by KJ Dahlen
Cobra called Tate and filled him in on what all happened.
Harry then contacted his friend in the FBI and got him to come in and take over. Gunner told them he had faith in the local cops but Harry wanted Bonner to face federal charges for kidnapping and moving his women across state line for nefarious purposes.
Everyone had watched the brothers take off last night. Cobra had called within three hours of the three men leaving. They had found the connection they were looking for. Their bust was a go as soon as the others arrived.
It was all Harry and Silas could do to keep Annie from joining them. Now the sun was coming up and Harry watched over his woman as she paced from one side of the main room to the other. There were a few people left sitting there. “Honey, please stop.” He got up and walking over to her, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders. “This isn’t helping you or Becky. You have to take care of yourself and the baby.” He tried to speak softly so the others in the room wouldn’t overhear their conversation. There were a few family members and brothers sitting there waiting for the sun to come up.
Annie looked up at him and there was a haunted look in her eyes. “I know. I just can’t take this not knowing where she is. She’s my little sister and all I got left for family.”
Harry hugged her close. “Not all you got left sweetheart. You got me, and our baby and my family too. Don’t forget us.”
Annie planted her face in his chest. “I’m sorry. I meant no disrespect to you or your family. Becky and I were all each other had after our mom died. For so long, it was just us and we were all the other one had. Then I lost her. The only good thing was that was when I found you.” She peeked up at him. “I met my future when I couldn’t find my past. But now I can’t give up either of you.”
“Don’t worry baby, we’ll get her back,” Harry assured her. He lifted his hand and brushed a strand of hair away from her brow. “One thing my dad taught us from when we were little was never leave a man behind. Hell, we even found him after all those years of thinking he was dead. We don’t give up easily and you know this for a fact. We won’t stop looking for her until we get her back.”
“And the other problem I have? The big guy with the scar on his face?” She stared at him. “He’s still out there and he’s looking to kill me.”
“I know and we’ll find that bastard. He isn’t going to take you away from me, not now.” Harry fumed.
Annie clenched her fist and hit him, but not very hard. “I can’t take this anymore. I need to see her, no matter what— I need to see my sister.”
Harry closed his eyes and just held her. “We’re waiting on information from Jasper, please be patient. We’re almost there.”
Annie closed her eyes and leaned into her man. “I know but it’s been three months of not knowing the hell she’s had to endure. Is she hurt? Is she scared? Is she hungry? Is she still even alive?” Her voice faded off and
Harry tightened his hold on her but didn’t say anything. There was nothing he could say at the moment.
Silas came over and laid his hand on her shoulder. “Sweetheart, I know words aren’t much peace right now but you gotta believe your sister is fighting to come back to you. She’s lost right now but I know deep in my heart you’re gonna find her again. Don’t give up on her yet. You both need to believe in order to survive the battle that’s coming. I don’t know what else is haunting you but I think there’s more than losing your sister involved in this.” Silas shook his head. “I reckon you’ll let us know when the time is right but we’ll take it one step at a time. One step at a time until the journey’s done. That’s how we Young’s roll.”
“But I’m not a Young. I can’t claim that title,” she reminded him gently.
“The fuck you aren’t sweetheart.” Silas growled. “You are one of us because that knucklehead grandson of mine made you one of us and also because you carry the next generation in your belly. That makes you a Young.”
Later in the day, at the clubhouse in Jasper, Gunner hosted the visiting MC members. They had taken down Douglas Bonner early that morning, and burned his hotel down to the ground after releasing the women he was holding in captivity. Bonner was now in custody of the FBI and they were busy rounding up his business partners.
Thor and Cobra were sitting at a table with Gunner and Boone. They had all met before the Bonner bust and they had worked well together.
They had all done good things today and while that made the men happy, Cobra wasn’t completely satisfied. He took a sip of his whiskey and looked over at his friend. “Thank you for letting us take part in this raid but we didn’t find the one person we really hoped would be there.”
Gunner leaned back and peeked over the top of his own glass. “And who might that be?”
“A girl who was taken three months ago, down in Beaumont. Her sister has been looking for her since then. That’s how we know as much as we do. Annie is digging into places no one else can find.”
“What’s her sister’s name?” Boone asked.
“Becky, her name is Becky.” Cobra shrugged. “We were so hoping Bonner had her and that he hadn’t sold her yet.”
Boone looked over at Gunner but didn’t say anything. “How did she get taken?” Boone finally asked.
“A bastard by the name of Terrence Wilder grabbed her and sold her to Bonner, we aren’t sure what happened to her after that. This was a far as we’ve been able to uncover. Annie and Harry are still trying to find out more.” Cobra shrugged. “That poor girl has been working overtime to find her sister. This setback is gonna just about kill her.”
“What if we were able to give you the next step?” Gunner asked them. “Would your friends be able to follow the clues and tell us more about these people?”
“Why do you ask?” Cobra raised a brow at him.
“One of the members of this MC sold us out ten years ago. By that time we’d set up a legit club, we were just starting out but everyone voted on going legit. Those that didn’t want it were free to go their own way or join another club. Over the years, we built our bounty hunting business into a good business and picked up a few more. But the brother we call Blacky sold our club and the bounty hunting business over to the Vory V Zakone. Only problem was he forgot to tell us about it. We just found out and right now we’re gearing up for a war to keep what’s ours.”
