Completely?
I didn’t think so.
A part of her still wanted to leave, still wanted to escape once more. I could work with that.
“These woods? Where are we?”
“Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.”
I wasn’t the best at geography, but I had heard of this place. My heart dropped. We were at least four hours away from Las Vegas. How the hell had I gotten here? Was I knocked out long enough for them to transport me here? And how the hell was I supposed to leave now?
Even if, by some miracle, I managed to escape this house, I would likely get lost in the forest. I wouldn’t survive. If they didn’t find me, the elements would surely take me.
I tensed when a knock came at the door. A rough-looking man walked in without waiting for a reply.
I jumped in surprise, but Nova didn’t even blink as he set down a black garment bag.
He looked me up and down, making my skin crawl, before shooting Nova a nasty smile and walking out of the room.
I set my plate down and opened the bag, feeling my heart drop at the sight.
It was a white wedding dress.
26
ELIO
I was going fucking crazy.
The place Romeo and I had followed the fucker Waylen to was empty.
I thought for sure the fucker would have brought Isa back there, but the house had been abandoned. A look inside told us it had been abandoned years ago. Those fuckers had just been using it as a base while they were in the city.
I walked back inside Massimo’s house, where my brothers and Valentino were all gathered, along with Luna and Giulia.
I couldn’t look at Luna and Giulia. It would just make me think of Isa in Waylen’s hands, helpless and hurt and who the fuck knew what else.
“Anything?” I asked.
I looked at Massimo. He shook his head. “I have men sent out to all the known locations the Devil’s Wings usually visit, but there have been no sightings of any members. Not even a prospect.”
“They know we’re hunting them,” I said. “Where else could they hide off to?”
It didn’t fucking make sense. Las Vegas was our territory. We knew every nook and corner of this goddamn place, and yet it was as if they had all disappeared.
They didn’t have the numbers to take us on, but I knew they had at least three hundred or so members spread out over the state.
Where the fuck did they start hiding all of them?
“Maybe they’re not in Las Vegas anymore,” Romeo said.
“So where did they go off to? We have allies north and south of here, and our territories expand out further into the West than anyone realized,” Matteo chimed in.
“No,” I said. “They’re still in Nevada.” I turned to Valentino. He looked like shit. We didn’t sleep at all last night when we realized Isa was missing. “Do you remember anything about a safe house that might have been set up in Nevada?”
A few years ago, we realized safe houses were being built or purchased across the state, with a fictitious owner we couldn’t connect to any real person. We found and destroyed most of the houses, but there might be some that we missed.
Valentino nodded. “Yes, it was mostly in remote areas. I remember there were a few built in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.”
