Healing Gabe (The Last Hangman MC #3)(41)

“It was you? You f*cking ungrateful bitch!” he yells, lunging at me, but Bennett is faster and manages to block him and land a couple of good punches in his face and stomach.

“Wrong f*cking move, Bennett. You’re going to regret this. You’re all going to regret this. Especially you two.” He smirks pointing at Nicole and I. “Don’t think I don’t know who you are Nicole Lyle.” He smiles creepily and heads to his bike, driving away but keeping his eyes trained on us for as long as he can.

“I should have f*cking shot him!” Bennett groans.

“It’s alright. What I said wasn’t wise.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll protect you, even if it costs me my life.”

“Hopefully it won’t come to that.” Nicole says rather nervous. It’s not good when Jared threatens you and she knows it. I rub her back and we look at each other, sharing a silent understanding. I don’t know how much she knows about my life, but I know that no matter what happens, I’ll make sure she stays safe.

After this unpleasant encounter, we all head back to my house, the excitement of torturing Bennett with baby pictures disappeared. Ryan escorts Ayden and Nicole back home while Bennett stays with me until Gabe comes back.





CHAPTER 16



Gabe

I’m driving back to Viv’s place, f*cking furious. I can’t believe who, out of all the f*cking motherf*ckers in the world, called me.

I park in her driveway, next to her truck and make my way to the front door, opening it without any problem, which isn’t reassuring. I’m going to have to check her locks and the house security, I’m not willing to risk anything happening to her considering she saw and actually spoke to that motherf*cker Jared. I know she’ll yell at me when I tell her, but I don’t care, I’d rather have her pissed and safe than her dead.

I lock the door behind me and toss the keys on the hallway table before making my way to her bedroom. It’s 4 AM, and I don’t care if I wake her up. When he called, all I wanted to do was come back here and yell at her for not calling me, but I knew I had to calm down first. I knew my anger would make me say something I don’t mean and she doesn’t need that right now.

I watch her sleep for a few minutes. She looks so peaceful and relaxed, like nothing bad has happened to her. I want nothing more than to have her relaxed and without worry, but I also need to f*cking talk to her. I join her in bed and wrap my arms around her, kissing her neck.

“Wake up, Viv.” I say softly in her ear.

“Hmmmm, go away.” She swats at me, any other time I would have found it cute, but this is not one of those times.

“Viv, wake up, we need to talk,” I say more sternly.

“What?” she groans and rubs her eyes, turning to me.

“Why the f*ck didn’t you call me when Jared showed up at that bar and why in the hell were you there in the first f*cking place?” I almost snarl, the rage I felt earlier resurfacing full force.

“What a pleasant way to wake up.” she says yawning and sitting up.

“Answer me.” I sit up and look at her.

She sighs. “Bennett offered to take me bar hunting and that’s when we saw him. Bennett kicked his ass. We were safe.”

“I know, he told me. Doesn’t answer why you didn’t f*cking call me.”

“Because I knew better than to call you when you were doing club business. I knew either way that you would be pissed at me. It was either have you pissed at me for not telling you or because I called you in the middle of whatever you were doing and putting you in jeopardy. It was a no win situation, all I knew was that I would rather risk you being pissed at me than risk your f*cking life, so excuse me for f*cking caring about your wellbeing and not wanting you six feet f*cking under. Happy now?”

“Yes.” I bring her face to mine and kiss her hard and rough. Too soon I have to break the kiss because the f*cking minx twisted my nipple. “What was that for?” I glare at her rubbing my bruised nipple.

“I couldn’t f*cking breathe!” She shakes her head and catches her breath.

“Do you have any f*cking idea how worried I was about you?”

“I was with Bennett, you didn’t have to worry.” She shrugs.

“Not about that, Doll. I knew Bennett would keep you safe, even if I don’t approve of him taking you out bar hunting, but tha-”

“Why don’t you approve? It’s not like we were doing anything wrong.” She looks at me confused. She really doesn’t get it.

“Because I’m the one who’s supposed to take you bar hunting, not him.” I brush a strand of hair away from her face, looking at her, taking me in looking happy and confused.

“Oh.”

“Yes, oh.” I brush my lips over hers.

“I didn’t know.”

“It’s alright, we’ll go and have another look together and find the perfect place.” I smile, reassured that if she’s going to fulfil her dream of buying a bar then she’s going to stay here for good.

“I’d like that.” She beams at me, looking like a f*cking angel, my fallen angel.

“I know, but back to what I was saying before you cut me off. Jared was there and saw you, Nicole and Ayd. That’s not good.”