Page 80 of Healing Souls

“Fine. Then are you first?”

“Sure.” He shrugs and tosses his shirt off to the side. Walking up to stand in front of me, he raises a brow at me, waiting.

He’s expecting me to go straight for him, attempt to punch him either in his perfect fucking face or his lower stomach. So I do.

But right as my fist is swinging and he goes to move to grab it, I duck under his arm and wrap my arms around his waist while kicking his legs out from under him, causing him to land on his back.

He grins up at me. “You’ve got some fire, Princess.”

Without using his hands, he jumps back up to his feet and immediately comes for me. I try to duck out of his reach, but he is faster, grabbing my under arm and spinning me around, pinning my back to his chest with my arms locked behind me by his hands.

His breath tickles my ear as he whispers, “Now what?”

I can practically feel the cocky ass grin on his face as he speaks. I look up and see Colton leaning against the side of the building watching us. He makes eye contact with me and slowly inhales then exhales, dropping his shoulders.

I shut my eyes and focus on where Noah is touching me, his hand wrapped around my wrists keeping them pinned behind my back while he presses his chest against me.

I take a deep breath and go lax in his arms.

He lets out a small chuckle, “Ah, giving up so soon, Princess?”

His fingers loosen just a fraction, but it’s enough for me to twist my hand free, spinning around and hooking my arm under his arm, gripping his shoulder before easily flipping him over me so he lands on his back.

The air gets knocked out of him, but he is still fucking grinning. “Nice.” He jumps back up to his feet, but we don’t get to continue because Axe comes out from the back door.

“Sorry, Harley, but I need to steal these guys. It’s urgent.”

I shrug and try not to let it bother me that I don’t know what’s going on. “Okay.” I stay outside to cool off as they go back in, but the longer I stand out here, the more I start to pace. What is so urgent? Why did he need them?

Curiosity gets the better of me, and I head inside as quietly as possible and go down the hallway to where the offices are. Gabriel’s office door is closed, but leaning against it I can make out their voices.

“Where the fuck is he?” I hear Noah growl.

“A dingy little shithole about three hours away. Daniel was smart with how he traveled and how he got to the hotel. I couldn’t track it at all, but he was spotted by another club. They are keeping an eye on him until someone gets there,” Nerds says.

“I want Axe, Stone, and Blade to go. Take a few others with you. Keep in direct contact with Nerds the entire time. You find this fucker and drag his ass back here so we can set an example to everyone of what happens when you fucking betray us.”

Betray? What the hell is he talking about? Because he shot me? I thought that was just because he was trying to protect the club.

“Look, you know I respect the hell out of you, so please don’t hit me for saying this,” Axe, I think, says.

“What?” Gabriel rumbles so low I almost don’t hear it.

“I think you should let Blade handle him first. We need more information about everything he did and what he might have said to Tammy.”

I bite my tongue to hold in the gasp that wants to slip out. Tammy?

“I have to agree with Axe,” Nerds says. “I only have that one phone call and then the rest is all assumptions. We need to force him to talk and keep him alive long enough for it. Let Blade do it and get the information, and then he’s all yours.”

They talk some more, but I back away from the door. My hands clench into fists at my sides as I walk back out to the main room.

So, Daniel was working with Tammy? Does that mean she knows I’m here? Fuck. I need answers, and I have a feeling they won’t give me them. I have to find out where they’re going to take him so I can be there when Blade gets answers out of him.

They don’t get a choice on whether I am involved or not. Besides, who said they have to know I am involved?

Chapter Twenty-One

Ryker

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