“Roger,” Sid replied, glancing in his rearview as he edged toward the off ramp.
“You armed?” Declan asked.
“You seriously asking?” Sid retorted.
Dec chuckled. “Fair enough.”
“I can shoot. Give me a gun,” I broke in.
Sid looked over at me in surprise.
“Travis taught me.” I shrugged.
Sid grinned. “You’re just full of surprises today, aren’t you? I don’t think it’ll come to that, baby, but good to know you can back me up.” He winked.
I was coming up with a clever reply when we were hit from behind, the impact loud and jarring.
I bit back a scream, determined to hold it together as Sid swore quietly.
“Patch Theo in,” he ordered brusquely.
“Masters.” Theo’s voice came on the line a moment later, any trace of his typical jovial nature replaced with authoritative calm.
“We’ve got contact. Time for those offensive driving skills to come in handy.”
“Excellent,” Theo replied, and I swore it sounded like he was enjoying himself. “Pick up speed and take a hard left when I tell you.”
“Roger,” Sid replied, gunning the engine as I clenched my hands into fists in my lap. “Hang on, babe,” he ordered as we sped down the access road.
“Now,” Theo ordered a moment later.
Sid cranked the wheel left, sending us into an aggressive turn. I had no idea he could drive like this.
I tilted my head back to look as Theo’s red Charger hit the left rear bumper of the black BMW, and with a loud eruption of glass and metal sent it into a spin before it flipped over entirely.
“Holy shit,” I exclaimed. Sid sped us away from the scene and Theo soon appeared behind us in the side mirror.
“You good?” Dec’s voice came over the line.
“We’re good,” Sid confirmed, glancing briefly over at me.
“We’re good,” I repeated shakily.
“Richards is on cleanup duty,” Dec added. I made a mental note to ask who Richards was when my brain didn’t feel like split pea soup.
It was a moment later that Theo’s voice came back over the line. “So what do we think, guys—lunch?”
CHAPTER 12
Once Sid and Theo were satisfied that we didn’t have another tail, we headed to Talon. Travis met us in the lot, grabbing me in a tight hug before I was even all the way out of the truck.
“You all right?” he demanded.
I nodded despite my knees wobbling together. At least now I could cross high-speed chase off the list of adventures I never wanted to experience again.
He stepped back to allow Sid to take me in his arms. I turned into Sid’s body, burying my face into his chest, wishing I could climb inside him. “Let’s get inside,” he murmured in my ear, rubbing my back with strong, sure strokes.
I nodded and took a deep breath, determined to pull myself together. He took my hand and together we walked into Talon.
