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Parker’s balls off and let him bleed to death.”
Ryder held up a hand. Maybe I was being too graphic, so I toned it down a notch when I continued. “My guys have a pretty good idea of the location, too. Parker has his full detail of security with him. Tough motherfuckers who are all ex-military. We need to move fast, and we need numbers.”
“I can arrange that. The boys are just waiting for my call.”
“How many you got?”
“Five. More if you need them.”
“Add me, you and Savage, and that’s eight of us. That should be enough. We need to leave as soon as possible. It’s a two-hour flight to our destination.”
Ryder grimaced. “Fly? Some of my guys don’t do flying.”
“Well, there is no other choice. Riding a few hundred miles will take too long. God knows what condition Eva is in. Plus, we need to keep this as low-key as possible. Nobody can find out or warn them that we are coming. The element of surprise is our best weapon.”
“Can I come too?” Jade looked at Ryder, then at me. Her expression was serious.
“No, baby. You have to stay here. I can’t be worrying about you while we’re doing this. I’ll ask Mia if you can stay at their place and get one of the boys to watch over you.”
“But I want to help Eva. She’ll need a woman—”
“Jade. I said no. I’m not risking your life.” Ryder’s voice was soft yet stern. In spite of how much I disliked the biker, I had to take my hat off to the man. He kissed her belly and then smiled at her. “You have to look after our babies. That’s your job, okay?”
“Babies?” I gasped.
For a brief moment, Ryder cracked a smile. “Yeah, we’re having twins.” Pride shone in his eyes, and Jade beamed from ear to ear.
“I guess you’re right. I’ll hang out with Mia and we can watch movies and eat popcorn.”
Ryder chuckled. “That’s my good girl.”
I was relieved he’d been the one to refuse Jade. This was no vacation we were going on. It was risky and dangerous. Parker’s men would be heavily armed, and I wasn’t taking chances. I wouldn’t be surprised if blood was shed either.
I glanced at my watch. “How soon can you be ready? I’m chartering a small aircraft to take us.”
“My guys can meet us there. It’s easier if they come to the airfield directly from the club. I’ll go with you and we can strategize during the trip.”
There were things Ryder and I had to talk about that I didn’t want Jade to hear, so it suited me just fine.
“We’ll pick Savage up on the way. This is all systems go.” I rose to my feet, ready to start moving. I couldn’t wait to get going.
Ryder kissed Jade, and I excused myself to go to the bathroom to give them a private moment. I took a while and when I came back into the room, the two of them were still at it. I cleared my throat. “Hey, let’s get going.”
Jade blushed a deep pink as Ryder let her go and she slipped off his lap. He smacked her ass playfully before she crossed the distance between us and put her arms around my neck to hug me.
“Please be careful, Harrison. Bring back Eva and Ryder in one piece. And yourself. Promise me that?”
The lump in my throat threatened to choke me. “I promise.”
Ryder’s eyebrow rose again. He wasn’t taking my word for it.
I kissed Jade on the forehead and took a step backward.
My gaze met Ryder’s. His eye twitching, which had been barely noticeable when I’d arrived, had become far more obvious. My stomach roiled at the sense of impending doom.
As soon as we got into the car and drove away, I turned to Ryder.
“You okay?” The twitching was making me nervous as fuck.
He wavered for a second before he answered. “I have a bad feeling, man. Like something is happening to Eva . . . something really, really bad.” His face was hard as granite, and small beads of perspiration had formed on his forehead.
My heart thumped against my ribs. Fuck no. I’d bargain with the fucking devil himself if he’d keep her from harm. I pressed my foot down on the accelerator, and we sped through the neighborhood until we hit the freeway.
Chapter 38 — Eva
Standing with my ear to the door, I listened until I heard footsteps and then a door slam shut. I nodded at Sofia to