Master (Chaos Bleeds Book 8) (12 page)

Gash smirked. “I’d like to see you try.”

“Oh, so now you’ve got balls?” Andrew asked.

“Funny thing about you, Andrew, you were only ever scary when you pretended to be someone else. This, knowing it’s you, I’m not fazed by you. I don’t care,” Gash said. He chuckled. “In fact, I should have seen the whole gang taking out a hit. Three mil, that’s pretty steep for you.”

“What can I say, old chicks dig me.”

“Angel says hey,” Lash said.

Once again the anger was back.

“You know, Andrew, all of your money is down to old chicks that die quite quickly after meeting you. I’d say there’s something seriously messed up about you,” Whizz said.

“What I find really funny is you think this is a game.”

“We took out your little gang,” Lash said.

“Oh, and we have the three mil. We’re considering it compensation for our fallen ones. The first round of drinks is on you,” Whizz said.

Stink watched. He saw how flummoxed Andrew was becoming. This was not a side that Stink had ever thought Andrew possessed.

“Do you really think this is a game?” Andrew asked.

“You set the rules.”

“How about these rules?” There was a feminine scream, and suddenly they were staring at Andrew he moved the woman he was holding as if she was rag doll.

“Paris,” Spider said.

“Ah, I’ve got your attention now.” Andrew gripped her bruised face, squeezing it. “Tell them, Paris, tell them how I took your fucking virginity.” He laughed cruelly. “Little Spider didn’t even get a look in. Her cunt was nice and warm.”

“You let her fucking go, you piece of shit!” Spider moved forward.

“Let her go? Okay, fine.” Andrew dropped her and kicked her three times afterward. “Do you want to play this game, Spider? You’re on—”

“No!” Whizz yelled the word, stepping in front of all of them. “Let’s play
this
game. Find out what I’ve done, and then come and get me!”

The screen went dark as Whizz cut him off.

“What the fuck are you doing?” Spider asked. “He was beating Paris, and now he’s going to kill her.”

“What did you do?” Devil asked.

“That’s one of ours there,” Dick said.

“Enough!” Lash turned all the attention back to him. “Whizz, what did you do?”

“As of right now, all of Andrew’s wealth ceases to exist. I cleared his accounts. He’s worth nothing. I’ve also initiated the correct documents to go to Alex’s friends in law enforcement. His days of hiding are outnumbered. Andrew thought he was smart. He left a trail that he got people to cover up. I’ve found those people, and now they’re being hunted.”

“How the fuck does that help my girl?” Spider asked. “She’s black and blue. He’s raped her. You tell me how the fuck is that supposed to help?”

“What about this?” Whizz asked. The screen lit up with a message that was highlighted. To Stink, it looked like weird ass code. “‘Come and get me from Beauty caught in a web’?”

“I don’t—”

“Tell me this message is from your woman?” Whizz asked.

“Beauty was her stage name,” Spider said.

“Then someone on her side sent a message. Whoever just did that also left everything they could for me to locate them. Their computer coordinates. This was a message, and we know where Andrew is.”

“This is dangerous, right?” Spider asked.

“If Andrew finds out she or he sent this, they could kill her.” Whizz did some more tapping, and a map was brought up. “That’s where he is, right there.” Some more tapping, and the screen seemed to zoom in.

“Will you slow fucking down?” Lash asked.

“Sorry. This was his first wife’s property. It’s an hour’s drive from Fort Wills. It’s secluded and has three different security codes to access the main gate. Hopefully, if the person who sent the message is smart, we could access this shit, and we could finally have Andrew.”

“If he knows we’re coming?” Stink asked.

“This is our one chance to take him out. He could leave before we get there,” Whizz said. “It’s a shot. If he’s not there for whatever reason, it doesn’t matter. We’ll get to the girls without a problem. Andrew’s out of options. He has no money. The cops are raiding his homes as we speak. He dug in deep with Gonzalez, but that kind of mud, it sticks.”

Stink glanced at Lash, wondering what decision he’d come to.

“We go tonight.”

****

They had removed the tube from her throat, and she was being monitored every hour by the doctors. Sasha touched her cheeks and held her hands out. Her wedding band was gone, but the mark from wearing the ring was still there.

She could see.

“Where’s my wedding ring?” she asked, looking at Pussy. He was more handsome than she had ever imagined.

“You had to go have a CAT scan, and an MRI, and a few others.” He pulled a necklace out of his shirt, and she saw the single gold band. “You weren’t allowed to wear any jewelry, and I wasn’t about to let it disappear.”

“Thank you,” she said.

She held out her hand, not knowing why he hadn’t touched her yet. Since waking him, everything had seemed different.

Pussy stared at her hand, and stepped closer. Her heart was hurting with the distance that had been between us.

“Do you hate me?” she asked.

“What?”

“You won’t touch me, or come near me.”

He took hold of her hand, kissing her knuckles. “I love you.”

“If you’re going to stop being the way you were then I’ll ask the doctors to take back my sight.”

“You screamed at me, princess. I’m scared, okay? You were in the dark, and now you see what an asshole you fell in love with.”

She stopped him with a kiss.

Leaning up, she pressed her lips against his.

“You shouldn’t be doing any sudden movements,” he said.

“I don’t care. They can fuck off for all I care. I love you.”

He gripped the back of her neck, kissing her once again.

“Who did this to me?” she asked.

“Andrew.”

“Master?”

“Yeah. He sent a fucking gang to off us all for three mil.”

“Pretty big sum.”

“Yeah, well, last I heard shit was going down.”

“Why aren’t you with them?” she asked.

