Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 65872 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65872 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
He sighs. I expect him to question me further, but he surprises me by not pushing it. Instead, he changes the subject. “Did Gabriella go with Nicole?”
“No …”
“What? Did she cause trouble when you told her what had happened?”
“Uh, Skull, I don’t think any of us told her. I assumed you did. We haven’t really seen her this morning. I figure she is still sleeping. By the time we called it a night looking for Breaker, it was nearing four in the morning.”
“She’ll hear them talking when she finally decides to get out of bed,” he says bitterly.
“Skull, she’s your daughter. She just lost her brother. You need to—”
“I can’t deal with her right now. Beth was right. I spoiled her. I’m the reason that she has turned out the way she has.”
“Skull, she’s young—”
“She was older than Diego. My son will never get to see her age and yet, he was more adult than her. The things she did to try to trap your son … It blows my fucking mind. That is not the daughter I raised, Dragon. That is not the Gabriella that I carry in my heart.”
“Kids make mistakes, Skull.”
“This mistake cost my son his life. If Gabby had left Dom alone, she wouldn’t have been here. My son wouldn’t have been here, helping me seek revenge in her name. She caused all of this.”
“Papi.”
Skull and I look up at the door to see a shattered Gabby. There’s no doubt that she heard what her father just said.
“Gabriella—” Skull calls, but she interrupts him with her soft voice, devoid of any emotion.
“I’m going to have one of men take me into town so I can get a change of clothes. I don’t have anything to wear home. Well, except for the outfit Ayita gave me when I got here. I won’t be long. I would like to travel back for Diego …” Her body trembles as she tries to contain her pain. Sympathy for her fills me. I wait for Skull to go to her, but he doesn’t move. “Diego’s funeral,” she continues. “BB has offered to take me back in the morning, if that’s okay.”
“Si,” Skull answers, “that’s fine.”
She nods. “Thank you, Papi,” she adds, not looking at him. In fact, she’s looking anywhere but at him. She backs up, hastily shutting the door that neither Skull nor I heard open in the first place.
“Skull, you need to go talk with her.”
“I will later. My mind is a mess, I am afraid of what I would say to her right now. I need to make sure I get vengeance for my son. Then, I will see to my daughter.”
“Skull, she’s not to blame for what happened to Diego. If you’re going to blame someone, blame Eyeball and his crew. They’re behind this. We did nothing to provoke this. Gabby got caught in the crossfire and sadly, I think she paid for it in ways a woman should never be subjected to.”
“Si,” he says. “I know this logically, but my brain is not logical at the moment. Anything I say to my daughter may hurt her more. I must see to everything else first. I will talk to her after that.”
I don’t truly agree, but I let it drop when my phone vibrates. Reaching down to the case that is clipped on my belt, I grab it. I grimace as I read the message. “Well, we can begin that vengeance a little early. I didn’t want to tell you until Hangman had located the man and had him contained.”
“What do you mean?” Skull asks as we stand.
“We’ve been trying to figure out how the Feral Kings found out what roads our boys were going to travel. We knew that they had already passed through that area. We couldn’t figure out what made them turn around and ambush Breaker and Diego. There were only a handful of people who knew our plan. The rest were told we’d be attacking them in Rutledge. I carefully eliminated any of our guys that knew. No one we trusted would betray Breaker or Diego. That left the Outlaws.”
“I assume you asked Hangman who knew from his club?”
“Yes, there were three people. Hangman and Viper are two that I trust. Dom has been close to Viper for a while. The same can be said about Breaker too.”
“Who does that leave?”
I stare at Skull. “Their Sergeant of Arms, Ranger.”
“Do we know where he is?”
“We do. They have him chained up and waiting for you. It seems your revenge will begin now, brother.”
“Let’s go,” he growls, as I nod my agreement.
I’m hoping this will get him under control enough that he won’t be a loose cannon when we attack the Feral Kings MC tonight. Knowing there won’t be any containing Bull, I need at least one of them to listen to common sense. Releasing a pent-up breath, I hope all of this doesn’t blow up in our faces.