GUNNER (Hellbound Lovers MC, #6)

by Crimson Syn

  “Yeah well. I’ve got news he’s gonna want to hear. I’ve gotta feeling I know who did this shit.”

  I immediately tensed at his words knowing we were about to get fucked. I looked at my surroundings, but my only way out was through the back. I pulled out my Colt, cocked it and propped it on my knee. I was ready to discharge at any given moment. If I had to take a shot, both Rex and Rafael were going down before I did. My thoughts ran to Chastity, surrounded by these fuck heads. I regretted not sitting close enough to listen in on their conversation. I focused on my woman knowing her expressions were going to give me the read I needed on the situation.

  Rex sat down at their table and I watched Rafael as he scrunched his eyes and glared at the fucking puny bastard. I clenched my glass keeping myself from strangling the piece of shit. There was a tense exchange and then Rex pulled out an envelope. That’s when Chastity looked up at me, a look of dread crossing her features.

  I took her cue and got up, making my way towards the back. Rex slid the envelope towards Rafael with a snooty smirk on his face. Rafael looked over at him, an uncertain glare in his eyes, and cautiously proceeded to open the envelope and spill its contents out on the table. Rex said something, slammed the table in satisfaction, laughing. Chastity stared up at him, fear clear in her eyes, and without even acknowledging her he got up and strutted himself towards the bathroom. I knew we needed to get the fuck out, but not before I put the hurt of the world on this motherfucker.

  I watched Chastity as I stood up, and her eyes never left mine. She looked like she might die and I pressed my finger to my lips and signaled with my hand that I’d be right back. Her eyes widened as she realized where I was headed and she shook her head no, but I ignored her. I knew we were about to get made and I needed to think fast.

  I made my way quickly towards the bathroom. Slamming the door open, I found the little prick taking a piss at the urinals. Without giving him a chance, I grabbed his collar and slammed his face against the edge of the urinal.

  “What the fuck?!” He yelled, blood spurting from his nose as he let go of his dick to grab his face.

  I shoved his face against the wall and sneered in his ear. “This is what happens to snitches, Motherfucker!” I gripped him tightly by the neck, but the fucker struggled, slipping away from my hands. He stumbled backwards, slamming against the sink.

  “You’re not getting out of here alive,” he sneered.

  I simply smiled at him. “Neither are you.”

  He came at me and I easily sidestepped him, letting him smack up against a stall door. He was young and inexperienced, and he weighed a hundred pounds less than me, so it would be an easy fight. I almost felt bad-almost.

  I flung him by the jacket, pulled him up and slammed my fist against his broken nose. I heard a crack as I hit his jaw and he wailed in pain as teeth flew out of his mouth. I knew I’d broken bones and I felt somewhat satisfied. He was traitor and in our rules stated a beating from each of the brothers, and banning. Pulling a gun would get you killed. Fucker hadn’t pulled his gun out yet, so breaking a few bones was my second option.

  He slumped to the floor and put his hands up to stop me. “Please…please, don’t kill me.”

  I kicked him hard in the stomach and he tipped over on the floor, rolling into a fetal position.

  “You should’ve thought of that before you fucked with us. Before you fucked with me. You should’ve known better, Rex. What did you think, we wouldn’t find out? You’d escape before we did? These fuckers would protect you? If you did you’re one stupid fuck!”

  I picked him up by the lapels f his jacket, a Hellbound Lovers prospect jacket and I slammed my fist down on him once more. He groaned in pain as his head flung back.

  “What did you hand The Gremlins?”

  “Fuck you!” He spit his bloodied saliva at me and I grimaced, only getting angrier. I slammed my ficst against his jaw again enjoying his whimpers of pain.

  I shook him again. “We can do this the easy way, by continuing to fuck you up, or the hard way, by taking you to Wolf so he can torture you. And you know what Wolf will do to you. Either way, you’re gonna suffer motherfucker. Now,” I propped him back up, “what did you give The Porcupine?”

  Rex’s head swayed back and forth. His left eye was closing up, his jaw hung oddly, his lip was split open and his face was a bloodied mess. His breathing was shallow and I knew I had broken a rib or two. I should feel bad, but instead I became angry.

