Inferno：A Devil Chaser’s MC Romance(45)

“You don’t have to do this, Sam. Just let me go. It doesn’t have to be this way.”

“I don’t have a choice! He made me do this. I can’t believe you got involved with him in the first place. What were you thinking?”

“Bishop’s a good man. You just need to talk to him. Maybe you can work something out.”

“I already tried that. He’s made a mess of things, Tess. I’ve got all these guys mad as hell at me back home! They’re all after me, and it’s all his fault! All he had to do was keep making the fucking deliveries, but he wouldn’t do it! They’re gonna kill me.”

“Please let me talk to him. We can work this out!”

“Stop! I already told you it’s too late!” Duce dragged his hand through his hair in frustration. He began clenching his fists until his knuckles turned white. Tessa was worried that he might do something drastic. She began to wiggle her wrists back and forth in hopes of breaking free from the ropes that confined her. When she gave them a hard tug, the phone fell from her pants onto the floor.

“Fuck! What did you think you were gonna do with that? You gonna call your man to the rescue? That’s not gonna happen, Sis. I’ll be long gone before he finds you hanging here,” Duce told her with an evil smile. He picked up her phone and threw it across the room. Tessa’s heart dropped as she watched it slam into the wall and shatter on the floor.

Duce’s attention was abruptly drawn to some movement outside the window. He pulled back the curtain and searched intently for what had passed by. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a handgun as he cursed beneath his breath.

“Looks like we’re gonna have to speed this up,” Duce growled as he walked over to her. He took the gun and rested it on her temple as he said, “Bishop will think twice before he messes with the Diablos again.”

He pressed the barrel of the gun harder into her skull. She screamed in fear as he pressed his finger against the safety. Her head jerked to the side when the front door crashed open. Tessa winced as the bright sunlight filled the room. Bishop stood in the doorway with his gun pointed at Duce. He grimaced as he saw her hanging from the rafter.

“Put it down, motherfucker, or I’ll end her right now!” Duce commanded.

“Let her go, Duce. This is between you and me,” Bishop shouted.

“You’re wrong about that, asshole. You made it club against club when you stopped the deliveries and planned that goddamn setup! You’re gonna pay for that shit, motherfucker!” Duce roared.

Silence filled the room as Tessa’s eyes locked on Bishop’s. She slowly nodded her head encouraging him to take his shot. He gave her a knowing look as he gripped his gun firmly. Tessa closed her eyes tightly and swiftly threw her head back, slamming into Duce’s face. Duce stumbled back as he pressed the trigger of his gun. The loud roar of the explosion filled the room as the bullet pierced through Tessa’s flesh. Her body fell limp as the blood began to flow from the wound in her chest.

Sheppard and Goliath rushed into the room with their guns drawn. Duce was lifting his gun to take another shot when Goliath fired his weapon. He shot Duce in the head, and his lifeless body fell to the ground.

Bishop rushed over to Tessa and lifted her from the ropes that were straining against her wrists. Sheppard took out his knife and quickly began cutting her down. Tessa’s feeble body tumbled into Bishop’s arms. Tears began streaming down her face as she slowly lifted her head to look at him.

“Call an ambulance!” Bishop ordered Sheppard. He looked over to Goliath and said, “Grab me some towels. I need to stop the bleeding.”

Goliath got several towels from the bathroom and brought them over to Bishop as he carried Tessa to the small sofa. He cradled her in his lap as he pressed the towels against her wound. They waited quietly for the ambulance to arrive. He lightly kissed her forehead and whispered, “I’ve got you. It’s gonna be okay. I’m sorry I didn’t get here sooner.”

“Cole, it was my brother.”

“Who was your brother?”

“Duce was my brother. He was Sam.” Tessa told him as her eyes began to flutter closed. She was feeling weaker by the minute. Blood soaked through the towels as Bishop held them to her wounds. She could hear the siren of the ambulance just before she passed out.





Chapter 26

Bishop



Bishop paced the floor of the waiting room as he waited to hear from Tessa’s doctor. She hadn’t woken up since she passed out in the cabin. She had lost a lot of blood, and he worried that it might have been more than her body could handle. He was angry with himself for letting this happen. I never should’ve left her this morning. Why didn’t I take her with me? FUCK! Her own damn brother! How could he do this to her? How didn’t I know?