Stripping Callum (Last Hangman MC Book 6)(47)

“You don’t understand!” I yell at him and walk into Elijah’s room. Even his room is trashed. Everything is ruined. Whoever did this really wanted to f*ck with us.

“No, I don’t, care to explain?” He glares at me and in that moment, I realize he’s figured out that I have a kid.

“Elijah and Gail are missing.” Saying it out loud, I realize it’s really happened, and I break down. I fall to the ground crying in Elijah’s room.

“Hey,” he says softly wrapping his arms around me. “We’ll find them.”

“How? We don’t even know who’s got them or where they are!” I yell, pushing him away.

“I will find them,” he promises me. “Talk to me.” He strokes my cheek, but something in him changed. He looks at me with so much sadness in his eyes, it’s disconcerting.





Callum

I knew Annabella was hiding something. Deep down inside, I knew it was going to be something big, but I never expected for it to be a kid. I’m trying to handle it as best as I can, but the memories of Billy come back to mind, bringing me back to a dark place. Mainly because I don’t want her to go through what I had to go through.

I’ve never met the kid, but I hope he’ll be safe. For him and for his mom. I don’t think she’ll overcome such a loss. I have to find him at any cost.

It’s hard to keep my cool in a moment like this. I don’t want to lash out at Annabella because she hid the fact that she has a kid but f*ck, it’s something big, a huge part of her life. How could she do it? The way I found out is really f*cking with my head.

“We don’t have time to talk right now! We have to find them,” she says frantically.

“Calm down, ba—”

“How dare you tell me to calm down when my son disappeared!” she yells at me. I can’t blame her. She doesn’t know what happened to me—to Billy and Alina, but this cuts me deep.

“Look, I’m trying my best here. Do you have Gail’s phone number? I’ll try to call her and if she doesn’t answer, we can try to locate where her phone is with the GPS.”

She reaches into her pocket and gives me her phone. She has countless missed calls from Gail so I’m guessing wherever she is, she still has access to her phone.

“She’s tried to call you ten times,” I say, ringing the number back.

“That’s a good sign, right?” she asks, sounding hopeful.

“It should be, yes.” I hold her as someone picks up, but it’s not a woman’s voice and I see red.

“Hello?”

“Listen to me, you motherf*cker, you’re going to let Gail and Elijah go or I swear to god I’ll f*cking kill you with my bare hands!” Annabella looks at me with wide eyes.

“Easy! I’m Gail’s brother. She’s here with Elijah.” It’s been a while since I f*cked up, this is one major f*ck up.

“Where is here?” I groan.

“Gail’s mother. Ask Anna to give you the directions and come here,” Gail’s brother says before hanging up.

“So? Where are they? Are they okay?” Annabella holds onto me standing up.

“They are at Gail’s mom’s,” I mumble, feeling like a jerk for threatening her family.

“What?” It takes a few seconds for it to dawn on her, but she bursts out laughing at what I yelled down the phone.

“Are you done?” I sigh shaking my head.

“You are just brilliant.” She jumps into my arms and kisses me. “You did say you’d find them.”

“I did. I always keep my promises. This is going to be really awkward.”

“Oh, it will, for sure.” She giggles and leads me out, not wasting any time.

We get back on the road, and she gives me the directions to Gail’s mom’s place. She lives in a good, quiet neighborhood; they should be safe there, whoever is after them.

Considering the fact that we ended every last one of the Satan’s Inferno, I highly doubt that it’s their doing. But who could be sending Bella notes then? It makes no sense.

The drive is short enough that Bella doesn’t go insane behind me. I’m f*cking relieved that they are both safe and sound.

As soon as I park in front of the house, Bella is off the bike and rushes to the door, banging on it. I park and walk behind her. A man opens the door, and if the glares he’s giving me are anything to go by, he’s the guy I threatened over the phone.

“Where are they?” Bella asks him.

“Living room,” he says, and she pushes past him. “We have a bone to pick.” He looks at me.

“I don’t do apologies. I was trying to protect what’s mine and get back her son if you happened to have them.”

“Fair enough. I know you’re taller, stronger, and could kill me with just one punch, but if you ever hurt her, I’ll end you one way or another. She’s like a sister to me. If you’re not serious about you two, then let her go now.” I have to give it to him; the kid has balls to say that kind of thing to me when he clearly knows what I’m capable of.

“Heard you loud and clear. I don’t want to hurt her, nor do I plan to. I…f*ck.”

“You love her yet you can’t say it?” he scoffs.