A Promise to Return (Shadow Souls MC Book 3) by Tamara Knowles Page B

she threw herself into bed, anxiously waiting for the business day to start so she could finish her search.
     
    As soon as James left for work, she called the numbers on her list, looking for someone who could direct her to Chad. She knew someone had to know where he was; but, all her calls were dead-ends.
     
    Then, a new thought struck her: her father. He was in somewhat regular contact with the Shadow Souls because of her brother, and she could use the same front, too.  She called her father.
     
    “Hello, Sierra! How are you?”
     
    “I’m doing well. I had a quick question for you.”
     
    “Sure, fire away.”
     
    “I was wondering if you could give me a number to contact someone in the Shadow Souls group thing—I don’t know what they are called. I’m trying to set up some sort of charity fund in Scott’s name, maybe a scholarship, and I’m wanting it to be directed toward some sort of specific demographic. I want to talk to them to see if they have any suggestions, since they knew him best in the last few years of his life.”
     
    She could practically hear the smile on his face. “That sounds like a great idea. I’ll email you their information. I’m sure they would be happy to meet with you to discuss him.”
     
    “Thanks, Dad. I think James and I are going to invite you to dinner later this week. Thursday work for you?”
     
    “Sounds great. Looking forward to it.”
     
    “Bye.” She hung up the phone and anxiously waited for the email from her father. Ten minutes later, she was on the phone with someone who knew Scott before he died, and she was invited to come down to talk.
     
    ***
     
    It was a bar, a biker bar. She felt very out of place in her overpriced clothes, manicured nails, and perfectly curled hair. She cautiously walked to the back of the building and found a cellar door. Of course, the door was locked; but, a dirty, dusty window revealed what she was looking for—Chad.
     

 
    Chapter Two
     
    James found this new situation with Sierra to be slightly unsettling. He found it hard to believe that she was completely okay with just going about her life like she had before. However, he didn’t have many other options. She was right to a certain extent, their lives were tied up in each other in dangerous ways. She knew a lot about him now and that could be used to very dangerous ends. He shouldn’t have gone off the handle with her. It was too late to look back now, and he needed to keep pressing forward.
     
    When he got home from work, Sierra wasn’t home. A small twinge of worry filtered into his brain, but he pushed it aside. If he didn’t trust her on some level this whole thing would just collapse underneath of him.
     
    Then, several more hours passed, and the time pushed on to midnight. He began to grow very concerned over where she could possibly be. He questioned whether she was in trouble or whether she had run away. He called her phone and texted her, but she didn’t respond. As far as he knew, she didn’t have any real friends, and there wasn’t anyone she would go to in times of trouble.
     
    As a last resort, he called Richard. “A bit late, isn’t it?” he answered.
     
    “Sorry. But Sierra isn’t home. Do you know where she is?”
     
    There was silence on the other end for a very long moment. “I can’t tell you exactly where she is because I don’t know, but I have a guess. She called me earlier today about the Shadow Souls.”
     
    James felt anger sweep across and consume him. “What did you tell her?”
     
    “Well, she said that she wanted to talk to them about Scott. Since she has had such a struggle grieving for him, I thought it might do her some good. So, I gave her some contact info.”
     
    “So, are you telling me you gave her all the information to betray me to the friends and bosses of the man she had a fling with?”
     
    “Perhaps. She sounded so sincere.”
     
    James immediately thought about how Sierra could make almost