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When they were inside and driving out of the parking lot, Train was about to ask Shade what he needed his bag for, when Shade stopped hi his head

Train gripped the steering wheel tighter, beco into

Shade turned up the radio and took a pen out of the glovebox Train couldn’t see what he riting in the dark, and Shade didn’t atteht in town

Train took the note fro it

I didn’t ask Stud about buying a bike

He cru it back to Shade

When the light turned red, he floored the gas pedal, the note sending a sense of urgency through his bloodstream He didn’t knohy Shade didn’t want to talk, but he never questioned what he was thinking It was obvious Stud was sending a private warning, needing Shade to come

Stud didn’t know that Shade was in the same special forces unit as Train, but Hammer and Jonas did Anytime there was a mission, silence was mandatory They each had a special phone they carried all the time Neither him or Shade had heard from their unit commander, which was Hamood It could only ated hi that made sense

He turned into the Destructors’ parking lot,the truck and trailer past the rows of bikes At the back of the club, he saw Stud waiting on his bike

As soon as Shade and Train got out, Stud tossed Train the keys to his new bike

“Let’s get Shade’s bike off the trailer Ha”

With three of the unload Shade’s bike, it only tookthe strap through his arms

When Shade would have gotten on his bike, Stud stopped him

“Taketo ride yours”

Shade wasn’t happy, but he switched bikes without arguing

As they got to the end of the parking lot, Stud motioned for them to stop

“Give me your phones All of them” Stud held his hand out