chair. “She worried me because when I basically told her the same thing, then she asked me, ‘What if I’m the first to go?’.
“I guess I can see her point there,” I admitted. “Honestly, I really don’t want to think about either one of y’all leaving us though, so let’s change the subject. Did you discover anything new while you were gone?”
Dad sighed heavily. “I don’t know what to say when you ask me questions.”
“The truth would be a great thing. Can’t go wrong there.”
“We were hearing whispers of him being locked down in some hospital. Couldn’t get a good read on why or where though. We’re still working on it.”
“Maybe if he’s in a hospital we’ll be able to get to him then, or he’ll be able to escape.”
“That’s what we’re hoping, but we need to be ready to move in, just in case. Once he’s released, there’s no telling where they’ll take him, if he doesn’t manage an escape while he’s there.”
“Why would they take him to get better just to keep him even longer? None of this makes sense.”
“He’s a pawn, baby girl. That’s all.”
“I don’t know. I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to this. If he was a pawn, why haven’t they used him?”
“He’s a pawn to use against more than just us at this point, sweetheart.”
“What? Why?”
“In the beginning, that’s exactly what was happening. The group didn’t want to dissolve their business relationship with Aces High. They were going to use him as leverage to get us to contract up for another decade.”
“That’s ridiculous. Once he was handed over, what would keep you to that deal?”
“The same thing that kept us to the last one, honor. Our word. It means nothing to everyone else if we can’t keep it and honor the commitments we make.”
“Okay, but then what? They didn’t keep their side of the bargain then.”
“Exactly, but not because they didn’t want to. It was because they couldn’t. That bitch, the one that sent you the pictures?” He questioned and I nodded. Obviously, I knew he was referring to. “She is a part of all of this. From what we’ve been able to gather, her father was the leader of The Trinity Group.”
“Was?”
“Yeah, was. That was the other part of the problem. There was a coup. The snake had his head chopped off and in its place, several grew back in the form of the siblings that are trying to take over. The man had four children. One is illegitimate and supposedly has no claim on his father’s throne, so to speak. The rest, well, two are complete fucking mental cases, the woman being one of them. The other is down to Earth and apparently wanted his older, bastard of a brother to be a part of the family empire. It caused a rift between the younger three with the youngest two of them – the crazy ones – against the older two then.”
“So, you’re saying Deck became a pawn between the siblings too. Whoever controls him, controls the Aces High MC and the weapons pipeline they created?”
“Like I said before, you always were too smart for your own good.”
“So, which one has him now?”
“That’s the damn problem. We’re not sure. We know that it isn’t the woman. We’ve had someone successfully trailing her. At least, we did, up until she went off the grid about two weeks ago. From what we’ve been able to gather, the back and forth has come into play because no one knows who the fuck they’re actually working for up there. Three of the children were groomed to take over different aspects of the business. The Trinity Group employees are used to seeing their faces and granting them access. With her going off the grid, there’s no telling where she might show up and who will allow her access again.”
“Do you think she heard the same hospital rumors, only she knew where to look since she’s from that world?”
Dad nodded his head. “That’s exactly what we think. She’s going to go after him again. Granted, her going off the grid could also mean that maybe she’s dead and we have one less player in the game, but I honestly don’t think that’s it.”
“Well, shit!”
“That’s what I came by to tell you.” He glanced down at the sleeping baby in his arms. “Well, that and to get some grandbaby cuddles. I know you have a lot on your plate, but I need you and your sister to