After Us (Next Generation #6) - J.M. Walker Page 0,109

fuck are you doing this? Is it because of Brody? Is it because you just hate bikers in general? What is it, Price?” I didn’t give a shit how desperate I sounded. Now that I had my daughter in my line of sight, there was no way that I was letting him leave with her.

“Why am I doing this?” Price nodded once, his gaze moving past me.

The sound of a gun being cocked, sent a tremor of unease rushing through me.

Brynn started crying, trying to get out of his arms.

Price ignored her, hugging her even tighter against him.

As I stared down the man who had taken the other love of my life, I realized that seeing Piper earlier that morning could have been the last time I saw her. I should have told her I loved her. I should have made love to her one last time. I should have had a conversation with the baby currently growing inside of her. I should have done a lot of stuff, but I didn’t. Instead, I let my anger get the best of me once again and left.

Knowing whoever was behind me was working with Price, I didn’t bother to turn around. Instead, I crossed my arms under my chest and leaned against the side of his car. “You still doing the mayor thing? Kidnapping a baby doesn’t look too good in the public eye you know.”

Price’s jaw clenched, a dark shadow passing over his face. Looked like I hit a nerve. “How did you find me?”

“Well, it wasn’t like you tried very hard to hide. Did you want to get caught?” None of it made sense. Price knew people. He had his hands in everyone’s pockets. The fact that he had remained out in the open and didn’t even bother to put on a hat or sunglasses to disguise himself, was odd.

“I wanted you to find me,” Price finally said.

I was taken aback by his words. “Why?”

“I was hoping you would have brought that sweet little thing with you but of course, you actually have to be a good guy and leave Piper at home. Where she’s safe.” Price sneered. “For now anyway. Think those twins don’t want her though? I know she’s been with other brothers. Seems like she has a type. Think you can satisfy her? There’s only one of you, Jaron. Piper’s a slut who needs more than one dick at a time to satisfy her needs.”

My back stiffened at his words, rage coursing through me. “Fuck you.”

Price chuckled. The smile suddenly fell from his face. He nodded once.

Something hard pressed against the back of my head, the sound of a gun cocking exploding through me.

“Knees,” Price demanded.

My jaw clenched but I did as I was told and lowered to the ground.

“Good boy.” Price chuckled. “Maybe I can get something for you after all.” He opened the back door of the car and placed Brynlee in the back seat.

“No.” My heart started racing. “Please. Kill me. Whatever you want to do. Just give Brynn back to Piper.”

Price looked from the guys standing behind me, down to me, and back to them. “Fine.”

“How do I know you’ll do it?” I was grasping at straws, but Brynn needed to go back to her mom. I didn’t care about me. I would do anything. I would die first before letting something happen to either of them.

“I guess you’ll never know.” Price shut the back door of the car. “Kill him.”

The last thing I heard was a gunshot going off before everything went black.

Greyson

When I was told by Piper that my son had done something stupid and went after the fucker who took his daughter, I couldn’t say I blamed him. At all. But I still didn’t like it. Especially when his mom found out and I had to watch her shatter in my arms again because of her son’s temper. Or the fact that it brought us back to a dark time in the beginning of our relationship where I almost lost them both.

I channeled that anger, the rage that my son felt, and let it be the driving force behind my actions. Eve knew I was going after Jaron. But I did my best to reassure her that I would bring him home along with our granddaughter. I had to. For her and for Piper.

I respected the hell out of Piper Michaels. Knowing that she could have left Jaron long ago, and never did. Even though in the beginning, things