I lift my chin to Link. “Super 8, south side.”
Pam tries to come with us, but Link tells her to stay put. “That’s my sister! This isn’t the time for your macho club shit. I need to be there.”
His gaze snaps to her. “Woman, stand your ass down so we can do what needs to be done. Don’t make me spanks your ass. You won’t like the act of it this time.”
Pam’s mouth snaps shut for once. She knows her man means business. We don’t need her coming along and being all hysterical. We don’t know what we’re riding into.
Murder joins up with us on the ride over along with Viking and Crawl. This motherfucker is going to regret the day he ever messed with what’s mine. I roll to a stop a block away. I don’t want the prick to know I’m coming though if he were smart, he’d be expecting me.
“This is your rescue, son. We’ll follow your lead,” Prez tells me and I give him a chin lift.
Our group enters the lobby of the motel and the short, fat, balding man swallows hard. “I don’t want no trouble.”
“There won’t be any as long as you tell me what I want to know. I need the room number for a Sam Mueller.”
“I’m not supposed to give that out.”
I take a step forward and so do my brothers.
The man shrinks back. He clicks something on his computer. “Room 115.” He slides a door key across the counter and Link pulls out his wallet. He tosses a few hundreds on the counter.
“Thank you for your time. You never saw us. Understood.”
“Yeah. Yeah. Never saw you.” He hurries to slip the money in his pocket.
It doesn’t take long to find the room. It’s down the hall on the first floor. My first instinct is to the kick the door down. Rage fills me when I hear moans echoing from the room.
“Easy, brother. Could be the wrong room,” Murder tells me, placing a hand on my shoulder.
“Harder,” a voice filters through the door followed by an even louder moan.
I shake my head and listen closer. “It’s not her.” I insert the plastic card into the door and when the green light flashes, I push it open.
I go in fir
st followed by my brothers, I draw my handgun from my boot and train it on Sam. I recognize him from the security footage. He’s naked from the waist down, wrestling on the bed with Jules. A porno flick is playing on the Tv. Sick fucker is going to meet his end at my hands. Her knees draw back and she kicks him in the stomach. The two of them haven’t even noticed the rest of us filling the room. Sam rolls off the bed and I step over him and press the barrel between his brows.
“Don’t move, you sorry sack of shit.”
“Fuck you. Do it. I’m dead either way.” He must be talking about his debt to the cartel.
“You don’t get to take a coward’s way out.” I nod to Viking and Crawl to restrain him. They get ahold of him while I tend to Jules. He’s put his hands on her again and just for that I’m going to make his death very slow and fucking painful. I’ll drain the life from him so damn slow he’ll pray for my mercy but never receive it.
Chapter 14
Julie
Roane caresses my cheek and I flinch at his light touch. It’s been a few days since Sam kidnapped and attacked me. He left me with a busted, lip, bruised cheek, and blackened eye. Once my man knew I was battered but okay I thought he was going to beat Sam to death. It took Murder, Crawl, Link, and Viking to pull him off him and then Link went after him.
I don’t know what became of Sam, but Pam told me it involved a chain and a motorcycle. She also said they handled his father. Whatever happened I’m simply glad he’s gone—that they both are gone and that it’s over. He won’t be coming back, and Roane and I can move on with our lives. Maybe that makes me seem cold and unfeeling, but Sam had no love for me. He had no problem hurting me.
I am only glad that my cell phone happened to be in the pocket of my hoodie and that Roane’s brother Prodigy was able to track it so quickly. If not for him I may not be here on the couch with my man. He’s been so attentive. So loving. Sweeter than I could have ever hoped for in a man.
“Can I get you anything?”
“I’m good. I have you. That’s all I need.”
“You sure you’re up for the party tonight? Everyone will understand if you want to stay in.”