“Go away!” Tony called out. “We’re busy.”
“Tony!” It was Seth. “Reagen stole my bike and my gun, I think she’s about to go do something stupid.”
“Fucking Reagen.” Tony pushed me off him. “Give me two minutes, we’ll go after her.” Then, he turned to me. “Sorry, love, we’ll have to finish this another time.”
“I’m coming with you,” I said, shoving my legs into my pants.
“No. It’s bad enough she’s out there, I’m not going to lose you too.”
“That’s my friend out there. I’ll steal a bike if I have to, but I’m going,” I said defiantly as I finished getting dressed.
“Fine, but stay out of the line of fire.”
“Like hell. I know how to shoot a gun. You know that.”
“Ask one of the others to borrow their bike, then.” We were both sexually frustrated, so a little gunfire was exactly what we needed. We finished getting dressed and raced off.
I didn’t have time to ask Mom for permission to take her bike. I just grabbed the first set of keys I saw dangling from someone’s pocket and ran off, promising to bring it back later. Tony got on in front of me, taking the keys. I didn’t argue. There wasn’t time.
Chapter 19
Kara
We got there to find a mad house, just like it was supposed to be. Dead everywhere, and Austin backing up as we had asked, waiting for a signal from the Crypt Keepers.
“Where’s Reagen?” Seth demanded.
“She just fucking dashed passed us, clawed her way right through me.” Austin showed us his arm, bloody from nail marks. I took off running right into the crossfire, Tony right behind me. Our guns were out.
“Cover us!” Seth yelled.
We followed the screaming. Luckily, many of the Diablos had been smoked out already, only a few fucking cowards remained hiding out inside.
They held up their hands.
“This is between them,” they said. “Jacob and whoever this fuck is brought this on themselves. Never knew all this time.”
“Go fucking get her,” Tony said, his gun pointed at the Diablos as he made them kneel. Seth and I took the order and went for her, praying she hadn’t been hurt already.
We lowered our weapons and watched the scene play out. Reagen had Jacob’s lookalike on his knees and a gun pointed to his head. She was screaming at him and waving the gun around. It sounded so much like the first time, being here was like déjà vu.
“You had a chance. You could have just walked away. You could have just left me alone. But no, you had to come back for me, you had to kidnap me. Did you really think I would come back after the way you treated me? You may have had everyone else fooled, but I knew the truth. I knew who gave me every cut, every bruise. The two of you played a game with me. I’m not a stupid whore like you want to think. I have a mind of my own, and I found a real man who loves me, and who takes care of me, the way you were supposed to. You made promises to me, James, and you broke every last one of them. Now, it’s my turn to show you what it’s like to cower in fear. I’m done being the victim. So you have two choices— you can let me kill you, or I can hand you over to my Ol’ Man and he can show you what it’s like to be a helpless victim.”
“You don’t have the balls to shoot me,” James snarled. “I’m going to give you two more minutes to play the badass, then it’s my turn, and you’re going to regret every fucking word you said to me. If you’re going to shoot me, you better do it quick. I’m the bad brother.”
“James, you’re a disgrace to this club,” the Blue Diablos Prez said, walking in with Tony at his back. “If you touch Reagen again, I’ll put a bullet in your ass. We won’t interfere as long as she has a gun, but you try to take it from her, and you bet your ass, I will interfere. We got more important shit to deal with, and you’ve been lying to us, and I don’t take kindly to liars. So, you just stay right there on your fucking knees and take whatever shit she deals you. And if you’re lucky enough that she doesn’t kill you or turn you over to the Midnight Saints, then your ass is ours. You cost us our fucking bikes, and that’s unforgivable. You made us look like fools.”
Tony and I exchanged looks. We were surprised by the reaction from the Prez. If he was willing to turn on one of his own, maybe we could get him to turn on Maxum. Surely, he was a headache he didn’t need. I couldn’t imagine what Maxum could possibly offer the Blue Diablos that would keep them on his side forever.
“Looks like your own Prez is against you. How does that make you feel?” Reagen asked him.
“If you’re going to shoot me, do it already, you fucking whore,” he snarled. Reagen kicked him in the crotch, and he doubled over in pain.
Everyone watching cheered for the hell of it. She grabbed him by the hair and lifted his head. “I am not a fucking whore.” She slammed his head into the floor.
“Damn, Reagen knows how to kick ass. Maybe after the baby is born, she could join your team of Enforcers,” Tony told Seth.
“That’s my bitch!” I whooped.
“Get up!” she screamed at him. He lifted his head and got back up on his knees. She kicked him in the groin again. All the guys covered their groins as if they had felt the impact. No one moved, we all knew this was her fight, and she had every right to enjoy it. For the moment, there was an unspoken truce between the Blue Diablos and the Midnight Saints, but the moment Reagen pulled the trigger,
