Their friends remained in the waiting area. Nash and Riker stormed out of Chastity’s room and into the crowd of their best friends. Colt remained behind with Chastity.
Riker knew that he needed to calm down and gain some control here. Nash wanted to go all John Wayne on the situation, and rightfully so.
“What is it? What the fuck happened?” Cash asked as Zane and the others walked closer.
Everyone they trusted was in this room. The expressions of concern gave Riker confidence that with their help, they could keep Chastity safe.
“We’ve got ourselves a hell of a problem,” Riker stated.
“The motherfuckers that killed Maggie have a hand in this. Fucking Desi may be one of them,” Nash stated.
“Holy shit,” Emerson said.
“My God, how the hell?” Cash began to say.
“It doesn’t fucking matter, Cash,” Riker said.
“What matters is that we need to find this asshole pronto. Nash and I need to set up a command center and a safe place for Chastity. It can’t be at our place or the club.”
“Okay. We’ll figure this out. Are you going to call the agency?” Zane asked.
Riker looked at Nash.
“We’ll inform our ex-commander, but we’re not keeping out of the loop. This son of a bitch is going down, and so is the operation that we never were able to destroy,” Nash said, and they all nodded in agreement.
“We’ve got your backs. We’re right here with you,” Jett stated.
Nash and Riker locked gazes.
Nash spoke his words through clenched teeth.
“They won’t take her away from us. They won’t get to her like they did to Maggie.”
Chapter 12
It was like being in some spy-type guy flick. Instead of 007, she had 0014. Nash and Riker looked different. Their eyes were dark, their expressions controlled, unemotional, determined, and it both frightened Chastity and aroused her. She tried stopping them from taking her with them. She didn’t want them to get killed. They said they found things out about Desi, and about his real job, and real life. They were even angrier.
Flynn and Jett were there, plus their other two friends, Emerson and Stone, who appeared just as lethal and good looking as her own men.
She couldn’t stop the shaking. Her body ached, and especially her cheek and shoulder. Nash covered her securely in a blanket. They placed a wig over her head, to disguise her.
“Stone is going to carry you out of here. It’s just a precaution. We’re going to get into the vehicle downstairs, and then we’ll be back together for the rest of our trip. Okay, Chastity?” Riker asked her.
She looked from Riker to Stone. Stone was big and tall like Riker, and he appeared mean, but then he winked at her.
“Oh, I’m going to like this assignment,” he whispered, making her smirk.
“He tries to feel you up, you hit him. Don’t take any of his crap,” Nash stated.
Chastity heard the serious tone in Nash’s voice despite the way he gave Stone a nudge.
Riker leaned down to kiss her then secure the wig. “I like you better as my blonde mermaid,” he told her. Her belly tightened.
Nash kissed her next. Then he placed his fingers under her chin. “We are always nearby. You’ll be out of our sight for sixty-two seconds.” He kissed her again before he and Riker left the room.
“Sixty-two seconds?” she whispered.
“They timed it, sweetheart. They’re not taking any chances with you,” Jett stated, then winked.