As she turned towards the door, she noticed her phone sitting on the edge of the kitchen table. She was slowly backing up to reach for it when he grabbed her arm. “Time to roll out. This whole place is about to be an inferno.”
She reached out her free hand and grabbed the phone as he continued to pull her toward the door. She managed to slip it down by her hip just inside her underwear. She hoped that Courtney had been right about being able to track people by their cell phones. She knew it would be her only chance for Bishop to find her. Dammit, why didn’t I wear pants with pockets?
Chapter 24
Bishop
This bike is badass! Bishop loved his new Street Glide. He didn’t think he would like it as much as his old bike, but the new ride was pretty cool. It had a ton of power, and it rode well. He knew Myles would love it.
He had just made his way back into Paris when his phone started ringing. He pulled it out of his back pocket expecting it to be Tessa. He was surprised to see that it was Bobby.
“What’s up, Crack Nut? Didn’t expect to hear from you this early in the morning.”
“Bishop, we got a problem. Where are you?” Bobby asked with concern in his voice.
“I just got back in town. Went to pick up the new bike. What the hell is going on?” Bishop demanded.
“It’s Tessa. I noticed that her video stream from her surveillance camera went out, so Sheppard rode over to check it out.”
“What the fuck? I set the alarm before I left this morning!”
“I’m not sure what happened, but when he got there, her house was on fire. It’s bad, Prez. The whole place was up in flames. The fire department is over there now trying to put it out. Sheppard did what he could, but he didn’t think that she was in the house. There was no sign of her anywhere.”
“Find her!” Bishop shouted. “I’ll be there in five minutes.”
Bishop sped over to her house. A thousand thoughts coursed through his mind as he pulled into her drive way. The house was still burning when he got there, and several firemen were still working to put it out. He jumped off his bike and ran towards the front door.
A fireman stopped him just as he was about to rush into the fire. “Are you out of your damn mind? You can’t go in there!” he barked.
“My girl might be in there! I gotta get her out!” Bishop roared.
“We’ve already been in. There’s nobody in the house. It’s been cleared,” the fireman explained.
“Then, where the hell is she?” Bishop shouted at the man.
He walked toward his bike and pulled out his phone to call Bobby. “The fireman said she wasn’t in the house. She has to be somewhere. See if you can pull up the GPS on her phone. If she has it with her, you should be able to locate her.”
“Give me five minutes. If she’s got it, I’ll find her,” Bobby assured him.
Bishop was distraught. He couldn’t lose her now. She meant so much to him, and he couldn’t live with himself if anything happened to her.
There had to be an explanation to all this. Fury consumed him as Duce sprang to his mind. He wondered if he could have anything to do with this. I’ll kill that motherfucker if he hurts her. There’s no way he’ll get away with this. His phone rang, breaking him from his thoughts.
“Hey man, I got a hit on her phone. It looks like she’s about five miles down the road in one of the old cabins at Buchanan’s Campground.”
“Send the guys over. We need to check it out. Tell them to be careful and keep their eyes open. I’ve got a gut feeling that Duce has something to do with this.”
“We’ll be there in 10.”
Bishop put his phone in his back pocket and got on his bike. He took several deep breaths in hopes of calming his temper. He needed to pull himself together so he could focus finding Tessa.
Chapter 25
Tessa
Tessa’s heart raced as she surveyed her surroundings. The old cabin was right by the lake, and the only light came from the little window in the living room. It was one of the smaller rentals with a tiny kitchen, living room, and upstairs loft. Most of these cabins were pretty dated with rundown furniture and worn out floors.
Her brother was pacing back and forth in front of her. She was hanging with her feet barely touching the floor. Her arms were bound and tied to the one of the support beams for the upstairs. All that’s missing from this picture is the creepy music. What happened to the Sam I used to know? When did he get involved with a damn motorcycle club? He stopped pacing and looked directly at her with a vicious glare.
“Bishop’s gotta pay for the shit he pulled with Link and Mule. They’re my best men, and now they’ll be in prison for the next twenty years.” He clenched his fists by his sides and said, “I’ve been watching him with you, and I know he’s got a thing for you. He couldn’t take his eyes off of you at that school fair.”