Wayward Temptation (Wayward Saints MC Book 6) (23 page)

I gasp at his words
,
and my eyes shoot back over to the man still standing there. “You really gonna shoot the bitch?” My eyes flit back and forth between the two men
,
and I start to question if what Raef and I shared was real. The words fall from his mouth so effortlessly.
 

“Yeah, I came here for one thing
,
and if I don’t get it
,
then she’s a lost cause
,
” he turns towards me
,
and puts the gun to my head. My eyes widen
,
and the tears start to fall down my face. When I look at his face, I don’t recognize the man in front of me. He isn’t the man that I spent the night with last night
,
and he sure as hell isn’t the man that I fell for.
 

He disengages the safety
,
and puts his finger on the trigger. Closing my eyes, I just wait for him to do it. Everything in this life has tried to take me down
,
and I always seemed to find some way to make it through, but right now I think I’ve finally hit the end.
 

Before the gun goes off, the guy comes over to us
,
and he throws something towards the ground. It hits the pavement loudly
,
and my eyes snap open. A black duffle bag is now sitting on the ground next to Raef’s feet.
 

The closer up this man is, the more I start to panic. I meet Raef’s eyes
,
and he grabs the bag with the gun still trained on me. He doesn’t change his expression once. When I look at the guy now, I can see why he probably has trouble with women. He has a slight indent on his jaw
,
and a scar that moves from below his ear
,
and disappears under the collar of this shirt.
 

“It’s all in there?” Raef questions, unzipping the bag.
 

“Yeah. Like I told you on the phone last night, I really want the girl.” His eyes roam over my body
,
and I think I’m going to be sick. He’s practically eye fucking me and undressing me right where I stand, while Raef is rummaging through the bag that he now has on the seat in front of me.
 

In the blink of an eye, the gun is no longer trained on me
,
and is now being pointed at the man next to me. “You son of a bitch
,
” Raef barks out. Before anyone can say another word, the loud bang of the gun echoes through the empty parking lot. The shots ring out
,
and I end up falling off the bike, trying to cover myself from the bullets.
 

The gunshots stop echoing
,
and my hands are now covering my head. Footsteps come towards me
,
and I hear the roar of motorcycles flying towards us. A hand lands on my head
,
and someone kneels down beside me. “Are you hurt?” his hands start to slide against my skin
,
and I start to cry. “Sailor
,
” he whispers
,
as he pulls me up and into his arms.
 

My hands grip his shirt
,
and I hold him to me while I cry. The bikes get closer
,
and I still can’t believe what just happened. Looking up at Raef, I try to ask the question that it on the tip of my tongue, but it won’t come out. “He’s gone baby
,
” he answers without hesitation.
 

His grip tightens on me
,
but I don’t mind. Having his hand on me, holding me close
,
is the only thing I need right now.
 

When the bikes come to a stop next to us, I turn and see them walking towards us. “Raef
,
” his father grunts out, looking around the parking lot. He doesn’t say anything else, but I know he isn’t happy.
 

“No one came out of the woodworks for this fucker?” someone asks from behind us.
 

“No. Don’t know what he was thinking coming alone to meet me. It’s kind of fishy if you ask me
,
” Raef runs his hands down my back
,
and I just bury my face into his chest.
 

Loud bangs start erupting around us. Raef grabs his gun
,
and pushes me behind him. All the men spring into position
,
and start firing back in the direction that the shots came from. It sounds like a warzone
.
Raef pushes me behind the bike
,
and tells me not to move. A few of the men start to run towards the shots
,
and I see a few people fall from their well-kept hiding places.
 

When a bullet comes whizzing by, I scream
.
One of the others that is closer to me
,
stands in front of me, protecting me from the firefight. The clink of metal sounds besides me
,
and something stings my skin causing me to scream out in pain. “Sailor!” I hear Raef yell from across the way. He tries to run back towards me, but someone comes up behind him
,
and puts him in a chokehold.
 

