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“Where’s your girl? Is she doing okay?” Rocco asks, and I shrug, really un-fucking-sure after what she went through today.
“I left her with Alana and Beth. She’s strong. A survivor. She’ll get through this. We all will.” I offer before I start to pace. “We need to get guns in the girls’ hands too.”
“No fucking way.” Rocco scoffs. “They’re likely to accidentally shoot one of us.”
That coerces a smile across my face as I remember the day Zoe shot me. It’s probably not meant to be a happy memory, but I swear that day was a turning point for us, and I don’t even hate the dull ache left behind from the bullet she shot into me, and then dug out of me later.
I stop pacing to look at my Prez. “Yeah, which is why we need to teach them how to use them properly, too. Like today.”
“Yeah, fuck. I agree.” Rocco stands and claps me on the shoulder. “And you can be their teacher.”
I shoot him a glare, ready to protest, but a ground shaking explosion rattles the walls and floor under our feet, and we both freeze, wide eyed.
Suddenly, all we can hear are screams and gunfire, and without a second thought, I rip my gun from my holster under my cut and rush out the door and into the chaos.
Aside from the loud pops of gunfire, the first thing I notice is the black smoke wafting into the clubhouse from the front entrance.
With my gun raised and Rocco on my heels, we hurry into the main room and immediately start firing at the entrance where some Reapers are trying to breach.
Flipping one of the tables onto its side, Rocco and I hunker behind it, and shoot toward the fuckers who are trying to invade us. My eyes dart everywhere trying to focus on the enemy, but also trying to find Zoe.
It takes me three different sweeps of the room before I spot her blonde hair off to the side as she and Alana hide on the floor in one of the wall nooks.
“I need to get Zoe to safety,” I mutter as I aim at another Reaper trying to get inside, my shot hitting him in the throat before he falls to the ground.
“They need to get out of here.” Rocco barks, and I have to agree but I’m fucking busy trying to make sure the Reapers don’t breach.
I can see Tex and Munroe across the other side of the room, doing the same thing we are doing, but I can’t see anyone else.
Fuck. Where is everyone?
Hearing more gunfire on the street, I have to assume our other men are out there fighting from that side.
A spray of bullets comes our way, and we duck just in time, the table shielding us as some crazy Reaper comes charging in with a fucking machine gun.
“Fucking hell, they are always one step ahead of us.” Rocco growls, checking his gun.
“This is fucking bad,” I admit, glancing over at Zoe who looks terrified where she is huddled.
Our eyes lock and fuck, my heart sinks at the thought of something happening to her. Even though she’s been in my life for a while, I feel like I’ve just gotten her. She’s only just acknowledged what we have and accepted me, and now, because of some fucking psychotic and delusional Reaper and his beliefs that he has a fucking right to our territory, my princess could be taken away from me before we’ve had any real chance at happiness.
Fuck!
“I’ll protect you,” I say, knowing she can’t hear me from the distance between us, but hopefully she can read my lips.
“On the count of three.” Rocco snaps from next to me, bursting the connection I have with Zoe and bringing me back to the present.
Knowing his meaning, when he counts to three, we both leap up and fire our guns.
There are more Reapers now, and Tex and Munroe are taking the heat of it, so we surprise a couple of the Reapers, spraying them with lead before we have to duck again as the remaining Reapers return fire.
Zoe’s scream draws my attention, and a quick glance shows me they are okay, just scared.
Fuck. I should never have brought her back here.
“Alana!” I yell, gaining their attention, “You two need to get out the back.” When Alana nods, I show them my gun. “We will cover you. When we start shooting, you fucking run!”
They both nod frantically this time, and I fucking hope that Zoe’s mom and sister are watching over her right now, ready to protect her.
