Page 64 of Bound by Vengeance
She sniffles. “I know.”
“Alright. I’ll be there tomorrow at one a.m. Be ready.”
“Thank you.” She clicks off the phone just as Austyn comes out to stand by me on the balcony.
“What’s going on?” she asks, leaning her elbows on the wrought iron railing.
Ripping my other hand through my hair, I answer, “We’re gonna go get my sister tomorrow night. She wants to leave.”
“Samantha?”
“No, Breanna. She turns sixteen soon, and they already have matches for her. Two are her cousins, and one is a half-brother. It’s not fuckin’ happenin’.” I toss out the smoke. “We need to head over to the clubhouse.”
She nods.
For this, I’ll need my brothers at my back.
“LET’S DO THIS.” I glance over at Austyn. “You ready.”
“Not like I’m doing much but sitting in the truck, waiting for them to jump in. I’m sure I can hack it.”
Reaching over, I wrap my hand around the back of her neck and pull her lips to mine for a quick kiss.
“Can y’all not do that in front of me?” Nox whines, but I don’t give a fuck. We haven’t been around the guys since our relationship turned. Nevertheless, I make no apologies for kissing my woman. Fuck that.
“Shut it,” I order with a smile. “There shouldn’t be any trouble. I’ll be in and out quickly. We just gotta watch the neighbors.”
“Tell me again why we don’t just break down the fuckin’ door and take her out?” Rhys chimes in.
“We’re tryin’ to make her disappear. If they know I had anything to do with it, they’ll sick the cops on me so fast my head’ll spin. The cops are one of them around here and will have no trouble bouncing us all behind bars. Not only that, they’ll send out the lynch mob beforehand, and the less bodies we have to deal with, the better. We want a clean in and out.”
“Fuckin’ idiots,” Rhys grumbles, walking back to his truck. No bikes this time; too loud for the neighborhood.
GT clamps a hand on my shoulder. “Let’s get her out and get the fuck out of here. This place is fuckin’ twisted.”
“You’re telling me.” I look down at my watch. “Ten minutes. I’ll radio if there are any problems. Only then do you move in.”
“Got it, Captain,” Deke teases, but not in a fun way. He’s still pissed about his hand being forced. What he needs to remember is he’s still a fucking prospect.
Not having time to deal with it, I kiss Austyn one more time then shut the door.
Everyone leaves while I wait. Those ten minutes seem to take for-fucking-ever. Like the second hand on the clock doesn’t want to move correctly. The house has no lights on, but two lights outside illuminate a lot of the space, so we’ll easily be seen.
There are two cars in the driveway, both empty. The neighbor has one light on, but it looks like it’s over a kitchen sink.
That could possibly be one that’s on all the time, yet I don’t know for sure. The other neighbor’s house is dark. Even with them dark, my alertness is on high, making sure that all is clear.
My watch finally shows one o’clock. Austyn gives me a nod, and then I’m off, creeping through this little town like a thief in the night. Down the sidewalks and through the driveway. A dog barks in the distance, and I’m hoping it isn’t close. That’s the last thing I need.
Going around the back side of the house, I find the left window is open with no screen on it. At least she’s really ready to come with me.
“Breanna?” I whisper into the night.
Nothing.
Fuck, maybe she chickened out.
I wait, looking in the window and seeing nothing but darkness inside. Time starts to tick by. It’s funny how fast it goes when you want it to slow down.
