Total pages in book: 112
Estimated words: 106600 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 533(@200wpm)___ 426(@250wpm)___ 355(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 106600 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 533(@200wpm)___ 426(@250wpm)___ 355(@300wpm)
I jump and yelp as my phone rings. My camera drops into my lap as I chide myself. Glancing at my phone in the cup holder, I curse and place a hand over my chest to calm myself.
“Damn, this is the last thing I need,” I mutter as my captain’s name flashes across my screen.
I wipe my suddenly sweaty palms against my thighs. A quick look back toward the warehouse tells me the bikers are gone. However, I don’t know if they went inside.
I bite out another curse and pick up the call. “Hello.”
“Salvado, why aren’t you in my office? I thought I told you to get in here early today. I need to talk to you now,” Captain Gates growls through the line.
“Sir, I’m sorry. It slipped my mind. I’m on my way,” I say quickly.
“For your sake, you better hope you’re not getting into any more shit I have to clean up. I have enough on my plate. I don’t need to babysit your ass.”
I jerk my head back and look at the phone with a frown on my face. We’ve always clashed when it comes to the Ricci organization, so I haven’t mentioned anything about my investigation. I plan to have them dead to rights before I reveal my hand.
“Not sure what you’re talking about, but I’ll be in soon,” I mumble.
Just as I go to hang up, my neighbor and the other biker step from the building with a woman who looks a lot like the one from my vision. I bite my lip, trying to decide if I should remain and try to learn more or if I should get to the precinct for the dress down that’s waiting for me.
I roll my eyes and mutter to myself as I take off. I’ll just have to come back. At least I have a location, and I know for a fact this woman is real.
I still have time to save her from Candido. Now, if only I could figure out the connection to the biker club.
Ardan
“New receptionist?” Bradan asks as we go to leave the warehouse after our meeting with Kai.
I glance back over my shoulder. An older woman is at the main desk. I narrow my gaze as I take the woman in.
“I guess so,” I say to Bradan as I turn back to look forward.
“Is she registered? She’s not human and I didn’t receive paperwork for Amadeus to take on a new super as an employee,” Bradan says.
“That’s on me, brother. Kai and Ocean have been handling the place in Amadeus’s absence. I’ll let them know they have to file the proper paperwork and clear her as an employee through the brotherhood.”
“What did Kai say her name was?”
“Shit. Was it Güç or Pouch or something like that?”
“Güç, that was it,” he says and chuckles. “Pouch. Get the fuck out of here with that.”
“What? I wasn’t really paying attention, and she only called her name, like, once.”
“Normally you would have caught it that once.”
“Well, I didn’t this time. Besides, when was the last time you heard of someone named after one of the gods,” I mutter.
I wasn’t paying attention before but now that he’s brought attention to her name, I do find it odd that she has it. Granted, the supers haven’t completely forgotten the gods, but not many honor them as they used to. Not like the wolves honor the moon goddess.
Some are too afraid to utter their creator’s names. My brothers and I don’t use our father’s name by choice. He abandoned us. I, for one, have no use for his name.
“Truth, but that’s still not like you. Everything okay? You’ve been staying at your apartment more lately. Anything you want to talk about?”
“I’m all good,” I reply. “On second thought … let me ask you something.”
I’ve been wanting to bring this up for a while now, but I didn’t want my brothers to question me. It’s already odd that I’ve purchased the apartment building and chose to live elsewhere.
We do it from time to time, but it’s not often and normally happens after we’ve been through something traumatic. Reilly was the last one to break off to take some alone time from the family. However, we never stay apart for long.
“Go on,” Bradan says as he straddles his machine.
“Have you ever felt a pull somewhere, like that’s where you always need to be?”
“Sure as shit have and still don’t know why. Shit is driving me crazy.”
I think his words over. It dawns on me that I have noticed he’s been taking off at random times over the last few months. We are close, but I haven’t questioned him on his comings and goings, as Bradan tends to need to blow off steam every now and then.
We all get that and try to back off to give him his space. Kendrick believes Bradan has a hidden place. I know he does. As his twin, I can feel when he goes there to fully release. However, I know that’s not where he’s been taking off to, because I don’t feel him releasing his powers while he’s gone.