Cobra sat there and thought for a moment. “I think you’re only telling me half the story, what else did this fucker do?”
“He ran a profitable skin game. Buying and selling along with these Russians and the cartel south of the border. We haven’t found everything yet.” Gunner glared at the other man. “Then I found out he ran my woman off twenty five years ago. The only problem was she left here carrying my twin daughters.”
Cobra sat up and became more interested in the story Gunner was telling him.
Gunner drank his shot and continued his story, “The fucker found her just as she was giving birth to the girls. He brought one of the girls back to me but gave the other one away to his addict sister. She was his ace in the hole, according to him. Then he let my woman bleed out. Her name was Dee Dee Racer, she was also his cousin.”
Cobra looked quickly over at Thor then back to Gunner. “Racer? Are you sure that was her last name?”
Gunner nodded. “Yeah and before you ask, Jared Racer is her brother, also Blacky’s cousin. We found Winona by pure accident. We are also still trying to discover the truth. Last night, the Vory V Zakone assassin came after Blacky. They took my daughter Dana to find out more about the club and the bounty hunting business and they would have slit her throat without hesitation if we hadn’t found her quickly.”
Next, Boone picked up the story, “Three days before this, Blacky kidnapped my Winona. He was getting ready to leave here and set up in another state but he knew he had to get rid of her first. He took her to a warehouse and beat the living shit out of her. He told her everything then, as he really didn’t expect to let her live. We found
them before he could get away.”
Gunner looked over at Cobra. “After everything that bastard had already done, I didn’t think it could get any worse but I was wrong.”
“What does that mean?” Cobra scowled.
“Boone found another woman in that fucking warehouse. She’d been there three months. Ever since the day Bonner sold her to Blacky. Blacky tried his damndest to break her. And I suppose in a way he thought he had. But she refused to give up on the idea that she had someone out there that wouldn’t give up on her. She hung on through the toughest times and never gave up.”
“What are you saying old man?” Thor finally broke his silence.
“What he’s saying is we only know one thing about this woman,” Boone told them. “Because she only knows one thing about herself and that’s her name. Becky. Well, that and the fact that she’s been here about three months. She doesn’t remember anything else. Her body was all but shut down when we found her.”
Cobra quickly glanced over at Thor then back to Gunner. “Can we see her?”
Gunner shook his head. “She really doesn’t remember anything and big men tend to freak her out. Even now, she’ll only let one of us close to her and that’s our medic Patriot.”
“I won’t scare her but I have to see her,” Cobra stated. “If she is who I think she is, I’ll be able to help the sisters reconnect. Annie and Harry have been looking for her for a long time.”
“Is this Annie your computer expert?” Boone asked.
“Both her and Harry. They make a damn fine team.” Cobra nodded.
Gunner sat there and stared at the other man. “Answer me this then Cobra.” He shifted in his seat. “Did they have anything to do with the trouble Liam and the Steele brothers had down south of here?”
Cobra grinned but didn’t say anything one way or the other.
Gunner shifted his gaze to Thor and saw the same smile on his face. “And Lolainie James? Is she still alive?”
The smile slid quickly off Cobra’s face. “Lolainie James was cleared of any MC crime and yes, she’s still alive and she’s out of bounds. She’s under not only my protection but the Lost Sons MC protection as well.” He got to his feet and glared down at Gunner. “I’d like to meet Becky now.”
Gunner stared up at him. He’d know Cobra from the early days and he knew the man would finds a way to see her in any case. He got to his feet and led the way down the hall.
Thor and Jett rose and started following them when Boone reached out to stop the other man. Thor just glared at him but Boone didn’t intimidate easily. “Who is this Lolainie James?”
“She’s Cobra’s daughter and he just found her. Sore subject by the way.”
Boone nodded. Then held his hand away from his body. “Noted.” Then he grinned. “And for what it’s worth I’m glad he finally found her.”
Thor nodded. “So is he.” Shaking his head. “But Lola? She’s getting there. It was a mess at first but they’re finding their way.”
Boone nodded. “I get that. Same situation here, only here we had a wrench in the mix with Winona’s sister. You have never met a more spoiled bitch in your life. But you’ll know what I mean when you meet her.” He shrugged, “She couldn’t or wouldn’t accept she wasn’t the only daughter anymore. Winona wasn’t here to replace her, all she wanted was to know her family. Dana didn’t make that easy.”
“Can I meet this woman? Not Dana I’m not into selfish bitches but the other woman.” Thor wanted to know.
“As long as you realize she belongs to me.” Boone growled.
Thor grinned and held his arms out to his side. “Noted.”
They arrived at the doorway to the infirmary and watched as Cobra stepped up to Becky’s bed. They all watched and big man gently knelt at the side of her bed. He looked her over and saw the multitude of bruises covering her body and no emotion could be seen on his face.
Her eyes were closed as she slept but Cobra took note of her dark hair and facial features. He gently called out her name, “Becky.”