  “Fucking tell me or I’ll put a bullet in your kneecap.”

  “I-I gave him photos,” he whispered shakily.

  I gripped his jacket. “What fucking photos,” I gritted out.

  “Photos of the Hellbound Lovers.” He grinned a bloodied smile at me. “He knows who you are Gunner. You won’t make it out alive. Neither will your Angel.”

  “Motherfucker!” I slammed my fist down on his temple and watched as he slumped down onto the floor. The punch knocked him out, although what I wanted to do was strangle him to death. As much as I wanted to drag him back to Ravenous, I had someone much more important to worry about.”

  I slowly made my way towards the back booth and as I rounded the corner I heard the yelling. Chastity’s cry of pain had me tensing, my gun quickly raising. I quickly made it around the corner and I saw her. I spotted her in the middle of the bar, kneeling before Rafael with a gun pointed at her head. Blood gushed down her chin from a spilt lip and I went dark. A deep feral beast started to fight its way through me, and I crouched low, preparing to attack.

  “You fucking bitch!” Rafael screamed and shoved the gun at temple. He was fucked up and his left hand was shaking. “You brought the feds to my door! I should fucking kill you now!” He snarled, fighting with himself.

  “So do it, you vile piece of shit!” She spat out and I nearly grinned at her feistiness.

  I help my gun up and aimed it at Rafael’s head. I was a good shot, even Chastity knew this, I didn’t give a fuck if I died. No one touched my woman. No one.

  “You’d like that, wouldn’t you bitch! I wonder how you’d feel if I brought in your little cousin?” He looked over at Brick. “Take her and lock her up. I’ve got plans for this bitch. I’m going to teach her what it means to fuck with El Puercoespin.” He crouched down before her and tilted her chin up with the barrel of the gun.

  My finger twitched, but I was patient. Mother fucker wouldn’t get a chance. “La Cruz will love for me to put a bullet through this pretty head.” He looked down at her lewdly, trailing his gun down her tank top, “I might take you to see the man himself. He may have his own plans. You were a halfway decent fuck.”

  She spat at him and as he swung his hand back to smack her, I saw red. I clutched the gun tighter and aimed right for his head. He dropped his hand midair as Flathead came up behind him. “Can’t find him boss. His bike’s out front, but he must have run out of here when he saw Rex.”

  Rafael looked around and I ducked further into the shadows. “Where is that punk anyway? Go look for him, I need to talk to him. He’s probably somewhere getting shit faced. And get everyone ready. Tonight we’re going to hunt us some Hellbound Lovers.”

  I watched as they dragged Chastity off towards the staircase. I needed to get to her and I needed to get to my brothers. I watched as over thirty men started to gather, preparing for war as guns started coming out. Chastity was upstairs, he wasn’t going to kill her, and as much as it killed me, I had to go. It was only a matter of time before they found Rex and I needed to go warn my Brothers. I made my way out, slid my bike out and ran it down the block. Sure enough, as soon as I started up the engine, I could hear shouts behind me. Men started filing out the door and I ducked low and took off just as shots started firing.

  I grunted as I felt a sharp pain shoot down my arm, but the adrenaline kept me going. My bike swerved as a bullet hit the gas tank. I kept the speed up, but I knew my time was short. I slammed on the gears and flew down the streets, heading to the closest place I
could find. Riggs’ boat house was only two miles away and closer than Ravenous.

  I made my way down the side alleys and down to the pier. I could see the light of Riggs’ place, but as I neared it my bike sputtered. I slammed on the breaks and my bike tipped over, sliding across the concrete and taking me with it. I groaned as I felt my leg got locked down by the weight of the bike, the only thought that crossed my mind was Chastity. I heard Riggs and Luna’s shouts in the far distance and just as Riggs knelt down I grabbed his arm.

  “Gremlins coming. They know. Chastity…” I felt Luna’s hands remove my helmet right before I blacked out.

  15

  CHASTITY

  Jeb Diexler, the biggest fucking loser I’d ever met. I hadn’t seen the fucker for months. The weaser always gave me a bad vibe, and when he appeared beside me, I knew he wasn’t bringing anything good with him. Then the motherfucker had literally handed me over to Rafael, and now here I was, in Gunner’s dingy room, chained to one of the pipes that ran along the roof.

