(Ridge)
Someone was pounding on the door.
I opened my eyes. Dark. Still night. Or early morning. Couldn't tell.
The pounding didn't stop.
I got up. Walked to the door. Opened it.
Dane stood there. Face white. Eyes wide.
"What?" I said.
"You need to see this."
"See what?"
"Just come. Now."
I grabbed my jacket. Followed him out.
Mira stirred in the bedroom. "Ridge?"
"Go back to sleep. I'll be right back."
She didn't answer. Probably already asleep again.
I walked with Dane across the compound. No one else was up. Just a few brothers on gate duty.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Gates. You need to see."
We got to the gates. Two brothers standing there. Both looked shaken.
And on the ground. A burlap sack.
"What is that?" I asked.
"Found it at dawn," one of the guards said. "J
