“I guess it’s me who gets to be the hero instead. Maybe I can right some of Snake’s wrongs.” She looks at me with sad eyes. “You make sure you tell her about her cool aunt, okay?”
And I get it then, now that the shock of having her point the gun at me has passed. She wouldn’t let Midas die because she knew I wouldn’t survive without him.
“Delphi,” Midas chokes out, understanding hitting him too.
“You be good to her.”
“Always,” he promises as she makes her way to the door. The gun in her hand shakes as she lowers it before she opens the door and hurries out.
My legs give out, but Midas catches me. He kisses me all over before jumping up and running to the door as Del pulls out in her car. He spins around and comes back to me. “Lock yourself in the office with Powers and call the police. Then call Havoc.”
The door swings open, smashing against the wall as Kruger comes barreling in, gun drawn, stopping when he spots Kiki.
“Go, Legs. Do as I ask.”
I nod, letting him help me to my feet as he gives Kruger the run down.
“We’ve gotta find her man,” Kruger curses. “Where the fuck would she go?”
Midas freezes before turning to look at me, a lightbulb going off above our heads. The grove he took me to. The place Snake proposed to Del. She’s going to end her life where she thought it was all just beginning.
Chapter Forty
Midas
I jump in my truck,not bothering to take off my cut as Kruger heads for his bike. I floor it, not giving a fuck if the cops catch me. How the hell did it come to this? And Kiki? I still can’t get my head around what’s going on.
Thankfully, the roads are quiet, but Delphi must be doing some speed herself because we don’t catch up to her like I hoped we would. We reach the pull-off. I slam my foot on the brakes when I spot Delphi’s car, and dive out. Kruger barely misses me as he swerves, almost laying down his bike. I run, leaving him to catch up. Before I can lay eyes on the woman, a loud explosion rips through the air, throwing me backward.
My head slams against the ground, ripping a groan from me, my ears ringing loudly. It takes me a while to orient myself. When I do, I see Kruger dive past me. I get to my feet, swaying when I see Kruger on his knees with Delphi on the ground in front of him. I run over, dropping down next to them as he starts CPR.
The blast must have thrown her too. Only it looks like she hit a rock or something because half her face is covered in blood. She has a gash so deep on her forehead I swear I can see bone.
“Come on, Delphi, breathe for me,” Kruger begs as I tip my head back, pinch her nose, and breathe for her. I hear sirens in the distance. Legs would have told them to come. I just pray they make it in time.
We don’t stop. We keep breathing for her, and Kruger keeps doing compressions, even when we hear her bones crunch under his hands. I ignore his anguished pleas and will her to hold on.
“Come on, Delphi, you have to hold on. Your niece is going to love you. And what about Legs? Are you really going to leave her to deal with me alone? Are you that mean?”
Still nothing, but I can see an ambulance pulling in, along with a couple of police cars. When the paramedics arrive, I move back. Kruger refuses to stop until I have to drag him away. I hold him back as they shock her, trying to get her heart started. All the while, Kruger calls her name, begging her to stay with him.
My legs almost buckle underneath me when the paramedics yell they’ve found a rhythm. It’s chaos after that as they hurry her to the ambulance and blue light her all the way to the hospital. Kruger dives on his bike and follows before anyone can stop him, leaving me to deal with the police.
I ride to the station with them and find my lawyer waiting there for me. “Havoc called. He wanted me to tell you he’s got Legs, so don’t worry.”
I relax a little. Havoc will keep her safe. I need to see her, touch her, even if only to remind myself that she’s okay. Seeing her with that grenade in her hand nearly killed me. If it had gone off and I’d lost her, I’d have followed her to the grave.
I go over what happened with the cops for what feels like a million times before they tell me I’m free to go. I head to the clubhouse, calling Kruger on the way.
“She’s still in surgery. She has a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. That’s all I know right now.” He hangs up before I can ask anything else.
I pull through the gates before sprinting up to the saloon, where everyone seems to have gathered. As soon as I spot Legs, calm washes over me. When she sees me, she starts running, diving for me once she’s close enough, trusting me to catch her.
And I do. I’ll always catch her.
“You stupid, stupid man.” She kisses me long and hard before pulling back. “I love you. Don’t you ever try to take yourself away from us again.”
I press my forehead to hers. “I promise.”
