Page 70 of Deadly Secrets

“We could use any help you can give us,” Bullet follows up.

“Of course,” she says as Havoc steps closer to her. “Can you zoom in a little?” She looks over the map and has Hawk move the image around, getting better angles. “We were never allowed to be on the compound but we did help dig all the underground bunkers that surround it.”

“Tell us everything you can,” Stone pushes.

“Well, for starters these here,” she points up over a green tree area. “Those aren’t trees, they are fake ones made to look like it for aerial photos. At the farm they used outhouse structures to make people think they were small barns for equipment and such, but were really the stairwells to the underground bunkers. That’s what most of the green areas are here, here and here.”

“Do they connect to each other like on the farm?” Hawk asks as he starts marking the map up with icons everywhere Sutton points.

“Most of them do, yes,” she confirms.

“Do any of them lead up into the compound?” I hear myself asking.

Sutton thinks about it as if she’s trying to remember and calculating it in her head.

“Again, we weren’t allowed on the compound but there were a few bunkers where we had to make room for an extra door. We could never go beyond it so I’m not one hundred percent certain.”

“That could be our way in without being noticed,” Brass says.

“How heavily is it guarded?” Bullet asks.

“I couldn’t say,” Sutton answers. “Once we finished a job, they moved us to a different area to start the next one.”

“Can you tell us about the men who are the guards? What do they wear? What kind of guns do they carry?” Stone peppers her with questions.

Her eyes look off to the side as she thinks about the long four years she had to endure because of her asshole father and his rancid following. “Only men in blue and gray camo had guns, at least that were visible. The others were just in normal field work attire.”

For the next thirty minutes or so, she gives us details about the area and shows us places that could possibly get us into the compound without being seen. Once Havoc ushers her back out of the room, we start making plans.

“I’ll get with Bishop and let him know of the areas that Sutton told us about so that the men there will have a heads up,” Stone says.

“We’re still going in blind once we get in there. It’s been over a year since she was last there and he could’ve changed things up,” Bulldog says while looking over the image on the wall. “That bastard could have them anywhere behind those walls.”

“That’s why when we breach the compound, we stay in our groups heading in different areas so we can cover as much ground as possible. Hopefully, we’ll be able to clear quite a bit before they are alerted to our presence,” Stone says. “Go, get geared up. We’ll leave soon to wait for the planes to get here.”

We leave church and walk out into the main area of the clubhouse. Brothers are everywhere, strapping themselves with weapons or checking their ammo. I make my way towards the hallway that leads down to our rooms and unlock my door. Stepping into the dark room I pull in a breath. The noise from the crowd drowns out and I welcome the silence. I need to get my head on and focused.

My feet take me over to the closet and I open the door and step in. Every room in the living quarters has a dummy door where we store our weapons. Being an outlaw club, we’ve come to learn that law enforcement loves to come visit us and if the guns are in plain sight, there will be trouble. So we hide them in the event they show up with a warrant. Upon opening it, I grab the two large bags and bring them out and over to the bed. Unzipping the first, I start laying out all my small guns then open the second bag that contains my larger weapons.

After deciding which ones I’m taking, I head back into the closet and change into my all-black attire. My reflection in the mirror catches my attention and the only thing that stands out is the two silver necklaces that Remi made for me. My fingers reach up and touch the metal chain and my heart starts to beat rapidly. An agonizing roar escapes my throat as I imagine what my family is having to endure because I wasn’t there. Before I know what’s happening, I smash the glass mirror with my fist, not wanting to see myself. I toss the dresser and anything I can get my hands on.

I have no one to blame but myself. If I can’t strangle Juan José with my bare hands right now, then this temporary outburst is my appetizer for when I face the man who thought he could take what wasn’t his.

Once I catch my breath I look around the room. It looks like a twister blew through here. Stepping over pieces of wood I stand over my bed and begin loading up my arrangement of firearms and knives.

Right now, I can’t be a father or husband.

Right now, Remi and Ryder need motherfucking Reaper.

We’ve been on the plane for what feels like days. Stone just finished going over the plan for our group and the path we’ll take once we hit the ground. He’s about to make the call to the brothers in the second plane and then to the ones in the third.

I stand to stretch and relieve the tension in my muscles and make my way towards the bathroom. We fit every available body we could on the aircrafts and loaded them down with enough weapons to level a small country.

After washing my hands, I take in a few deep breaths to keep my focus on the plan ahead. I try hard to not think of what is happening to Remi and Ryder now that we have confirmation they are behind the compound walls.

Over the last three to four hours, we’ve gotten updates from the men that were hired to help secure my family. One had a visual on Remi and Ryder being carried into the main building.

Commotion in the cabin draws my attention back and I head out to see what is going on. Several voices can be heard arguing and something in my gut unsettles me.