Saved by the Cross (Cross 3)

11 - Sun and Moon

Finding the sun and moon was like finding a pearl in an oyster. An undiscovered hidden gem. A sourness reminded Gray that a jerk who knew the guy with the shoe print had seen it before him. For a sweet girl, she made some poor choices. Drugs were just one. Her relaxed stance assured him she wasn't in need of a fix. It surprised him how the abuse didn't overly traumatize her. He remembered feeling off kilter after shaking down a blackmailer, but he would shake down the violent SOB if she gave him a name.

After an hour of exploration, Gray offered to make a late lunch. "I have to bring the baby's things back."

Instead of heading right up, he stopped and kissed her like a sailor going off to sea. Gray hadn't said goodbye to Beth when she left the fort for the airbase, he had been training at a joint base further away. K pushed all his darkness away.

She purred, "Bye, hot stuff."

He laughed, because he was just going upstairs, not out to sea or across a war-torn country. Still smiling, he entered the upstairs kitchen. It was a homey extended room which had become their family gathering place. Sofia stood watching Monty pace back and forth on his phone. "... If I can help in any way... I know... We were there... Okay. Keep me informed."

He looked from Sofia to Monty. "What's going on?"

"I was talking to Sinclair about the missing girl."

"What missing girl?" Gray looked at Monty.

Sofia frowned. "The missing heiress."

Monty shook his head. "Look at him. He's so deep into the woman he's got downstairs, he wouldn't know if an asteroid was heading for the house."

"I hope you would frigging tell me. You might survive without me, but Ana loves me."

Sofia laughed. "We both love you, but Ana has you wrapped around her little finger."

"And he's not?" Gray pointed to Monty.

"She's my daughter. Maybe you should check in with your PD friends to see what they know."

"What's the story?"

"Doyle Kane of the Kanes."

"The ones that own buildings on every corner?"

"Those Kanes."

"And Sinclair knows them." Sinclair had a reputation as a shark, but Monty had recently cut a deal with him, or his people had.

"He's dating the sister and was the brother's best man."

"What happened? Maybe she ran away."

"She was hanging out with Unhinged Rage. It's some metal band."

"I know who they are. Their music sucks."

Sofia smiled. "The guys are hot."

"How do you know?"

She used her hands to stress her response. "They were on the news."

"The manager is being held for beating her up, but an unnamed accomplice abducted her."

"Abducted?" Shit. Fuck.

"That's what the news is saying, but the manager is claiming the guy beat him up."

"Where did this go down?"

"While we were stuck listening to speeches Friday night. The band was partying in a suite upstairs. They found evidence of drugs."

"No surprise." Sofia looked like a mother scolding a teen.

"What's this girl look like?"

Sofia stepped forward. "Beautiful. Here."