Club Property: Adults Only Motorcycle Club Romance: Roadrunners MC by Selena Black Read Free Book Online

true in the days to follow.
     
    For more than eight years she’d been hoping to be with the man she’d tracked down that day… and she vowed to herself that she would end the wait as soon as she possibly could.
     
     
     

Chapter 5
     
    “Hi, is that Carmen Hopkins?” Bella asked when the call was answered.
     
    “Yes,” Carmen answered. “Who’s this?”
     
    “I’m not sure if you remember me, but my name is Bella Nelson and…”
     
    “Oh sure,” Carmen cut in. “You’re Carrie’s older sister.”
     
    “Yeah, that’s right,” Bella went on. “We met when I came to see Carrie a few months ago and we swapped numbers.”
     
    “I remember,” Carmen said. “Are you planning another visit?”
     
    “I’ll be there at some point,” Bella answered although she wasn’t sure if that was true. “I’m actually calling about something else to see if you can help. I got in touch with the college earlier today to speak to Carrie, but was informed that she’s not there at the moment. She never said anything to me about going anywhere, and I just wondered if she’d spoken to you about a trip.”
     
    “No, sorry,” Carmen said. “A few of us went out last night for the birthday of a classmate. Carrie was definitely there because I spoke to her a few times, but she never mentioned anything about going anywhere.”
     
    “She didn’t say anything out of the ordinary?” Bella asked.
     
    “Not that I’m aware of,” Carmen went on. “Is there a problem?”
     
    “No, I don’t think so,” Bella replied quickly. “We just can’t get her on her phone and my mum wanted to speak to her.”
     
    “Sorry, I can’t help,” Carmen said.
     
    “Do you think any of her other friends or classmates may know something?” Bella queried.
     
    “I’ve really no idea,” Carmen replied and the line went silent, as if she was thinking. “Have you tried Darlene Harper? She and Carrie have been close for the last couple of months. I guess she might be your best bet.”
     
    “Do you have her number?” Bella asked.
     
    “I don’t know it off by heart,” Carmen said. “I’ll need to hang up and check the address book in my phone, but I’m pretty sure I have the number so will call you in a few minutes.”
     
    “Sure,” Bella said. “Thanks for your help.”
     
    The line went dead and she looked at her parents and shrugged her shoulders.
     
    “She didn’t know anything?” her mother asked.
     
    “That was the gist of the conversation,” Bella replied. “Carrie said nothing to her about going anywhere, but she’s going to give me a number for another friend.”
     
    The three of them sat quietly as the seconds ticked past and Bella jumped when her phone rang to break the silence.
     
    “Hello,” she said when she answered it.
     
    “Hi Bella,” Carmen said. “I have the number. Do you have something to write it on?”
     
    “Yup,” Bella said and picked up the pen on the coffee table in front of her.
     
    She wrote the number down and thanked Carmen before ending the call. Her mother leaned forward to look at the writing.
     
    “Do you know Darlene Harper?”
     
    “I don’t recognize the name,” Bella replied. “But I met quite a few people when I was out with Carrie. She might have been one of them.”
     
    “Don’t wait around,” Samuel told his daughter. “Call her right away.”
     
    Bella nodded her head and dialed the number. All she got was ringing before the connection went to the voicemail service. She left a message giving her name and number and asking Darlene to get in touch as soon as she could.
     
    “This is torture,” her mother said and shook her head. “What is Carrie playing at?”
     
    “I’m sure she’s fine,” Bella replied. “If she’s making up stories to get out of college, then she obviously has a reason for doing it. It’s not like she just disappeared.”
     
    “She won’t be fine when I get my hands on her,” Samuel said when he