“My shoulder’s…” Raegan’s voice comes over the speaker but sounds far away.
Just then the sound of loud metal popping booms over the phone and my heart stops. I know the sound all too well. They’re gunshots, and I’m sure the target is Raegan and Sutton. Where the fuck is Trick?
The next sounds are a loud crash and screaming. I’m not sure if it was from Sutton or Raegan, but it sends a tremor down my back. A loud splash comes across the speaker of the phone as panic washes over me. Holy fuck, did they crash? I’m pulling at my hair waiting to hear something, anything, but we’re met with silence.
The sound of boots approaching has me glancing up from the phone and all my brothers stand there in a circle as we wait to hear if they survived. Havoc is yelling at the phone for Sutton, but nothing is coming through from their side. It feels like a lifetime before someone finally answers in a heart crushing plea.
“Help! Please help us,” I hear Sutton pleading, and I break out in a cold sweat. We can’t do anything until we find out their location.
“Sutton, where are you? Was that gunfire? Sutton!” I hear the panic in Havoc’s voice. He needs to focus and stay calm. I’ll also need to figure out what’s going on between him and Sutton once all this gets settled.
“We’re hit—” she starts, but I think she must be going into shock. I fucking know my body is almost there just listening to all of this.
“Where Sutton? Where are you?” Havoc is trying not to scream, but he’s losing the battle. I know he’s just as worried as I am.
There is another long pause before she lets out a shrilling cry.
“No, no, I think she’s dead! They killed Raegan, Havoc!”
My body gives out dropping me down to my knees. I have my arms over the seat of a bike and I’m vomiting everything in my stomach.
“Where, Sutton, goddamn it!” Havoc demands her to focus, but I can’t as Sutton’s words blanket around me.
She pauses again.
“Water…Havoc, we’re in water. We’re sinking fast.”
“Water?”
Jesus! There are so many lakes around here; it would take hours to find out which one.
“The bridge. Raegan’s bridge,” she hurriedly says.
A lightbulb lights up, and I stand quickly mounting my bike as we all race to start our bikes.
“We’re coming, baby, hold on,” I hear Havoc say and hang up before we roar out of the clubhouse.
Havoc knows the way better so he’s taking the lead as we storm through town and out of the city. What normally takes ten minutes only takes six, but it might as well be hours at this point.
My mind won’t stop playing Sutton’s words, “I think she’s dead! They killed Raegan.” It’s hard to not crash my bike as we make a curve around the bend. Off in the distance, we see red tail lights driving in the opposite direction, speeding away. They look like motorcycle lights, but right now I don’t care, I just need to get to my woman.
As we approach the bridge, you can see where the car flew over the ledge. An entire section of the bridge is missing. Not waiting to put the kickstand down, I drop my bike and race over to the side.
“Jesus Christ!” I hear one of my brothers say.
It’s ink black out, but the light from the full moon is giving us something. Everyone grabs their lights and shines it down on the water. I’m already ripping off my cut, holsters, and boots ready to jump in when we hear someone shouting.
“Over there!” We turn and see Ledger flashing his light a good ways away from where the car is submerging in the lake.
I can make out two bodies floating towards one side of the shore. Without hesitating, I leap off the bridge and into the cold water. Rising to the surface I hear the sound of several other splashes and start to swim in the direction of the bodies.
Please don’t be dead. Please don’t be dead.
The chant is on a continuous loop as I swim closer. Off in the distance I hear the sound of sirens but focus on getting to Raegan. The closer we get to them the moonlight shows that it’s Sutton and Raegan. Neither of them are moving but only floating on their backs. Sutton looks to be holding Raegan’s head as she bobs in the water.
Havoc and I both reach the women at the same time. I notice how stained Raegan’s shirt is and a pool of red is floating around her body. Oh my fuck! As gently as I can, I transfer her body to mine and swim the rest of the way to the shore making sure to keep her head above water.
Reaching the shore, red and blue flashing lights start to illuminate the area and an ambulance arrives. Getting Raegan situated flat on her back, I rip open her shirt and assess the damage.
