Healing Gabe (The Last Hangman MC #3)(53)

“I don’t deserve it.”

“Why the hell not? Because you’ve done f*cked up things for the club? Because you were with her sister? Because you’re too scared to open up? Those are all f*cking bullshit excuses. I would know because I f*cking used them too. You’re a stupid man if you let her go. Maybe it’d be the best thing for her. I mean, what woman would want a man who’s emotionally scarred and too stubborn to do something about those feelings he has for said woman? You’re too scared of what might happen to Viv because of your actions, and too blind to see that the love of your life has been in front of you all these years. Just think about it,” he says before walking inside. I hate to admit it, but he’s right about everything. I need to get my head out of my ass.

I walk inside the compound and some of the guys motion for me to go into the Chapel. I walk in and Ryan is there. “What’s going on? What is he doing here?”

“Sit.” Ant glares at me.

I sit and ask again. “What is he doing here when he should be watching over our women.”

“The cops said our location was compromised and they left in a black SUV. They are taking them somewhe-”

“Where?” I spit at him.

“If you would let me finish then I’d be able to tell you. I had a funny feeling about one of the cops so I slipped my phone into Nicole’s bag, this way, we can track the f*cking signal to find them.” He glares at me. Fair enough.

“Looks like you’re smarter than you let on.”

“Enough you two.” Ant glares at us.

“What’s going on with your women?” Ray asks.

“It all started twelve years ago, I don’t think you were kept in the loop at the time about what was really happening behind closed doors. Jared took a shine to Viv, he was being rough with her one night, I stepped in, showed him up and he’s targeted me ever since. After that I joined the Hangman and dated Viv’s twin sister Annie who was killed because of our relationship. Viv ran away and the first time I saw her was a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, Jared has found her and still wants her by his side, but he also saw my sister. He threatened both of them and has been sending threats to Sanders’ wife as well. That’s pretty much the gist of it. I don’t know if that cop is corrupted or not, but I’m not going to sit around and wait for shit to hit the fan. Can we track the phone?” I look at Sanders.

“We’re on it. It takes a bit of time for my team to get the signal, especially if it’s in a location where the signal is choppy.”

“Fuck! I’m not sitting around here waiting for your team to locate it, which direction did they drive in?” I look at Ryan.

“North,” he says, looking at me with pity in his eyes. I don’t need his f*cking pity. I need my woman safe and sound.

I ready myself to get on the road when my phone rings.

“Yeah?”

“Big. Fucking. Mistake. Gabe. Things could have gone a totally different way. I mean, I warned you that I wanted Viv, she belongs to me so it’s not like I’m stealing her from you, I’m just taking back what I own and what do you do? You go behind my back and blow up my f*cking compound with my men inside?” Jared says calmly into the phone. I’d rather have him yell at me, his calmness chills my blood.

“Your club has been the cause of way too much chaos and heartache for far too long, it was about time someone did something about it.”

“There’s one thing you don’t know though.” He chuckles darkly.

“What?” I yell losing patience.

“I’m not going to ruin the surprise, but if I were you, I would hurry.”

“I’ll f*cking kill you if you touch any of them!” I yell running to my bike.

“Don’t be late. You wouldn’t want to miss the show.” He laughs and hangs up.

“Motherf*cker!” I swear and call Viv instantly. I need to warn her even if it’s going to scare the shit out of her, but she doesn’t answer again and neither does Nicole. I shove my phone in my pocket and get on my bike. I don’t wait for the others to follow. I start driving away. I’m not a mile away from the compound when I lose control of my bike and am thrown off of it. I land with a big thud on my back. The wind knocked out of me. I try to stand up, but I can’t keep myself upright. I look around to see what could have caused me to lose control, when I see a black SUV park by my bike. My vision is blurred so I can’t see who it is. I take a couple of steps before I fall back down. I grab my phone, trying to call someone for help when I feel a sharp pain on the back of my head. I lose my balance once more and face plant the asphalt. I groan in pain and roll on my back to see my attacker. Big mistake. He smirks at me and a booted foot collides with the side of my face. The darkness swallows me.





CHAPTER 21



Viv

I wake up feeling like I’ve been hit by a truck. I have a pounding headache and have no idea what happened. The last thing I remember is arriving here and Jared being there. After that, the rest is a blur.

I try to reach to rub my temples to try and ease the pain, but I can’t. My hands are tied behind my back, around a pillar in the middle of a warehouse. I have an odd feeling of déjà vu. This is how Annie was restrained when they abused and killed her. Fuck. At least Gabe isn’t here. I don’t want him to go through this again. I just wish I could have told him how much I love him.