Total pages in book: 133
Estimated words: 131888 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 659(@200wpm)___ 528(@250wpm)___ 440(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 131888 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 659(@200wpm)___ 528(@250wpm)___ 440(@300wpm)
“Who the fuck’s that?” he heard.
“That’s the pig datin’ Liyah, ain’t it?” another Knight asked. “Remember him from the club run.”
Magnum grunted and a whole lot of unhappy filled his face. “Didn’t give my ol’ lady enough info for you to find us, so guessin’ I gotta have a fuckin’ discussion with her.”
“Don’t blame her, I forced her to cooperate.”
Magnum grunted again and didn’t look like he believed him.
Nox’s eyes scanned the small room. It appeared even smaller with the group of Knights filling it.
And…
Goddamn T-Bone and Saint.
Both sat on the floor. Both still breathed.
“Where the fuck is Liyah?”
“Think you can just fuckin’ come in here and make demands?” one of the Knights sneered.
“I’m doing it, aren’t I?” Nox slapped back. “Where is she?”
He was surprised when Magnum answered. “Bathroom. Romeo’s in there with her.”
Was that last part a warning? “Were you too late? Was she…”
“Don’t think so,” Magnum answered his unspoken question. “She’s still too out of it to tell us much.”
Nox pushed past the group and peered into the tiny bathroom to find Liyah propped up on a closed toilet seat with the Knights’ president assisting her. He had a water bottle in one hand and a wet rag in another.
Nox nudged him out of the way and squatted in front of Liyah, brushing his knuckles down her cheek. When she slowly lifted her eyes, he saw her pupils were blown.
“You okay?” he asked softly.
Her answer came out slurred. “I don’t feel right.” When she began to lift her hand, it flopped back down into her lap like she didn’t have any strength.
“That’s to be expected. It’ll wear off soon. I promise. Just hang on a few minutes, then I’m going to get you out of here.” He got to his feet, his rage beginning to rise. It was about to boil over. “Watch her,” he instructed Romeo. “Be back in a minute.”
“Don’t take orders from the likes of you, pig.”
“Rome…” Liyah whispered.
“Yeah?”
“Don’t.”
Romeo’s jaw turned to steel as he glanced from Liyah to Nox. “Got so many better fuckin’ options than him, woman.”
“You think right now’s a good time to discuss her fucking love life?” he snapped at the MC president. “Save it for another goddamn day.”
Nox didn’t wait to see if he responded before striding out of the crowded bathroom and directly to the two motherfuckers sitting on the floor. Not only were they gagged, but their hands were tied behind their backs and their ankles bound.
Perfect.
Ignoring the circle of Knights, Nox leaned over and went nose to nose with T-Bone, jamming a finger into his chest. “You. Fucked. Up.” He then straightened and put every bit of strength he had behind the fist he pounded into the former prospect’s nose, breaking it once again.
Nox felt the satisfying crunch before seeing the gush of blood. Then he shifted over to Saint, lifted his leg and slammed his boot right into the Demon’s face, breaking a lot more than his nose.
He turned to Magnum. “They say why they took her?”
With his hands on his hips, the big man shook his head. “Not yet. With those bandanas in their mouths, they’ve been pretty fuckin’ quiet.”
“Find out before you finish them off. Need to know why they targeted her.”
One side of Magnum’s mouth pulled up. Did Nox see a sliver of respect in the man’s eyes?
“Wanna know that, too. Plan on gettin’ more info than that outta them. And if we can’t convince them to talk, the men outside sure fuckin’ can. And I can guaran-fuckin’-tee these two motherfuckers don’t want that.” He glanced over at T-Bone and Saint and made his point by saying, “That’s gonna be a horrible way to fuckin’ die.”
“Then I’m glad I’m not in their shoes.”
“Not yet, anyway,” Magnum muttered under his breath.
Nox ignored the threat. He had both the man’s daughter and wife on his side. He doubted that Magnum would cross either of those women, no matter how big of a badass the Knight was.
“I also want to know how they tied her to me.” Even though he could guess, he wanted to confirm his suspicions.
“Not sure why you think you can make fuckin’ demands. Just be glad you’re not sittin’ on that floor next to them.”
“And what do you think your daughter would say to that?”
Magnum’s jaw shifted. “Get her the fuck outta here. We’ll take care of the rest.” He locked eyes with Nox. “But you saw nothin’. Got me?”
Nox nodded. “I’ll take her to the ER.”
“The fuck you will. You take her home and that’s it. If she has any kinda issue, you take her then and not before. And if you do, you make up some fuckin’ story that ain’t gonna trigger an investigation. We don’t want shit on record. You got that?”
“I do,” Nox answered.
“Now get the fuck outta here before I decide I don’t give a fuck what my wife or daughter think.”