Teaching Aleck (The Last Hangman MC #2)(28)

“Hey, Gorgeous,” he greets me after only two rings.

“Hey, Aleck,” I say rather nervous, keeping an eye on them.

“Are you okay, Line? You sound nervous,” he asks concerned.

“Do you have anyone keeping an eye on me like Ant did with Ayden?”

“No, why?”

“Shit. Three bikers are following me.” I worry my lip between my teeth, really nervous as they are getting closer.

“Can you see their cut or anything? Where are you?”

“I just got on the 310 after Kenner. No, they are staying behind me.”

“I’m on my way, Line. Whatever happens, do not stop driving.” I can hear him start his bike.

“I’m scared, Aleck.”

“It’s probably nothing, Line, but I just want to make sure you’re okay. I’m on my way, I’ll catch up to you as fast as I can. If anything changes call me again, okay? Where are you heading?”

“I…I won’t stop driving. I’m going to Lockport to see my grandparents.”

“Okay, Gorgeous, I’ll see you in a few minutes.” He hangs up before I have the time to reply. I try to keep my eyes on the road and not focus on those men, but it’s hard to drive not knowing who they are, what they want or how long they’ve been following me for.

After a few minutes, they corner me, so to speak. One of them stays behind me, and the other two go on each side of my car. I keep looking in front of me, but they are trying to get my attention. I don’t give them what they want, and they are clearly getting pissed. They get closer to my car and shatter the windows. I scream and cover my eyes, losing control of the car for a split second. I try to gain it back, but I struggle and I end up going off the road.

I’m scared, in tears and covered in glass debris, but I’m so relieved when I hear them driving away. At least they didn’t stop and aren’t going to hurt me.

I try to get out of my car, but I’m in a ditch and my door is stuck. Fuck me! I call Aleck again.

“Where are you, Line? Are you okay?”

“I’m stuck in a f*cking ditch! They cornered me and shattered my windows. I lost control of the car.”

“Fucking bastards!” he yells away from the phone. “Are you okay? Are you injured?”

“I think I’m okay, just a couple of scratches from the glass.”

“I’ll be with you in a few minutes, Gorgeous.”

“Thank you, Aleck,” I say softly.

“Don’t mention it, Line. It’s normal. I’m going to hang up now and get back on the road. I’ll be with you in a few minutes.”

“Okay. I won’t move, literally, my door is stuck.” I can’t help but giggle a bit.

“That’s my, Line. I’ll come and unstuck you, don’t worry.” He chuckles, but I can hear he’s clearly pissed. He hangs up again before I can say anything else.

True to his words, I can hear a bike stop close to where I am a few minutes later. He walks over to the other side of the car and maneuvers himself into my car. My little Betty is in such a state.

“How are we feeling in here?” He gets in the car and checks on me. I’m a pretty strong girl, but at this point, my nerves are shot and I’m a nervous mess. I’ll break down crying any minute now, and I don’t want to cry in front of him.

“I’m alright. A bit sore and still in shock.” I look down and carefully wipe the tears away. I knew I’d end up crying.

He lifts my chin with his fingers, making me look at him. “Hey. No tears. I’m here and you’re safe. Don’t worry. I’ll get you out of here in no time and we’ll fix your car at the shop.”

I nod. “T-thank you.”

“Shhh, don’t mention it.” He hugs me and kisses my head. I feel safe in his arms. “I’m going to move you, okay, you don’t seem injured at all which is good. Just a couple of scratches on your arm.”

“Okay, I trust you.”

“Not sure if you should, but thanks.” He chuckles softly and helps me wrap my arms around his neck and lifts me from my seat. Not only was my door stuck, but so were my legs as the seat moved forward and wouldn’t go back.

“Silly.” I smile softly through my tears and hold onto him for dear life. He manages to move us to the other seat, me on his lap. I look down at him as he looks up at me. He brushes a couple strands of hair from my face and brushes his knuckles down my cheek. Kiss me!

He clears his throat. “Any dizziness or anything?”

“No, I think I’m okay.” I sniff.

“Okay, let’s get out of this then.” He maneuvers me out the window and follows suit after getting my bag. It takes me a minute to be able to stand on my own without having to hold onto the car. He wraps his arm around me and helps me away from my car.

“My poor little Betty.” I frown. I didn’t think the impact was that bad, but clearly I was wrong.

“She’ll be okay once she goes through mine and Gabe’s hands don’t worry.” Well now I know what he does for a living. I wouldn’t mind having his hands all over me, covered in grease…I need to get laid!

“I didn’t know you were working at the garage too.” We walk to his bike.