Ravage came in and sat down.
“Why don’t you have a shirt on?” Beck asked.
I looked down at my chest and cursed. “I wasn’t wearing one and didn’t fucking think.”
“I called Johnny,” Beck said. “Grace and Karlyn are at Trudy’s. He’s bringing them here.”
I nodded but heard Ravage growl. “Johnny’s a good kid. He’ll protect them with his life,” I assured him, my eyes on the hallway, waiting to hear about Maureen.
We’d been through this three times in the last few months, and I knew it could take hours. But I also knew that with Maureen’s age, the risks were higher.
“Isn’t he a prospect?”
“Technically yes, but he’s overdue to be patched in. All this shit going on has delayed it.”
“Indigo, Eros, Ace, Zero, and Romeo are with them too,” Colleen added. When I looked over at her, she smiled. “Mob princess, remember? I know the score.”
“Mob?”
“Her uncle Duncan is second in command to Sal,” I explained absently.
“He’s your uncle too, King,” Colleen reminded me, and I snorted. Then she said to Ravage, “Yours too.”
“I’m sure Reaper will love knowing I’m related to the fucking Mob. Not that he can say shit. His wife is a fucking Russian princess.”
Brothers started pouring in as we waited for news about Maureen. Blade handed me a shirt and my cut.
“Thanks, brother.”
He shook his head and went to sit with Beck. Ravage paced the room while we waited for Grace and Karlyn to arrive. He’d tried to call Eros and Indigo, but neither of them answered.
I wasn’t worried. I trusted my brothers. I knew they would lay down their lives for my old lady. And my brother’s old lady as well.
I didn’t think anything of it when an ambulance pulled up to the front door. This was a fucking hospital. Diamond Creek might be a small town, but shit happened all the time. Kids got hurt, then moms freaked out and called an ambulance. Or guys got hurt at work and the boss called to have a record of everything.
It wasn’t until Beck gasped that I even looked in that direction. And when I saw Johnny and Indigo being wheeled in on a stretcher, both covered in blood, I jumped to my feet and ran.
“What the fuck happened?” My hands braced on the gurney, halting its progress. Patch came running down the hall and pulled me back.
“King, let them go. They’ve both been shot and need medical attention.”
“Where the fuck is Grace?”
“I don’t know. I have to take care of them.” He took off down the hall, and I turned to stare at the entrance, willing my old lady to walk through the doors. I just fucking got my hands on her. I couldn’t fucking lose her.
Eros and Romeo ran in behind the paramedics. And Romeo came straight to me, Eros moving to Ravage. The look on his face told me I didn’t want to hear what he was about to say.
My brothers and the Gods of Mayhem surrounded Ravage and me as Romeo put his hands on my shoulders. “We’ll fucking find her.”
My hands shoved at his chest, and he landed on his ass as I stared down at him and shouted, “What the fuck do you mean, we’ll fucking find her? Where the fuck is she?”
Big Ben locked his arms around me, and Gunner stepped in front of me.
“Prez, calm down.”
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Eros and Firestride, along with Poseidon, trying to contain Ravage as I struggled to throw off Ben. He was almost as strong as Tank. Gunner towered over me, his hands on my head.
“We’ll fucking find her. But I need you to calm the fuck down before they throw us out.”
