Page 31 of Jana's Fierce Biker

“Do you know who it was?” Meg asked.

“No. A week before, someone broke into my house and caught my cat. They tortured it and then put it in a box on the back stoop.”

Willow growled. “No fucking way. What kind of sick fuck does that to a helpless animal?”

“I don’t know,” Jana said.

Alicia squeezed her hand. “I’m sorry.”

Jana’s eyes misted. “I’m sorry for you, too.”

The table was silent for a moment.

“My name is Charlie. How did you two meet?” Charlie asked.

“We took some classes together,” Jana said.

“What about Gunner?” Charlie asked. “How did the two of you meet?”

Jana looked at her. “His sister lived next to me.”

“I didn’t even know he had a sister,” Willow said.

“And a nephew,” Jana replied.

“What do you do for work?” Kristina asked.

“I’m a PA in the ER at the hospital.”

Meg looked confused.

“It’s called a physician assistant. It’s a glorified nurse.” Jana shrugged.

Alicia shook her head. “No, it’s not. You’re just one step down from a doctor. In fact, you could have been a doctor easily.”

“So could you.”

Everyone got quiet.

Alicia sighed. “I didn’t have the heart after my sister…”

Jana nodded. “You don’t have to say it. I understand.” Alicia’s sister had been tortured and killed by a rival motorcycle club. Jana would never forget that or how she tried to look for Alicia, but she’d disappeared.

“You’ll have to tell me where you went. I looked for you for months.”

“Later,” Alicia whispered.

Jana nodded. Her head jerked toward the back door when it slammed open, and a handsome but angry, slightly wild-looking man stepped out.

“Oh, fuck,” Willow said and quickly ducked under the table.

“What did you do now?” Kristina asked.

“Where is she?” the man bellowed.

Jana stiffened. Holy cow. She wouldn’t want to have this man angry at her. He terrified her. He looked like a vicious biker with a bit of crazy thrown in.

“That’s Willow’s man, Blood,” Kristina told her.

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