Chapter 52

Merigold
" Merigold. Something is going on." Lilly says. She is sitting behind me with my head in her lap. But her voice sounds far away. I can't move. Breathing is difficult. I'm fading in and out. I fear I may not make it out of here alive. I am fighting with everything I have left just to stay awake. It is getting hard to do. I just want to rest for a while. " What hear?" I whisper. " Feels like the building is shaking. I think I hear fireworks." Fireworks? I couldn't have heard her right. Then I hear it as well. It's not fireworks " Gunfire." I squeezed her hand the best I could. I wheezed, " Remember what I told you." I feel myself passing out but I can hear pieces of what is going on.
I hear screaming. I hear gunfire. I feel the ground shaking. The walls are rattling like they will come down any minute. I feel Lilly trying to pull me close to her. Lilly bends her body over my to try to protect me. She has a firm grip on my hand. I hear someone barking orders. Probably that asshole Prez. It sounds like Lilly and I are caught in the middle of a war zone. If nothing else happens Lilly has to make it out. I think as I pass out.
The next thing I hear is Lilly screaming " Leave her alone." She tries to cover me while I'm still laying across her lap. " Easy little one. We are here to take her home." Tank? " Who are you?" Lilly asks, holding me close. " Her brothers'' Thor? I feel a big hand touch the one Lilly is holding. I slip my hand out and leave Lilly's in his. " Take her." I wheezed. " Lilly... Tank ... safe. Keep Lilly safe."I whisper. That’s it I have nothing left in me I just let go. My brothers are here. I’m safe now.
I feel large arms slide under me and lift me up. I'm so weak I have no control over my head or limbs so they just dangle. The last thing I hear is " I have you. We are going home, Princess.” Good, I can rest now. I have black spots floating in my eyes. Then everything goes blissfully dark. But that’s ok. I don’t have to fight now. My brothers will do it for me.

Axel
I'm checking rooms that look like offices, getting out the innocents and taking Reapers along the way. That is when I find the asshole Axe the Reapers Prez hiding behind a club girl like the coward he is. I tell the girl to run. I’m not here for her. I grab him by his shirt and throw him against the wall. He hits with a satisfying thump. " Where is the girl you took?" I ask walking over to grab him again. The fucker laughs " You won't find her here. She is gone. Even if you do, she is probably already dead." That makes my blood run cold. No Merigold has to be here. I punch in the face. I watch blood splatter from his nose. I hit him again, this time the eye. " Where is she?" " I'm not telling you shit. You fucked up. You messed with the wrong club. I rule here. Your little club will be lucky to make it out alive," he smirks. I don't have time for this shit. I shoot his shoulder. " Where is she you fat fuck?"
" That little sweet piece of ass. She is no good to anyone after my boys have gotten done with her." My anger is making me see red. I shot his other shoulder " What did you do?" " Wouldn't you like to know," he laughs. I shot his knee next. He needs to tell me where Merigold is. I will torture it out of him if I have to. I get ready to take my next shot when Thor comes over the radio " I got her. Tony, be ready we are coming your way." I can breathe. I smile at this. " I don't need you anymore." and aim for his chest. " No, no. Wait. I can help you out. I got girls, money, drugs. Anything you want. I can give you a higher spot in my club than you have in yours. I can help you out." Groveling, and pleading for his life. This want a be president of the Reapers. How pathetic. " No way would I betray my club for this shit hole. We got what we came for, you piece of shit. Now I'm going to show you what happens when you fuck with my girl and the Reckless Renegades." I fired straight at his heart. He won’t die instantly. I want him to bleed out slowly. Noone can help him now. Most of his crew either ran like the chicken shits they are or dead. Anyone else my club is dealing with. Let him suffer for just a little while. He deserves that and more.
I'm shooting my way out. I won’t leave any of these fuckers alive. Taking out any patch that isn't mine when I hear Tony " Get the doc on the line. Tell him to get ready. Have me a path cleared. I want her inside in under a minute." I hear the panic in his voice. He is so involved in whatever he is doing he didn't turn his radio off. I hear Doc Ryans " What's your eta?" " Ten minutes. Starting a line. Got her wired." Tony says. " Initial intake?" Doc Ryans asks. " Dehydrated. Snow squeeze my hand. Damn it Snow. Move anything. Open your eyes. Unresponsive. Shallow breathing. Got o2 on board. Come on Snow. You are stronger than this. Low pulse. `` I hear monitors beeping loudly. “ Multiple fractures from what I can see. Snow. I need you to wake up. Show me you are with me.'' Each word is like a knife to my heart. I can’t lose her. Tony com off." Thor says. That's the last I hear. And it scares the hell out of me.
I hear Viper " Time to end this. Let the cleaners handle the mess." I couldn't agree more. Let these fuckers burn in hell. I need to get to Merigold and find out what's going on." You hear Tony Axel?" asks Rowdy. " We all heard," says Alaric. " Time to blow some shit up. Send these fuckers to hell." Comes from Matt. That's my cue to get my ass out of here. " Finish this. I'm going after Merigold." Viper says.