Loving Nicole (Savage Brothers MC #3)(24)

I let the insults to Dragon roll off my back, if I don’t it will get me killed. It’s not easy and had I not been pregnant, it wouldn’t have stopped me. I just keep repeating, ‘there’s more than me to worry about, there’s more than me to worry about’. As mantras go, it kind of sucks.

“If I don’t do as you ask?”

“We’ve gone through this. Maybe I should show you that I mean business? Would you like a piece of Melinda early? Small though, I still have plans for her so marring her beauty is not an option just yet. A finger perhaps? Or toe? Though, I did love when she would wear those stilettos. Donald? Take off one of Mrs. Kavanagh’s fingers. It doesn’t matter which really, except for the ring finger. I want her to have my ring on her finger and this time I will decide when it comes off.”

‘Donald’ (though creepy guy really fits him much better) kicks Dani hard in the stomach. She weakly cries out as her body curls from the pain. He bends over and roughly grabs her hand yanking it towards him. He takes out a wicked looking hunting knife and hits a button so it unfolds.

“Stop!”

He doesn’t, so I turn to the pig behind me.

“Make him stop! Don’t hurt her anymore! I’ll do it!”

He raises his hand and I look quickly over to see Donald has stopped, though I can see that there is blood dripping from Dani’s finger.

“I’ll do it! Just please don’t hurt her anymore.”

“You fell into line so easily, Ms. Wentworth. Should I take you on your word, you think?”

“I said, I’ll do it. You’re not leaving me with much choice.”

“Well, yes, this is true. Still, I think you capitulated a little too easy.”

“Just stop!” I cry and the tears have been flowing steady from me since I got here, but now the panic is all the way into my soul. I can’t see a way out of this and I know even if I give the madman what he wants, he’ll eventually kill Dani, me, my baby and maybe even Dragon and the rest of the crew. I’m not na?ve enough to even make myself believe that I am preventing anything by giving into him. No, I’m merely buying time.

“For now, I will take you at your word.”

I try and breathe slower, before I pass out. I’m wringing my hands at this point to try and keep the shaking under control.

I’m going to start carrying a gun.

The thought rings in my head. If I had a gun I’d shoot the bastard between the eyes and this mess would be over with. This makes twice now that life has exploded and I was defenseless both times. This shit has to end.

“Rest assured, Ms. Wentworth, if you do not adhere to the bargain we have made, I will make sure you and everyone you care about regret it.”

“I understand.”

“Donald will return you back to town. I’ll expect to hear that you’ve broken off your engagement. If I don’t there will be repercussions.”

“I can’t just break it off without reason, Dragon will be suspicious!”

“That is not my problem, Ms. Wentworth, it is yours. I just warn you, do not push me. You will not like how I push back. You helped Melinda leave me five years ago. You were not so concerned with the problems that brought into my life or the consequences of your actions then. I suggest you do not get distracted by them now.”

I don’t answer. It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters at this point. I let Donald lead me back outside to the waiting limo. Michael doesn’t follow and it makes me sick to leave Dani with him. Again, I have no choice.

*

It’s late by the time Donald drives me back into town. He keeps stopping other places and purposely delaying my return. I don’t know why and I don’t ask. In fact, I don’t say two words on the way back. There’s nothing to say, and besides, my mind is full. I’m trying to think of a way to get out of this mess. I’m wondering what would happen if I go to Dragon and confess everything. My first instinct is to do what I’m ordered to do, but keeping secrets from Dragon has already turned out bad. Plus, I know that even getting what he wants, Michael will enjoy hurting anyone I care about. So, Dragon has to know. It’s time I start trying to rely on my man and give him what I expect from him—complete honesty and faith. He deserves that.

I’m feeling better with my decision. I’ll get back and have Dragon and his men go search the school for Dani. There’s nothing that Dragon and I can’t handle together.





Chapter 14




Dragon


“What the f*ck do you mean she’s missing?”

“I told her not to leave the shop while I went outside to take a call from an Army buddy. I wasn’t gone over five minutes Drag, I swear. I go back in and she’s gone. I was watching the entrance the entire time.”

I grab the first thing I can find, which happens to be the whiskey bottle I was about to have a drink out of. Just try and relax around this damned place. The bottle explodes against the wall and it does not do one damn thing to make me feel better.

“You were supposed to be watching her motherf*cker, not the f*cking door. If all I wanted was the f*cking door watched I would have sent a son-of-a-bitching prospect! Of which your ass might be again by the end of the f*cking day!”

“Drag, man, I’m telling you my eyes never left that…”