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“There she is!”
Isa’s eyes bugged and she glanced over her shoulder. Her captors seemed to have multiplied. Panic set in once more. She didn’t want to think about what they’d do to her once they caught up.
Facing forward again, she suddenly hit a wall. Dazed, she stepped back, and tears filled her eyes.
It wasn’t a wall.
“Isa? Oh my God.” Doc wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his chest for a moment, the scent of him momentarily overtaking her fear.
“Are you hurt?” he whispered, pulling the tape off her mouth. His blue eyes scanned her anxiously. Rubbing her lips together, she held back tears at the agony the tape caused. He carefully untied her wrists and ran his fingers along the indentations. “I’m gonna kill that fucker.”
The horde of bikers stopped just shy of their location. “You’re outnumbered, Macha,” Viper said, a smug smile on his bearded face.
Isa trembled at the sight of ten men with guns pointed toward them. Doc tightened his hold on her.
“And you’re a fool to think I came unprepared,” he said coolly, drawing his gun.
A large body came into view from around the corner of the convenience store. She immediately recognized the deputy star on the man’s tan uniform. Another man appeared behind him, a similar law enforcement emblem on his shirt. Relief coursed through her prematurely, but she didn’t care. It was three to ten, but she was hopeful they’d win the standoff.
Viper’s gun remained cocked despite the new additions. “I don’t care who’s in your pocket, Macha. The girl is mine until I get the territory deal your president and I discussed.” He used his gun to motion for Isa to walk to him. She shook her head and he sneered. “I have no issue shooting her, then you.”
The two law enforcement agents took giant steps forward. “Get out of town and Macha may forgive you for putting this woman at risk. From what we’ve heard and seen, she was snatched by your MC.”
Viper glanced at his men, then back to the deputy. “I don’t give a shit about shooting police either.” He trained his gun on Doc. “How much do these guards cost? I’ll need to get Nevada’s in my pocket before we take over the state.”
Doc’s arm muscles twitched. “There are innocent bystanders, Viper. Don’t make this end in gunfire.”
Shrugging, Viper pulled the trigger, and all hell broke loose.
Doc shoved her to the ground, firing off rounds toward the offending MC. Isa covered her ears with her hands and watched the scene play out. Four of Viper’s men fell right away and lay unmoving on the sidewalk. The two police officers struggled to contain the gunfight to the store parking lot, both calling for backup.
Distant rumbles of motorcycle engines neared, and she held her breath. If they weren’t Macha, she may as well pick out a casket.
Crawling over to the building, she stayed low. Doc dodged bullets, and Viper gained on him. Her heart thrummed in her ears the closer the two got to each other.
Viper’s bullet made contact with Doc’s side, and she screamed. He fell to the ground, hand covering the oozing wound. The Irish biker preened and stalked toward his prey, clicking a new magazine in place.
“This’ll teach you not to fuck with the Twelve Brothers again.”
Thinking fast, Isa ran over to where a discarded gun lay next to one of Viper’s men. Grabbing it, she aimed it toward the hulking biker and pulled the trigger. The blowback stunned her ears, and she took a step backward to steady herself. Viper swiveled his head and glared at her with dark eyes. She’d hit his shoulder, wounding but not felling him.
“Bollocks!” Swallowing hard, she lifted the barrel again. This time, Viper stopped and waited. Keeping her eyes fixed on him, she yelled, “Drop the gun or I swear to God, I’ll hit you between the eyes.”
Viper’s eyes narrowed to slits, and he took a step toward her. “You’ll never be safe, princess. My men are everywhere. They’ll come for you. And if they fail, my eleven brothers will come for you.”
Isa responded by shooting his leg.
His face paled. “You bitch!”
She stood her ground, worried about a motionless Doc on the ground but unwilling to let the bastard take her hostage again. She looked over and saw the two police officers arresting the remaining Twelve Brothers crew who were still alive. All it’d take was one wrong move and she was Viper’s prized chess piece again.
“We got it, lass,” Reaper’s voice gently said, coming up from her left. He closed his hand over the gun and slowly took it away from her. “Phantom got Niall and Orla too. They’re safe.”
Isa staggered on her feet, watching Rubble and Hawk tackle Viper to the pavement, both getting punches in. She couldn’t utter a word, the severity of the recent moments hitting her hard.
Doc grunted and rolled to his side.
“Oh God.” Running over, she tore off a strip of her tank and pressed it to his side. The wound wasn’t gushing, but his once white shirt held a pink tint. “You’re some kind of dolt,” she muttered, pulling up the hem to examine the wound. She had no idea what she was doing, but she’d seen people do it on the telly.Can’t hurt anything.
