Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC, #5)(18)
“Nancy, no matter what’s happened, you’re still Bennett’s. Trust me, he’ll never let you go, not again.” He grins to himself and I want to smile with him. He looks like he’s a nice guy, but then again so did my captors, they looked nice but were the scum of the Earth.
“It’s not his fault.” I sigh.
“He doesn’t know that. Look, I don’t know who or what you’re running from, but we need to get you the hell out of here and get you into some decent clothes. Not that I or any of the guys really mind what you wear, but Bennett looks ready to pound us if we keep looking at you.” He grins sheepishly.
“What’s your name?” I ask, suddenly realizing that I have no idea who this person is. Even though I feel safe with him, he has a soothing voice and knows what to say to make you feel safe, I’ve learnt to never to be too careful.
“I’m Gabe.” He extends his hand to me and I shake it.
“I hope that it’s nice to meet you, Gabe.”
“Trust me, you won’t regret it.” He chuckles and pulls off his cut and his flannel shirt before putting his cut back on. Gabe helps me to put on his shirt and walks me down the street as Bennett and the other guys fall into step behind us.
A tall, dark haired and tanned skin man pulls his phone out and calls someone. I’m not sure if going with them is the best idea but it’s not like I have many other options. Gabe walks me to his bike and passes me his helmet before helping me secure it. He climbs onto his bike and helps me on behind him. I wrap my arms around him and hold on for dear life. I look to my left to see Bennett glaring daggers at Gabe, who also notices.
“Not now, Brother. We’ll settle this once we get there. For now she’s with me. Take a longer drive if you need, but make sure you calm the f*ck down,” Gabe tells Bennett who nods once before looking at me. I give him a weak smile and he winks before speeding away down the road. Gabe’s bike roars into life and we head in the opposite direction to Bennett, clearly Bennett’s taking Gabe’s advice and is going for a long drive.
I’m on the back of Gabe’s bike, a total stranger and my conscience is screaming at me. What the f*ck are you doing? What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Doing? And to be honest, I have no f*cking clue, but if this is my way out of this nightmare then I’ll embrace it with both hands.
The drive to wherever we’re going doesn’t take long, but it’s long enough for me to get lost in my thoughts. My life wasn’t easy or quiet, I’ve managed to escape two hells but I’m not sure what kind of f*cked up shit I’m going to find myself in. What happens twice, happens thrice, right? I guess only time will tell.
CHAPTER 7
Bennett
Fuck.
My.
Life.
Fuck my motherf*cking life!
I know I was starting to look for her but I didn’t actually expect to see Nancy again. Especially not this soon.
I mean, what were the odds of finding her just a couple of hours after I got the call asking me to look for her?
The guys and I were just about to spread out and try to find her based on the most recent pictures when she literally runs into me and falls on her ass. Her sweet ass. There are hundreds of people out here and I’m the one she crashes into? I’m not one for destiny or whatever but I’m sending a thank you to whatever made it happen.
There are so many things about this situation that I don’t get, especially why she looked so scared of me. I’ve never done anything to hurt her, is she mad at me because I didn’t find her sooner? All of this is f*cking with my head, that and the fact that she’s back in my life.
On any other day I’d have gone with the guys to the compound and hear what she has to say, but today I can’t. I’m too worked up. I’ve gone from thinking that she’s dead to being told she’s alive and then actually finding her all within a matter of hours. I’m feeling so much anger that I wouldn’t be of any use. I’d either end up yelling at her and breaking some stuff or end up in a fight with one of the guys because they might have looked at her the wrong way. Either way, I’d have my ass handed to me by Gabe. He’s the only one who knows how I truly feel and he would kick my ass if I reacted either way.
I should be happy to see her and want to spend every possible second with her, but I can’t be around her right now. The state she was in made me want to kill anyone and everyone who dared look at her.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget the way she looked tonight. Her too short and barely there dress, the blood running down her legs, her tear stained cheeks, the look of horror on her face and the fact she was running away from something or someone, all made my blood run cold. I want to protect her, promise her that everything will be okay and tell her that she has nothing to worry about now. But the truth is that I’m not sure if I can protect her when I’m so involved in this. I want to know more than anything what’s happened to her, but truth is I’m scared of what I might find out. I shouldn’t be too worried about her wanting to go back to that life because she was running away from it, but I can’t help that doubt that keeps niggling away in my mind.
Five years.
Five long years and my feelings have never changed or wavered. I’m still very much in love with her despite the circumstances. I don’t know if she still feels anything for me, but I intend to find out soon. Let’s just hope she’ll open up to either me or Gabe.