Total pages in book: 44
Estimated words: 40637 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 203(@200wpm)___ 163(@250wpm)___ 135(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 40637 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 203(@200wpm)___ 163(@250wpm)___ 135(@300wpm)
“I did think it was odd Vic got caught.” Carrie’s expression still gave nothing away. This was the woman who’d been so open before. Now it was like she’d closed herself off.
“It’s exceptionally odd,” Rocket agreed.
“Unless he intended for you guys to see him and show me.”
“Carrie trusts her brother, Rocket,” I said. “Should she?”
Rocket nodded his head crisply. “Absolutely. He might not show himself if her father was on to where she went, but he would always look out for his sister.”
“What does she need to do?”
“I suppose that’s up to you, Hawk.” Lemon took over the conversation. “You said you’re her protector. What’s your gut tell you?”
I shook my head. “Well, I’m not gonna meet him on neutral ground. If half the shit Carrie’s told us about Vic and the rest of her brothers is true, I’m not sure I’m comfortable meeting him at all.”
Lemon raised an eyebrow, a grin tugging at her lips. “But?”
The chuckle bubbled up from my chest. I liked this woman. “But I think it’s better to meet him now and figure out what the deal is.”
“It’s what I would do.” Rocket leaned back once more. “I’ll reach out to him, assuming my information’s still good. I’ll tell him to show himself at the front gate, if that’s OK?”
Knuckles nodded. “Yes. We can work something out from there.”
“Good. If there’s anything else we can be of help with, let me know.”
“Appreciate it, Rocket. Good to meet you.”
“Same, Knuckles. Torpedo, Tell Venus and Piston we said hello when you see them.”
“Will do. Venus said to tell you she’ll call you in a few days, Lemon. Something about getting a ride together for the women from Evansville to Lake Worth and back.”
“Bitchin’!” The smile that split Lemon’s face was just shy of maniacal. “Pink Harleys unite!”
Everyone groaned. “Pink” and “Harley” should never be mentioned in the same sentence. Unless it had to do with pussy. Then they could be in the same sentence.
Knight broke out laughing as he ended the call. “I bet she creates more than a little havoc.”
“All right.” Knuckles stood again. “Got a feelin’ it won’t be long before we have company. Hawk, do you want a buffer between Vic and Carrie?”
“Might be nice. She’s not had much sleep. I could use a few Z’s myself. I’d like to be on top of my game when we face him.”
“Fine. Assuming he contacts us in the next couple of hours, me, Torpedo, and Bohannon will talk to him before we get you and Carrie. I’ll send someone for you when we’re ready. Until then, I suggest the two of you decide what you’re gonna tell him when he gets here.”
“What do you mean?” Carrie looked from me to Knuckles and back.
“If we tell your brother I’ve claimed you, I’ll need to get you a property vest ASAP. If you don’t want to do that, we need to come up with an excuse for you to stay here.”
She gave me a thoughtful look. “Yeah. I guess we need to get that straight.” Kid looked almost resigned, like she wasn’t sure her new life was going to be better than her last. I had news for her. If she let me make her mine, I’d treat her like a fuckin’ princess. And kill any son of a bitch who tried to take her from me. Including, but not limited to, her father and brothers.
Her willingness to discuss the topic was more than I expected. I kind of thought she’d balk at telling her brother she was going to be a biker’s old lady, and she might still. Also, she needed to know what I’d done to earn my place in Kiss of Death. We’d get to that. First, she needed sleep. And I needed to really think this through. Because if she decided she wanted to be my old lady, it had to be all the way. I’d done things in my life I wasn’t proud of, but I prided myself on keeping my word. If I pledged myself to her, if I took her as my old lady, I wasn’t letting go. I couldn’t. Because, for some fucked-up reason I couldn’t even imagine, the few hours I’d known Carrie were enough for me. This woman was my destiny, and I didn’t want to fight it. I wanted her to be mine. Once she was, I’d fight to the death to keep her.
Chapter Six
Carrie
As Hawk led me back upstairs, it felt like we were descending into chaos rather than rising from the basement. And yeah, my metaphors were all over the fucking place, but, dammit, none of this had been on my fucking BINGO card. I thought I was entitled to be a little discombobulated.
My hand was firmly in Hawk’s as we headed into the main room. I let him lead the way and I retreated into my own thoughts. Which was my first mistake. Never take my mind off my surroundings unless I was sure I was safe. And definitely not when I didn’t have both my hands free. So when the big-titted bleached blonde stepped up to me and lashed out with a stinging slap to my face, her long, pointed nails raking my flesh more than the blow, it caught me completely off guard.