Shadow’s Heart (Devil’s Inferno MC #3)

Chapter Thirty-One

Shadow

I think part of me will always despise Rex for his role in what happened; for me, Rex is the one who hurt him, the one who made him believe he was never coming home, but I can’t help but listen to Wreck. At the end of the day, it was him, Rex, tortured, and if he can move past it and want to help the guy. So can I. It doesn’t hurt that his plan involves using Rex to find Dre. Might as well have something good come out of all the shit we’ve been through, and finding Dre would definitely be an amazing outcome.

It’s fucking smart thinking on Wreck’s part. Not that I’m shocked about that; Wreck isn’t stupid. His plan not only gives Rex something to earn Wreck’s forgiveness, but hopefully, with The Khaos Group’s resources, Dre will be found and Wreck will get his brother back. Fucking hell, if Rex can solve the mystery of what happened to Dre and bring him home, even I might forgive him.

Wreck’s eyes light up when I agree that his plan is a good one, and I know despite my reservations I’ve made the right decision. It’s so easy to want to hold a grudge, but I know that’s not healthy. Wreck is trying to move past everything, he’s letting it all go instead of leaving it to bottle up inside. I need to do the same. Starting with trusting Wreck with his plan for Rex.

“What can I do to help with your plan then?” I ask, knowing he’s going to want to get started on this straight away. I’m not going to argue; it will certainly give him something to do while he continues to recover. I do not need him getting bored at home and trying to push himself too hard during his recovery.

“Can you ask Tech to put together everything he found for me? I’m going to grab all the files I’ve got at home. I want to sort through it all before meeting with Rex.”

“I can do that, but you need to get someone to drive you to your apartment. You’re still not cleared to drive.”

“I know. I’ll see who’s about and free.”

I nod my head and watch as he leaves. I can’t help but watch as he walks out of the room. How have I never realized before just what a fucking work of art his body is? His ass looks fucking amazing right now. I could seriously just take a bite out of it.

I really need to talk to him about how I’m feeling and see what he feels too. Wrath was so sure it was both of us who had feelings, and if he was right about me, he’s got to be right about Wreck too. Hasn’t he? But first, I need to talk to Tech. There’s no way I’m going to have Wreck’s full attention until he has everything he needs.

Getting up, I leave my office and lock the door behind me. Heading for Tech’s cave. I’m under no illusions that’s where he’ll be; it’s always where he is. Sometimes I swear he’d live there if he could get away with it. He knows he’s got no chance with that though; none of us want him working 24/7 without a break, and we all know that’s what he’d do if he had his computer cave in his living space.

Walking into Tech’s cave, I chuckle when I see Cam sitting next to Tech, working away on something I have zero clue on how to understand. It’s code; that much I can tell, but that’s about it. I hadn’t noticed the time when I headed out of my office, so I didn’t realize Cam would have finished school already and been here. Thankfully, it doesn’t matter that Cam is in here right now. It’s not like what I have to ask Tech is something he can’t hear.

“Tech.” I call out, grabbing his attention.

“Hey, Shadow. What’s up?” He asks as he spins in his chair to face me.

“Can you put together everything you’ve found about Dre? Wreck needs it all for a plan he’s got.”

“Do I even want to ask?” Tech asks, looking skeptical.

I explain to him about Wreck’s talk with Jake and what he’s decided to do. Watching Tech’s reaction, I know I’ve made the right decision, not trying to talk Wreck out of it.

“It’s a smart fucking idea; if anyone is going to find him, it’s Rex. The Khaos Group has some out of this world resources.”

“Yeah. Can you get everything together ASAP? Wreck wants to go through everything before handing it over.”

“Of course he does. I’ll get it all sorted and over to your house.”

“Thanks Tech.”

“No thanks needed, Shadow. I wish I could have helped more and found him.”

“Tech man. You’re one person. You did everything in your power to help. Now it’s time to let someone else take the reins.”

Tech doesn’t say anything. Just smiles before turning back to his computer screen. I leave him to it, knowing he’ll get everything sorted and to Wreck as soon as he can. The man is one of the most efficient people I know.

When I look at my nephew, I see him still engrossed with the code he’s working on and know there is absolutely no point in trying to talk to him about how school was today. Like Tech, once Cam is lost in code, there’s very little chance of grabbing his attention away from it. I’ll just speak to him about how school is going when I see him next. I’m sure there’s not much for him to say anyway; he only started going back to school this week. Not much could have happened in that time, and I know if there was a problem, we’d all already know about it.

Leaving Tech’s cave, I head back to my office to carry on with the million little tasks that have piled up recently while I’ve been spending time with Wreck. I need to get back on top of everything, but I don’t plan on spending more than another hour here today. I want to go home and spend time with Wreck. Maybe chill out with a beer and watch a movie on the couch.