“Nothing,” I said, holding my hand up to stop him. “Alex is on his way.”
“I know,” he said, whispering. “He just texted me. Prepare for a fight, Orla, coz he’s coming in hot.”
Suddenly, my relief turned back to panic. I knew what that meant. They were bringing everyone, and there would be loss of life.
“Dempsey, you need to leave,” I told him. “Go and find somewhere to hole up and get through this.”
“Like hell I would leave you here,” he shot back. “Flynn can go fuck himself though.”
“Fuck you,” Flynn turned on him. They were about to throw fists when I stood up, throwing my bound hands in between them and waiting for someone to untie me. Dempsey did it quickly, and soon, I held onto my red raw wrists, the coolness of my fingertips acting as a salve to them.
“Get back on the bed,” Flynn ordered. “If Neal came in here right now, he’d lose his shit.”
Dempsey pulled off the shirt he’d put on since leaving earlier and held it out to me. I pulled it on, covering my bare body, except for my breasts which were still encased in my bra, thankfully. The shirt fell just down under my ass, so I sat back down on the bed, holding my wrists inthe ropes that were draped over them, forcing tears down my cheeks.
I prayed Alex got here fast. Or I’d end up in the back of a van somewhere, being sold off to the highest bidder.
ELEVEN
Bear
The house they were holed up in was large. I wasn’t going to understate that, but it wasn’t big enough that the Ghost Rebels and the Nomads wouldn’t be able to bust in. There was no way that they had everyone here, Flynn hadn’t warned the others we were coming.
Maybe I wouldn’t have to revisit his wife and kids after all.
I motioned to Ace and Hawk that I was going around back. They nodded, and Rebel soon joined me. Kirby and Joshua were hanging back to make sure we didn’t get surprised, Viper and Savage were on the other side. The Nomads were scattered around, all weapons drawn.I made sure not to make a sound as I looked in every window I came across. There were men scattered all throughout each room, drinking and having a good time. I didn’t see Neal or Flynn anywhere.
A booming voice could be heard from another room I hadn’t seen yet, and I recognised it as Neal’s. Slowly, I edged up to the window and peered in. He was on the phone, and he looked none too pleased at whoever was speaking. I looked around to see if there was anyone else in there, and that’s when my eyes landed on her.
Fucking Enna.
Ace’s mum was here, and she was helping the enemy? I mean, it’s not like I was surprised, she’d done it before as well, but to this degree? Helping the man who was trying to destroy her son’s happiness?
Fuck. He was going to lose his shit. I got down low and continued around the corner to the back of the house, my gun raised in case I heard anyone approach us. The silencer was on my gun, which I rarely used, but it was needed to sneak.
I liked the sound of the gunshot, the way it echoed in small rooms, deafening you. It proved just how deadly they were with just one sound.
I heard Dempsey’s voice, rather his yelling, when I got to the door and edged my way in with Rebel. I madequick work of securing the room we were in before I headed down to the door I knew Dempsey was in. It was at that moment that I heard guns blazing and yelling coming from the front and sides of the house.
Fuck.
I raised my leg and kicked the door in, the wood splintered on the sides as the door broke apart from the impact. Dempsey backed up. Seeing me, he got Flynn in a chokehold and motioned toward the corner of the room.
Orla was bundled up on the side of a bed, her eyes wide until she saw me. She flung herself off the bed and into my arms. I wrapped mine around her for a moment, before I planted her on her feet and looked into her eyes.
“Are you hurt?”
She shook her head. “No, can we go?”
“Yes,” I said. “After I kill a couple of fuckers.”
“No,” she demanded. “Let the others do that. I need to be away from here. With you. Please.”
“Go,” Dempsey said to me, throwing a passed out Flynn to the ground, and retrieving a gun from his ankle. “Get her away from here.”
I was hesitant, and then I saw he was half naked, in a room where Orla was half naked. A growl ripped from my throat before I could stop it.
“Why are you half fucking naked?” I asked him.
