of the room.

“What are you guys planning Colton? You know you can’t go all crazy here. Cy is already getting his shotgun and talking crazy and I’m sure Jared isn’t too far behind. I need you to calm this situation down, they’re your guys they’ll listen to you.” He eyed my boys like they were about to detonate or some shit.

“There was a young kid there I’m sure your guys already told you since they questioned as many people as we did. He saw the whole thing and you’re right, it wasn’t an accident at least not the way he described it.”

“It’s that bitch, I told you people there was no accident, if you’d listened to me we could’ve avoided this shit. Now my kid is scared out her f*****g mind and my wife is a wreck.” And you’d left her up there alone Colt because your anger was more important than taking care of her, f**k.

“Who is this person? You still don’t have any ideas on that?

“That’s what I’m about to replace out.”

“Wait what do you mean?”

“Nothing, stay out of it Drake.”

“No I won’t stay out of it, that’s my kid and grandkid. Listen Colt I love the way you take care of them, the way you watch over them but this is something best left to the law.” You reckon!

“We don’t have any idea who this chick is or who else might be involved in this thing whatever it is. Let me do my thing, tomorrow is the holiday, you should be looking forward to spending time with your daughter for her first Xmas let me handle this.”