I was sick of waiting. After this morning’s sex-capades, I wanted more. Tonight, I was going to get it.
We had a great trip, and I found everything I wanted. I couldn’t help but laugh as I remembered how Smokey had turned red and kept shuffling his feet and looking down in the lingerie store. It was so cute that he was embarrassed. The guy was a badass biker and a lingerie store freaked him out? It was adorable. He didn’t think it was so funny when I laughed at him.
When we got home, Smokey sent me on into the house while he unloaded my stuff from the car. As I climbed the porch steps, I was surprised to find an envelope tucked in the door jam. Not even thinking about it, I opened it.
The first thing I saw was a photo of me. I started shaking, my brain freezing. Smokey came up behind me and dropped the bags, then took the photo and envelope from my hand. His face got red and he growled. Then he pulled out his phone and dialed.
“Dom, we have a big problem.”
19
Dom
I had just finished checking in on Duke and was heading to my bike when my phone rang. Noticing it was Smokey, I answered immediately.
“What’s up, brother?” I froze when I heard Jules crying in the background. “What the fuck?” I boomed. “What’s the matter?”
Smokey was trying to calm Jules and didn’t answer for a few seconds. “Someone left a note at your house. You gotta get back here now, brother. She needs you.”
I hadn’t needed to hear any more. I hung up and jumped on my bike. Racing like a madman, I broke every speed limit and traffic law there was trying to get back to my girl.
When I pulled up to the apartment, I dialed Sal as I killed the bike and hopped off. “We have a problem. Get here now.” I didn’t wait for an answer before I disconnected the call.
Taking the stairs two at a time, I opened the door and barreled into the house. My angel was sitting on the couch with her legs pulled up to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. Tears ran down her cheeks. When we made eye contact, she jumped up and launched herself at me. She landed right in my open arms and I wrapped them around her tight.
Holding her small body with one arm as she clasped her legs around my waist, I brushed her hair back from her face. “Hey, baby. What happened?” I tried to keep the anger at whoever had hurt her out of my voice.
“Just look.” With a loud sniffle, she climbed off me and ran to the bar. I didn’t want to let her go, but I didn’t move fast enough to catch her.
“Where’s Smokey?” I asked, my anger burning hotter that he may have left her alone. I tried to chill out. He’d never leave her. He knew I’d kill him if he did.
“Right here.” Smokey came out of the bathroom with a couple pills in his hand. “She had a headache, so I got her some meds.” He handed them to her with a bottle of water.
Jules came back to me with an envelope crumpled in her hand and I pulled her in to my side. I needed her close. “What happened?” I was frustrated that no one had answered me yet.
Jules wiped at her nose with the back of her hand. “I needed to go to the store, so Smokey took me into the city. Everything went fine, but then when we got back, this was sticking out of the door.” She lifted the envelope with shaking hands. “Dom, look at the picture.” She pulled out the photo.
It was a black and white picture of her walking up to a building with Gia. On the back it said, “You thought you won, but I get what’s mine.”
Jules’ tears kept flowing. “Dom, that photo was taken yesterday.” She pointed to the photo. “We were heading into our self-defense class. Look who’s behind me.”
“It’s Smokey and Mac.” I didn’t understand why she was pointing that out. They should’ve been with them. Looking closer at the photo, I took in the surroundings. My blood ran cold. It was John. “Son of a bitch!” Jules jumped as I roared. I rubbed her back to calm her down. I hadn’t meant to scare her.
I tossed the picture and envelope at Sal as he walked in the door and yanked out my phone. I called up Tech and told him to get here quick. Still hanging on to Jules, I dialed Viper, Mac, and Ezra, and let them know to keep an extra close eye on the girls. As Sal shouted and cussed about the picture, another thought came to me. That fucker could have Gia in his sights. I had to get someone on her. Maybe Sal could spare a man because I already had five of us on these ladies.
I shoved my phone back in my pocket and looked at Sal, who’d wound down a little. I forced myself to stay focused on dealing with the situation and taking care of Jules, and not on how powerless I felt. “Can you spare Leo, Red, or another brother to keep an eye on Gia just in case? If he thinks getting Gia might help him get Jules back, he might just be desperate enough to do it.”
“Shit. I didn’t think about that.” Sal rubbed his forehead. “I’ll put Red on it.” He looked at Jules and his face softened. “Are you okay, baby girl?”
Jules nodded against my chest. “I’ll be fine.”
I wrapped both arms around her again and nodded at Sal. “Thanks. Tell her that it’s just to be safe, and
