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Chapter 18

Free

Anger doesn’t begin to describe what I feel right now. Rage. Pure rage. All I see is red. They stormed in here, took what didn’t belong to them, and then ran like cowards.

“Video feed is pullin’ up,” Mask announces as we gather around to see who the hell dared this stunt. They came out of nowhere, busting through all the doors. They fucking rushed us, and we didn’t have time to make a plan. And they took her. Addison.

“Wait a fuckin’ minute,” I snarl when I see the faces on the screen. I lean in to get a better look at them.

“You know the motherfuckers?” Van asks. I reach out my hand and point to the main one standing in the doorway, looking as though he’s calling the shots.

“That one. I bought Addison from him.”

“You fuckin’ kiddin’ me?” Pike yells.

“No. That’s him. He delivered her,” I tell them as too many thoughts rattle around my head. What could they want? Did they know she’d go for more money and come to steal her back?

My hands ball at my sides as I think about the reasons they could have taken her. None of them are good. A chill runs down my spine like icy fingers dancing on my skin. This isn’t going to end well for them. They took something that was mine. No one takes what belongs to me.

“What do you think they want with her?”

“How do you know they were targetin’ her?” I ask as my blood boils in my veins.

“Look,” he says, drawing my attention back to the screen. That’s when I see the asshole move through the room like a fucking ninja, pointing her out. How had I not seen this before? I was too focused on protecting her and not letting her get shot! That’s how! I’m pissed at myself. I’m pissed at the world, and someone is going to pay for this.

“This is bullshit,” I roar before spinning around and punching the wall. I’m beyond pissed off at this point.

“You know where they hold them?”

“Yeah. That old prison out on nine.”

“Then we hit that place. We call in back up, and we go in.”

“We don’t know if they’re there,” I remind them as they make plans.

“You got a better idea?” Fuck! No. I don’t so I shake my head. “Then we hit that place.” I nod my head once and roll my shoulders. I’m ready to hit it. I’m ready to find her.

I walk out of the office, down the hall to my room, and stare at the bed. The bed I shared with her and Kelly, of course, they grabbed her too. Now, I’m responsible for more than one life. I scrub my hand over my face as I look around the room, trying to decide on calming my ass down and punching the fucking wall again. I don’t know how this could have happened. I don’t know how they got in so easily and took her.

“You good?” I look over to the door and see Pike standing there.

“Do I look good?”

“You got feelin’s for that girl?”

“Yeah, I do. Not like I need to hide that fact,” I tell him.

“We’ll get her back, Free. Whatever they were plannin’ on doin’, we’ll fuck those plans up for them.”

“You sure about that?”

“Damn sure. You gonna be all fuckin’ negative about this shit, or are you gonna pull your head out of your ass and go after your girl?” Fuck he’s right. I need to stop this shit. I need to focus on finding Addison right now.

“We got guys lookin’ for that van?” I ask him.

“You know we do.”

“Then let’s go hit the old prison.”

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