Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 71774 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 359(@200wpm)___ 287(@250wpm)___ 239(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 71774 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 359(@200wpm)___ 287(@250wpm)___ 239(@300wpm)
Ronan stops right in front of his dad. “In your office.”
The surprise on Deator’s face is almost comical. I don’t think he’s used to having someone order him around. I wait for someone to throw a punch or the yelling to start, but instead, Deator turns around and Ronan follows him.
No one says anything for the longest time. Finally, Petey cracks a joke about needing a beer after that one and everyone starts talking at once.
Unease fills me. I don’t want to come between Ronan and his father. But I also don’t want to face the Eaters on my own. Anxiety about everything fills me. I walk around the room and stop next to Sayer. “Hey, did my bike ever get finished?”
He nods his head. “Yep, it’s outside next to the garage.”
I start to walk away, but he stops me. When I look at his hand on my arm, he pulls away. “Hey, don’t be upset. Ronan and Deator just have a few things they need to work out. It’s not because of you.”
I nod my head, not fully believing him. They seemed fine before I got into the mix.
He walks beside me as I turn to leave. “Where are you going?”
Without breaking stride, I tell him, “Into town.” I have a few things I need to grab for the cabin.
“Petey!” he hollers, keeping stride with me. “Now look, Bree, I can’t just let you leave here with the Eaters out looking for you.”
Petey comes running up to us and starts bouncing foot to foot. “You holler, Sayer?”
Sayer ignores him when I start in with, “Looking for me? We don’t even know that for sure. They may have forgotten all about yesterday.”
“That right there shows exactly what you know about the Eaters. Oh, they’re looking for you and if they catch you out, especially without New Law protection, well, then it will be bad.”
I just roll my eyes at him. I can’t stay here any longer. I just can’t and I tell him that.
Sayer just shrugs his shoulders. “Fine, we’ll go with you.”
I look between Sayer and Petey and realize that Ronan might not like it, but hey, I don’t like this situation I’m in either. In one day I’ve managed to get an enemy in a man named Solos, supposedly his whole club is now after me, and I’m breaking up a father-son relationship. Obviously I’m not at my best right now.
Nodding my head, I just tell him, “Let’s ride.” I gesture for him to go before me.
I really don’t know where my bike is anyway. I already know that Ronan is not going to like this, especially me going off with Sayer of all the men, but I don’t have a choice. I have to get out of here.
I’m on edge the whole ride into town. I know it’s New Law territory, but that didn’t matter the day I showed up into town.
Once we get to the store, I make quick work of grabbing a few essentials. When I get to the front of the store to check out, Sayer speaks up. “You have to be the quickest shopper I’ve ever met.”
I smile at him, pay for my stuff, and we go outside to load up.
The roaring of motorcycles is what we hear first. Our heads whip up in that direction and even before seeing them, I know who it is. The Eaters have found me.
Sayer screams at Petey and me, “Let’s go.”
Petey goes first, then me, and I look back to see Sayer following us. We go as fast as we can, but once we get to the edge of town and hit the dirt road, we have to slow down. Some of the Eaters pass us and once we reach them they have set up a perimeter and we have no choice but to stop. We’re surrounded on the abandoned mountain road.
Sayer and Petey both get off their bikes and stand on each side of me. I can tell by their stance that what Ronan said they took to heart. They are going to protect me to their deaths. I have a whole new respect for the New Law MC, but I don’t have time to think about that now.
Solos, still with a big cut on his face, gets off his bike and starts walking toward us. Petey gets in front of me and holds his hand out to stop him. “I won’t let you hurt her, Solos.”
Solos starts laughing. He looks around at his men and then turns back to us. He starts to shift and when he does, the three of us do too. However, before Petey can stop him, Solos picks him up and throws him so fast he lands against a tree with blood pouring from his head. His eyes are wide open and I gasp, knowing that Petey is dead… and it’s all because of me.