Shade heard a racket coming from upstairs. It sounded like the house was being torn apart.
“What’s going on?” Shade asked.
“The sheriff and the state police are searching Knox’s room. They have a search warrant.”
The sheriff came down the steps. “Knox, you’re under arrest. They found what they were searching for.”
He placed the handcuffs around Knox’s wrists while Shade stood there silently. It was Viper who argued they were unnecessary. With the state police watching, Shade knew the sheriff had no choice other than to put the cuffs on him and lead him out the door.
Diamond came downstairs, packing Knox’s clothes and boots.
“Diamond? Why are they arresting Knox again?” Viper yelled angrily.
“Someone called in a tip last night. They found what they were looking for. That’s why they’re taking him back in. Don’t worry; the court is just going to raise his bail. The quicker you let me get out of here, the sooner I can get him out.”
“Go,” Viper answered begrudgingly. “When you’re done, I expect to see you.”
Shade and all The Last Riders went out on the porch to watch Knox be taken away.
Bliss wrapped her arm around Shade’s waist, sniffling. “Is he going to be okay?”
“Yes,” Shade replied between gritted teeth. He would make sure of it.
Jerking away from Bliss’s arm, he went to his bike, not waiting for Viper’s order. He rode to town, waiting outside the sheriff’s office in a spot he knew he wouldn’t be seen.
It was almost two hours before he saw all the troopers leave, and then the sheriff headed to his car. His father spotted him, coming to stand next to him under a tree. No one looking outside would see them.
“What the fuck?” Shade asked as soon as he drew close.
“I didn’t have time to warn you. David Thurman, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, showed up with the state police, and they stayed by my side the whole time. Your fucking lucky they let me call Diamond. The only reason they did was so she wouldn’t be able to get any of the evidence obtained thrown out of court.”
“What were they searching for?”
“Jewelry. Mrs. Langley had given Sam a necklace and two rings, and they were missing from her room when her body was found.”
“They found it in Knox’s room?”
“All three pieces,” the sheriff confirmed.
“Fuck.” It was beginning to look bad for Knox.
“Any idea why they were in his room?”
“No, but I know he didn’t take them.”
Knox didn’t need the money from the jewelry; he was rich enough to buy a jewelry store if he wanted. Someone in the house had hidden them in his room, but none of The Last Riders would have done it. Shade had no doubts about any of their loyalty. That meant whoever had done it had managed to breach the clubhouse.#p#分页标题#e#
Shade rode back to the clubhouse and told Viper and Cash what he had found out from the sheriff.
“One of the hangers-on could have hidden them,” Cash suggested.
“Possibly,” Shade agreed yet didn’t think so.
Even though the hangers-on weren’t checked out until they decided to become a member, they weren’t supposed to be left upstairs alone.
“The sheriff said someone called the tip in to the state police. Whoever did it must have known the layout of the house and where the jewelry was hidden. They also didn’t call it into the sheriff’s office so he could warn us.”
“Fuck.” Viper ran his hand through his hair. He looked exhausted.
“What’s our next move?” Cash asked.
“Diamond will get Knox out of jail. Shade, have the women straighten up Knox’s room. I don’t want him coming home to that mess.”
Shade nodded, turning to get the women started.
“Shade, should we get a better lawyer? Is she capable of saving him?”
Shade remembered the look on Diamond’s face at the bar as well as her packing his boots and socks down the stairs.
“She may be his only hope,” he said cryptically.
Chapter 30
Shade followed Razer into the diner with the rest of the brothers behind him.
Beth smiled as soon as she saw Razer. “Diamond, this is my husband, Razer. Razer, this is Diamond. She’s representing Knox.”
Razer gave her a smile before taking a seat next to Beth, placing an arm over her shoulder while the empty seats on her side of the table were taken by Rider and Knox. Viper took a seat on Winter’s side of the table.
“Diamond, I think you know everyone here except Shade and Train.”
Shade and Train both gave her a nod before sitting down. As Shade sat next to Lily, he interpreted Winter’s leery look as the same one she gave every time she caught sight of him.