  I tried struggling with the chain, but it was no use, it was too heavy. The only thing I could be sure of was that Jason wasn’t going to leave me. He’d come back for me, there was no doubt in my mind about that. But something was very wrong. I could feel a sharp pang in my chest, like he’d been hurt.

  I heard shouting above me and I tensed. Footsteps running back and forth and then Rafael’s voice resounded through the hallway.

  “Get the fucking bitch! She’s coming with us!”

  Flathead and Brick barged into the room and I screamed, struggling against the chains. Lifting myself up, I kicked at them, my heel getting Brick right in the face. He spat out blood and glared at me. Flathead came behind me and wrapped his arm around my legs.

  “Fucking Bitch!” Brick’s hand flew back and came down hard., My head flew back and I could feel the sting on my lip. I clenched my jaw in fury and looking up I spat blood right in his face.

  He raised his hand again and I closed my eyes, expecting the blow, but nothing came. When I slowly opened my eyes Rafael stood before us, his hand clamped down around Brick’s wrist. An agonizing look pasted on the brute’s face.

  “Did I fucking tell you, you could touch her?”

  “She fucking hit me, boss!”

  “Aww, did it hurt?”

  “She nearly broke my jaw!”

  I watched as Brick yelled out in pain and went to his knees, Rafael squeezing his wrist. Just a little more and he’d break it. “You touch her again and I’ll break every bone in your fucking body. How does that sound?”

  Brick nodded quickly and Rafael released him. He signaled at Flathead and he immediately let me go. I stared at Rafael, not wanting him to see any weakness in me.

  “Get out!” He yelled and both men scurried out.

  In the silence, the dread consumed me, but I didn’t waver. Rafael clenched his fist and suddenly he turned, pulled his hand back and punched me right in the stomach. The chains rattled and I struggled to breathe as my body doubled over.

  He grabbed my hair and yanked my head up, I hissed from the sting.

  “You’re a good actress Agent Burke,” he gritted out, gripping my hair tighter. I flinched from the pain, and he gripped my chin tightly. “But did you honestly think you wouldn’t get found out? Did you think that fucking biker was going to protect you?”

  He reached back and punched me again. I coughed and wheezed from the brutal impact. He yanked my head back again and his eyes were a storm of anger and sorrow. I stared back at him with contempt.

  “You never loved me, did you?” His question seemed ridiculous to me in the midst of his beating.

  I stared up at him, trying to catch my breath. “How could anyone ever love a vile murderer,” I spat out.

  His knee came up into my abdomen and I yelled out in agony. He quickly undid the chains and I slumped to the floor, wheezing in agony. I curled up in a tight little ball, trying to protect myself. He crouched down before me and smirked evilly.

  “You and that piece of shit lover are going to die. And I’m going to have the pleasure of killing you both. But before that happens, La Cruz will be taking good care of that empty pussy. And if we’re lucky, we’ll let him watch as you get defiled by as many men as we can find. If you’re lucky, you’ll die in the process.”

  He kicked at my legs and I whimpered, shuddering. If there was anything that Rafael Espino was good at, it was torturing people and ripping them apart. He limped over to the door, his right leg all fucked up, his left hand bandaged and damaged by Gunner’s bullets. All I could think in that moment was how Gunner was going to tear him apart limb by fucking limb.

  16

  GUNNER

  I was sitting on the couch in Ravenous’ lounge area. Jade, our senior dancer, was patching me up. A bullet went right through my left shoulder. It was painful, but I was more anxious to get back to Chastity. When I awoke they had to hold me down in order not to hurt myself. I wanted to kill those fucking bastards. But Riggs injected me with some bullshit sedative and knocked me out. Now here I was, slumped down in Ravenous ready to escape as soon as they let me be.

  The whole area was full of fucking bikers. Not just the Hellbound Lovers. Father King was seated to my right, drinking a bourbon and Ryan Simon was seated right across from him. The Fallen Kings had heard about the mess we were in and had made their way across the country just to help Wolf out. Looked like Father King had a thing against The Porcupine. He’d been searching for him for a while now. Said it was personal. Used to work for him. He owed him something major. The Death Row Shooters were with us mostly for backup. But Ryan Simon was a good man. And he was our eyes in this whole mess. He had been a part of that filth and he still held his connections. Which made him powerful in Wolf’s eyes. Better to have him as friend than foe, for sure.

