"No!" I scream loudly and crawl on my hands and knees to the edge of the open space. "Oh god, please, no!" The tears are hot and heavy as they roll down my cheeks.
"Shit." Leo grabs hold of me right before I plummet head-first into the ground.
Marc is trying to break me. After this, I think he might have succeeded. Not only has he left the flowers but he somehow has exhumed my brother's body from his final resting place.
"Shh, I'm here, Nisa. We'll get him back." Leo murmurs in my ear as he squeezes me to his chest.
What kind of person would do this? I always knew Marc was ruthless but this is extreme.
"Where is he? Where is he, Leo?" I cry hard against his chest.
"We'll get him back. I fucking promise you we'll get him back."
I want to believe him. I want to have faith that Leo is going to be able to go up against Marc and win but I've got my doubts. All of this happened right under our noses. While we were busy hiding out in the clubhouse, Marc was busy wreaking havoc.
My head pounds and I suck in deep breaths as I try and fail to come to grips with the fact that I've lost my brother again. The pain is surreal and all-consuming.
Darkness pulls at the edges of my sight and I allow myself the slight peace of unconsciousness.
This is a nightmare and I can only hope that when I wake up again it'll all be okay.
It has to be okay or I'm not sure if I'm going to survive.
CHAPTER 23
LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Leo
I could fucking kill Rumble right now.
I don't know what the hell he was thinking bringing Nisa over here but the fact that he didn't tell me beforehand really pisses me off. Now she's leaned up against my chest crying her eyes out while the rest of the guys run around trying to find any lead they can on where the hell someone could take Hugh's dead body.
"Leo, how could someone do this? How could they?" She cries harder and I lift her off the ground and walk over to the truck I buckle her in and close the door behind me. I want to tend to her but I need to get some answers first.
"Rumble!" I bark out and he turns in my direction. I can see right away the way his face changes when he watches me stalking him. He knows he fucked up.
"Prez, just hold up." He put his hands up in surrender but the time to surrender was before he decided to take my woman out of the clubhouse without me knowing about it.
I pull my head back and punch him square in the face. He groans and falls straight to the ground. There are a few gasps from the boys around me but no one steps in to help Rumble. No one would dare get in my way.
"Who the hell do you think you are? What are you trying to pull bringing Nisa anywhere on her own?"
Rumble sits up in the dirt and wipes at the corner of his mouth his fingers lined with blood when he pulls them down. "On her own? What are you talking about? Did you forget that I was right here with her? I thought I was trusted enough in this club to go on a simple protection run."
His voice is sarcastic and it makes me want to punch him again but I know he's right. He's the SAA if there's anyone here that should be able to escort Nisa where she needs to go it's him. "Why the hell wouldn't you let me know that you were going out with her? This isn't just some random club bunny, this is..."
"You're ol' lady. I know Leo. I know how important she is to you and to everyone else here that's why I wasn't going to let her out of my sight for a fucking minute. When she was going on and on this morning about leaving with or without you I knew that I couldn't take the chance of her feeling like she had to run from us. She wanted to see her mother. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal."
I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I'm angry at the wrong fucking person. I should be angry at Marc. And whoever else he's working with.
"Leo, we need to get out of here. Nisa doesn't need to be seeing this man. Whatever information we got is all we're going to get." Lash says at my side.
I turn to look back at the truck and can see Nisa with her face pressed against the glass. Her eyes are bloodshot and snot pouring down her nose. She's a mess and has every right to be. Not only is her mother fighting for her life but now she has to deal with the fact that someone stole her dead brother's body out of his grave. She's already been through so much. It just sucks that we have to keep on piling shit on.
"My brother is involved with this somehow," Rumble speaks up again, and instantly he's got my attention.
"What are you talking about? How do you know?"