Page 52 of Shadow and Skulls

“Okay, but I’m still scared that the club might feed you to the hogs,” I whisper.

He laughs, leaning in and pressing his lips to mine. “They aren’t going to kill me.”

It’s not funny.

“Come on. I’ll drop you off at your car. I’ve got to get on the road.”

“Are you sure this run is going to bring an end to your mission?”

He glances around the restaurant. “I’m sure. We have all the information we need.”

I grab his shirt, bringing his focus back to me. “You don’t have to tell the club. Why do they need to know?”

He shakes his head, leaning away from me. “That’s not how I do business, Kelsie. I’m misleading them now but only for the greater good. I’m not going to continue any longer than necessary. And I don’t want you to, either.”

“Okay.”

“Faith,” he reminds me.

Chapter Fifteen

Kelsie

As soon as the test is over, I pull out my phone. I wince at the number of calls and text messages I’ve been ignoring since yesterday.

Tank: We made it up north. Call me as soon as you’re done with the test.

I hold the phone to my ear as I rush across the street to my car.

“Hey, baby. How did it go?” he asks.

“Fine. Is everything okay?”

His booming laugh relaxes me. “You’ve lost faith already.”

My engine hums to life. “No.”

“Liar.”

“I just need to know what I’m going home to.” I’m impatient for him to tell me what’s been going on.

“Your old man didn’t go on the run.”

I groan, turning out onto the road. “Great.”

“When I got to the warehouse this morning, he had Ash pinned against the wall. I’m not going to lie, he was scary. Hewas asking him where you were. His spit was flying all over Ash’s face.” He laughs lightly.

My foot presses on the brake. I glance in my mirror and decide to pull off on the side of the road, coming to a stop. “No.”

“Obviously Ash didn’t know where you were. But your dad wasn’t buying it, because both you and Ash were missing last night.”

My head falls against the steering wheel. “Oh, god. No.”

“No worries. Dirk broke it up. But anyway, our mission is complete. We’re all headed home now.”

“Is Ash okay?”

Tank gives me a jealous grunt before answering. “He’s fine. He’s on the road with us.”

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