No one had heard from my sister since she left dinner that night with Lacey and me. When Reid mentioned it at work the next morning, my skin went cold.

“Let’s find her then,” I said to him. “We’ve got Daddy’s resources. Put the best PIs on her tail.”

“Already done,” Reid said. “I called it in this morning. Nothing so far.”

I nodded, my heart racing. I loved my little sister. Protecting her was what had sent my life down the shithole. I’d do it again, though. I only wished I’d been more successful the first time.

I wouldn’t fail my baby sister again.

“I was planning to go to Montana for the weekend,” I said, “but I’ll cancel. Riley’s more important.”

“No need to do that,” Reid said. “There’s nothing either of us can do. We’ve got the best people on it.”

“We need to be on it.”

“I get it, Rock. She’s my little sister too. But we’re doing all we can. Go on your trip. You need to pack all your stuff up and ship it back here anyway.”

He was right about that, though packing wasn’t what this weekend was about. This weekend was about taking Lacey on a ride she’d never forget, no pun intended.

But my sister trumped that.

“I don’t feel right going away right now. We need to find her.”

“We will, but you have to understand.” He paused a moment. “This isn’t the first time Riley has taken off.”

I lifted my eyebrows. “It’s not?”

He shook his head. “The third time, actually, and when she goes, she doesn’t want to be found. She’s an adult, Rock. An adult with…issues.”

Issues? Of course she had issues. Our esteemed father had violated her for God knew how long. Did Reid seriously not know that had happened?

“Then we should get her help,” I said.

“We’ve tried. Dad tried while he was alive.”

“Dad? Dad’s the reason she’s fucked up!”

“I know he wasn’t the most attentive father in the world, but—”

“Attentive? He was a little too attentive to Riley.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Oh my God. You really don’t know. Did you and Roy just close your eyes to everything going on in that godforsaken house?”

“You’re one to talk. You weren’t even there once you turned fourteen. Roy and I kept to ourselves. We sure as hell didn’t want to be shipped off to military school.”

Man. My brothers didn’t have a clue. “Military school wasn’t my choice.”

“Of course it wasn’t. You were a pain in the ass, Rock. Mom and Dad couldn’t handle you.”

“That’s what they told you, huh?”

“It wasn’t hard to believe. You were…”