High-Sided (Armed & Dangerous #3)(10)

Micah chuckled. “Whatever you say, man. Besides, I want to save my energy for Colorado. That’s where the good riding will be.”

I closed my eyes. “Yes, it will.”

“Oh, your phone rang a couple of times, while you were in the shower.”

My phone beeped in my bag and I pulled it out. It was almost dead, so I plugged it up and scrolled through the calls. I hadn’t checked it in a couple of days. There were missed calls from my parents, Levi, and Richard. Not to mention, some pissed off texts from Levi.

Sliding off his bed, Micah put on his shoes and headed for the door. “While you’re making calls, I’m gonna walk to the store and get some beer.”

“Sounds f*cking great.” I was going to need it after talking to Levi. I’d ignored his calls for days and he was pissed. I would be too if he’d ignored me for that long.

I called his number and it went straight to voicemail. He was probably paying me back. I tried a few more times, and on the last try, I left a message about how sorry I was for not calling back. Hopefully, that’d appease him. Levi was one of my best friends and I didn’t want him to think I didn’t care.

The remote control was on Micah’s bed, so I grabbed it and flipped through the channels until I got the news. There was a thunderstorm warning for the majority of Oklahoma, and the last thing I wanted was to ride through the rest of the state tomorrow. My phone rang and I thought it’d be Levi calling me back, but it was Richard.

I answered it. “I was getting ready to call you.”

“I’ve been trying to reach you all day. Where are you?” He was angry, his voice thick and raw.

“Oklahoma. My partner and I decided to take time off and ride across country.” The line went silent and I knew it was because he was upset I didn’t want to come out there. “If you’re mad about my decision, you have to know it’s a bad idea. I told Levi I’ll look into everything as soon as you give me names. Right now, he’s not answering my calls. I think he’s pissed at me.”

“There’s a reason he’s not answering, son.”

Gut clenching, I froze. Something in his voice worried me. “Why is that?” I asked, slowly getting to my feet.

Richard choked up and blew out a shaky breath. “Because he’s dead, Logan. He was run off the road.”

The initial shock felt like a punch to the gut, the pain so raw I could barely breathe. So many emotions warred inside me, but the worst thing was the guilt. If I’d gone out there like Levi wanted me to, he’d probably still be alive.

“Who? Who the f*ck did it?” I demanded.

“Not sure exactly, but the police have Mark Danvers and Jacob Privette in custody. I’m sure you know who they are.” Rage consumed me. Mark and Jacob were whiny ass bitches who liked to start trouble. I’d wanted to beat the shit out of them plenty of times but never got the chance.

“Were they on your list of names?” I barked.

He sighed. “No. My list of people aren’t connected to the racing world.”

“Then what would make those f*ckers run Levi off the road?” I was so mad I couldn’t even see straight.

“Sean said Jacob made some comments to Kassidy and it escalated from there. They got into a fist fight, then Levi parted ways and never showed up at Kassidy’s house like he was supposed to.”

“Does she know?” I asked.

His voice grew thick. “I just left her house. She’s devastated.”

Levi was her best friend, but he was one of mine as well. I’d mentored him and watched every race he competed in. He was like the younger brother I never had, and I let him down. “What’s going on, Richard? Why are there people targeting your team?”

“I don’t know. I wish they’d come after me and leave everyone alone.”

“You do know something,” I challenged. “What did you do to piss off someone so much that they’d kill to get back at you?” Micah walked back into the room, carrying a case of beer and stopped when he saw me.

“It’s a long story,” he said, his voice defeated.

“You’re going to explain it to me when I get there. This shit’s going to end.” I hung up and threw my phone on the bed. If he had enemies targeting his people, who was to say they wouldn’t go after Kassidy?

“Everything okay?” Micah asked.

Turning to the window, I gazed out at the darkening sky. “Levi’s dead.”

“Holy f*ck, man. How?”

I closed my eyes, my jaw on fire from clenching my teeth so hard. “Someone ran him off the road.” Huffing, I opened my eyes and jerked around, my body shaking with rage. “I have to get out there. Whoever did this is going to pay. If Richard is being targeted, I need to solve it. I’ve seen this type of shit numerous times.”

Micah nodded. “I understand, man. Predators like to toy with their prey before striking. Do you want me to go with you?”

I glanced back out the window. “No. This is something I need to do on my own.”





Kassidy


“Kass, it’s time to go,” Sean called.

I looked around Levi’s bedroom and wiped the tears from under my eyes. The pain was too raw. I’d lost my mother a short month before, and now my best friend. It felt as if the world was crashing in all around me.