“What do you want us to do?” Ghost’s hands caress the weapon. “Storm the ceremony? Start a war?”
“Yes.”
“That’s stupid.”
“Your face is stupid.”
Ash walks in from the back room, where he’s been pacing for the last two hours. His jaw is so tight I’m surprised his teeth haven’t cracked. “She’s not our girl anymore.”
“Bullshit.” I pop the beer tab. “One night doesn’t erase years of?—”
“One night that she said meant nothing.” Ash’s voice could cut steel. “Her words, not mine.‘It was just fun, Ash. You have no claim on me.’”
“She was scared?—”
“She was clear.”
Ghost finally looks up. “Are we doing this again? Because we’ve had this conversation six times today and it always ends the same way.”
“Yeah, with us sitting here like cowards while Bonnie gets handed over to Marcus Stone.” I take a long drink. The beer tastes like piss, but at least it’s cold. “Real productive.”
“We’re not cowards.” Ash moves to the window and stares out at nothing. “We’re realistic. Iron made his choice. Bonnie accepted it. We have to respect that.”
“Respect?” I laugh. “Pathetic.”
My phone rings before anyone can answer. I pull it out and check the screen. Pedro.
“Yeah?”
“Titan, man, you’re not going to believe—” Pedro’s breathing hard like he’s been running. “Bonnie just dove through a fucking window. In her wedding dress. She’s running.”
My blood turns to ice. “Say that again.”
“She broke a window and climbed through. Lost her shoes, tore her dress to shit, just took off toward the back of the compound. They’re going crazy looking for her.”
Ash is at my side before I can blink. “What’s happening?”
I put the phone on speaker. “Pedro, start from the beginning.”
“I was—uh—behind the storage shed with Jake when Bonnie came running past in her wedding dress. Like, full bridal gear,man. She looked terrified. Next thing I know, alarms are going off and Savage Legion is swarming everywhere.”
Ghost stands up from the table. His rifle is already assembled.
“Where is she now?” I ask.
“No clue. She went through the fence by the old gap. After that—” Pedro pauses. “Titan, they’re hunting her. Like, full manhunt. Bikes, trucks, the whole deal.”
“Get back inside. Don’t let anyone know you saw her.” I hang up and look at Ash and Ghost. “Bonnie ran.”
Ash’s phone buzzes. He pulls it out, reads whatever’s on the screen, and his face goes white. “Jackal,” he says. “Iron got arrested. Someone snitched. He told Bonnie to run.”
“Well, she’s running.” I move toward my room. “And Savage Legion is on her ass.”
“We need weapons.” Ghost is right behind me. “Body armor. Extra ammunition.”
“We need to move fast.” Ash heads for his own gear. “She’s got a head start, but not much of one.”
I grab my leather vest with the sergeant at arms patch and shrug it on. My gun goes in the shoulder holster, a backup piece at my ankle, and a knife on my belt.
