Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 86823 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 434(@200wpm)___ 347(@250wpm)___ 289(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 86823 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 434(@200wpm)___ 347(@250wpm)___ 289(@300wpm)
Jesus, what time was it? I felt like I had barely slept.
“Sorry to wake you, but you and Travis need to get out of town as soon as possible,” Liam said when I put him on speaker.
I crawled back into bed next to Travis, not really registering what Liam was talking about. “We’re leaving first thing in the morning,” Travis sleepily grumbled as he wrapped his arm back around me, pulling me back against his chest. “What’s the word on you? What’s your plan?”
I snuggled closer to Travis, the only thing on my mind being more sleep. “I’m busy trying to pack my shit and get the hell out of town as we speak. Nicholas and Henry are pissed. I’ve got news, and you’re not going to like it.”
I inhaled Travis’s scent, only half-listening to the conversation. I was so fucking tired. They needed to hurry up and finish this conversation so I could get some damn sleep. “What news do you have?” Travis asked him.
“That new girl at the café is being held hostage by Nicholas and Henry. Pam was killed because she ran her mouth to Katie about what’s going on around here.”
I rubbed my eyes, coming awake once I heard that. Pam had been killed? Fuck, but she had no part of this bullshit! That poor girl, too. All she had wanted was a fresh start, and now, she would be traumatized for the rest of her life if she survived.
“What do they have to gain by keeping her hostage?” I asked, my voice groggy and full of sleep still.
“Think about it, Katie. What is the one thing the Hollands have always hated?”
I cursed. By taking the girl hostage, they were trying to lure me and my dad back to them to finish us off considering we now had information on them that we could use to bring them down. Nicholas and Henry wanted to get rid of us – and quick. “They think I’m in town with Dad, don’t they?”
Liam sighed. “From what I’m understanding, yeah; they do. But since they killed innocent people and shot up the café, they can’t come out of hiding. It’s the only reason I’m able to get my stuff at the moment. They’re hiding up in Black Skulls territory, but they’ve got people out looking for you. Hence why you need to get the fuck out of town.”
“I’m not making Katie get out of bed at this ungodly hour so that we can travel,” Travis told him. “Besides, she’s safer here right now until we can make a move in the daylight. Come to the hotel we’re staying at. You can crash on the couch and follow us back tomorrow. I swear, if you have any Bloody Royals or Black Skulls follow us, I won’t hesitate to end your life with theirs and leave you on the side of the road for dead.”
“You’ve got my word,” Liam told him.
Travis gave him our room number and hung up the phone. I curled back up into his arms, already getting sleepy again. He kissed my forehead and ran his fingers through my hair until I fell asleep.
Travis
I slipped out of bed when I heard someone knock on the hotel room door. Liam walked inside when I opened the door and tossed a bag on the floor, running a hand through his hair. “I can’t believe you’re actually going to keep her here in town until the morning,” he muttered.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “My girlfriend, my choice,” I simply replied. “Keep your voice down. She’s sleeping.”
He studied me for a moment before he replied, “There’s more to it, isn’t there? Any normal, sane person would be dragging her out of bed right now and getting her the hell away from here.”
Damn, it sure as hell didn’t take him long to ask that question. At least some of the Bloody Royals members were smart. “Yes. She’s pregnant and tired. I’m not going to make her travel until she gets some real sleep in her body. What she went through yesterday was already stressful enough for her and our baby.” I blew out a soft breath. “Besides, there are too many dark places for someone to hide out in. I won’t risk her safety just to get her out of town a little bit earlier.”
He nodded. “Understandable. I’ll just crash on the couch. Just wake me up in enough time to get a shower, alright?”
“No problem,” I said, turning back to the bedroom. I slid back in bed beside Katie and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her snug against my chest. I loved holding her in my arms. It felt perfect – like she was supposed to be there.
This woman was awakening feelings in me that I had never felt before, and I wasn’t sure what to make of them. I knew I cared about her a hell of a lot, and I liked her too damn much for my own good, but these feelings felt stronger. I wasn’t exactly sure how to identify them.