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posture just about pushes me over the edge. Grabbing her arms, I pull her into me and look down into her angry eyes. “Fuck, Gabby! I was fucking worried! What the hell? Do you ever think before you do crazy shit?”
    She stands on her tiptoes, getting right back into my space, eyes flaming. “Yes I think! And why do you even care? Your job is to find my brother, not play babysitter to me!”
    I don’t know what makes me angrier. The fact that I still don’t know why the hell she went to the Kings or the fact that she’s right. What she does is none of my business — so why do I care? “Why were you with the Kings?” I snarl.
    “Because Gunner is my father,” she snarls right back.
    We both freeze. Her father? Gunner Monroe is Gabby’s father? She’s still up on her tiptoes, looking slightly less angry, but still not backing down. I realize now that her chest is pressed against mine and we’re both breathing heavily, causing our chests to brush against each other.
    “Your father? Why didn’t you tell me that?” I ask, all my anger is gone and now I'm just confused. I profiled Gunner Monroe myself and never once had I discovered that he had children.
    She drops back to her feet, moving herself out of my space and nods. “Because I haven’t seen or spoken to him since I was six years old. I didn’t even think of it until I saw that biker on your front step. When I saw that younger one sitting on his bike, I just told him who I was and that I needed him to take me to my father.” Her eyes fill with tears. “Asking Gunner for help was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.”
    Her impulsive actions in the last twenty-four hours, while admittedly crazy, kind of make sense. The girl is desperate to find her brother. If Laynie ever went missing, I’d stop at nothing to find her.
    Taking her hand, I lead her to the front step of her house and together we sit side by side. “What did he say?” I ask, careful to keep my voice gentle.
    She sniffs and wipes away a stray tear. “He was happy to see me. When I told him about Derrick, he said he’d help right away. I think he’s worried too, which is weird considering he hasn’t even seen Derrick since he was about a year old.” A sad smile flits across her face. “When I was six and my brother was just a baby, my parents fought… a lot.” The quiver in her voice makes me want to pull her into my arms and comfort her, but I don’t. I sense she needs to tell me this on her own. “Since I’ve grown up, I’ve learned that my mom wasn’t happy with my father’s biker lifestyle. She gave him an ultimatum, and he chose the Kings. After he left he sent money to my mother every month, but at her request, he never attempted to contact us.”
    I reach out and wipe away another tear from her cheek. Having been raised in a stable home with both parents, I can only imagine what she is going through, how much courage it took to go to him after he’d abandoned them like that. “Gabby, you didn’t need to do that. You don’t need them. I’m going to find Derrick for you.”
    She snorts without humour. “You can’t promise me that.” Her eyes meet mine. “Look, Daniel, I know I shouldn’t have gone to them, and I know that they’re way of doing things is a little … ” She looks off to the right as she searches for the right word. “Different than yours, but I need to know that I’m doing everything I can to find him. I’m the only one that even notices he’s missing. I’m all he has, and he’s all I have.”
    I barely even know this woman, but seeing her so worried tears me apart. I hate that sad look on her face. I hate knowing the desperation she feels. Reaching over, I wrap my arm around her and pull her into my side. “I can’t promise you that I’ll find him, but I can promise you that I’ll do everything I can. And if that fails, I’ll do even more.”
    She looks over at me then, a ghost of a smile playing across her full lips.