Saving Blu (Kings Reapers MC Book 4) by Nicola Jane (classic reads .TXT) 📕

there,” he complains. He helps the nurse stand and he rubs his thumb over her lips. “Next time,” he grins, slapping her on the ass before tucking himself back in his jeans. “It took me all day to get her,” he says, narrowing his eyes at me.

“Nice to know you were so worried you sat by my bed waiting for me to wake up.”

“I was for a bit,” he says, sounding offended, “But then she came on shift and blew my mind.”

“Not the only thing she blew,” I mutter dryly and he laughs.

“What the fuck happened, brother? Riggs is waiting on my call,” says Blade.

“Five guys. I was on the phone when they came in. I didn’t hear a thing until the gun was at my head. I thought I could ambush them in the van, but they took the shot and drove out of there with Gia and Alice.”

“Alice?” he asks.

“Hannah’s girlfriend. She’s a cop.”

He puts the call into Riggs and relays it. I pull the monitors off by removing the sticky pads on my chest and make a grab for my jeans. Blade puts his hand up to halt me. “Riggs said don’t bother joining them. Vinn wants to kill you.”

I shake my head and continue to dress. “I’ll happily kill myself if anything’s happened to her. But right now, they need me alive.”

We meet back at the club in church. I lose count of the amount of brothers that pat me on the shoulder, causing me to almost pass out from pain. Hannah pushes her way into the room and grabs my arm. “Is it true that Alice was there?” she cries. I nod. “Why?” she demands and I shrug. She hits her fist against my chest. “Think!” she yells. Tiny comes behind her and gently wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her from the room despite her protests.

Vinn takes a seat opposite me. He keeps his eyes on me. “The one in charge said a new biker gang was in town,” I eventually say when everyone is quiet.

“Cobra’s?” asks Riggs and I nod.

“I don’t get it. Why take Gia?” asks Cree. “Or the cop?”

“Was Alice working on anything to do with Cobra?” asks Riggs and I shrug.

“She didn’t discuss work. Not with me. If she was, it would have been to get him for what he did to Hannah and Molly.”

“I’ve got every man, every street rat, every fucker that knows me, looking. They won’t get far,” says Vinn. “We’ve hit two bars we know they drink in. I’m trying to find Ricardo. He’s gone off radar.”

“You think he’s behind it?” asks Riggs.

“We spoke a few hours ago. He didn’t seem off in any way. As far as he knows, he’s still marrying Gia and things are good.”

“Could he have found out?” I ask.

“Not from me,” snaps Vinn. “If you’d have done your job properly, this wouldn’t have happened,” he adds.

“Where were your men?” I snap.

“Both dead outside the fuckin’ hotel room,” growls Vinn. “You wanna marry my sister? You find her before anything bad happens cos if I lose her, I’ll kill you.” He gets up and leaves the room.

“Riggs, cops,” says Tiny from the clubhouse doorway.

We all exchange a look. Vinn steps forward as the cops enter. “Evening, officers, what can we do for you?” he asks.

“We’re looking for Hannah Locke,” says the first officer. Hannah steps forward. “Have you heard anything from Alice Mason?” Hannah shakes her head. Her body language screams that she’s lying. “She didn’t show for her shift this evening. We’ve been to her home and she isn’t there.”

“I haven’t spoken to her since last night,” says Hannah, her voice shaking. “Do you want me to call her?” The officer nods and Hannah pulls out her phone. Her hands shake uncontrollably and the officers exchange a look. “Are you okay, Ms. Locke?” She nods and goes back to dialling Alice’s number. “Answer phone,” she says quietly.

“Leave a message,” says the cop.

“Hey, Alice. It’s me, Hannah. Are you okay? The police are here looking for you. Call me as soon as you get this,” she says.

“Could we talk to you outside?” asks one of the cops. She looks to me nervously and I realise if I don’t step in, she’ll fuck it all up.

“She’s with me,” I snap and they look at me. “We just had a fight, so if you don’t need anything else, I need to talk with her.”

“Actually, we’d like to speak to her alone,” says the cop firmly.

“Is that what you want, Hann?” I ask.

“I’ll go with her,” says Anna, taking Hannah by the hand and leading her after the cops. At least if they think I’m an asshole, they’ll assume that’s why she’s upset.

When the girls return, Riggs kisses Anna on the head. “Thanks for stepping in,” he whispers and she nods.

“We told them you’re an ass,” says Anna. “That you got a bit hands on and she’s shook up. They gave her their card in case she wants to report you,” she says.

“I don’t understand what’s happening,” cries Hannah and I wrap my arms around her.

“I’ll sort it, I promise. I’ll find Alice.”

Chapter Nineteen

GIA

There’s moments in your life when you wish your mum would have listened when you begged her for self-defence classes. I was eight at the time, but I desperately wanted to beat up a boy who was being mean to me at school. Mum said I didn’t need lessons, that I should just tell Vinn and he’d sort it. He did. I never asked, but he waited outside school one time and beat the crap out of poor Roger Green. I felt awful after. So awful that I spent the next few years trying to make it up to Roger. I went to every school disco with him. I would take him chocolate bars and let him share my lunch. When we were thirteen, I let him kiss me. It was awful, wet