The sooner this is done, the sooner I can be back with her, he thought, baring his teeth in a half-smile, half-snarl. He did wonder what he was going to do afterward. Lisa really couldn’t leave her mother, not in her condition, so his dreams of sweeping her away to life in the big city had just become a lot more complicated. Maybe Hazel can come with us? He shook his head at the thought and tried to focus. It’s too soon to be making those plans. I have a job to do, and now I know what I’m looking for. The Serpents would be either at their compound or at Lou’s Bar, he figured. Time to go and see if anyone would speak up about their initiations. If no one was willing to talk, well, he’d just have to convince them. Noise and light spilled out of Lou’s Bar and into the parking lot outside. There were plenty of Serpents’ bikes lined up there when Marcus arrived, and he parked his own beside them.
