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Goddaot stabbed and noe’d been kidnapped It was like so it touched without warning

If I got out of this alive, I was never touching Ruger again

I couldn’t be with a Reaper, no matter how much I wanted him I couldn’t allow this to be a part of er wanted to see my son, he’d damned well leave the club out of it

As for me? I was done with hiut and inkidnapped wasn’t good enough for ht, no ht as Eain

I ith a start as the bed dipped

Where was I?

I heard Em’s voice and it all came back

“You okay?” she asked I openedfor signs of abuse or crying

She didn’t look like a rape victi, she was prettier than usual, her cheeks full of color and her hair wild and free Early h theHunter stood in the door, eyeing both of us, face unreadable I couldn’t believe I’d actually fallen asleep

“I need the bathrooover

“Can she go to the fking bathroom?” E towardas much distance between them as possible I tried not to flinch as he unlockedmuscles

“C’mon,” Hunter said “Both of you”

Eether, her fingers squeezing ht, find out what had happened No way I was going to talk in front of hih

We turned into the small bathroom, which didn’t have aEh in the doorway to glare at Hunter in some kind of silent battle Then the door shut

I rushed over to the toilet, incredibly relieved

“Ohover at her She ran her hands through her hair, then crossed her arms and rubbed up and down “How are you? Did he hurt you?”

“My pride? Definitely,” she said, eyes snapping “Not physically I can’t believe this Seriously—I can’t believe how stupid I was I actually invited him to come andthem to take a drink Myto happen to us?” I asked “Skid scares the crap out of me”

“Did he hurt you?” she asked, her voice sharp

“No”

“That’s good This is a pretty fked-up situation,” she said “Toke—he’s the one who cutmakes no sense to me at all, but if it really happened, we’re screwed Nobody knohere Toke is, not even Deke, and he’s Toke’s president They’ve all been looking for hi me was not okay, and Dad wants to make sure he pays for it”