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With a smile, she nods and pulls the car out of the parking lot. We don’t even make it to the end of the road when she glances in the rearview mirror and sucks in a breath.

“I think we have a tail.”

I arch a brow as I glance over my shoulder. “A tail? What are you, a cop all of the sudden?”

There’s a dark SUV right on our bumper and my stomach rolls. It looks just like the one Oliver’s goon was driving when he cornered me outside work.

“Speed up and make a few turns but don’t use the blinker. Let’s see if he’s really following us.”

The car speeds up and she makes a last minute turn without the blinker as I grab the handle above my head and stare out the back window. The SUV makes the same turn, his tires screeching and I whisper a curse.

“Again.”

We go through the same maneuver a few times before I plop back down in my seat and pull my phone out of my bag.

“What do I do, Kady?”

I glance over my shoulder again as I dial Blaze’s number. “Just keep driving.”

“Hello?” he answers on the third ring and I breathe a sigh of relief.

“Hi, Blaze. This is Kady. I’m with my friend, Hannah, and we’re being followed by a big, black SUV. I need your help.”

The background noise on his end gets louder and he lets out a whistle that pierces my ear. I jerk the phone away before tentatively putting it back to my ear. “Where are you at?”

I glance around for a street name before relaying it to him. “We’re not far from the animal clinic. Should we just go back there?”

“Absolutely not. Under no circumstances should you stop, you understand me?”

“Yes.”

“Have your friend drive you to the cabin and we’ll be waiting there for you, okay?”

“Kady!” I hear Noah yell in the background and I close my eyes as I suck in a breath. I can’t deal with him, or us, right now.

“Okay, thank you, Blaze,” I say before hanging up the phone and relaying the instructions to Hannah. Her grip on the steering wheel tightens as she presses down on the gas and heads toward the interstate. My stomach turns as I glance behind us again. The SUV is still right on our tail and I just hope the club makes it to the cabin before we do.

Chapter Sixteen

Noah

Music pumps through the clubhouse as Chance, Smith, and a few of the other guys play pool in the corner, laughing loudly. I lift the beer bottle to my lips and take a sip, wincing as it burns down my throat. Not that there’s anything wrong with the beer. It’s just me and this fucked up situation I’ve found myself in that is putting this awful taste in my mouth.

Blaze charges out of his office, his phone pressed to his ear, and we all turn in his direction as he lets out a piercing whistle. Chance turns the music down and we all look at each other, searching for answers. Blaze snaps his fingers in my direction. I set my beer down and stand up with a scowl as my heart jumps into my throat. What the hell is going on right now?

“Where are you at?”

Silence descends over the entire clubhouse as we all wait for information. My mind immediately goes to Kady before I shake it off. Kady is safe and sound at work which is why I came to the clubhouse to blow off a little steam. Things between us have not been good for the last couple days and I need time to think.

Blaze shakes his head. “Absolutely not. Under no circumstances should you stop, you understand me?”

I glance over at Smith and Chance, who look just as fucking jumpy and confused as I feel. Every man in the room is ready to leap into action as soon as Blaze gives the word but for now, we’re just stuck in this suspended state.

“Have your friend drive you to the cabin and we’ll be waiting there for you, okay?”

Wait…cabin?

As in…