Total pages in book: 65
Estimated words: 62710 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 314(@200wpm)___ 251(@250wpm)___ 209(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 62710 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 314(@200wpm)___ 251(@250wpm)___ 209(@300wpm)
“You could get hurt, Bon, or worse. Surely there is someone that can help you?”
I purse my lips, and a name springs to mind. Nathan.
He helped me with all of the information; if I call and tell him I’m in danger, he might be able to help me out. He is in law enforcement, after all. I’m sure he has someone he trusts that he could put on the case.
“I do, and I’m going to make contact with him, but I wanted to come and see you first and explain.”
“So Western has shut you out completely?”
I nod. “He blocked my number, everything.”
“You could try my phone,” she says, pulling it out of her pocket and wiggling it around.
My eyes widen.
I didn’t think of that.
“Really?” I say, pulling out my phone to get his number.
“It’s worth a shot, right?”
She hands me her phone, and I punch in Western’s number. I pause before calling. I don’t know what I’m going to say, hell, I don’t even know if he’ll hear me out. My heart leaps into my throat, and my hand begins to tremble. Luna reaches over, squeezing it. “You have to try.”
I nod, taking a deep breath, then I hit the dial button.
It rings, and rings, and rings.
I am starting to think he won’t answer when suddenly, his gruff and gravelly voice comes across the line.
I freeze, everything inside me just stops. Pain slams into my chest and tears burn under my eyelids. I open my mouth, but nothing comes out. I can’t speak, my entire body is betraying me.
“Anyone there?” Western demands.
Luna takes the phone quickly, and then, without thought, she says, “Western, it’s Luna, from the club.”
A long silence.
“Why are you callin’ me?”
Luna glances at me, and I press a hand over my chest.
“I know you probably don’t want to hear it, but please don’t hang up. Bonnie is in danger, she has no one. Please, I just need you to talk to her.”
Another extended silence.
“No.”
“Western ...”
“Did I fuckin’ stutter? I said no.”
I reach for the phone, taking it into my hand.
“Western,” I say softly, my voice crackly. “Please hear me out.”
He doesn’t even respond.
He hangs up the phone.
Once again, it feels as though my soul is being crushed that much more.
With a shaky hand, I pass the phone back to Luna who gives me a look of pity. I know she probably doesn’t mean it to come across like that, but it’s a look I don’t want to see.
“You know what,” she says, her voice determined, “I’m going to find a way for you to see him. I get he’s hurt, but he can’t just cut you off and never speak to you again. Surely he cared more than that.”
I thought so, too, but it’s seeming like I might have been wrong. Western and I, we shared a lot, but now I’m wondering if it’s even at all possible for a man like him to hand over his heart. Then I remember him giving me that necklace in the hospital, and I know for certain that meant something.
“I don’t know how we’re going to do that. I can’t even get into the club.”
“No, but I can. Don’t they have parties all the time?”
I give her a side eye, pursing my lips. “What are you plotting?”
“Well, if they do, it’s simple. You hide in the car, I drive in. They’ll let me in if it’s a party. They won’t even blink.”
She’s right, they wouldn’t. They’ll only stop me because they know who I am. If I can get in there, then at least Western will be forced to physically remove me himself if he wants me to leave.
“How crazy are you willing to go to get him to listen?” Luna asks.
“I’m about ready to do anything,” I tell her, tightening my mouth.
“Good, then I have a plan. I’ll find out when the next party is, and you just be ready to go.”
“Why would you want to help me after what I did?”
She steps forward, pulling me in for a hug. “Because I know you’re a good person. And I need friends.”
I laugh, pulling back. “Well, I’m glad to be of service.”
She winks at me. “I have to get back. I’ll call you when I find out when the next party is. Until then, I think you need to contact your friend for protection and lay low. Western is going to help us, even if I have to make him.”
I love how confident she is, but it’s clear she has no idea just how powerful that club is.
I hug her once more and then leave the club, going to my car quickly and driving back to Leo’s house. I’m still not sure it’s a good idea to go to mine, considering just how dangerous this situation really is. Pulling up into the drive, I pull out my phone and dial Nathan while glancing around to make sure nobody is waiting to jump out at me. When I’m certain they’re not, I rush inside just as Nathan answers his phone.