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“Fuck woman,” he growls at her, holding her tight.
“Jason, I can’t breathe,” I hear Carrie mutter into his chest.
“Don’t care. You scared the fuck out of not just me, but all of us. How was I meant to explain to Beau where his mom was? Did you even think about him?” Joker demands.
“Okay, take it down several notches and discuss this at home,” Prez warns them.
Ignoring the argument they are about to have, I turn to Prez.
“That his room?” I ask.
“Yeah, you go see him. I’m sending the girls home.” Prez nods to Joker and Rafe.
Taking a deep breath, I push the door open. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight of Wire, lying in that bed, bandages covering his head and part of his face. Both arms are in plaster, and by the looks of it, one of his legs too.
“Fuck, brother. I’m so sorry,” I tell him as I take a seat next to his bed.
“Not your fault. Couldn’t have done anything. This is all on Dog,” he says with gritted teeth.
“You in pain?” I ask, instantly regretting the stupid question.
“I’ll take something after we’ve talked. I hate to tell you this, brother, but the guy running the show, Lukas, I think his name was.” He grimaces like he’s trying to remember.
“Okay, if the girls didn’t get him, we will, brother. He will pay for doing this to you,” I promise him.
“That’s the thing Tank, Kate killed Dog already, but Lukas just walked away untouched.”
Shocked that my baby sister had killed someone, but even more shocked, they let the main guy walk away like that.
“Pandora knew him. It seems they work together. Think she was in on this brother. I’m sorry,” he finally tells me.
It takes a few minutes to register exactly what Wire is saying. Pandora is working with this Lukas guy. I can’t make this fit in my head. The Pandora I know wouldn’t do that, but then did I really know her? She was never fully honest with me and had kept secrets. She could have been working with them all this time. I know she'd helped the girls, but could that have all been a ruse too? My head is spinning.
“Are you sure?” I ask him.
“I know I was a little out of it, but I know what I heard. That Lukas guy said it was good to be working with her again,” Wire confirms.
“Okay, brother, thank you for telling me. Get some rest,” I say as I leave the room.
“He okay?” Prez asks when I walk back into the hall.
“He said Pandora was working with the guy who took him. Kate killed Dog,” I tell Prez.
Prez looks as shocked as I was.
“He sure?”
“Fuck, I asked the same. He said he was a little out of it, but the guy said to Pandora, it was good to be working with her or something. Fuck Prez, I can’t make this fit in my head.”
“You need to talk to Pandora, Tank. She helped the girls, but if what Wire said is correct, why did she help them?”
Prez looks as confused as I feel. Nodding, he walks past me and into Wire’s room. Slowly, I make my way back to Wrench.
If Pandora is part of this, did I bring this to the club?
Was she using me, or did meeting me give her the idea?
So many questions are running through my head. Cass greets me as I reach Wrench’s room.