Becky slowly woke and when she opened her eyes, she found herself looking at Cobra. She froze and couldn’t take her eyes off him. “Who are you and what do you want?”
Cobra smiled slightly. “I’m not here to hurt you darlin.’ I just wanted to look at you.”
Becky shifted slightly. “Why? Do my bruises thrill or excite you?”
“God no.” Cobra shook his head. “A friend of mine has been looking for her sister and I thought maybe she was you. That’s all.”
“Sister?” Becky frowned as she looked over at him and began rubbing her temples, as the pain in her head got stronger. “Do you know me?”
Cobra shook his head slowly so as not to scare her. “No, I don’t know you.”
“But you know this woman looking for her sister?” Becky whispered.
“Yeah, I know her,” Cobra admitted. “She held a shotgun on me once.” He smiled at the memory.
Becky frowned. After a moment she asked, “Not a 12 gauge Marlin, painted with skulls on the stock?”
Cobra froze then turned his head slowly to look at Thor. He turned back to Becky. “How did you know that?” He glanced over Gunner. “No one that wasn’t there knew about the skulls painted on the shotgun’s stock. For a moment that day, I thought mine would add to the numbers of skulls on the shotgun.”
Becky reached out her hand and touched his arm. Her hand was trembling so hard it was shaking. “Do you know who I am?”
Cobra shook his head. “I’m sorry I do not.” He watched as she crumpled in front of him. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. “But I might know someone who might.”
Becky looked up at him with hope in her eyes. “Really?”
Cobra nodded. “I just might.” He looked over at Gunner and got to his feet. “I think this woman is the one I hoped we’d find here.”
Gunner stared at him for a moment then looked down at Becky. Looking back at Cobra, he nodded. “Do it. Make the call.”
Cobra turned back to Becky and smiled. “These guys aren’t going to let you down sweetheart. But they have to be sure. I hope you understand.” He walked out of the infirmary to make his call.
Gunner followed but before he reached for his phone, Gunner grabbed ahold of his shoulder and pushed him further down the hall and into the room, they used for Church.
Cobra glared at him. “Take your fucking hands off, Gunner. We are old friends, but the fuck?”
Gunner snarled at him. “Don’t you give that girl false hope. Don’t you break her heart again. I’m not sure she can take much more. She’s very fragile right now. We didn’t even know if she would live.”
Cobra shook his head. “I may be a hard man but I’m not a complete bastard. I would never hurt anyone like her. She’s an innocent and while I wouldn’t hesitate to hurt a woman who betrayed me, I would never hurt an innocent.” Shaking his head he snarled, “Besides, she’s been hurt enough. Annie too. Right now, Annie is going crazy worrying about that girl in there and I’m going to do whatever I can to bring them together again.” Cobra straightened his shoulders. “Besides Annie and Harry are the ones you need to dig up the info you need to defeat your enemies.”
Gunner nodded. “Then I hope this is the right Becky then because I have a feeling our time is running out.”
“Then I suggest we not waste any more of it arguing.” Cobra nodded. “Let’s get this party started.”
Chapter Three
Harry had been more than worried about Annie. She had been so quiet since they got this last news and she hadn’t slept at all. He only hoped she didn’t get let down all over again.
Finally, he’d had enough of watching her fall apart, so he took her hand and led her down the hall to his room.
He nudged her in, shut the door, and laid her on the bed.
He undressed slowly without a word and by the time he was naked, her eyes were wide while watching him. She opened her arms and welcomed him to her embrace. He joined her on
the bed and when his mouth met hers, he felt her respond as only she could.
Her lips opened under his and when his tongue slid into her mouth, he explored her mouth. His hands slid down her body cupping her breasts as his thumb tweaked her nipples.
She gasped and lifted her hips as if to invite him inside her.
Harry felt his cock harden and he wanted to lose himself inside her but he waited. He wanted this to help her through this, to let go and just breathe. It was all he could think of to do until they got some news.
His lips slid down her throat to her breasts and he sucked one nipple into his mouth while his hands reached down to the apex of her thighs. When he felt the outside of her core he felt how wet she was but she wasn’t as ready as he wanted her. One finger slipped inside her while his thumb stroked her clit.
Annie groaned and opened her legs wider. “Please... I need you inside me.”
“Not yet,” he whispered in her ear. “I want to make you wild with desire then I’m going to take you from behind. I want you to give me everything you’ve got. I want you deep and hard.”
Annie shuddered. “Yes please...”
Harry slid down her body and when he was between her thighs, he licked her lower lips, tasting her wetness. His tongue swirled around her clit and his teeth scraped against it. He added another finger to the first and each thrust got a bit deeper. He felt the walls of her pussy tremble and then spasm as her orgasm hit, but he didn’t stop. He felt his cock grow harder than it had ever been before.
He swung her around, lifted her hips, and slammed his cock inside her core. She screamed at the intrusion but it wasn’t from pain. He withdrew and plunged inside her again. Reaching around to her front, he thumbed her clit and she ground her ass against his pelvis. Over and over, he slammed inside her until he felt her core explode around him. She yelled his name as she panted helplessly. He gave into his climax and together, they reached for the heights and gained the top.