Page 37 of Blood & Honey
“The ladies never can resist my charm,” Guts says.
“Don’t let it go to your head.I think you’re both hot.But if I had to choose, I guess I’d go with Tequila.”
“Who says you have to choose?”Tequila high-fives Guts.
“Men are pigs,” I say, mostly to myself because now they are both on either side of her fighting for her attention.“Hello, Earth to Melissa.You’re supposed to be here to keep me company.”
“Don’t ruin this for me.It’s like my dream.”
“What is?Two perverted bikers fighting over who is going to get in your pants first?”
“Exactly,” she says.
“Wait, how old are you?”Tequila asks her, and I roll my eyes.
This is my own personal hell.Being trapped here with the three of them while wishing I were with Blood.My worry for him returns tenfold, and I wish I could call him.That I could hear his voice.
I twist my fingers together, ignoring the fact that my bestie is making out with both of the prospects who are supposed to be protecting me.
Where are you, Blood?
Chapter Fourteen
Ireceivedatextfrom Momma Tee this morning asking to meet, telling me to come alone.
I’m not stupid.She’s trying to ambush me.The second I show up alone with the money to exchange for Ash and Candyce, she’s going to kill me or at least try.
The meet is at Deadman’s Island.At the old fort.
Shelby and I would hang out there as kids, drinking and skinny dipping.There’s a certain irony in the fact that it might also be the place where I meet my end.Of course, I have no intention of going down without a fight.
We all know this bitch is setting a trap for me.That’s why some of my guys will be stationed at various locations near the drop spot disguised as tourists.
As far as the money goes, we dipped into the club’s treasury, but it isn’t the amount she’s asking for.The evil cunt won’t live to see a dollar of it.We put the bigger bills on the tops and bottoms of stacks held together by rubber bands, giving the illusion there’s not a bunch of ones in the middle.
We can’t afford to make any mistakes.Candyce and Ash are counting on us.
“You ready to do this?”Hemlock questions.
I do another check of my weapons, making sure I have an extra knife in my boot.“As ready as I can be.”
“Good luck.”He pats me on the shoulder, and I roar off on my bike, making it appear as if I’m on my own in case that bitch has eyes on us.
I pull up at the meeting spot.Gravel crunches under my boots as I tighten the straps on my backpack that carries the money as I enter the fort.
I doubt Momma Tee will show up.She’ll send some goon to collect the money.
She never does her own dirty work.That’s why she recruits people like Shelby.
Once they have it in hand, she’s going to release Ash and Candyce in the parking lot.
That’s where the rest of my men come in.They are already waiting there, watching for any sign of them or her.
I walk around for a minute taking pictures, pretending I’m here to tour the historical site.Eventually I get to the drop spot where the powder cannons face the ocean.Shelby steps out from the edge of the small, wooded area.Momma Tee is behind her, no doubt pressing a gun to her back.
“This isn’t what we agreed to,” I call out.
“You’ve gotta help me, Blood,” Shelby cries.
