A Mate for Gideon(72)

Leaving the vehicle running, he jumped out and ran. There was no sign of Jenna anywhere. He even checked both the male and the female toilets. Then he saw it. The broken remnants of a cell phone, lying a few feet away from the ATM machine.

His heart raced. He could hear its beats ringing in his ears. Everything seemed to slow around him. His entire focus zoned in on the trashed device.

“Fuck!” Zane growled. “It may not be hers.”

Gideon swallowed hard. “It is.” Panic welled up in him. “I fucking know it is. I can feel it in my gut. That bastard has her and I’m going to fucking kill him.”

He sniffed the air but because they were outside in the open, any residual scent was long gone. Zane touched his arm, drawing Gideon’s attention to him. The male frowned, his gaze softened. His eyes filled with concern. “Let’s go and inquire inside. Maybe someone saw something.”

Gideon nodded, feeling shell-shocked. He allowed himself to be led. Surely the male would not have been dumb enough to take her to the house they had shared a bed in. Other than that one location, he couldn’t think of a single place where the male might take her.

Frustration rode him.

Zane moved to the ticket booth. “Hello.” He gave a closed mouth smile.

A young female sat behind the glass of the booth. Her eyes widened as they landed on Zane, and her mouth dropped open. She raked her gaze down his torso before moving back up to his face. She glanced at Gideon, also giving him the one over as well. Then she smiled and giggled before pulling a lock of hair behind her ear. “How can I help you gentlemen?” Her smile widened.

“We need some information, please.” His king leaned forward. Zane kept his voice low, a deep rumble.

It had the desired effect because the female giggled again. “Sure.” She raised her brows and licked her lips.

“Did a human…” He cleared his throat. “Did a young lady with…” Zane turned to Gideon. “What color is her hair? Her eyes?”

Gideon stepped forward. “She has blond shoulder length hair and brown eyes. She is very attractive. About this tall…” He put a hand to about mid way on his chest to indicate her height.

The female shook her head and Gideon’s heart sank.

“Wish I knew where he took her,” Gideon growled. “My Jenna…” His voice hitched as he said her name.

“Jenna?” The female spoke in a singsong voice. “Her name isn’t…” She searched through some papers on her desk. “Jenna Darcy by any chance is it?”

“Yes it is.” He gripped the wooden edge of the counter so hard it cracked.

“Wow! You didn’t just do that.” The female stood up and tried to get a better look at the counter through the glass in front of her. “You totally broke it…with your bare hands,” she whispered.

“When was she here?” Gideon growled.

She swallowed thickly, looking back at Gideon. She looked distinctly paler than she had moments before.

Zane smiled again. “Sorry about my…friend.” He almost choked on the word friend. In any other situation, Gideon would’ve found it comical.

The female licked her lips and nodded. She sat back down. “The lady that you’re looking for didn’t come and buy a ticket, another guy did. He was pretty good-looking.” Her eyes rolled up in thought. “He had dark hair, a killer smile. He was really tall…” Her eyes flashed back to them. “Although not nearly as tall as the two of you.”

The male she described sounded exactly like him. That fucking bastard. Gideon’s chest vibrated as a snarl was torn from him.

The female shrieked. “Please don’t kill me,” she whimpered.

“You have been extremely helpful,” Zane said. “What ticket did this male purchase?”

She sucked in a ragged breath. “Um…” Her voice was shaky. She moved back to the papers on her desk and rummaged through them. “Um…the 11:30 bus to—”

“We will stay here and wait...just in case.” Zane growled, speaking over the female. The destination didn’t matter. “I’m sure he bought the ticket to try and put us off the scent. Though, you never know, he might just be that dumb and return.” He turned back to the female. “Thank you.”

She nodded once, breathing a loud sigh of relief as they walked away.

“Is there anywhere else you can think of where he might have taken her?” Zane asked. “I will send a group of males to investigate. I will post lookouts in Sweetwater. Every male will be given a picture of her. We have a recent one on file.”