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“Bunny, call Lance at Fallen Warriors. Tell Lance I need a sweep of the bar. It’s urgent,” Magic ordered.
I crawled out of the hole fully and dived into his arms. A meaty hand turned my face into his chest, and Magic carried me away. From the footsteps following behind, Diesel and Chance trailed us.
“Leave the jammer running,” Magic declared as he walked.
My secret was out, and I worried what Chance and Diesel might think. Magic brought me into the apartment and placed me on the sofa. No sooner had he done so than I sprung up and launched at him. For eleven years, Magic had been my saviour and father. I needed him now. Magic sighed, picked me up inhis arms, and sat with me. I could feel Chance and Diesel’s eyes burrowing into me, and I ducked my head into Magic’s throat and ignored everyone.
“Whispering Willow Church of Godliness,” Magic announced.
“Fuck me!” Diesel exclaimed.
“Alice is a survivor?” Chance demanded.
“No, Alice is the one that brought those motherfuckin’ raping cunts down,” Magic declared. Yup, that was me!
Chapter Three.
Alice
“Alice brought them down?” Diesel exclaimed.
“Yes, but she was Alexis then. What the feds didn’t announce was the top men all escaped. They’ve been quietly searching for a second base, but it could be anywhere or any state. Alice and I guessed the feds were searching, but we kept it quiet. Alice was being forced to marry two of the top Ministers, and she escaped, and I found her. Brought Alice here and have protected her ever since. Alice is the daughter I never had,” Magic said with a glance at Diesel. There was warning in that look.
“That was the nutjobs that kept women subjugated, and they’d no awareness of technology and shit. They had no idea of their basic human rights and were used as sex slaves, amongst other shit. They went down about a decade ago?” Chance asked.
“Eleven years ago. After everything Alice told me, I got her permission to record it and sent it to the FBI. Alice was so important to the church that the FBI, who already had eyes on them, acted on her information,” Magic confirmed.
“That took guts, girl,” Chance said with warm approval.
“I’d no idea about the outside world. Didn’t understand how a phone or TV worked. Magic let me hide up here for four years while I gained my GED and then a diploma in editing. I work from home doing editing for a few authors and work here when Magic needs me. Magic wouldn’t let me work the bar until I understood the world better and wouldn’t stand out. Cramming seventeen years of learning into four was hard, but I did it,” I said proudly.
“You’re fuckin’ amazing,” Diesel said, and I cocked my head warily.
After that kiss, I’d avoided him. But I sensed Diesel watched me a lot.
Now I was calmer, Magic shunted me over on the sofa so he could get up and pace.
“After two weeks of freedom, Alice understood what the church did was criminal and asked me to contact the proper authorities to take them down. I liaised with just one fed. No one else knew where Alice was or who the liaisons were. It was kept between one fed and myself. That protected Alice because we guessed the church had enough money for bribes. Alice was a major part in getting the warrants to invade the church. What the feds discovered there was enough for arrests,” Magic explained.
Chance was typing something on his phone as Magic spoke, and when he finished, he shoved it away.
“So, what do you need? They clearly are looking for her again, and I don’t wanna consider them getting their hands on her. They may not have proof Alice was behind their takedown, but they’ll sure as hell suspect her,” Bear said. “I was listening from the stairs. The bar’s locked down, but Lance is riding. He’ll call when he arrives.”
“I need to run, collect my go bag from my house and run,” I said. My heart broke at the thought of leaving Magic and this behind. They had become my life and one I was happy in. Tobe forced to give this up now, for a near future of running, uncertainly bit deep. My heart already ached at the thought of leaving Magic. He would risk his life for me to stay.
“Need blackout curtains for every window in the apartment. Can you get Tati on it? Lance can fit me with extra locks and deadbolts. Want more than what I have. I want the doors electrified, the security cameras updated, and motion monitors incorporated. I want this damn place like Fort Knox,” Magic stated.
“Why?” I asked.
“Darling, no bullshit. Bunny’s moving in with Pyro. Bunny’s barely here anymore. This apartment is gonna be empty again. I’m gonna get a few guys to collect your personal shit, and you’re staying here. I’ll sleep in the pull-out in my office until this bar is secure. And you’ll stay up here, babe. No working downstairs until we get this under control,” Magic stated and crossed his arms. Oh, I recognised that look and stance. No matter what I devised, Magic wouldn’t back down.
“I need to work,” I argued, feeling stronger.
“You can work on your editing! But not in the bar. Alice, they got a lock on you in this area. We gotta give it a few weeks, so they believe either you moved on or you weren’t here in the first place. Ain’t gonna lose you now, kid. So please, meet me halfway. If you have to go outside, go nowhere without a brother from one of the trusted MCs present,” Magic almost begged me.
I saw the fear in Magic’s eyes and didn’t want him under more stress.
“Okay, I can do that,” I agreed with a smile. “But the apartment has two bedrooms. You stay up here with me.”