  I looked over at Father and he stared back at me. It had been a while since we’d seen each other, but we were always on friendly terms. I respected the man, he reminded me of Wolf in so many ways. He’d also suffered in his life yet he did the best he could with that pain.

  “Hey Father. Maybe I should confess my sins to you now before I get shot at again,” I smirked and hissed as Jade poured liquor on my wound.

  “Fuck, Jade!”

  “Stay the fuck still, Gunner!”

  Father laughed and shook his head. “You’ve got way too many sins to confess, man. It would take us months to go through them.”

  Ryan laughed and shook his head, downing a shot of whiskey. Grayson came over and sat down.

  “Are you sure it was Rex...”

  “It was that motherfucker! And because of him Chastity’s in trouble! I swear I’m going to tear his spine out when I see him.”

  “How about we focus on getting your girl back?”

  “They’re coming. You know they’re coming! Why is everyone so fucking calm!”

  Diesel came over and shook his head at me. “Dude. Calm the fuck down.”

  Riggs’ voice suddenly rang through the place. “We’re ready! Let’s go!”

  “Wait!” I grabbed Diesel’s sleeve jacket. “Where the fuck are you going without me?”

  “Where do you think?”

  “Fuck no!” I stood up and a wave of dizziness nearly sat me back down.

  Diesel reached out to steady me and I brushed his arm away. Instead, I focused on Grayson. “You really think I’m gonna let you go fight my battles?”

  “This isn’t an option. You’re fucking injured. You could barely stand.”

  “Nothing is stopping me from getting to Chastity, nothing. Not you, not a fucking bullet!”

  I grabbed my jacket and managed not to flinch at the pain as I put it on. I saw the look Grayson gave Diesel and the nod of response he gave him.

  “Fine. You go with Diesel .” I opened my mouth to voice my opinion and he raised his hand to stop me. “Enough! Do as I say or I’m tying you to that goddamn chair!”

  His voice boomed across the area and eve
ryone looked up at us. I glared at him for a long moment, and then I realized he’d do it. He’d stop me one way or another. There was no crossing Grayson, there was a reason he was second in command. And since Wolf was currently in the hospital, Grayson was acting President, so it was listen to him or be left behind.

  Conceding, I nodded. Diesel came to my side and signaled for us to go. I shook my head as I followed him. I needed my wits about me and the dizziness wasn’t going to hinder my mission. I refused to let it.

  Diesel and I were up on the roof across the street from the bar, although I wanted to be down on the ground with the brothers. At some point I needed to find Chastity. I had used the rifle to search through each and every room, starting with hers, but there was no sign of her. On the contrary, it was too quiet.

  Wolf’s voice suddenly came through the mic. “What the fuck! The place looks empty. D, what do you see?”

  “Nothing.”

  “Same here,” I reassured him.

  “Fuck!”

  Grayson’s voice came through. “You think they’re on that ship?”

  Riggs answered. “Doesn’t hurt to check.”

  “We’ll do a quick sweep of the place.” Seth and Cain’s shadows suddenly appeared crossing the street. My eyes never left the place as I prayed they’d find my angel.

  “Fuck!” Seth’s voice came through.

  “What is it?” My voice sounded more alarmed then I wanted it to.

  “Sorry, bro. Looks like they had her in the back. Looks like a room with a cot. There’s blood on the floor, chains on the ceiling.”

  “Blood?” I whispered.

  “Not much. But there was a struggle.”

  “Motherfuckers!”

  Diesel suddenly put his hand on my shoulder. “Breathe, man.”

  I was fucking furious as I glared at him. I quickly stood, checked that I had my gun up against my hip and took off running.

  “Gunner!” I heard Diesel yell and then voices rang through the headset. I ripped it off my ear and kept running. I hopped on Diesel’s bike and took off not caring if I had any backup. She was in trouble and there was absolutely no way I could leave her. She needed me.