Road to Destiny (Scorpio Stinger MC Book 5) by Jani Kay Read Free Book Online

thoughts, I was brought abruptly into the present by Logan, Ratbag’s brother, who’d never quite made his way back home to Australia. He was calling my name—no, yelling my name, a note of sheer panic in his voice.
    “I’m here, in the kitchen,” I yelled back.
    He burst into the room, his eyes wide, and his face as pale as a ghost. “Fuck,” he screamed. “Fuck, fuck, fuck.”
    “Logan. Calm down, brother. What the fuck is going on?”
    “Fuck,” he said again, clearly unable to communicate.
    Razor ran into the kitchen, closely followed by Lexi. “What’s up? Why are you screaming?” Razor yelled out.
    Logan shook like a leaf. I stepped forward and gripped his shoulder, squeezing hard in an attempt to calm him down. “Tell me what happened?”
    “Co . . . Cobra,” he said pointing to the road.
    “Cobra? What about Cobra? Talk to me!”
    “He . . . he’s been shot.”
    “How the hell do you know? Where the fuck is he?” I roared.
    Logan pointed in the direction of the road. “At the gate. His car is smashed into the wall at the gate, and I think he’s been shot in the head. There’s fucking blood everywhere.”
    “What the fuck?” Razor boomed. “Who shot him?”
    Lexi shrieked. “Oh my God, oh my God.” Her whole body trembled. “We’re all going to get killed. Why did I even come here?”
    I looked to Razor and nodded toward Lexi so he could do something to calm her down. I didn’t want to be dealing with a hysterical female when my brother and his family could be bleeding to death.
    Seconds later, Hammer stormed into the room. “Fuck, I think Cobra’s dead. The car went out of control and smashed into the wall. I saw it all on the security camera. Mia . . . the kids—” Since Hammer was also pointing to the road, I worked out that this happened right outside our own gates. Logan and Hammer must’ve witnessed it on the security cameras.
    The glass dropped out of my hand and smashed into a thousand pieces on the tiles. Water splashed everywhere, but all I could see was red. Blood. Cobra’s blood. The fuckers had gotten him already.
    “No,” I screamed, my voice sounding like that of someone else. “No, it can't be. Cobra can't be dead.”
    “What the fuck do we do? There are snipers out there. Snipers who will kill us all.” Logan was shaking from head to toe. Surfer boy’s tan had disappeared in an instant.
    Pandemonium broke loose, and everyone started yelling at the same time.
    “What the fuck, Ryder?” Razor looked to me for answers as if I’d just pulled the fucking trigger myself.
    I glanced around the room. It wasn’t just Razor—all eyes were on me. I stood frozen to the spot, my brain ready to combust. “We’ve got to get Cobra, Mia and the kids to safety.”
    Ox had appeared out of nowhere. He groaned. “How? How are we going to do that and not get us all shot?”
    There wasn’t time to fuck around. Every second counted. “You all stay here. I’ll go out. You cover me, Ox. Hammer, call Summers and tell him what happened. Logan, get the other boys. Lexi, stay calm and keep Jade in the bedroom. You all got that?” A thunderstorm brewed inside me, waiting to explode into action.
    Lexi grabbed my arm. “No, Ryder.” Tears streamed down her face, her mascara streaking her cheeks. “You can't go out there. Those fuckers will kill you too.”
    Razor stepped forward and pulled Lexi off me with a growl. “Let Ryder go. He knows what he’s doing.”
    I wasn’t as sure as Razor of that, but I’d take my chances. Somebody had to do something, and I guessed that someone was me. Fueled by adrenaline, I charged the door and ran to the gate as fast as my trembling legs could carry me.

7 — Jade
    T he second Lexi came into the room, her face a mess and sobs rattling her thin frame, my gut turned inside out. Whatever Ryder wasn’t telling me was playing havoc with my mind, and I feared for the worst.
    “What’s wrong, honey?” I shot off the bed, my head spinning