Page 41 of High Velocity

Roark

Yells and screams reached Roark as Charli gasped.

“What the hell?”He then turned to her as she scrambled to fasten her shorts he’d undone.“Do you have your phone on you?”

“Yes.”She retrieved it from her back pocket.

“Call 9-1-1.Someone else may be on it, but just in case.Stay here wh—”

“Like hell.I’m coming with you.”

“Charli,” he growled.

“Roark, I can help.I don’t need to be coddled.”

He didn’t have time to argue, so he grabbed her hand.They took off running toward the first fire that luckily didn’t hit a thing.Roark stomped it out and heard glass crunch beneath his boot.

“Fuck.”He looked up to see several more fires close by, and as he took a step in that direction, another fireball came hurling over the wall, narrowly missing him and Charli.“Son of a bitch!”After stomping out that one as well, he ran toward another that hit a shed.Luckily, there was a hose attached to the spigot, and within moments, he had the fire out.

More voices sounded off around him as others scrambled to battle the fires.Roark saw Konstance rounding up the kids and getting them into the clubhouse.Kadon was getting the dogs to follow, but had to pick up Tidbit, who was freaking out.Whoever the fuck was throwing Molotov cocktails over their walls couldn’t reach that building.And whoever the fuck they were, were dead.

“Roark!”

He spun to see Griff running toward him.

“Motley and Jax got guys securing the perimeter.They took a vehicle to see who the fuck is out there.”

“Is that wise?”Charli asked.

“Not to worry, they can handle themselves, and they’re armed.Tech is checking the security feed.”

“I called 9-1-1,” she said.

Griff nodded.“So did others, and I called Lutrell personally.He’s on his way.”

“Let’s make sure everyone’s okay and all the fires are out,” Roark said.“Fuckers were throwing cocktails.I smashed a mason jar putting one out.”

“Really like to know who the hell has a vendetta against us now.”

“I hope we find out soon, so we can put a stop to it.”

“I’m going to the clubhouse to check on Konstance and the kids,” Charli said.

“I’ll find you soon.”Roark kissed her forehead before she ran off.Luckily, the lights were still on around the compound, so their power hadn’t been compromised.

“Glenda was with Konstance,” Griff said.“All the kids were accounted for.”

Roark nodded and asked, “Where’s Dad and Bradley?”

“Owen was with Monte and Cruz at the gate.Took two hits at the front, but no one got hurt.Bradley went with Stacks and Stew to the far side of the compound.”

“Brazen fuckers.”

“Dead fuckers,” Griff muttered.

“My thoughts exactly.”

As they walked through the area, it appeared all the fires were out, so Roark and Griff headed to the front gate.Just as they reached it, all went black.He could hear faint cries from the direction of the clubhouse