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Fuck.
“Kady!” I yell, charging across the room but she hangs up before I can get to Blaze. He offers me a brief sympathetic look before he turns to everyone else.
“Kady and her friend are being followed by a black SUV so let’s go now. We have to get to the cabin before they do.”
What the fuck?
My first thought is why didn’t she call me when she was in trouble? I mean, I know things haven’t been good between us these past few days but I’m still here for her, here to protect her.
“Henn!” Blaze yells and I turn as everyone runs out to their bikes.
Right.
I follow behind them, my mind racing and worry eating away at me as I climb on the back of my bike and the engine fires to life.
Why didn’t she call me?
Has she really lost all faith in me, in my ability to keep her safe? The thought makes me sick. I can’t lose her but each day that passes, she feels farther and father away from me and I have no clue how to pull her back in. I understand that what she’s been through has to be hard on her and I know there’s a little part of her that blames me but we can find a way around this, can’t we? Shaking off those thoughts, I turn to Blaze and nod. I can’t afford to be distracted right now. My girl needs me.
We ride out of the clubhouse in a line, Blaze in front followed by Storm and Smith before the rest of us and the roar of the bikes drowning out everything else around us. As we head out of town, I’m thankful that we live so close to the clubhouse. Then again, Hannah and Kady were probably coming from the clinic and it’s really not far either. If Kady and whoever is following her get to the cabin before us…
I can’t even picture it.
The rest of the ride is a blur and my heart is hammering in my chest as we pull up to the cabin. Hannah’s car is sitting in the driveway, still running, and they both appear to still be in the car. The SUV is parked along the dirt road leading up to Kady’s house and I jump off my bike, not even caring if I scratch the damn thing as I march over to the SUV and rip the driver’s side door open.
“Henn!” Blaze yells from behind me but I ignore him, intent on releasing some of this damn rage I’ve been carrying around for the past few days.
“Noah!” Kady screams and I glance back at her long enough for the man to jump out of the SUV and land a punch to my jaw. Smith, Chance, and Moose all jump in, grabbing him for me as I turn to look up at my girl. Tears are streaming down her face and it kills me but I can’t deal with that now.
“Take her inside, Hannah,” I instruct, turning back to the object of my anger. He smiles at me.
“Biche wanted to make sure y’all got your gift.”
I can’t hold back anymore as I clench my fist and slam it into his stomach. The satisfying wheeze of him trying to catch his breath again does nothing to quench the fire licking at my soul so I do it again.
And again.
And again.
And again before landing one to his jaw. In a haze, I keep punching until exhaustion takes over and I stumble back. The man in front of me is a bloody mess and barely conscious as I step forward and grab him by the collar of his shirt.
“You tell Biche that I’m coming for him,” I snarl, my face inches from his. “You tell him that when I’m done with him, he’s going to pray for death. I’m going to make him pay for everything he took from me and when that’s all said and done, I’m going to make him watch as I marry Kady and make her mine for the rest of eternity.”
I study his face for a second.
“You got all that? You need me to write it down?”
He shakes his head and I release him, letting his body slump to the ground as I back away, tears stinging my eyes as I struggle to breathe.
Fuck.
“Chance and Storm, tie him up and take him somewhere in town. I want him far away from here,” Blaze instructs and they nod before getting to work. He turns to me. “Go inside and see your girl, Henn. We’ve got this.”
I nod and turn toward the cabin, my stomach rolling.
Shit.
Now I’ve got to deal with this.