“Why would I be with them when my woman wouldn’t wake up for me?” He took her hand and slid the ring on her finger. “I made you a promise to always be here, and I intended to keep it, now and always.” He kissed her cheek. “You mean the world to me.”

“You always did know what to say.”

“You’re my woman, Sasha.”

“I can’t deal if anything was to happen to you.” She gripped the back of his head, and kissed him again. “I love you.”

“I love you more than anything.”

“I can see.”

“What do you see when you look at me?” he asked.

“I see a man I fell in love with. My imagination didn’t do you much justice.”

“I’m an ugly fucker.”

She laughed. The future now looked a little different. Sasha couldn’t look away, nor did she try. Instead, she stared at the man she called her husband, and fell in love with him all over again.

****

“So you’re heading straight out?” Sandy asked.

“We’ve got a chance of saving this girl, baby. I’ve got to go with them,” Stink said.

“It’s okay. I get it. Maybe we’ll both be lucky and Andrew will be there.” Sandy hoped so. She just wanted this mess to be all over. The only downfall to this plan was the fact she wasn’t going to get a front row seat to witness Andrew’s death.

“Here’s hoping. I miss you.”

“I’m going to stay at the hospital. I’ll talk to Berman about making my position here permanent. What do you think?”

“I think that’s good.”

Sandy was worried. What if something went wrong?

“I can feel your worrying, Sand, talk to me.”

“Part of me doesn’t want you to go.”

“And the other part?” he asked.

“The other part hates me for even thinking it. I’m sorry. It’s your life as much as mine.”

“Sandy, baby, if you don’t want me to go then ask me not to.”

She closed her eyes. “I promised myself I wouldn’t be that woman, so I’m not going to be.”

“Do you know how hot that makes me?”

“What? Me being a crybaby?”

“Nah, you caring about me like that.”

“Of course I do. I wouldn’t marry you for your good looks alone. Hello, they fade.” She couldn’t help but smile as he laughed.

“I’ll pick you up at the hospital when it’s all over.”

She sighed. “Okay. I’ll keep busy until then.”

“Love you.”

“Love you too.” She hung up her cell phone and blew out a breath.

“They’re going after them, aren’t they?” Alex asked.

His sudden appearance made her jump, and she gripped her chest. “You scared me.”

“Sorry. I remember a time when you were ready for anything.”

“Yeah, I know it. God, I hate this. I hate this fucker.” She leaned against the wall, resting her head back, and taking a deep breath. “How are Sunshine and the baby?”

“They’re doing good.”

“Don’t you think everything is moving so fast, all the time?” she asked.

“When it comes to this business with Andrew, yes. He attacked us, and now we’re trying to fight him. It’s the Skull way.”

“Is it, really?”

“Think about our other enemies. We didn’t stay and wait for them to fight us. We took the fight to them.” Alex sighed. “What a fight it has all been.”

“Do you ever just hope that one day, it’s all going to be over, and we’re all going to be sane once again? Maybe just maybe, sleep in our own beds?” she asked.

“It’ll happen. These moments will soon be just another memory. Something we can all smile, and laugh about.”

She sighed. “It was easier when I wasn’t in love.”

“It was all easy when you didn’t love anyone. I never had that luxury. I stayed away as I had many of my own enemies. Still, they always catch up to us, don’t they?”

“Yep, they do.”

“What are you doing now?”

“I’m going to see Sally.”

“Yes, poor girl. What will happen?”

“Her leg needs time to heal. They’ll be therapy, and physiotherapy to help her adapt. Once her leg has healed, a prosthetic will be made to fit her, and she’ll have more therapy, and more physio. She’ll be doing a lot of her schooling at home for a while. I imagine Whizz and Lacey are already dealing with that.”

“I’m heading to the children’s ward to see my niece. I promised Tabitha a chocolate, and I have to be careful. Make sure I don’t get caught.”

“You’re a bad influence for all kids, you know that?”

“Yep, I do.”

She walked beside Alex trying her hardest to forget about Stink, and the danger he was about to get himself into. When they got the children’s ward, she squirted anti-bacterial gel onto her hands, and let Alex in with her. She left him to Tabitha, and made her way toward Sally’s room. She saw Steven standing outside, staring in.

Going to his side, she saw Lacey, Daisy, and Ned in the room. “Why are you out here?” she asked.

“Sally doesn’t say anything when I’m in the room. I make her uncomfortable.”

“Why are you here, and not helping the others?” she asked.

“Whizz asked me to keep an eye on the girls. I’m not needed.”

“You’re distracted, which is why you’re not needed. The club doesn’t need a guy who isn’t thinking straight.” She folded her arms, staring at the man. He was once a prospect, and he’d put his life on the line to protect Angel and Tate. Steven had done what he needed to protect the club, and for that, he’d earned his right to be a full-fledged member.

Ha, Andrew, fucker can’t do that right.

It was petty, and completely lame of her, but it made her feel better to think of him like that.

“Yeah, I am.”

He stepped away from the window, and leaned forward. She listened as he took some deep breaths, and stood. “Fuck. I don’t know what it is about this girl. One minute she’s just a girl, and now it kills me to see her in any kind of pain.”

“She’s underage.”

“I know that!” Steven glared at her. “I’m not going to go do something stupid. I want to protect her. I want her to know that she doesn’t have to be afraid anymore.” He ran fingers through his hair, and she saw how troubled he was. “She doesn’t even have a crush on me. I thought she did, but I was fucking wrong.”

Sandy didn’t tell him otherwise. Every woman had a reason for not letting their man know that they had feelings for them, even Sally.

“She’s been through so much,” he said.

“Sally is older than her years.”

He nodded. “It doesn’t matter. I’m only going to be there to support her, okay? You don’t have to worry about any bad shit from me. I only want to help.”