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Chapter 53

Tank

 

The party is pretty lively if I do say so myself. It’s nice to see the
calmness back in place around here.

“Hey, Tank. Need to talk to you a minute.” Looking over, Creed
has a serious look on his face. I don’t like it; I know what it
means.

“Take Griff. I’ll be right back.” Kissing Cher, I pass Griff over to
her before I follow behind Creed. He stops at the corner of the
building, checking to see that no one else is near.

“Just got a call. Some of Griff’s boys said they saw Rit holdin’ up
at that old motel on 1
^st
street.” Scrubbing my hand over my
face, I blow out a breath.
“Shit. They have any idea what they’re doin’?” Creed shakes his
head before he speaks again.

“Nope. Said the bikes are lined up out front. Looks like he’s got a
few more guys with him.” That doesn’t sound good. Besides the
fact, that 1
^st
street isn’t too far from us.

“What do you want to do?” Creed’s eyes come to meet mine,
that old devilish look to them. I know exactly what he wants to
do.

“You call in for back up? We’re runnin’ low without Torch,
yeah?” Creed nods his head.

“I want to move, in the next hour. If they’re plannin’ on hittin’
us, we need to hit them first.” I agree with that. We’ve taken
enough hits to last us a lifetime.

“Round the guys up. Let’s do this.” Creed slaps a hand on my
shoulder before he walks off. I turn and head back over to Cher.

“You ok?” She smiles up at me, but I can’t smile back. The
feeling of something going wrong is hitting me hard. I don’t like
it.

“We have to take a run. I don’t know how long it will be.” Cher
nods not looking all that happy about it, but she understands.

“Ok. Be careful. I love you.” Kissing her I pull back and kiss Griff
on the head. Turning, I motion for Bella to come over here.
“Miss me already?” Her joking smile sets my heart at ease.
“Always baby girl. We’re headin’ out on a run. You keep an eye
on those two?” Nodding over my shoulder at Cher and Griff, she
shakes her head.

“Please. Cher is a big girl, dad.” Her smile lights up my insides.

 

“Yeah, but you know she gets out of hand. I love you.” Kissing
her cheek, I pull her into a hug.

 

“Love you, too.” Pulling away from her just feels off.

I head inside to get shit together before we go. I don’t know
what we’re looking at when get there, but I can assure you it
won’t be good.

“You ready?” Ryker, the crazy son of a bitch is grinning ear to
ear.

 

“Damn right I am.”
Chapter 54

 

Creed

We’re all geared up and ready to ride. The girls all know that the
club is on lockdown until we get back. Leaving Piper there
seemed like a good idea, even though he wanted in on the
action. He can’t get in there as fast as we can.

“We’ll stop and set up a perimeter once we hit 1
^st
. Once we see
what we’re dealin’ with, we’ll move from there.” Everyone nods
their heads ready for this. It’s like something has settled within
us all.

We will get payback for what they did, and we are ready.

We round up and head toward the meeting spot. The rumble of
the bikes sends a shiver throughout my body.
Knowing that we are going to take these assholes out just fills
me with the need for blood. I want to watch every little bit of
life drain from their no good bodies.

Looking in my rear view mirrors, I smile. The guys are in
formation behind me. They are all on edge and ready to finish
this. This will officially close this chapter in our lives. We need to
turn the page and start a new one, and I think this is the way to
do it.

Pulling up at our meeting spot, my heart is flipping in my chest.
We cut the bikes engines before we stand in a circle.

“Hotel’s over that hill. We need guys on all sides. Coms are up
and runnin’. I don’t want these motherfuckers to know we’re
comin’. We scout it, we hit it. We hit it hard, and fast. Shoot to
kill.” Everyone’s eyes light up. This is it. They know I mean
business.

“You and your boys take the back and north side. Reggie, you
take the south end. Me and my guys are hittin’ the front. No
one makes a fuckin’ move until I say.” Everyone nods in
agreement before we file out.

My pulse pounds in my ears. Something inside of me tells me
this is all wrong, but how can it be?

 

“All units in place?” Talking into the coms, I watch the hotel.
There is no movement, which worries me.

 

“South is in place.” I hear Reggie confirm before I hear Timmy.
“North, in place.” Here we go. This is what it’s coming down to.

 

“Anyone see any movement?” Glancing over at Tank, I see the
look on his face. Ryker has the same look in his eyes.

 

“This ain’t right Creed.” Ryker speaks softly, and I can feel it too.

 

“Fuckin’ bikes don’t look touched.” Looking through the
binoculars again, he’s right.

“South side. Move in on room one. This shit’s not right.” We
watch as Reggie moves into the first room. Kicking the door
open I can hear him cursing.

“Empty. Checkin’ room two.” My heart is going to explode in my
chest. I can hear Ryker next to me chanting.

 

“Come on, come on, come on.” Door two is kicked open.

 

“Empty! Son of a bitch!” We all jump up at the same time.

 

“GET BACK TO THE BIKES!”
Chapter 55

 

Bella

 

Wandering around the club without all the guys in it seems
weird. It’s too quiet in here.

 

“Hey Piper. What are you doing?” Stopping at Uncle Creed’s
office, I see Piper sitting inside.

