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“I did want you to see everything I’ve got set up for this trade, but that wasn’t the only reason I called you out here.”
Logan doesn’t continue, and I wait for him to explain himself, but he doesn’t say anything immediately. Instead, he turns around and walks away. I open my mouth to call out to him when he stops in front of another cage where there is a girl huddled in the corner.
“We will have fifteen more women coming. But I need your help.”
Fuck help.
I am not here to help any of them. But before I can say that, Logan continues, “I can’t guard all of these women by myself. I’ve never had this much cargo. I need help, and the feds aren’t going to help me in this.”
I just bet they fucking aren’t.
“What do you want?” Duke asks.
I don’t even want to fucking ask because asking would imply I’m willing to help.
I’m fucking not.
“I need round-the-clock guards,” Logan mutters. “You don’t have to do much. Give them some food. Make sure they stay alive.”
Opening my mouth, I start to tell him to fuck off when Bond beats me to it. “Fuck that,” he snaps. “We don’t even fully agree with this shit. There’s no way we’re going to stand back and guard a bunch of kidnapped women.”
Logan sucks in a breath as he rocks back on his heels, then he turns to face us completely. “You’ll do what I fucking say, or you don’t get off on this. I’m the one who holds your fucking life in the balance.”
“Is that a threat?” I ask on a growl.
He shakes his head once, slowly. “It’s a fucking promise.”
He tries to strong-arm us, but then something shifts inside of him. I don’t know if he gets an idea or what, but he cancels the demand for guards with a fucking cocky-looking smile, and that shit scares the absolute hell out of me.
ChapterTwenty-Two
REESE
The clubhouse is too quiet.I’m not sure I’ve ever been in here before when it’s been this silent. I don’t know where everyone is, but it’s too much to just sit in the bar area in silence and stare at the empty room.
Standing from the chair, I move through the bar and toward the back door for some fresh air. It’s hot outside, but I need to get away from this stagnant silence. It makes me nervous. I’m not sure why, but each moment that passes makes me feel more and more uneasy.
I don’t get far.
Thunder is just a few feet away, her back against the wall of the small hallway as she watches me. I want to ignore her and continue to move past her, but something makes me stop. Almost as if it is my body’s natural reaction.
Turning to face her, I think about telling her exactly what I think about the phone call that happened, but I don’t get the opportunity as she begins to speak before I can get a single word out.
“I’m sorry about what I said on the phone,” she murmurs. I stare at her, blinking a few times before she continues. “I shouldn’t have said anything. I was and still am really sad about Hellcat not wanting me. I was thinking that maybe me and Agony could work something out since we were both missing someone and alone.”
I’m not quite sure what to say, but instead of saying nothing, I dip my chin in a nod. I can understand not wanting to be alone. Even when you’re with someone physically, if it isn’t the right person, the loneliness inside can consume you.
“I understand more than you know,” I murmur.
Thunder lifts her lips in a small smile and clears her throat before she turns and walks away from me. She heads back toward the bar area, and I watch her, feeling quite differently about her now than I did just a few moments ago.
I walk toward the door, push it open, and close my eyes as I step out into the sunshine. It’s so hot here already, but it also feels really good.
I feel alive.
I’ve been living my life in the shadows, in hiding, for so long. This is the first time I’ve been outside, ever, that I can truly feel the heat from the sun. This is the first time I feel free. It’s an illusion. I know it is because Douglas is out there somewhere, but for a moment, I allow myself to just feel.
