Page 55 of Last One Standing
“I’m gonna go find Nick, see if he wants to play a video game.” Pika hugged Kona quickly and raced upstairs.
“Poor Nick.”
I scoffed. “Please, Nick loves video games. We give him a hard time sometimes that he plays too much. Now, he can use Pika as an excuse.”
He chuckled and hopped off the table. “Well, then I guess it’s not poor Nick.”
I moved closer to kiss him, and my phone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw a text from JJ.
We have a major issue. Kings are at the shop…a lot of them.
“Fuck.”
“What is it?” I showed Kona my phone and ran up the stairs. Everyone that was home was already in the living room, cells in hand.
“I’m going.” Four was strapping a knife to his leg.
“Okay, I’ll go with Four. The house is secure, Noel, you and Mason stay here. The rest of us, let’s go.”
I went to go and Kona grabbed my arm. “He won’t play fair, Angel.”
“I’m not fuckin’ playing.” I gently kissed his lips, then bolted to the garage.
Gabe hopped in beside me and handed me my guns. Nick got into the back with Four. I broke all the speed limit laws and didn’t care. As I turned onto the street where the shop was, I could see at least ten bikes lined up and no bikers in sight.
“They must be inside,” Four said.
“I’m going around to the rear entrance.” I spun the wheel and made a right.
Once we were parked, we all got out, quietly shutting the doors. I motioned for two of them to move beside the door. Four crouched while I opened it.
No one was in the kitchen, so they had to be in the front.
“You thought I didn’t know?” Brick’s voice boomed. “I knew before that shit Leo got on my hook—he just proved me right. So, you fuck with my life, I fuck with yours.”
“You fucked your own life,” Shep growled, and the sound of bone hitting flesh spiked anger through my body.
“Maybe we begin with the ladies, huh?” A whimper filled the room. “What’s your name?”
“D…Darby.”
“Darby, pretty name.”
I sneaked closer to the door that separated the shop. We’d likely have to storm in there, but if he had Darby in his hands, it could be fatal for her.
“How about I take Darby here. You want her to return, you bring my Kona. It’s that simple. But…” A crashing sound had me peeking through the small window. Two of the bikers had bats and started smashing the cases. “Yeah, I’m gonna destroy your business first.”
I nodded to Four, Gabe, and Nick. They were preoccupied with breaking things; they wouldn’t hear us enter. I held up my hand, made a one, two, three gesture and then we pushed through and aimed our guns.
Brick faced us and grinned. “Oh, good. I’d hoped you all would be here. Especially you.” He glared at me. “You think you can take what’s mine?”
“And what would that be, shitbag?”
“Don’t play dumb with me.” He gripped Darby by the hair and yanked her closer. She cried out. “I heard you brothers treated everyone you knew like family or whatever. So, this fine lady means something to you, ain’t that right?”
I met Darby’s cornflower eyes, tears pouring down her cheeks. “Let her go.”
“Maybe. But you see, you took the lives of some of my family. I’m thinking I need to even the score.”
