Page 71 of Biker Daddy

“Let me go, Carter.” He had her handcuffed to a hotel bed since the evening before. She had at least spoken to Rebecca and worked out a deal before he showed up, handcuffed her, and threw her in the back of his cruiser.

“Oh, you’re awake. We talked about this last night and my answer’s still nope. You wouldn’t have had to be handcuffed if you hadn’t tried to take off.”

Addi struggled against the cuff attached to her wrist and his bed.

“Drew asked me to take care of you and as much as I hate that dick, we have a common goal. Keeping you safe.”

“Carter Lerner, Drew’s the one in trouble, not me!”

“Yeah, I imagine he is, but I don’t give a fuck about him.” He jabbed a finger at her. “You on the other hand…”

“Why the hell should you care about me?”

“Because instead of telling you I had a crush on you when we were sixteen I made up that stupid bet and you damn well got hurt. Can’t a guy make up for the shitty things he did in his past?”

“By handcuffing me to the bed in a shitty motel?” Her voice rose in pitch.

“Don’t make it sound so lecherous. It’s for your own safety. I can’t have you taking off and getting involved in whatever mess Drew’s in. Okay? I want us to be friends, Addi.”

“Yes, me too, but handcuffing me is not the friendliest gesture, so how about letting your friend out of these shackles, Carter?”

“Not a chance, honey.”

She sighed and slammed her palm off the bed. Carter shot her a warning look.

“Why would anyone want to bother with me,” Addi said with a sigh.

“It’s not as simple as you think, Addi.” Carter’s face looked pained. “The Skull Grinders, his old biker club, have taken Layla and Brent. They’re hell bent on payback for him leaving.”

“What?” She broke out in an instant sweat and her heart pounded against her ribs. “Why Layla?”

“Because Layla was mouthing off that she was his ex and that he was still in love with her.” He ran a hand through his hair and groaned as he sat on the end of the bed. “They’ve given Drew a choice. Brent or Layla and the other one dies.” He looked gravely at her. “He has till noon today.”

“No!” She yanked hard on the cuff, growling. Carter stood, facing her in the bed. He opened his mouth to speak but before a word escaped his lips, the door burst open, splinters flying, and a big blond man wrapped his massive arms around Carter’s neck.

It took ten seconds for him to slump to the floor. Addi screamed and the hulking man leaned over her, placing his hand over her mouth.

“Addianna?” He blinked as if waiting for a response so she nodded. “Don’t scream. I’m not going to hurt you.” She nodded again. As soon as he released her mouth, she gasped and scooted back as close as she could to the headboard.

“Did you kill him?”

The blond blinked again and looked at Carter. “Him? No, just choked him out. Cut off the blood supply to his brain. He’ll be fine, disoriented when he wakes up but fine.” He reached down and came back up with the handcuff key. A big metal thing that looked nothing like a regular key. “You’re coming with me.”

“And you are?” she asked as he unlocked the cuff around her wrist.

“Hacker is my patched name with the Skull Grinders.” He helped her from the bed by her arm and pulled her toward the doorway. “But my real name is Sean MacAfee.”

Addi’s eyes widened. Sean’s focus turned to Addi, his eyes softening slightly before he continued guiding her out of the motel.

“I know you’re his real girlfriend, Addianna.”

Addi threw herself to the ground. She’d taken Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and knew her strength was on the ground, but Sean caught her, twisting her arms behind her back. “Relax, honey. You won’t get hurt if you cooperate.”

When she struggled, he nudged behind her knee and her leg buckled, adding more pressure to her arms.

“Drew didn’t kill your dad and he saved you!”

“I know,” Sean said. “I’m going to let you go, but you need to listen to me. We don’t have much time.” He released her and put his hands in his pockets as a show of faith.

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