Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 77198 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77198 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 386(@200wpm)___ 309(@250wpm)___ 257(@300wpm)
“Oh, Billy. I don’t know what to say.”
“Nothing to say. Just know I’m not going to let anything happen to you.” I leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. “Not now. Not ever.”
EVERLEIGH
The past couple of days with Billy had been both amazing and completely nerve-wracking. I enjoyed having the chance to get to know him better, but it had been impossible to forget about the men who’d come looking for me at Billy’s place. I’d tried to hide it, but I’d spent every waking moment worrying that they would find us again.
I went to bed at night with an overwhelming sense of dread. It weighed on me, and I would toss and turn, barely sleeping at all. But one night was worse than the others. I wasn’t sure why I was feeling so on edge, but I knew something was terribly wrong. And I couldn’t shake the feeling that it had something to do with DeLuca and his thirst for revenge.
Billy had assured me that he was going to find a way out of all this, but I’d seen what happened when DeLuca lost his temper. He turned into a monster and would destroy anything that tried to cross him. I couldn’t imagine that kind of anger being directed at Billy—the man who’d put everything on the line to help me and had stolen my heart in the process.
I didn’t want anything to happen to him, but he was so determined to protect me. He’d spent hours in his room talking with Viper and working on his laptop.
I was tempted to wake Billy and warn him but feared it was just my imagination playing tricks on me. So, I spent the entire night looking at the clock, biding my time until I could finally figure out what had me feeling so out of sorts.
I got my answer the next morning when Billy’s cell phone started to ring. It was early. The sun had barely been up for an hour, and he was still sleeping soundly. It took him a minute to wake up and gather himself, but he finally answered. And when he did, both of our worlds were turned upside down.
“What do you mean you can’t find her?” Billy shouted.
He jumped out of bed and started to pace back and forth as he listened to the other end of the line. “You’re sure she boarded the plane in Boston?”
After another brief pause, Billy asked, “But how is that possible? She should’ve had plenty of time to make her connecting flight?”
He didn’t wait for an answer before he roared, “How the hell did this happen?”
I could feel the tension radiating off of him as he opened the closet and pulled out his bag. He started packing as he said, “We’ll be there within the hour.”
Billy hung up the phone, then continued shoving things into his bag. “Billy? What’s going on?”
“Kiersten is missing.” He walked back over to the closet and grabbed the rest of his things. “She never boarded her flight in Atlanta.”
“Okay.” I tried to remain calm as I tossed the covers back and jumped out of bed. “Do they have any idea what happened to her?”
“Afraid not.”
As much as I didn’t want to mention his name, I had to ask, “Do you think Antonio had something to do with her disappearance?”
“No one else it could be. Regardless, I’m not taking any chances.” He turned his attention back to me as he said, “We’re going to the Sinner’s clubhouse. I need you to go pack up your stuff, and I need you to do it fast.”
After I changed clothes, I packed everything up and helped Billy load it into the truck. Billy did a final walkthrough, making sure we hadn’t forgotten anything and then locked everything up. Seconds later, we were both in the truck, and he started the engine.
Neither of us spoke as he pulled out of the drive and started driving toward the Ruthless Sinners’ clubhouse. I peered out the window and tried to steady my breathing, hoping that I might gain some control over my racing heart, but sadly, it did little to help. I was scared out of my mind.
Even though I’d met Doc and Viper and knew they’d gone out of their way to help me, I couldn’t help but be a little terrified about going to their clubhouse. I’d heard the rumors about the Ruthless Sinners MC. I knew they were dangerous men. Everyone did.
It wasn’t like they’d tried to keep it a secret. Instead, they’d made a point to make sure that everyone, especially men like Antonio DeLuca, knew that Nashville was the Sinners’ territory, and anyone who crossed them would be putting their lives in danger. DeLuca had done his best to avoid them entirely, and until today, I’d always planned to do the same.