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“Christ. Do you know how to use that?”

A snort escaped me. “We’re still here, aren’t we?”

“Lulu is the reason they didn’t get me,” Millie spoke up, still crushed against Loco. She glanced up at him. “They were afterme.”

“Who the fuck were they?” The look on Loco’s face revealed that his anger was off the charts. His question had been meant for me.

I met the rage in his eyes. “The back of their cuts said Soul Reapers, but I didn’t get a look at where they were from.”

“Fuck!” Loco swore.

He and Brody exchanged a look that spoke volumes, and I knew instantly that something was going on. Whatever it was, they weren’t going to enlighten us.

Chapter 4

Lulu

Loco held on to Millie like he was afraid to let her go while his hand smoothed up and down her back in a soothing, protective gesture. The eyes he pinned on me spoke volumes. “Tell me what you know,” he demanded in a hard voice.

“Not much,” I confessed. “Like Millie said, they were after her. They came prepared to take her with them, they were driving a van.” Something occurred to me. “They must have been following her, because they knew she was here. They arrived within minutes after her.”

His expression hardened even more. “What did they look like?”

“One was tall and blonde, kind of reminded me of a surfer. Deep set blue eyes and had a dark tan. The other one was shorter and heavy.” The thought of his greasy hair made me shiver. “Dirty.”

Again, he and Brody exchanged a telling look. I knew it wouldn’t get me anywhere to question them. I wasn’t part of the club anymore, and Millie had been Loco’s old lady long enough to know that there was some club business he’d never with her. Brody, though, was another matter, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he knew what was going on, if he were somehow involved.

“Babe, gotta make a call.” Loco gently pushed Millie back and looked down at her, worry in his eyes evident. He didn’t wait for her to respond before he turned his back to her.

Millie followed Loco with her eyes but remained standing where she was. When she finally looked my way, I gave her an understanding smile. “It’s over.” We both knew that I was speaking only of today, and not tomorrow.

“For now.”

I turned my attention to Brody, wondering how he’d come to be here. “So, how did you happen to tag along? Or is that a big secret, too?”

He gave a snort. “We were at Grinders having drinks when Millie called. Came along for the ride.”

Huh.Somehow, I doubted that.

Loco rejoined us, his eyes back on Millie. “Let’s go get your car. You’ll follow me home.”

Brody motioned for me to follow him with a jerk of his head. “Come on, I’ll take you back.”

“I have my car.”

He halted and looked back at me as if I’d lost my marbles. “Your car is dead.”

I huffed. “No it’s not. It just needs some new windows.” I prayed that was all it needed. It looked like a car you’d find in the junk yard. Already old, the paint was faded and chipped in places, and the dashboard was cracked, but it ran perfectly fine.

“Lulu--” There was annoyance in his arrogant tone. “Get your ass on the back of my bike.”

I ignored him and climbed into my car. “The trick will be getting it out of the ravine.” I turned the key, and turned it again, only to hearclick, click, click.It was the kind of sound that told you your car was completely dead. I pressed my lips and resisted the urge to pound the steering wheel.

“Looks like the trick is getting it started,” he laughed. It was a sexy sound, but one I didn’t appreciate in the moment. I ignored what it made me feel.

Because it had turned into a shit day and because it was Brody, I lost my temper. “Screw you!” I fired back with irritation. I stared through the windshield and listened as Loco rode away with Millie on the back of his bike.

I didn’t want to get on the back of Brody’s bike because I was afraid that I would like it. Not that it would matter. It wasn’t as if I was going to be there willingly. I doubted that he would ever purposely invite me to ride with him unless he didn’t have a choice. Like now. I didn’t have a choice either, unless I wanted to walk back to the clinic.

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