Page 43 of Flash (Iron Thunder MC 2)
“What do they want from me?” I asked, my voice was shaky now.
“They want to send a message to the Iron Thunder guys. To your boyfriend. And you are perfect for the task.”
My chest heaved, I started backing away from him. Billy continued to smile. This was hilarious to him. In his eyes, he was finally getting his redemption.
“They get what they want, and they pay me ten grand for my good work, and see…we all get what we want.”
“You fuckin’ scum!” I hissed. He jumped at me and caught me again, dragging me along the path. I tried to run but he wasn’t about to let me go.
“It’s been a very long year, Allegra, and finally, it’s paying off. You led me right to where the cash is. Good girl.” He was talking aloud in the dark as he dragged me along.
In the distance, I could see a bright glow in the middle of the trees. Flashlights. We went closer and I saw more shadows. Of men. Standing in a huddle. They were waiting for me. Waiting to hurt me or worse. To send a message to Flash.
I couldn’t hold the tears back any longer, because this was beginning to feel like the end.Billy dragged me, kicking and screaming, to where the group of men were standing holding flashlights. I didn’t bother counting how many there were—but at least five.
What I did notice were the big grins on their faces as they stared at me.
“Good job, Billy,” one of the guys said. He had a thick handlebar mustache and tattoos on his shiny bald scalp. He was eyeing me up and down like I was a piece of meat. “Chaz, hand him the cash.”
I could hear Billy literally sniggering as one of the guys handed him a duffle bag. Ten grand in exchange for me. For my life?
“What do you want from me?” I asked, spitting my words out to them in fury.
The men smiled and looked at each other like this was all a big joke.
“You’re making a big mistake. All of you. When Flash…when the Iron Thunder find you…”
“What do you think will happen to us, doll?” the guy with the mustache asked. He took a few steps toward me and I backed away from him. But there were men behind me now; they had formed a circle.
I gulped. I didn’t actually know the answer to that question. Frankly, I didn’t know how a biker club worked. What was Flash going to do to them? Was he even looking for me? Did he know I was gone?
My shoulders heaved as I stared at him, looking straight into his eyes.
“If you let me go, they will reward you. I’ll make sure that they do,” I tried. The man turned to the other men and they all chuckled.
“She’s entertaining, this one,” he said and looked back at me. Now his smile started to droop and a new kind of rage filled his eyes.
“Who the fuck do you think you are? You think I’m looking for some kind of reward from the fuckin’ Iron Thunders?”
I licked my dry lips. Behind me, I heard someone running away. It had to be Billy. He wasn’t going to stick around and see this thing through till the end. He was a coward.
“What do you want?” I asked and the man came closer to me. I saw the hatred in his watery gray eyes. He hated me. He hated the Iron Thunders.
“I want those motherfuckers to know they will never beat us again. That we don’t plan on giving up this fight. We are taking over their territory, even if it means one of their chicks at a time.”
I felt sick to my stomach again. Whatever these men had planned for me—I knew now that I wasn’t about to get out of it. He smiled at me again, like he was amused.
“Chaz, bring it out. No use standing around here, having a chat.”
I heard a hiss behind him and then I saw what they were going to do.It was a brand. Hot and steaming red. One of the guys was holding it high up in the air where I could see it. There was a logo on it. The same logo that was on the jackets these men were wearing.
A cry escaped my lips when I saw it. The men knew my first instinct would be to run, so before I could even make a move, two of them caught me by my arms, forcibly holding me in place.
“You are making a huge mistake!” I hissed, looking pleadingly at the man with the mustache. He eyed me up and down, undressing me with his eyes.
“Yes, it will be a shame to mark that delicious body of yours. But you’ll grow to love it, don’t worry. A reminder of us,” he said and the others laughed around him.
