Gripping the mug, I said, “I have gotten the… how do you say… vibe from West that he was not close to them. They are strict. But why would they not want to talk about him?”

Kylo sat at the dining table. “Hell, we could have had information on him, and they didn’t seem to care.” He shook his head. “Who’s up for a drive?”

“Da, I am. I want to see these parents.”

“I don’t like the look in your eyes. Kylo, do you like the look in his eyes?”

“It’s kinda scary. We gonna have a problem with you goin’?” Kylo asked.

“Nyet, I will behave. I would just like to meet these parents who do not seem to care.”

“Um…,” Lucas started. When I looked at him, he winced with a smile. “Can we have your gun?”

I stared. There was no way I would give up my weapon.

Kylo snorted. “That’d be a no.”

I drank my coffee and stood. “We will go in my car. I will have men follow.”

“Is this a good idea? Should we ring Wade and Zion?”

Kylo waved his friend off and also stood, grabbing his cane. “Later.” We moved off toward the front door. “Let them keep doin’ what they’re doin’ because they might find somethin’, and if we tell them where we’re goin’, Wreck will hunt us down to protect you. It’ll waste their time.”

Lucas nodded. “You’re right. Besides, I doubt anything will happen, and I don’t need protecting.”

I snorted, and Lucas looked up at me as he locked the front door. “You are small, cute, and thin. You need protecting.”

He glared. “You make me sound like a darn bunny or something. I can be tough when I want to be.”

“It’s true,” Kylo said. “He took down a brother after the guy punched Wreck. Learnin’ things about the body gives him the ability to know weaknesses.”

I stared at Lucas some more. He looked like a preteen little boy, but I knew he was as old as West and in some of the same classes as him. I nodded, believing Kylo’s words. He had no reason to lie.

Turning, I strode to the cars. Leonid folded out of one. “Sir?”

“We are making a trip, and you will follow. I want the others to stay behind.”

“Yes, sir.”

Moving over to my vehicle, I unlocked it, knowing Leonid would relay my message to the others.

“Do you need a stepping stool to climb in?” I taunted Lucas, since it seemed easy to do. I also hoped it would get back to his partner. I could use a fight to get the energy under my skin out.

He growled under his breath like a little kitten. “Oh ha, ha, ha. Very funny.” He climbed up into the back seat and put his belt on, crossing his arms over his chest.