My grip loosened only for a second as I took sight of Ally's diamond engagement ring pinched between his fingers. Shooting my eyes back at Mike, my grip tightened as I pushed him up the wall, lifting him off his feet. "Where did you find that?" I growled, gasping for air Mike shook his head, "dude I want to help...pl-please" he begged between breathes. "Austin please! He knows something!" Liana begged from behind me, releasing my hold, Mike dropped to one knee catching his breathe. "Everyone back in the conference room, now!" John ordered from behind me as onlooking nurses and doctors slowly went about their duties before the comotion. Mike stood up straightening his shirt, breathing through my nose I nodded toward the conference room, he followed in after the others with me in tow.
"Alright Mike, start talking" Kira spoke up as I shut the door behind me. Mike looked at everyone, "I just came from Collin's, ever since Ally ended things with him he went dark, like he went off the deep end…" "Get to the point Mikey, how did you come across Ally's ring?!" Trish snapped. Taking a deep breath, Mike dropped his head, "I came straight here from where Collin has been staying, he was out of it, blood shot eyes, looked like he hadn't slept for days. I tried telling him to just stop trying to get a hold of Ally and to leave her alone….shit that pissed him off like no other. I bent down to grab my phone and that's when I saw it laying in the carpet, Ally's ring," he said looking straight at me. "Where is he?" all eyes were on me when I spoke, Mike shook his head, "if she's there Austin, you guys can't just go rushing in, he's not stable I'm telling you! It's like he re-..." He got quiet, "It's like he what?" Dez asked stepping forward. Mike looked up at him, then to the girls before looking back to me, "before Ally came into Collin's life he was heavy into drugs, coming from a home where his parents were pretty much never around, he never had the discipline and upbringing most of us had. Once he turned 18 they dipped out completely, he's never heard from them nothing. Through his years growing up he got involved with the wrong crowds." Everyone was quiet as we listened…. "He hit rock bottom one night, Ryan and I found him on his bathroom floor of his dorm Junior year of college. Rushed him to the ER, afterwards he knew he needed help and he got clean. He was clean for a little over a year when he met Ally." Mike looked at the girls as he spoke, "he never told her, which is why you all didn't know, it was in his past and it was before her…" looking back at me he continued, "but tonight, I'm telling you Austin, he's not right, he hasn't been right since she ended it all with him. It's like it was a trigger for him...I think he relapsed a couple months ago and hasn't stopped."
The room was dead silent, "drugs?" Kira whispered in horror. "It explains his neurotic behavior" Dallas spoke up, glancing at Mike he asked, "what kind of drugs are we talking here?" Mike frowned, "heroin, coke, meth….you name it, if he could shoot up or snort it, he did it." An animalistic growl erupted from me, the girls gasped at the unfortunate and shocking news of what we could be dealing with.
Taylor and Robert stepped forward, "we are looking at a very risky and dangerous situation, Mike we need to know the location of Collin's whereabouts" said Taylor Mike stood up straight, "the old motel down on 1st and Inkwell, the one surrounded by palm trees and painted yellow"
Robert nodded, "Alright, officers, gentleman, we suit up, ladies I'm asking that you stay here with Ms. Moon and to keep an ear out." The girls all nodded in understanding, Robert looked at me I shook my head "not a chance, I'm coming.." sighing.. "Mr Moon, we are talking about a possible drug relapse with someone who is already very dangerous, he's armed, he's not clear in the head and by god if he has relapsed then there is a big chance he has needles and drugs on him. Which means they can be used as a weapon towards Ms. Dawson...you.." I slammed my fist down on the table, "ALL THE MORE REASON THAT I AM COMING….I am getting Ally back tonight if it's the last thing I do" I replied somewhat calmer.
It was silent as Robert and I had a stare off before he took a deep breathe and nodded, "fine, but you listen to every word I say, got it?" I nodded in agreement. Mike stepped forward, "I'm coming too, I'll show you guys the way and what room he's in but we have to move quick, he mentioned the possible idea of getting out of town for a bit to clear his mind!" At that piece information we all jumped into action heading for the door back into the hallway of the hospital wing Cassidy was in. "We've got your back brother, growing up around guns and hitting the shooting range since we could hold a piece is going to come in handy should any of us need it" Trent said as we all walked down the hall. I smirked and nodded, slowing my speed as we came to stop in front of Cassidy's room, Dallas walked up to me as the girls entered her room, I spoke up before he did "stay here with my sister and the girls, should she wake while we're gone she's going to need you." He didn't say anything but nodded and pulled me into a hug slapping my back, "stay safe brother, bring her home." Turning away from us he walked into Cassidy's room shutting the door as Liana pulled the curtain across the window to give them all privacy.
"Let's go."