Page 199 of Beyond the Badge: Nox

“Don’t blame her, I forced her to cooperate.”

Magnum grunted again and didn’t look like he believed him.

Nox’s eyes scanned the small room. It appeared even smaller with the group of Knights filling it.

And…

Goddamn T-Bone and Saint.

Both sat on the floor. Both still breathed.

“Where the fuck is Liyah?”

“Think you can just fuckin’ come in here and make demands?” one of the Knights sneered.

“I’m doing it, aren’t I?” Nox slapped back. “Where is she?”

He was surprised when Magnum answered. “Bathroom. Romeo’s in there with her.”

Was that last part a warning? “Were you too late? Was she…”

“Don’t think so,” Magnum answered his unspoken question. “She’s still too out of it to tell us much.”

Nox pushed past the group and peered into the tiny bathroom to find Liyah propped up on a closed toilet seat with the Knights’ president assisting her. He had a water bottle in one hand and a wet rag in another.

Nox nudged him out of the way and squatted in front of Liyah, brushing his knuckles down her cheek. When she slowly lifted her eyes, he saw her pupils were blown.

“You okay?” he asked softly.

Her answer came out slurred. “I don’t feel right.” When she began to lift her hand, it flopped back down into her lap like she didn’t have any strength.

“That’s to be expected. It’ll wear off soon. I promise. Just hang on a few minutes, then I’m going to get you out of here.” He got to his feet, his rage beginning to rise. It was about to boil over. “Watch her,” he instructed Romeo. “Be back in a minute.”

“Don’t take orders from the likes of you, pig.”

“Rome…” Liyah whispered.

“Yeah?”

“Don’t.”

Romeo’s jaw turned to steel as he glanced from Liyah to Nox. “Got so many better fuckin’ options than him, woman.”

“You think right now’s a good time to discuss her fucking love life?” he snapped at the MC president. “Save it for another goddamn day.”

Nox didn’t wait to see if he responded before striding out of the crowded bathroom and directly to the two motherfuckers sitting on the floor. Not only were they gagged, but their hands were tied behind their backs and their ankles bound.

Perfect.

Ignoring the circle of Knights, Nox leaned over and went nose to nose with T-Bone, jamming a finger into his chest. “You. Fucked. Up.” He then straightened and put every bit of strength he had behind the fist he pounded into the former prospect’s nose, breaking it once again.

Nox felt the satisfying crunch before seeing the gush of blood. Then he shifted over to Saint, lifted his leg and slammed his boot right into the Demon’s face, breaking a lot more than his nose.

He turned to Magnum. “They say why they took her?”

With his hands on his hips, the big man shook his head. “Not yet. With those bandanas in their mouths, they’ve been pretty fuckin’ quiet.”

“Find out before you finish them off. Need to know why they targeted her.”

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