Patriot (Savaged Souls MC #4) - K.J. Dahlen Page 0,38

Then the last thing he did before he left the room was to carefully place his phone on the desk and smash it with the butt of his gun.

He smirked. “Catch me now old man, if you can find me that is.” He knew Levi would come searching for him or have someone do the deed but he wouldn’t be here. Then he turned and walked out the door leaving his old life behind. When he closed the door to his room, he finally felt free.

James watched from down the block. Standing in the shadows, he had followed Damen, as he’d trailed him while the man had been watching Jase, since they left the MC’s compound. Neither man knew he was there.

James knew Damen would stay and watch Jase for some time before returning to the cabin, so he went and searched Damen’s room, then just for his own interest he’d left a camera behind. He was interested in knowing if Damen was as good as he’d been told. James watched the video as the other man didn’t disappoint him. He knew the moment he stepped into the room, someone else had been there and he did exactly what James would have done if he had been compromised.

He’d left everything behind. Only problem was it wasn’t Levi Silvers who had compromised him. Only Damen didn’t know it yet.

James carefully followed him to his new position. He wasn’t a bit surprised when he saw Damen pulled out a key and unlocked the door to a duplex. He knew Damen would have set this up as soon as he got to town. James found that he appreciated Damen’s abilities more and more as he watched the other man.

Becky snuggled into Patriot’s arms in her sleep. Patriot held her tighter but he wasn’t sleeping. His mind was too full of the events of the day. He knew the MC was on full alert now and had been since the shot was fired.

Someone had compromised the clubhouse. Annie and Harry were working overtime to find out what they could about Levi Silvers. Rigger was right there with them but he was looking into the business side of things.

He glanced over at the window and above the plywood that covered most of the opening, he could see a streak of light, so he knew it was daylight already. He’d been awake all night again, and Patriot was tired.

Becky had fallen into a light sleep but he knew she needed her rest, so he held her. But now her sleep was deep and he felt he could let her go and find out some answers. He untangled himself from her and carefully got out of bed.

He went to the door and let himself out. Walking down the hall, he joined everyone in the main room.

Annie, Harry, and Rigger were still at the laptops.

When he entered, Annie looked up. “Is she finally resting?”

Patriot nodded as he went over to the table and poured himself a cup of coffee. “Yeah, she’s out for at least a little while.”

“What about you?” Harry asked. “How much longer can you go without sleep?”

“As long as I need to. Did you two come up with anything else we should know about?”

Annie and Harry both shook their heads.

“We were able to confirm Becky and Levi have the same blood type and that it's very rare,” Annie explained. “But we already knew that much. I did find out that Randy knew this all this time. He had her blood tested when she was a kid. Blacky’s sample just confirmed it for Levi.”

“He’s known all along hasn’t he?” Patriot wanted to know. “He just never needed her before now did he?”

“Children should be born of love, not need.” Annie growled. “He only had her because he needed a fresh blood supply in case his turned on him. That’s just wrong.” She shook her head.

“I don’t think he ever would have a kid if he hadn’t gotten sick,” Harry added.

“And what happens if I don’t want to share my blood with him?” Becky asked from the doorway. “Is there any law that says I have to?”

Annie turned her head and shook it. “No baby girl there’s no law stating you have to do anything, you don’t want to do.”

Patriot brought Becky into his embrace and whispered, “I left you sleeping, why are you up?”

“Because you weren’t there. I couldn’t hear your heartbeat anymore and I woke up cold and alone.”

He drew her in closer to his