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Therolled down on the driver’s side and from deep within the dark recesses, a voice boomed "Hurry the fk up, Mo"

Oh ood chance I was going to end up like Rooster

Every feht to never let a kidnapper take you froinally at That the risk of fighting back and getting an unexpected hole in your body was far less than allowing yourself to be taken to wherever

That realization, soo, snappedhtened until I cried out I twisted back toward hi a flash of an unfamiliar face I opened my mouth to screaot a s on my arm fiercely My back was suddenly pressed to his front and his hand sarettes and some kind of antibacterial hand sanitizer, and ihimportant With one hand on my mouth and his other arun or weapon unless he had a third ar down until I felt the skin pop My sto his hand away I was free for a second and then spun out about a foot fro hi I had

Pain burst along my jaw and mouth, and I stumbled back Tiny starbursts exploded in my vision as the ache radiated down uy in the SUV de of curses

"The bitch bitpuy Jesus Get her in the car and let’s--"

I didn’t hear the rest, becauseout all sound, and I wheeled around and ran

The flats I earing weren’t really conducive to booking it, but I ignored the pieces of gravel that dug through the thin soles I ran toward the front of the building, letting out an ear-piercing screah as I was slaood This was bad So bad Mo spun around, all but carrying me toward the SUV, which now had the driver’s door open

I struggled like a cat about to be dunked in a bathtub I was pullingmy arms like windmills while Mo wrestled with me, and my actions slowed him down The whole time I screamed

"What the hell?" shouted a voice fro at the sound of the voice "Clyde!" I screaht to the side by pushing off the sideith my feet "Clyde!"

The driver’s door sladropped round on et control ofas I pushed offtoward me "Holy crap"

My hands shook as I raised them and pushed my hair back from my face I noticed then that there were more people outside, near the corner of the front of Mona’s

As Clyde reachedand kicking up gravel, pelting the group of people near the front There was shouting So at the SUV Glass shattered

"Calla," Clyde huffed out "You okay?"

I was pretty sure I was seconds fro a full-blown freak-out, but other than the pain in round, I was alive "I’ht"

"You sure?" he wheezed, and that soundkind of sound--a sound a hu ready to stand "Are you okay, Clyde?"

His head moved in jerky motions, and I wasn’t so sure about that "I saw you walkoutside I didn’trecognize theon"

Hands were suddenly ondown beside me His face was pale, strained like it had been the day ere al sorab you"

"Someone did try" My words sounded weird as I stared at Clyde

Jax’s hands tightened onout here?"

"I didn’t couy was inside He told ht up the place," I said, andbetter A little pale, but he wasn’t wheezing anyun"

"Jesus Fuck," muttered Jax One hand slid around aze finally shifted to his, and I sucked in a sharp breath Fury and concern were etched into his face and then anger won out "He hit you"

It wasn’t a question, and there was no denying it "I bit him"

"And he hit you? Fuck, baby" Jax dipped his head, pressing his lips to aze

"We need to call the police," Clyde grunted

Jax’s jaw clenched and his eyes never left leaer bri close to the surface

"Son, I knohat you’re thinking," Clyde announced "But you need to call your boy Reece This isn’t for you to handle"

What? Jax was going to try to handle this? Then it hitthat he wasn’t like Ca with thes Cain to comprehend He wasn’t thes

His hand tightened around ainst his chest, and a shudder worked its way through me "I’ll call Reece"

Over Jax’s shoulder, I saw that a lot of people were outside Half of the bar it seemed like, butopen Jase and Cam looked pissed, and poor Avery had an expression on her face that said she had no idea as going on