“She’s been raped,” Hector said for him.
The doctor did another group scan then nodded and took a step toward Hector. “I’m sorry but yes, Sadie’s been raped.”
“Fucking hell,” Hank muttered from behind Eddie and the atmosphere in the room changed to a strange, uneasy hopelessness. It wasn’t a feeling they were used to and it didn’t sit well with a single one of them.
“We’ve done a rape kit and called the police. She’s sleeping now. Sir, if you can –”
“Take me to her,” Hector cut in.
“You have to understand what you’ll –” the doctor started.
“I found her, I brought her in, I know what I’ll see,” Hector bit out. “Fucking… take… me… to… her.”
The doctor nodded. “Follow me.”
Eddie’s eyes cut to Lee then to Darius. Then Eddie followed Hector as Hector and the doctor walked away. Darius followed Eddie.
Luke turned on his boot and without a word left the room.
Lee turned to Bobby and said simply, “Follow him. He has an alibi everywhere he goes.”
Bobby nodded and followed Luke.
Lee’s eyes stopped on Ava. Ava was Luke’s woman, she was watching the door Luke just walked out and her face was pale.
Finally Lee turned to Indy. “Phone Daisy.”
“But –” Indy began.
“Do it, gorgeous. Now.”
Indy dug in her purse for her cell.
* * * * *
Marcus
The phone rang and Marcus Sloan slid away from Daisy’s body, rolled and grabbed it from its cradle.
With his eyes on the clock, he said, his voice curt, “It’s barely five o’clock in the morning.”
“Marcus? I’m sorry, it’s Indy. Is Daisy there?”
Marcus felt an unaccustomed chill slide up his spine as Daisy moved, rolled and he felt her eyes on him in the dark.
“Is everything okay?” he asked Indy, as always wanting to make any fall his wife was going to take a softer one. She’d already had more than her fair share of the hard ones. These days she only experienced some bumpy rides with the Rock Chicks, though some were bumpier than others.
So far, they’d been lucky.
“No. Everything isn’t okay. Lee wanted me to call her. I’m not sure why but…” She hesitated and he could tell she was seeking privacy before she started talking again. Daisy was up on an elbow now and he could feel her body getting tense. “The thing is, Sadie Townsend was beaten up really badly tonight.”
Marcus felt it like a punch in the stomach.
Ricky f**king Balducci. Or one of his f**king brothers.
“Fuck,” he whispered.
“What?” Daisy was sitting up and Marcus sat up too.