Chapter 33
“You know who I am?”
Willa watched cautiously as Bridge walked closer to her.
“Yes, Lucky told me that you hated him, that you wanted to hurt him by taking away someone he loves.”#p#分页标题#e#
“Like he took my brother.”
“Lucky tried to save your brother.”
“Shut up. You don’t know anything about what happened to my brother.”
“I know what Shade told me.”
“Shade? That cold bastard doesn’t know what it’s like to lose someone he loves.”
Willa didn’t know enough about Shade to give an opinion, so she remained silent, turning her attention back to Sissy. “Are you all right? Did he hurt you?”
Sissy stood up gracefully. “Why would Bridge hurt me? I’ve been living with him.”
Willa threw a disgusted look at the man who appeared to be Shade’s age.
“Don’t get your panties in a twist. I don’t do kids. Besides, she doesn’t have enough tits for my taste. You, on the other hand … If I had time, I could show you what Lucky only wishes he had.”
“Don’t be vulgar in front of Sissy,” Willa snapped.
“You’ve got to be kidding me. When are you going to get it out of your head that I’m not a child? I wasn’t one before I turned eighteen,” Sissy gloated.
“Sissy, I know you think you’re an adult, but you’re not. You grew up too fast, and Lewis put too much responsibility on you. You’ve done nothing the last few months except show you’re still a child.”
Sissy snorted in disbelief. “How?”
“You’ve been screaming for attention like a child does. I think you’ve been screaming for help for a long time, and no one was listening,” Willa said softly. “You were so hurt and angry when your mom went to prison. When she died, you had to live with Lewis, and then he died. You don’t know who you can trust, who won’t leave you. That’s why you won’t trust anyone. That’s why you wanted in The Last Riders so badly. They watch each other’s backs, and they protect their women.”
“They’ve done a shitty job watching out for you,” Bridge interrupted. “Sorry, but I have to hurry this along. It’s not going to take Lucky long to get here with that bodyguard he has watching every move you make. Get your ass over here.”
“What are you doing, Bridge? You said you were only going to scare her.” Sissy went to stand next to him, tugging at the arm with the gun. He lifted her off her feet, holding her around the waist.
Willa ran to help her then stopped when he pointed the gun at the girl’s head.
“You have two choices: either jump or I shoot her. You’ve got ten seconds before I make up your mind for you.”
From the callous way he talked, the man wanted his revenge. Therefore, Willa was left with no choice, and she stepped toward the edge of the cliff.
“Drop the gun, Bridge!”
Willa spun around at the shout from behind her. Douglas and four other men Willa recognized from doing various jobs at her house during the remodeling ran from the cover of the trees and spread out, covering Bridge from different positions.
“Willa, come here,” Douglas ordered.
Willa took a step toward him.
“Take another step and I’ll blow her brains out.”
As Sissy began crying, Willa couldn’t leave the girl. She stopped moving, listening as the roar of motorcycles could be heard in the distance.
“Your husband is going to get to see if you can fly.”
Willa didn’t show any trace of her fear, unwilling for the last image Lucky had to be of her crying and begging. She wanted him to remember their last night together and how much she loved him.
The motorcycles came to a stop and Lucky got off his bike, his fury palpable. The other men got off their bikes, trailing behind him.#p#分页标题#e#
“Bridge, let Sissy go. This is between us. Neither Willa nor the girl has anything to do with us. You want me. I’m here.” Lucky spread his arms open. “Take your fucking shot.”
“I don’t want you. I want to see your face when she goes flying,” Bridge snarled then turned with the gun to Sissy’s head. “Jump, bitch!”
Willa watched as Sissy turned her head to the side, biting into Bridge’s shoulder. The man tossed her into the air at the same time a shot rang out.
“Sissy!” Willa barely managed to grab Sissy’s hand, losing her own balance on the edge of the cliff.
“No!” Lucky yelled as another shot rang out.
Willa felt herself tumbling over the edge, her body twisting sideways from the force of catching Sissy’s weight with her hand.