 

“Nothin’ much darlin’. What are you up to?” Walking in, I smile
at him. He’s the best old man I think I’ve ever met.

 

“Being bored. There isn’t shit to do when the guys are gone.”
Piper chuckles before he stands from the chair he was in.

“That’s true. They always get to do the fun stuff.” Coughing a
few times, he looks tired. Worn out.
“You Piper, are the best grandpa I ever had.” His smile is bright
while he looks at me.

“I’m the only one you had.” He laughs making me laugh.

“I guess that’s true too. Hey, what’s that?” Catching movement
on the screens next to me, Piper turns to look. His smile fades
and so does mine.

“Dusts’. FUCK!” Piper starts grabbing guns from the cabinet
before he tosses me one.

“Get the girls and kids downstairs Bella. Shoot to kill,
understand?” Nodding my head, I grab two of the guns and run
down the stairs.

“JERSEY!” She comes out of the room with Ansley in her arms.

 

“What are you yelling about?” Her smile fades away as she looks
at my face.

 

“Ambush. Get everyone downstairs, NOW!” Looking around, I
don’t see anyone else.

“Everyone is down there already.” Pushing her toward the
basement door, I open it pushing her through it. I’m glad I don’t
have to chase them all around. I know the kids’ playroom is
down there, so that’s where they mainly stay when the guys are
out.
“Good. Lock the bottom door understand? Don’t fucking open it
until you hear the guys.” I start to close the door when she
stops me.

“Come down here, too.” Shaking my head slowly, I know what I
have to do.

 

“Bella!” Jersey cries big tears but I shove the door closed,
locking it.

 

Running back toward the front I see Piper on his way out the
door.

 

“Get in the fuckin’ basement Bella!” Shaking my head, I take a
deep breath.

“We move into the tree line right there. We take out as many as
we can. I’m dying anyway Piper. I know you know it, too.” Piper
shakes his head before he starts to move. He has always looked
at me differently. It’s as if he could feel me slipping away slowly.
He knows it’s true.

“You go down; I go with you baby girl.” Smiling over at him, I
know he’s about through, too. It’s like people can sense it in
each other.

Hiding in the tree line, I hear the rumble of the bikes coming
down the road. Thank God, Creed put those cameras up.

“Sounds like only four bikes. What the hell?” Piper whispers to
me and I know he’s right. He’s been around bikes his whole life.
“Should be easy enough.” Nudging him with my elbow, he
smiles. Taking a deep breath, I’m ready. I’m ready for whatever
my fate is.

The bikes come into view when I step out first. Shots ring
through the air. I watch two of the four fall to the ground before
there’s return fire. Hell, I am a pretty damn good shot.

Electricity shoots through my body. I can feel it. My fingers keep
pulling on the triggers though, until I feel myself falling.

 

In a heap on the ground, I can feel it. The peacefulness. It
doesn’t hurt, nothing hurts. I close my eyes.

 

Dying doesn’t hurt
.

 

Chapter 56

 

Tank

I sit in the back of the church with my head in my hands. My
baby lies in the front in a goddamn box. I never saw this coming.
I just got her back, and now she’s gone.

My heart has a hole in it. There is nothing left inside of me.
Everything is void.

 

“You need to drink something.” Cher hands me a bottle of water
but I just set it down next to me.

“Tank, please.” Looking up at her red and swollen eyes, I want
to cry again. I do, but there are no tears left. I’ve cried for
several days straight. They didn’t stop, and I couldn’t make
them if I tried.
Losing a child is a pain no parent should ever have to feel. The
emptiness, the loss of control you feel is overwhelming. Sorrow
consumes you.

“I feel sick Cher. I can’t.” Her hands land on my shoulder as I
bury my face in my hands again.

“You holdin’ up brother?” Looking up, I nod my head at Ryker.
He hasn’t left my side for longer than a few minutes. I know
how much he cared about Bella.

“She knew it was time, Tank.” What the hell does that mean? I
snap my head up looking at him in confusion before he shakes
his head.

“What do you mean?” Ryker blows out a breath before I stand
up and look him in the eyes.

“
She had cancer
. She had it since she was little. It was in
remission, but it came back. She said the doctor couldn’t do shit
for it.” Shaking my head, that’s afuckinglie. Shewouldhave told
me.

“She didn’t say anything.” Growing angrier by the second, my
hands ball into fists.

 

“She didn’t want anyone to treat her any differently.” Rage and
sorrow consume me. I don’t know what the hell to do.

 

“You
knew
my baby girl was
dyin’
, and you didn’t say
shit?”

Before he gets a chance to answer, I’m on him.
My fists blaze to life from the pain of hitting Ryker. The sad
thing is, he lays there and takes it. He isn’t fighting me back. He
just takes what I need to give. It’s like a part of him knew I
needed to take this out on someone, I needed a release.

Hands yank me back before I look over and see Creed.

“Stop this shit!” Looking at him, I turn to look back down at
Ryker. His face is bloodied, but the tears that stream through
that blood are what kills me. It isn’t from the pain that I’ve
inflicted on him. It’s the pain of losing his best friend.