Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33170 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 166(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33170 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 166(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Brick raised an eyebrow. Instead of explaining, I walked him around to the back and opened the tail door for him to see for himself. They were hiding behind cargo, but both of them poked their heads up when I opened the door so I could see their eyes and the top of their heads over their hiding place.
“Fuck.” He scrubbed a hand over his face. “You two in trouble?”
One of them shook her head. The other girl shrank back.
“You know you can’t stay with us. We’ll have to take you back.”
“No.” The braver of the two shook her head. “We want to stay with you.”
“You afraid to go back?” Brick crossed big arms over his brawny chest. “They hurt you?”
Black Reign didn’t seem like the type of club to hurt women. They were protective as all get out of any of the women under their care, especially these two. The idea that any woman might be running from that club didn’t sit well with me, but the thought that either of these women had an issue with them made me want to drive back and beat the fuck out of someone.
“No,” she said in a soft voice. “It was time to leave.”
I looked at Brick. “We’re only an hour from home. We could let Black Reign know once we get back to the clubhouse.”
“Let me check with Sting. He may know something we don’t. If not, he’ll decide what to do.”
“Can we please stop at a gas station or something?” The braver one raised her head farther as she spoke. “It’s why I bothered you. We need a bathroom break.”
“You shoulda said something before now,” I groused. “We’ve been on the fuckin’ road for twelve fuckin’ hours! Stopped twice! Why didn’t you get out then?”
“We were afraid we wouldn’t be quick enough, and we’d get left behind.” Her voice was almost musical but soft. And it affected me like a gentle stroke down my chest headed straight to my cock. I needed to squash that feeling hard. This girl wasn’t up to taking me on, even if she’d wanted to.
I scrubbed a hand over my face. “I can’t fuckin’ believe this. Get your asses in the back seat and buckle up.” I thought they’d get out the back, but both of them climbed over the back seat and did as instructed.
“Jesus, Roman, could you sound any more like a fuckin’ old man?”
“Shut the fuck up, Brick.” Then I muttered under my breath. “Motherfucker.”
A couple miles down the road, Brick pulled the group over at a Buc-ee’s and everyone in the club surrounded the Bronco as the women got out. And they were women, not older girls like I’d first thought. The shy one shrank behind her sister when the men crowded around them both. We didn’t get into their personal space, but it was something that would have probably freaked any woman out.
“Jesus, guys, back off ‘em!” Iris, Sting’s ol’ lady, was going to be a great match for our president. “Are you trying to frighten them to death?”
Sting chuckled, watching as his woman went to my stowaways. “Better do what she says, boys. She’s a force of nature when she wants to be.”
Naturally, we didn’t need Sting’s OK to back off. The girls looked terrified. The braver one had a determined look on her face as she lifted her chin. “We’re not fragile. There’re a lot of you. And you’re all big.”
“Of course, you’re not fragile.” Iris took her hand and reached for the other one. “Everyone, this is Winter. Her sister here is Serelda.”
“You know them well, baby?” Sting stood close to his woman, but not close enough to spook the other two.
“No. But I’m looking forward to getting to know them.” She gave Sting a pointed look. “Why don’t we go take a quick break, then get something to eat for the road.”
“Sounds like a plan. Cyrus. Eagle. Top off the tanks, then get any business done you need to. Once the ladies are good, we’ll head on home.”
I nodded at Sting before following the women. We kept a respectable distance, but stayed close enough to keep everyone away if we needed to. It didn’t take them long in the bathroom, then all three of them headed to the food area. That took a little longer. It looked like Winter tried to coax her sister into getting something, but the other woman shook her head, refusing everything she offered.
“You notice the thin scars on ‘em?” Brick stood beside me, watching the women with his hawklike gaze.
“Yeah. Noticed. Even on their faces.”
“They got a story. We need that if they’re gonna stay.”
I turned my head. “They gonna stay?”
Brick shrugged. “Looks that way. Heard Sting talkin’ to El Diablo. Black Reign prez wasn’t surprised. Said Shotgun found where they snuck into your vehicle on their surveillance. El Diablo knows they’re with us of their own free will, so he’s willing to let things play out.”