Crossroads (Beautiful Biker MC Romance Series) - DD Prince Page 0,162
got shot in front of Marlena’s. Dad wants us all behind the fences.”
“Shot?” Jenna gasped, coming in. “Is he---”
“Dead,” I said. I felt someone at my back, so I looked over my shoulder and saw Laura. She had tears in her eyes, too.
“You’re here,” I said and hugged her.
“Yeah. I wasn’t happy about it but swear your father has the gift of sight. Bossed me around earlier to get me here and made me call in sick to work for tomorrow. I’ve been sulking in his room. Let’s get stuff together and get behind those fences.”
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Some areas of our new clubhouse weren’t painted. Some areas were still construction zones that needed work done. Some places didn’t have plumbing or electricity, but the construction was close enough to finished that we made it work and the front hall and Dad’s apartment were more than mostly done so totally usable.
A few pieces of furniture were brought over from the lounge for the main hall as well as a few mattresses for members’ rooms. We had prospects haul over some kitchen stuff for the morning and we all quickly cobbled together a change of clothes and our toothbrushes to spend our first night in the new clubhouse.
Most of the members had ridden out, other than Bick, Nolan, Bronto, and Brady who stayed with us. Bick and Nolan were there for errands. They hauled over stuff we might need and ordered Chinese food delivery for us while we all sat and ate in the lobby slash great room of the clubhouse, which was being referred to as the hall.
Bronto was with us presumably for his gun skills. Brady as the senior member in charge.
I figured Bronto should be with them with his shooting skills, but Brady told me that they had Nico and that several other members had strong skills with a gun. Dad wanted Bronto with us. Our clubhouse was behind fences, but we didn’t have alarm or surveillance systems in yet.
“Are you guys hating bein’ out of the action?” Pippa asked Brady.
“Nope. Got the most important job of us all right now. Keepin’ all our girls safe.”
“What about my Mom, Deanna, Sara, Gianna, Lucy---” Ella asked.
Sara was Skip’s wife and Lucy was Speedy’s woman.
“The other girls are all accounted for. Skip has Sara, Lucy, and the kids safe. Gia is arriving at the Sioux Falls clubhouse within the hour and she’s got escorts. Deanna and her kids are on their way here now. So’s Ella’s ma and Beau,” Brady said.
“What exactly happened with Blow?” Jenna asked.
Brady shook his head. “Stubborn fucker. He and Pudge were doin’ something for us and he got a text from Marlena who’s been refusin’ his calls since that scene a while back with him and the bunny. It was a trap. Don’t know who was there or how it went down, but Blow’s dead and Pudge is in surgery right now with a bullet to the shoulder.”
“Shit. What about Marlena?”
“No fuckin’ idea. She wasn’t there. Not at the coffee place she works at either.”
“No,” I whispered. “They take her?”
“Thinkin’ maybe. The call he got came from her number. Cam alerts tripped on the old Jackals property. A van rode in so the boys are on their way there.”
I loved Brady. He didn’t hesitate to tell me the truth whenever I asked. But now that I knew what was what, I was scared to death.
“Gotta fly,” Bronto said, looking at his phone, and he and Brady fist bumped.
“Use care, brother,” Brady told him.
“Always.”
“Careful, Teddy,” Jenna said and hugged him.
He nodded brusquely and left.
We were all quiet. Did they have her in that van?
Me and the girls all exchanged looks. Looks filled with fear.
Fear for Marlena and fear for our guys.
***
The mattress from my room above the bar was now in my room at the new clubhouse in Dad’s apartment and I was in it and staring at the ceiling. It was 3:03 am. The room had no baseboards or electrical outlet covers. My ensuite bathroom also didn’t have any plumbing fixtures installed yet. I was staring at my phone in the dark, at the lock screen with his handsome bearded face and that sexy look in his eyes, one eyebrow up, my frilly pillow under his head, all that golden hair fanned out.
I took that photo while he was inside me, while I was riding him, and had tried to capture his “I’m getting laid” face but as soon as I lifted my phone, that eyebrow went up.