“Luna, I want you to run don’t stop running until you get to the clubhouse, these woods run directly to the land around the club. I’ll be right behind you,” he orders, eyes flaring with anger as blood drips from his forehead.
Nodding I do as he says. I make it into the tree line just as the first shots were fired.
Oh God, please don’t let Shadow be hurt any further.
My heart races as I run. Faster than I’ve ever run before. That’s saying something considering what Shadow put in me before we left the apartment and I’m now uncomfortable where I’d been enjoying the feeling earlier.
Branches snag and scrape my arms as I dash through the woods. I don’t look back, not even when I hear movement behind me. An arm wraps around my waist halting me from running any further and I start screaming and fighting the hold of the arm.
“Shh, Kitten, it’s me,” Shadow whispers against the shell of my ear and I relax into his embrace.
“Oh God, David . . .”
“It’s okay, Luna. I’ve got you. I’m okay. You’re okay. Let’s get to the clubhouse. My phone’s missing and I’m going to need my brothers to help me with clean up. But I hate to tell you this, Kitten, Mareena got away.” I swear my heart nearly jumps out of my chest as my mind begins to fog. “Don’t do it, Luna, stay with me remember what I said. Remember nothing touches you,” Shadow says firmly as he turns me in his arms to face him.
Blood and mud cake his face yet his eyes are fierce with determination.
Nodding, I release a shuttered breath.
“Good girl. Are you hurt anywhere?” Shadow asks, brows furrow as his hand moves to press flat against my stomach.
“Umm, I don’t think I’m hurt badly but I’m sore and uncomfortable,” I mumble.
“Where?”
“Umm, the toys.” I almost feel embarrassed by admitting that out loud.
“Fuck,” Shadow mutters and moves quickly, unbuttoning my jeans and sliding them down enough to remove both things. Tossing them into the woods, he pulls my jeans back up and fastens them back into place. “The rest of it we’ll get checked out at the hospital. Now let’s get moving. I don’t know where Mareena went or the woman with her and I need to get a clean-up done before someone comes across the wreck.”
Taking Shadow’s hand, I let him guide me the rest of the way to the clubhouse. Neither of us spoke the entire way. I didn’t want to take Shadow’s focus off of getting us to the clubhouse. At least that’s something I don’t have to feel guilty for, I was heading in the right direction he’d told me.
The rest? Yeah, I can feel it nearly choking me. If it weren’t for me, Shadow wouldn’t be hurting right now. My stepmother is a total bitch and that’s saying something since I rarely ever say or think using those types of words.
After about an hour of walking, well Shadow walking me nearly tripping over fallen branches on the ground, we finally step through the tree line on the side of the clubhouse. Several of the members of the club turn in our direction as if they could sense us approaching and take off at a run toward the two of us.
“What happened?” Blaze asks, making it to us first.
“Tell you in a bit, need a couple brothers up to Old Miller and do a clean-up,” Shadow states, his arm moves to wrap around my waist. “Car’s in the creek, body laid out near it.”
“Fuck, we’ll get it done. We need to get you looked at.” If I didn’t know Stoney well enough, I’d be taking a step back at the way his eyes hardened.
I hope he doesn’t blame me for his brother being hurt.
“I’m good need a shower to clean up. Luna needs to go to the hospital and be checked out,” Shadow mutters.
“You need to be checked out too,” I utter, lifting my head to meet his gaze.
“Kitten, I’m good. Nothing I can’t handle. We need to get you and the baby checked though. ‘Cause telling you now. That cunt causes you to lose our kid I won’t just kill her, I’ll dismember the bitch one body part at a time and send the pieces to Delano.”
I can feel the color nearly draining from my face at the mention of that name. “Did you hear what Mareena said about Delano?” I ask.
“No, I was trying to get my bearings when I saw fuck face with his gun to you as you fought to get away from him.”
“Delano was at some airstrip waiting for her to bring me to him so he could personally take me to my new owner,” I murmur, casting my gaze to the ground.
“What?” he growls.
“Venom, take Whip, Coyote, Viper, and Neo to the airstrip. If that fucker is still there, make sure to nab his ass and bring him to the Pocket,” Stoney snarls.
“You got it, Prez,” Venom grunts before taking off.
“Come on, Kitten,” Shadow says gently while guiding me closer to the clubhouse. Thankfully my brothers nor father are anywhere around.
“I still say you need to be seen as well,” I grumble.
“I’ve had a lot worse than this, Luna. This is nothing compared to some of the shit I’ve had. I’ll be sore as fuck later on but I can handle that, I promise.”
“Okay,” I nod in understanding. He’s going to be all alpha he man on me until after I get checked out.
“Good girl,” he murmurs leaning down to press a kiss to my forehead. “Let’s get inside. I’m going to take a two-minute shower and then we’re heading to the hospital.”
“Yes, Sir,” I whisper for only him to hear which causes him to grin down at me.
How is it this day goes from wonderful, to shit, to being thankful
