Page 41 of Seeking Salvation

“I knew the minute I met Charlie.” Bishop smiled as if he had some secret memory in his head.

“Same. Lucia was annoying, sexy, and hated my guts but I knew the second I laid eyes on her that she was it for me.”

“How do you juggle this life with normal life?”

Bishop smirked. “What’s normal? Daytime soaps and a dead-end job you hate? No, thanks. Our life might not be easy or without its challenges but I, for one, wouldn’t change it.”

“What about the dangers though? Don’t they worry you?”

“Of course they do. We run into danger instead of away from it, but so do firefighters and men in the armed forces. Life is dangerous. You could get hit by a bus or, shit, get sick but at least we make a difference even if nobody else knows it, we know in here.” Bishop thumped his chest.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

His phone ringing stopped him from arguing further and he saw Watchdog calling. Instantly, his mind went to Tyrique and he wondered if that was his life now. His thoughts would always be on his son first. “Hey, man everything okay?”

“Your son is fine. Your girl, however, is not.”

Titan’s body stilled, his entire body going on alert. “What do you mean? She’s in the shower.”

“Unless you have a moving shower, then she’s most definitely not in the shower.”

Dread washed over him as his feet began to move for the door. “Where is she?”

“The club.”

“What the fuck?” He felt Reaper and Bishop at his heels, following him into the complete unknown without question.

“Are you alone and in private?”

“No.”

“Find somewhere.”

The urgency in Watchdog’s voice was almost imperceptible to anyone but those who knew him well. Holding the phone away from his ear, Titan relayed the information to his friends.

“The car.” Bishop pointed and they all ran down the stairs, where Maya must have passed just minutes ago, and to the car.

Jumping in, Titan let the phone connect to the Bluetooth in the car. “Okay, we’re in private.”

“I’ve opened the mic on Maya’s anklet. Listen to this.”

“You got some nerve coming here after your boyfriend threatened me, bitch.”

“I want to know what happened to my sister.”

A chuckle came down the line and Titan felt fear and fury blend into an almost explosive cocktail. “Drive, Reaper,” Titan demanded and his friend gunned the engine.

“You think you can come in here and make demands, whore? You think that has-been can protect you from me?”

“Why did you kill my sister?”

A pause on the line was followed by muffles and a gasp.

“Get your disgusting hands off me, you pig.”

The sound of a slap reverberated through the car and Titan grabbed the door handle, ready to jump out and beat Nico to death for touching her.

Reaper grabbed his arm. “Be smart, brother, or you’ll get her killed.”

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