Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44435 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44435 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
He nodded. I pressed another kiss to his cheek before standing up and heading for the door. I nodded once at Halo in thanks and then jogged down the stairs. Scorpion was sitting in his office, Jessica perched on his desk. Destin, their son, was playing with blocks on the floor.
“Hey,” Scorpion grunted. “What’s up?”
“Alejandro called,” I told him. “Need to use your computer, if you don’t mind.”
Scorpion rolled his chair back from the desk, and Jessica hopped down. He stood and scooped Destin from the floor. “We’ll give you some privacy.”
“Thanks,” I muttered.
When the door shut behind them, I grabbed Scorpion’s chair and plopped my ass into it. Then, I began searching for directions to the cabin, writing them down on a piece of paper. And then, just to be on the safe side, I ripped off the paper beneath that one and stuffed it in my pocket so the imprint of what I’d written couldn’t be read.
The steps I would take to protect my boy knew no bounds, and nothing would ever be too “extra” for me to do if it meant he might be just a little bit safer.
Gabriel was still mostly asleep once it was time for us to hit the road. I eased him into the passenger seat of the four-wheel-drive truck Alejandro had dropped off. Gabriel yawned and snuggled into my hoodie as I buckled the seatbelt around him. The only way I could get him to detach from me once he was back in my arms was the promise of him wearing one of my hoodies—my favorite plain black one at that. The fabric swallowed him, but damn if he didn’t look adorable as fuck in it.
And all mine.
“Jessica and I put snacks together for you,” Sophia told me once I shut the truck door. “There’s sandwiches, chips, some water and soda, and there’s some energy drinks in there for you, too.”
“Thanks,” I grunted. I hadn’t expected them to do that, and it was nice of them to. Kept us from being spotted on security cameras since we wouldn’t have to stop for food and drinks—only gas. And when I had to do that, I could have Gabriel hide inside my hoodie.
Gidget walked over to me and handed me a black case. “It’s a gun,” he told me. “Small. Give it to Gabriel.” I blinked in surprise at the unexpected gift before nodding once.
“Thanks, brother.” I opened the case, peering inside. It was the perfect size for my boy. Gidget had chosen well. I didn’t know when he’d gotten it for Gabriel, and I wouldn’t ask. But honestly, Gabriel needed this.
“And here’s ammunition for it.” Gidget handed over a box.
I set both in the backseat. Scorpion clapped a hand to my back. “Drive safe. I don’t like this radio silence bullshit. If shit goes south, promise you’ll call.”
I nodded once. “I’ll call.” I left out the “I promise” he wanted, and by the downturn of his lips, he’d definitely taken notice.
When it came to protecting Gabriel, I would do whatever the fuck I wanted, even if it meant turning my back on my family, on the club that had given me somewhere to belong. Now, I belonged to Gabriel, even if I wore the Satan’s Worshippers MC cut on my back.
He sighed and stepped back. I rounded the hood and climbed into the driver’s seat, shutting the door behind me.
It was time to head north and get my boy away from this bullshit and every mother fucker that was aiming to shut him up.
11
Tango
The safe house was in the middle of fucking nowhere, just as Alejandro promised. The idea had seemed great at the time—meant it would be harder for someone to find us. But now that I was here with the boy of my fucking dreams in the passenger seat…
Yeah, I wasn’t so sure if it was such a great idea anymore. Before I had the club to keep me distracted and give me something else to focus on so I wouldn’t do something stupid—like kiss Gabriel or show him how I really felt about him. Here, it was just me and Gabriel in our own little secluded world…
With no one to stop me from doing something that would change both of our lives forever.
Shit. This was going to be an exercise in restraint, and I had a feeling that this was going to be the biggest test of my life thus far.
Sighing, I slipped out of the truck so I could scope out the perimeter and quietly shut the door behind me, leaving the engine running so Gabriel would have heat. Snow crunched under my boots as I made my way to the cabin, my gun in my hand. My gut told me we were safe, but I wouldn’t take chances. Gabriel was too important for that.