Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 65872 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65872 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
A horrible scream tears through the surrounding air. Every one of us turns together to see that the men have stopped working on Diego. Skull has Diego’s lifeless body pulled up against his chest, rocking back and forth as he lets out cries and screams that are torn from his soul. I can feel tears fill my eyes as I watch—transfixed—unable to tear my gaze away as Diego’s head rolls back and his lifeless eyes stare at me. Torch and a couple of the others gather around Skull, but no one tries to touch him. No one tries to take his son from his arms.
All we can do is share in his grief.
My head jerks as Bull collapses to his knees. “Oh God,” he cries, his face paler than I’ve ever seen it. This huge, mountain of a man, has always been one of the strongest most powerful men in our club. Bull’s our rock. Now, he looks like nothing more than a shell. “Oh, God,” he whimpers again as tears run down his face. Hell, most of us are crying. My head drops down as my heart shatters into pieces.
“How am I going to tell, Thea?” I whisper. T’s arm goes around my back in silent support. I look up at my brother to see he’s crying, just like me. “How am I going to tell her, T? This is going to kill her. How can I help my woman?”
T doesn’t answer. There is no answer. This is uncharted territory for both of us. Today we’ve lost one of our own and chances are Breaker is dead, too. We just stand where we’re at and unconsciously we’re all watching Skull clutching his son in his arms. I don’t know how long we stay there, but eventually, Torch and the others convince him to let Diego go, so they can transport him to the morgue. When that happens, I step closer. I can feel others follow me, but my gaze is glued on Diego.
“He’s been shot.”
I don’t realize that I say the words out loud until they’re out there, floating around us all, garnering Skull’s attention. His growl of anguish rents through the air. This explains the wreck. Our men were ambushed. I share a look with my father and the rest of our club. We will have justice for the lost members of our family. This will not go unpunished.
I just wish I knew how to help Thea and her family through this. Nothing will ever be the same. Our lives will never be the same. Everything is altered now and there’s not a damn thing any of us can do to change it. I can’t do anything for my beautiful Thea—nothing except give her vengeance, and I will. I’ll stop at nothing to make them all pay. These fuckers wanted a war with us? They’re not prepared for the hell we will unleash on them. As we stand there watching them load Diego, the rain begins to fall. I let each drop fuel the anger and pain inside of me. I know all our brothers are doing the same. The Feral Kings will cease to exist after this. We’ll personally tear apart each member until the streets are stained with their blood.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. They’re about to find out just how seriously we take that motto.
Chapter 26
Dragon
“I have to ride back to my woman and tell her that her son is dead, Dragon. My hijo precioso is gone. This will kill my woman. I am not going back until these fuckers are dead. I don’t care if you ride with us. All I know is that this is going to end today. I want their heads. I want their blood on my hands and I’m not waiting.”
“I’m with you. Our club is with you. Bull wants the same revenge that you’re seeking, Skull. He and our clubs are out there trying to find his son’s body as we speak. I’m just asking you to wait until I speak to him. He has a right to ride with us if that is what he chooses.”
“We’re an hour and a half from Rutledge. A couple of my men, along with the Saint’s Outlaws, are already in position. I’ll wait a few hours, but I want to attack them under the cover of night. We’ll blast those motherfuckers while they’re sleeping. We’ve been too easy on them. That will not happen any longer. I will personally lead the charge and fill the night with their screams of mercy, and I won’t be soft. I will end them.”
“We haven’t been soft. We had to get the women back. We couldn’t just storm in with guns blazing. It would have gotten them killed, Skull.”
“Instead, it is my son who is dead. My. Son!”