Page 516 of The Tempted

A survivor.

Her own hero.

“Listen, Reina, you need to keep your head because as long as he keeps feeding me that shit, I’m useless. Jack’s on to him so it’s only a matter of time before he and the club gets to you.”

“To us,” she amended. “He will not leave you behind, you’re the closest thing he has to a brother. Arealbrother,” she added.

Brothers.

“Right,” I replied, closing my eyes. “Reina, do me a favor?”

“I’m kind of tied up right now,” she said, forcing a laugh.

I smiled slightly before the wave of nausea washed over me again.

“Oh God,” I moaned. “I need to throw up,” I mumbled, hanging my head waiting for it to pass.

“Blackie, focus, if you let that shit control you, then the poison wins,” Reina pleaded, pausing for a moment before she began again. “Tell me your real name. Blackie is your club name, right?”

“Road name,” I corrected.

“Cut me some slack, I’m new to the old lady status,” she said, her voice cracking. “Tell me your name,” she repeated.

“Dominic,” I whispered.

“Dominic,” she started. “I like Blackie, better,” she conceded.

“You’re good people, Reina,” I said.

Why was it the good always finished last?

“We will get the fuck out of here,” I declared, clearing my throat. The way I figure it, God’s not going to let me die here, under this dickbag Jimmy’s thumb. He wants me breathing, he keeps me suffering so, Reina, has a fair shot of surviving this shit.

“Jimmy blew up my truck,” I informed her.

Keep talking…Keep fighting.

“After I dropped you off I made a stop, must be when he planted the bomb,” I added.

Lacey.

I hope they left her alone. I pray to whatever God willing to hear me that she listened when I told her to stay put.

“You don’t think he planted it while I had the truck?” she questioned.

“Jack’s house is covered with cameras, anyone watches him, and it’s obvious Jimmy’s been watching us, wouldn’t be stupid enough to plant a bomb with the camera rolling,” I explained.

“So where did you go?” she asked.

It almost slipped off my tongue.

Lace.

Her.

My angel.

My light.

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