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I had no fucking idea how we were supposed to get around Saint’s men, but in here we were sitting ducks. They could burn the goddamn thing down around us if they wanted to. At least out there we stood a chance.

The back door was shoved open just as we reached it, the corner catching me in the temple hard enough to blur my vision. I blinked to clear it while fumbling to get Angel’s weapon up, but my movements were sloppy and uncoordinated. I found myself staring down the barrel of a gun and into the eyes of someone I knew all too well.

“The fuck are you doin’ here?” I managed to get out before Kate was pulled away and everything went dark.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Celia

Ilooked out at the caravan coming down Lauren’s driveway. “Why are there only two bikers?”

Molly avoided meeting my eyes as she arranged our weapons on the large wooden table. “About that—Bear and quite a few of the others had to make a last-minute run to Colorado, so this was the best we could do on such short notice.”

“The best?” I questioned as Wolverine climbed off his bike before turning to help Lucy. “You’re joking. You’re sure you told him about Kate and Jeremy?”

Lauren walked out onto the porch, crossing her arms over her chest. “What the hell is this?”

I jerked a thumb over my shoulder. “This is the army Molly got for us.”

Torch and Lou pulled up alongside Wolverine. With her magical ability to squeeze information out of Bear, I sort of imagined him sending us something a little more menacing and definitely a lot younger.

“We’re not ready,” Lauren said simply. “We need more time.” It was all she’d been saying since we discovered that Kate had been taken. “Wait—Abuelita? What are you doing here?”

Gloria waved cheerfully and held up a covered dish. “Do not worry, LoLo. I am not here to make the war. I brought tamales.”

“You brought… tamales,” Lauren repeated before running a hand over her face. “This is what you got us, Molly? This is how we’re going to defeat the Sons?”

“What?” Molly shrugged. “Nate and Garrett are sharpshooters, Jimmy’s ex-CIA, Wolverine can probably kill people just by looking at them now—and that’s not even getting into what we can do. But if you’re still worried…” Molly pointed behind us with a grin. “I got him too.”

We turned, and I sucked in a quick breath. “Carnage?”

Other than a red scar on his temple, he looked the same as he always had. It was miraculous considering he’d been shot twice by the Sons.

“Celia,” his mouth lifted mischievously. “Heard you were going to war with those cocksuckers and you didn’t invite me.”

I let out a huge breath and walk down the steps into his arms. “I can’t believe you’re here. Are you healed? You’re all better, right?” I traced the scar with my fingertips.

“Better than ever and ready to kick some ass. Thought I’d see if my old partner needed any help.”

“You mean the ‘kid’ you used to babysit?”

He shook his head and flexed his fingers. “No, I meant partner. We worked good together in Celia’s little house of horrors.”

“House of horrors?” Lauren questioned, her gaze darting between the two of us. “What does that mean?”

“Celia’s a master at torture,” Carnage proudly stated just as I opened my mouth to assure her that it was nothing. “Seen her make grown men cry.”

“Is that so? Celia, you’ve been holding out on us. Molly, did you know about this?”

Molly shifted a gun over several millimeters as if adjusting a place setting at a table before bringing a hand up to her hip. “Yes, I knew.”

Lucy patted me on the shoulder in greeting before going up the stairs to her niece. “Oh, you knew about it, did you? Lauren, these two went after an entire gang on their own once.”

I cringed, knowing if Dakota was within earshot I’d never hear the end of it. “That was a long time ago, and we would’ve gotten ourselves killed were it not for the club showing up.”

“And that’s how I ended up spending my free time with Celia.” Carnage grinned. “Learned a hell of a lot too.”

Lauren leaned back against the house with a thoughtful look. “You did it before, you could do it again, right? Carnage, what sort of things did you learn?”

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