Page 79 of Eagle

Eddie wasn’t moving and Falcon came running over. “Eagle! Eagle, wake up man,” he said as he smacked his cheek.

I scrambled to my knees and leaned over him. “Oh my God,” I sobbed as I looked down and blood spread over his shirt.

Looking up, Shiv was running to Jackal and knelt down next to him. My heartbeat was all I could hear as I looked down at Eddie.

My tears fell onto his shirt and his eyes cracked open. “Lacy, baby, don’t cry.”

“Eddie, you can’t die on me now,” I said through sobs.

“We gotta get the fuck out of here,” Falcon said as he stood up. He grabbed Eagle by the cut then heaved him over his shoulder. “Jackal, get her,” he said motioning to Shiv, “and get back to the clubhouse. Who rode with you?”

I ran to Jackal; Shiv and I helped him up. He had something wrapped tightly around his leg, but I didn’t bother to see what it was. “I’m good, ladies,” he said with a grin as he looked down at my friend. “Rooster has the box truck.”

Falcon put Eagle into the SUV we were kidnapped in and turned around. “Can you drive? We need the truck for the bikes.”

Jackal hobbled to the SUV with Shiv’s arm around his waist. She helped him into the back seat with Eagle.

“You want me to steal this?” I asked.

Falcon gripped my shoulders. “They stoleyou, Lacy. Now get in the fucking seat and drive to the clubhouse as fast as you can.” He slammed a key into my hand.

Furiously nodding, I said, “Okay, okay. I can do that.” Shiv climbed in the passenger seat. I looked over to see Falcon grabbing the guy off the ground as the box truck I’d seen parked at the clubhouse came pulling in.

Rooster jumped out and opened the back. There were three bikes already inside and they tossed the man in the back with them. Falcon looked up and pointed, then waved. Not wanting to waste more time, I cranked the SUV and handed my phone to Shiv.

“We need the address,” I called out.

Jackal gave her the info for the clubhouse. I didn’t know where the hell we were and we had to go.

“Got it. How you doing back there? How’s the leg?” Shiv asked.

Jackal answered as I peeled through the opened gate, “I’m okay. Just worried about this little guy.”

A tearful laugh escaped me. There weren’t many people that could call Eagle little. “Is he awake? Eddie? Eddie? Talk to me please.”

Looking at the map but trying to keep it steady, I said, “Shiv, change that to avoid highways.”

“You’re Shiv?” Eagle asked in a strained voice.

She changed the route and turned with a big smile. “Hi, yeah. It’s short for Shivana. I’m originally from Trinidad, but I’ve lived in the states since I was a kid. And not to sound bossy, but you, biker daddy, you need to keep pressure on his wound until we get to the hospital.”

I whipped my head to her. “Shiv, we’re not going to a hospital.”

Her eyes bugged out of her head. “Um, what the fuck do youmean? We can’t let him bleed out!”

“How are you with gunshots?” I asked.

“Lacy, what part of ‘I don’t like blood’ did you not understand?” she asked as she waved her hands wildly.

“I’m sorry. Okay, but he can’t go to a hospital.”

Jackal said, “One of the guys can patch him up. Just get back to the clubhouse.”

“Patch him up?” Shiv asked, emphasizing each word. “You can’t just patch that up. He’s already lost a ton of blood. And if there’s a bullet in there, it has to come out.”

“I’m alright, Shivana,” Eagle mumbled.

She turned around again. “Hey, don’t talk. Save your energy. And you keep the pressure on it,” she instructed Jackal.

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