Page 46 of Twister's Salvation
He took the paper from my hand and shoved it into his cut’s inner pocket.Then he was dialing again.He stepped toward the windows, his back rigid.“Send two guys to the Den.Now.”He ended the call without another word.
“What was that about?”I asked.
Twister turned to me and pulled me into his arms.I let him.I was confused and scared, and being with Twister was the only thing that made sense.
His arms wrapped around me tight, like he was trying to shield me from the world.
“Until we figure out what this note means, doll, you’re not going to be alone.If I can’t be with you, one of my guys will.”
I rolled my eyes, though my chest felt heavy.“I think you’re overreacting a little.Nothing’s going to happen to me.”
He looked down at me, serious as hell.“Yeah?I thought the same thing before our window got smashed.”
I bit my lip.
He had a point.And while my gut said this was just someone being a jackass, I couldn’t shake the ice that had crept into my veins when I read that note.“Where are you going if two of your guys are headed down here?”
He kissed me softly.“To find out who sent the damn thing.”
A knock rattled the door.
Twister turned and pulled it open.Swift and Gramps were standing there, both of them scowling.
“What the fuck is going on?”Swift asked as they stepped inside.
Twister nodded for them to follow him toward the bar.He filled them in, fast and clipped, about the note and what it said.
Gramps’ face darkened.Swift’s jaw worked like he was grinding his molars to dust.
“I’m taking Wheels, Hodge, and Podge with me,” Twister said.“We’re gonna go have a nice little chat with Nick and Frank.”
I blinked.Podge?Hodge?
I filed the names away for later.They sounded like cartoon characters, not bikers.
“Gramps is staying,” Twister added.“Swift, you too.”
Gramps nodded and slid onto a barstool like he’d done it a thousand times before.
“I don’t want her alone, not for a second,” Twister said.
I opened my mouth, but no words came out.My head was swimming.This was all too much, too fast.
Twister turned back to me and grabbed my hand, pulling me close.“I’ll be back as soon as I can be, doll.Swift and Gramps will make sure nothing happens to you.”
I nodded slowly.“Um… okay.But who’s going to make sure you’re okay?”
That earned me a chuckle from both Swift and Gramps.
“That’s why he’s taking Hodge and Podge with him, sweetheart,” Swift said.“Nothing can get past those two hardasses.”
“They’ve got that twin telepathy shit,” Gramps added.
My eyes widened.“They’re brothers?”
Twister nodded.“Yeah.Swift and Gramps can give you the rundown on everyone while I’m gone.That’ll be your entertainment.”
I wasn’t sure I could handle entertainment right now.My brain felt like it had been dropped in a blender.
