maybe love shone
back at me. No pity, no attempt to understand the unthinkable, no pretending.
It was exactly what I did not know I needed.
“ Promise. ” And I did.
Colton, Knox, and I were back by
Thursday afternoon on a run that should have lasted until Friday night. I raced
back and into the arms of the only woman I ever wanted to hold; only to find
out how fast she could be ripped from them.
CHAPTER
FIVE
Present
Tank
The fucking ring back tone. I
swore to God the person who invented it should be shot and I had the perfect
glock. “ Answer
the fucking phone, ” I gritted at my phone as I paced back and
forth in our makeshift camp. Why the hell was Campbell not answering her phone?
I tipped back the cup I had in my hand not even tasting the beer that slid down
my throat. Where the hell was she?
All I could think about during the run
to the Hellhounds was Campbell. I could not get her off my mind and I was tired
of pretending that I was unaffected. With the decision made to take it a step
further the minute my bike rested in her driveway, I sped home right behind
Colton who acted as if the actual hounds of hell were chasing him back to
Logan.
The night before replayed in my mind as
I adjusted my hardening cock. Campbell laid out under me; half-lidded eyes
bright with desire, swollen lips reddened from my demanding kisses, her wanton
moans and shuddering body as she rode out her climax at the touch of my hands
on her body. God I wanted that . . . her; last night, tonight, and every night.
I could not ask for anything more and in just a few more days I could finally
claim what was mine. The devil himself would have to come and stop me. I could
never get enough, but here I was away from her AGAIN with a FUCKING ring back
tone in my ear every time I dialed her number.
Logan was working, which meant that
Campbell usually stayed in unless she and I did something. What was Emma doing
tonight? I would have to ask Tru. Where was that fucker?
Just as I turned to look for him, I saw
Prez stalking towards Colton and Whistler with a look of pure anger on his face. Oh shit! I doubled my pace in their direction trying to hear what was
being said between Colton and his pop.
“ Where is she? ” Colton demanded. “ Is
she okay? We have to get her! ” Who the fuck was Colton talking about?
“ Get who? ” I asked. I needed to know
what was going on to get Colton so worked up.
“ Fuck! ” roared Colton. “ This
can ’ t
be happening. ”
“ What man? ” I had a feeling this was
only going to get worse. “ What the fuck is wrong? ” Colton needed to explain
RIGHT NOW. My gut was telling me that Logan and Campbell, my FUCKING Sunshine,
were involved.
“ The Iron Knights took
Baxter ’ s
daughters because he stole money from both the Hellhounds and us, ” Prez explained, with both
hands on Colton as if he was holding him in place. “ But
it turns out that one of those girls is Colton ’ s
new chick, Logan Reed. ”
“ Reed? ” I did not know any girls
with a last name Reed. Campbell and Logan were Joneses.
“ Logan and Campbell Jones, ” Colton corrected him. Time
stood still as his words seeped through the haze that filled my mind. The devil
came to collect. Fuck no! I spun around and took off towards the other
side of camp. Campbell was here. She was fucking here. Adrenaline raced through
my veins as my fight or flight kicked in. I would fight to the death to get
Campbell out of here.
“ No, ” screamed Colton as he
tackled me to the ground.
“ Tank stop. ” I heard Colton trying to
reason with me. My heart hammered in my chest begging my body to find and
protect Sunshine. “ We can ’ t
let the Hellhounds know how important they are to us. They will use it against
us. ” The fight immediately left
me; my head falling to the ground, as I knew what Colton was saying was true.
“ You cool? ” he asked.
“ Yeah, ” I growled through clenched
teeth.
Colton helped to pull me up
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