Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 73537 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 73537 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
Pepper squeezed my hand again. “Then, you fix it. Dolly will listen. She’s the most forgiving person on the planet. She also loves you. I didn’t need her to tell me that either. The way you two look at each other is a like a damn billboard. The obnoxious light-up kind that you can see miles away.”
A smile tugged at my mouth for the first time all day. Well, except when Dolly had woken up this morning and cried out when I ran my tongue between her pussy lips. That memory had my grin spreading. Her surprised little expression before she moaned my name had been perfect.
Tex walked up to us and put his hand on my shoulder. “Your girl is gonna be fine. And Liam called. They have Canyon, but Calista is gone. She dumped her phone and purse outside of the city limits. Headed north on 95, it looks like. Canyon will talk, and they’ll know how to find her soon. Keets also called Liam. He wasn’t aware of Canyon’s actions. He’s taking his patch for it and asked that the Crowns not be held accountable for Canyon. That he acted alone.”
Wolf Keets was the president of the Crowns MC. He didn’t seem like the kind that would be clueless as to what his VP had been doing, but this was Liam’s call. I had to focus on Tink. Getting her better. Other than killing Canyon, I didn’t want to deal with the rest of it right now.
I just nodded. “Fine. Whatever the board thinks. I just want Canyon.”
“Yeah, he knows.”
I didn’t want to be away from the waiting room, but Liam had called twice, so I’d stepped outside the hospital to see what he wanted. Besides, I needed a minute away from Mrs. Dixon and her disapproving scowls. The woman was never going to like me.
“Canyon started talking as soon as he found out Dolly was hurt. Not sure everything he’s saying is true, but he’s being cooperative. How’s Dolly?” Liam said when he answered my call.
“Still waiting on them to tell us we can see her, but she’s going to be okay.” I wasn’t going to be okay until I saw her, talked to her, told her all the shit I should have this morning.
“Canyon said Calista came to him. She wanted Dolly out of the picture, and she did some digging and found out about them and told him if he’d help her get Dolly away from you, she’d handle you herself. Canyon said he told her he didn’t want to get messed up with The Judgment anymore. Seems he did fuck her a few times, and she stayed over at the Crowns of her own choice. Not his. And when Canyon found out about Dolly being hit by the car, he lost it. Went to shouting that he was gonna slice Calista’s throat open and watch the bitch bleed himself. Either the man missed his calling in the theater, or he’s got it bad for Dolly. I don’t think he had anything to do with what happened at the library. The kid who hit her had no connection. He was looking down at his phone, and when he looked up, it was too late. At least, that’s his story. We haven’t questioned him. I think the only thing Canyon is guilty of is fucking Calista and being in love with Dolly.”
My hand fisted at my side, and I fought the urge to find a cigarette. The fucker wasn’t getting near Dolly. She was mine.
“You against me killing him for thinking he loves what’s mine?” I asked.
Liam chuckled. “Go take care of Dolly. Forget about Canyon. He’s not a threat. When we find Calista, we will let you know.”
“She pays for this. Someone has to,” I told him.
“I know,” Liam replied before ending the call.
35
Dolly
I blinked against the bright light several times, then closed my eyes again.
“Dolly? Honey, it’s Momma. I’m here.”
I heard my mother’s familiar voice and then felt her smooth, cold palm cover my hand.
“Is it too bright? Here, I’ll turn off the lights,” she said, and her touch was gone. “There,” she said. “That should be better.”
I opened my eyes again and stared up at her, hovering over me.
“Thank you, Jesus,” she breathed, grabbing my hand in hers. “You scared me good.”
I tried to talk, but my throat felt too dry.
“Are you in pain? I can call the nurse.”
I raised my hand to touch my throat. “Water,” I whispered.
“Right! Let me go get a nurse. Don’t try and move. They closed up your chest after they took the tube out, and your leg is in a cast.”
The horn, the impact of the car, and…Tex’s voice. I remembered seeing his face. He had begged me to stay with him. That Micah needed me. I winced at the thought. Micah. Closing my eyes again, I wished I hadn’t woken up. The darkness that had pulled me under had been pain-free. Not just the physical, but the emotional too.