Who Killed Aylee?

Chapter 11

Him

 It's been a whole day and a half of her in that house. I just keep telling myself at least she is safe. At least she isn't out and about for something to happen to her. It's been a few minutes since I got a call from my Lieutenant to meet up. I actually have a few things I wanted to talk about this time.

More like demands. I have been thinking about a few things with the club. How things work and who is a part of certain aspects of the club.. I need my own answers and maybe in the process I can get the Princess some help too.

Walking into the run down house. I see Chuck talking on his phone and then I see someone else I don't know. His long dark hair is tied back in a low bun and his beard is freshly cleaned up. He is in full police uniform and with a thumb tucked in his belt he looks me up and down. With an I am the boss attitude. I'll throw a punch in his face before I care who the fuck he is or what he wants.

" Who the hell is he?" I ask

" This is Deputy Marano." He holds his hand out. I slate at it and then arch a brew to him. Letting him know I know his act.

" I need to look into a few things." I say putting my hands on the table lit up in dim lights and a map marking every point in the runs. We have been mapping this for months and since I have been involved in watching them I got even more information for the process.

" The Deputy has brought us some information already. This next run is going to be a very important one. We think we might be able to delay them a bit and intercept the girls." His voice was so sure of his plan. " We can.."

" NO!" I say frustration in the fact that they think they know the club. They think they know everything. But they don't. I am the one watching everything. Me not them. " I think she plans on doing another drop off."

I don't want them to ask how I know. If I do that then I have to tell them I talked to her. Our calls are ours, not theirs. They might make a choice to contact her. Then everything slips away.

" But we have the chance to end this whole thing and take them all in." He is frustrated with me.

" That is not the point." I say seeing the concern in their faces. " Plus we need a small tracking device. Something small. Something they can't see. We can get it in her purse or shoe, just something."

" How would that help us?" His hands go to his hips like my father when my mom annoyed him. So I slam my hand down. Making the table vibrate. My dad was also a small man in the world and knew it. A shit man. A nothing. I won't allow anyone to make me feel small in this department, let alone this world.

" It just will. I think I am onto something and I think they are going to try to take her and if they do then we can track her to get the rest of the girls." My explanation makes sense to say the least. I just need to make sure she is okay in the end. I just want to make sure where she is if she needs me. They don't need to know that. They don't need to know any of it. I won't let them take her. But I can't rule that out.

" Okay I'll figure something out. That could work." His face constricts. Looking for more explanation.

" I need the case about her mother. I need the whole cold case." I ask

" Not possible." He snaps. Looking away from me.

" Yes it is." He shakes his head, walking away frustrated with my demands. " Listen, I have been thinking. I think it all started with her. I think she was the first. I think it all connects." I point my finger at him. " Either you get me that case file or I will go above you. I don't like being that person Lieutenant but I goddamn will if I see the need. I need it by later today."

I turn and head for the door. " And Lieutenant, do not make any move on this next run. I think she is on the right side. Wait for the next one."

I don't even give him a chance to answer, I just walk out and make my way for food. Annoyed with them not listening to me. Like they know more about this crew than I do. Such dumbasses sitting back looking at my photos and my intel. Eating pizza and burgers and joking about their next golf game and who is going through a divorce in the squad because honestly no one is loyal to their wives in that place.

I don't care right now. It's been a long few nights and I am hungry and tired. I go to the town over and grab some food from a local diner. I can't risk them seeing me. I need a good nap and a nice stack of pancakes. Get my head together and wait for what I asked for.

*****

Six hours later I made my way to a parking lot that they pinned for me. I pull up next to the undercover car of Deputy Marano. His sunglasses sit low like the shithead he is looking at me like he is better than me. I just stare at him. He doesn't know me. He doesn't know that I did my damn time in a squad car, behind a desk and now this. If he thinks he knows more. He is more stupid than he looks.

" I was told to have these back in three days." He hands me a heavy envelope and I take it and a grocery bag. I look it over. Making sure I got what I asked for. " Three days Investigator."

" Or what?" I say low but making a point. " Or I'll blow up? Or I'll go missing? Or the house will be searched for me to watch? Just pull the balls from your ass that someone stuck up there and I'll have them back when I get the chance to do so." I open it and see a few black and white photos of her mother. I close it up and put everything on the seat next to me.

" I don't know who the hell you think you are...." He chimes in, annoyed with me. Good, I want him to be annoyed. I want him boiling from the inside just by looking at me. I want him to remember my face and my name because god damn it I earned it.

" I know who the fuck I am. I am Special Investigator Haley" I yell " Who the fuck are you? You come in on my case because you shook some idiot sheriffs hand and they said okay go do what you want. Well guess what I have been on this case for too long for you to come in and fuck it up. So no Officer Dipshit I don't work with you. I don't work for you either. You will sit back and let me do my job or you can go back from whatever hole you came out of." I put the car in drive to leave. " Oh yeah and as for Penelope Saint she is an innocent person here. She is trying to help the girls not sell them. She is doing all she can. So not one fucking finger lands on her asshole or I will personally add to the balls you lost up your ass."

His face goes white knowing I already know how he got to this detail. Knowing that the Sheriff has a pretty boy nephew that wants to climb the ranks. I will personally chop every god damn step on his ladder to the next level if I have to. You earn your place in my house and I will not sit back and let that shit fly. I also know that they want the Princess nailed to the wall with the rest of the Saints. In the end that will not fucking happen. I will save her. Even if I have to hide her. Even if I have to confront her myself I will save her.