Chapter Twenty-Nine

I watch as a bullet bounces off the ground
,
and hits Sailor. When she screams out, I try like fucking hell to get to her. Luckily Brant gets to her in time. An arm comes around my neck
,
and I slam the back of my head into their nose. Blood gushes and starts to squirt all over the back of me
,
as well as
,
the front of the guy who tried to choke me.
 

Turning, I grab the guy’s head
,
and snap his neck. His lifeless body falls to the ground
,
and I make my way towards Sailor and Brant. As my brothers take down each man, I see one going right towards my old man. Before the shot can hit its target, I dive in front of my father
,
and take one to the chest. I see my old man’s face when I fall to the ground in front of him
,
and he puts a bullet in the bastard’s head.
 

I hear screaming, but it sounds so far away. Hands go to my chest
,
and I’m having trouble breathing. Each breath feels like I’m breathing fire
,
and I want it to end. Her small hands grip my face
,
and she’s crying. Her hands never leave me. My eyes get heavy
,
and I fight like hell to get one more look at her.
 

She has no fucking clue how much I love her. I never got the chance to show her off to my brothers
,
and I never got the chance to introduce her to my sister.
 

My shallow breathing gets even harder to stand
,
and my father is yelling at me, telling me to hold the fuck on. The tears streaming down her cheeks hurt even more than the bullet. It sounds like a siren is coming towards us, but I can’t be sure of anything right now.
 

Grabbing my father’s hand, I try to get the words out, but I can barely get them out. He leans down towards me
,
and I whisper in his ear
,
“Go. Don’t get caught up.” I suck in a breath
,
and he puts his head against my forehead
,
and kisses it. “Protect her. Tell her…” I start to cough
,
and he closes his eyes. “I love her
,
” I finally get out
,
as I cough up blood. My eyes close on their own
,
and I can still hear her screams as they echo around me. She sounds so far away, but I know that she is right by my side
,
even after I put the gun to her head. God, I wish I could tell her how fucking sorry I am for doing that, but I needed to sell the story that I didn’t give a fuck about her. If I knew this was how it ended, I would have made sure to kiss her like it was the last time – in reality it would have been.
 

She’s begging me to stay with her
,
and I hate myself for not being the man she needed. She needs more than me, but I promised that I would die for her. I never expected for it to end this way, but I would take a bullet for my old man again if I had to. His old lady is giving birth soon. My new baby sister needs him more than Sailor needs me.
 

She’s strong. She will find the power to move on at some point
,
even if she hates me for leaving her. She doesn’t get how fucking perfect she really is. She definitely has shitty taste in men, but now that I’ve dealt with them, she can start over.
 

“Come on
,
” he growls at Sailor. My old man tries to drag her away, but she won’t loosen her grip on me.
 

“No. I won’t leave him
,
” she sobs. Her hands go to my chest
,
and I can feel the burning as she puts pressure on the wound again. “Don’t get arrested. Get your men out of here. I’ll stay until the ambulance gets here.”
 

Everything goes dark, but before I lose consciousness, I hear her whisper, “I love you Raef. Please don’t leave me. I need you.” I try to grip her hand, but it’s no use.
 

Chapter Thirty

When the ambulance arrives, all of the Wayward Saints are nowhere to be seen. I forced Raef’s father and brothers to leave
,
before they had to answer for what happened here. They worked quickly on Raef
,
and by the time we got to the hospital, I already knew what the doctor was going to say. Sitting in the waiting room alone was the hardest thing I’ve ever done before.
 

When the doctor asked for Raef’s family, I told them I was his wife. The words just came out
,
and I felt guilty about it, but I needed to know. The doctor had a grim look on his face
,
and when the words come out of his mouth, I just cried. “I’m sorry, he didn’t make it.” Six words were all it took for me to fall apart.
 

The phone Raef gave me starts to ring
,
and when I see my brother’s name, I throw it across the room
,
and watch it shatter into a dozen pieces. Life isn’t fucking fair. He didn’t need to die. He was the first person to ever look at me with a love that never faulted. He loved me for me
,
and even after hearing about my shitty past
,
he never let it affect his opinion of me.