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Gravel patted my arm. “Greed and power, darlin’. They will make men do crazy things.”
“Why can’t this idiot just get his own money?” I grumbled.
“Because he wants to be Leo. In his mind, Leo is the ultimate power. He knocks off Leo, and then he can step onto his pedestal,” Gravel explained.
I got it, and it made sense, but it wasn’t logical to me.
“Right,” Gravel called.
I slammed on the brakes and careened to the right. I jammed on the gas halfway through the turn, and the van rocked to the left.
“Holy hell.” Gravel grabbed onto the handle above the door and braced his hand on the dash. “I didn’t know your real name was Mario Andretti.”
I glanced over at him and shrugged. “I like to go fast.” And wasn’t this an emergency?
Gravel shook his head. “Well, as long as you get us there in one piece.”
We made a few more turns until Gravel told me to slow down and turn into the next drive. I didn’t really need him to tell me where to turn. Black smoke billowed into the air, and two police cars with their flashing lights were on the side of the road.
Three fire trucks surrounded the house, blasting water on the smoldering debris.
“My god,” I whispered.
Gravel motioned to the side of the house where the guys were standing. “Park there. I would tell you to stay in the van, but I’m smarter than that. Just stick close to us, darlin’, okay?”
I nodded. My eyes were on Murphy in his black sweatpants and Devil’s Knights shirt. His hair was messy, and a frown was on his lips. He did not look happy to see me.
“What the hell is she doing here?” he bellowed as soon as we opened our doors.
Gravel held up his hands. “Easy,” he called. “I needed a driver.”
“They finally pull your license?” Frost asked.
Gravel flipped him off. “No, Greta got me drunk.”
“Not surprising,” Bear grunted.
“Are you shitting me?” Rigid laughed. “We leave you along with the girls, and you can’t handle them?”
“If you guys want to stand around slack-jawing about bullshit, Tatum and I can just head back to the house, and you can call us when you want to come to the cabin.” Gravel turned back to the van and opened the door. “Let’s go, doll.”
I looked from Gravel to Murphy and then back to Gravel. I had no idea what to do. I knew Gravel wasn’t one I should piss off, but I also didn’t want to leave Murphy.
“Knock it off,” King called. “Snapper’s bike is the only one that isn’t on fire. He can ride back himself. You guys take the goons, and the four of us will ride with Bear.”
“Can only fit three,” Bear grunted.
“Not it,” Frost and Easy called in unison.
“Jesus,” Rigid grumbled. “I’ll ride in the goon-mobile.”
“I would be more worried about Tatum’s driving than I would be about the other passengers,” Gravel cackled. He jumped in the passenger seat and dramatically pulled his seat belt over his shoulder.
“Fucking hell,” Rigid grumbled.
I rushed over to Murphy. “Are you okay? What happened? Were you in the house? Obviously not when the bomb went off, but you know.”
Murphy grabbed my shoulders and gently squeezed. “I’m okay, baby girl. Bear got us out in time.”
