Chapter Thirty-Eight

Wrath

It"s been a week since I had Jasmine confined to her room. I"m still furious. She definitely isn"t anything like what she was originally portraying. I"m worried about her around Cam, but she hasn"t done anything wrong around him, so I can"t just stop her from seeing him. It would upset Cam, and that"s not something I want to do.

Blade's like a shell of himself; don"t get me wrong, he still does his job, but it"s like part of him is missing now, like she broke something inside of him, and I hate it. I need to find Claire and deal with her now. I want Jasmine out of my fucking Clubhouse. The guys are still pulling watches over at the mall, hoping she"ll show her face at some point. I"m hoping too, but after all this time, it feels like a long shot.

Wreck emailed me earlier about Jasmine and her employment at Devil"s Ink; he feels that considering what's transpired, after her trial period is over, we should go separate ways. I can"t help but agree with him. I told him just that when I replied. I think it"s best for everyone and for him to get out advertisements for more artists.

My phone immediately buzzes. Looking at it, I see it"s a message from Lash, who"s currently at the mall watching out for Claire. Opening the message, I feel nothing but excitement at what I read.

Lash: We have eyes.

This is it; we"re finally going to end this.

Jumping out of my chair, I storm towards Tech"s cave. Entering, I see him typing away.

"Tech, you need to get eyes on Lash now. He just messaged. They"ve spotted Claire at the mall."I tell him, barely containing the excitement that"s running through my body.

Tech quickly stops what he"s doing and follows my orders.

"Got them, Prez. I"m following them in real time now."

"Keep watching them; get Lash on the line; be his eyes in the sky. Don't fucking lose the bitch."I say, storming back out of Tech's cave towards my office, banging on every office door I pass.

Reaching my office, I see all the Officers popping their heads out of their doors, "Get in here now; we have eyes on the prize."

They all run out of their offices and into mine. We all manage to squish into my office; this room really isn"t big enough for us all. We"re all squeezed together like sardines. Luckily, Flame isn"t in here as well, or we"d be on top of one another. We"re not exactly small men.

"Lash spotted Claire; he"s following her now. Tech's tracking them via his systems and acting as Lash's eyes in the sky. Depending on where she stops, I think we need to send a small team in to get her. I want her taken alive. I"d like to chat with her before she"s killed. That's the only end for her after everything she has done. I know we don"t normally like to harm or kill women, but I"m making an exception for Claire."

"I agree with you there, Prez. For the team, I think it needs to be Blade, Me, Shadow, Sniper, and maybe Ghost and Lash, as they're already on her tail."Eagle suggests eagerly.

"That"s fine with me. Go get your team and get prepped. As soon as she"s in a stationary position, I"ll have you notified, but get on the road as soon as you"re ready and head in Lash and Ghost"s direction. You"ll be closer then, for when she stops. Do everything you can to bring her in alive, Eagle."

They rush off, leaving me with Piston, Ink, and Rock.

"Are you okay sitting this one out, Prez?"Rock asks me warily.

"Yeah, normally I"d be the first one out there; you know this, but it"s not worth sending more than one of her targets. We all know Shadow has the skill set better suited for this one. I"m going to go run communications with Tech, and I need to let Flame know what"s going down."

"I"ll go update Flame; you go to Tech."Ink says helpfully.

Nodding, I make my way back to Tech. It"s time to end this once and for all. I"m ready to put all this with Claire to bed and move on with our lives. I want to spend time with my husband and son without worrying about what moves Claire could be making in the background. I want Jasmine out of my Clubhouse and Blade to go back to his normal self without worrying about her. All that can only happen once we"ve got our hands on her, though.