Chopper
“Hello?” I growl into the line. I'm still ten minutes away from the bar. I’ve hit so much traffic because of an accident on the highway.
The longer I don’t know what’s going on with Roxy, the more anxious I'm getting. I’ve never heard her sound as scared as she did when she called me. It kicked all of my protectiveness into high gear.
“Man, I just got here… Lionel’s knocked out on the floor and Roxy’s nowhere to be seen,” Jasper blurts out.
I can hear the panic in his voice and the worry, but he’s got nothing on how I'm feeling right now. My stomach is twisting and turning. If she’s not there, someone could’ve taken her or hurt her.
“Did you see anyone on your way there? Drive past anyone that seemed to be out of the ordinary?”
I'm frantic, wishing I was there with him. I’d be scouring that entire bar and parking lot, looking for any clues as to where my girl is.
“Actually… yeah. I saw a white van swerving in and out of traffic on my way here. It was headed towards Sinners’ territory. I’ll head that way, but I'm leaving Lionel here. I don’t have time to deal with him.”
“Ok, I'm close to Sinner’s Ink. Can you check the video cameras before you leave the bar? Then can you meet me at Sinner’s Ink? Snap photos of anyone you see on the video feed.”
“Yeah, of course… Are we even allowed to go there?” There’s hesitation in his voice and I can’t say I blame him.
“I'm friends with River Dixon. It will be fine. I’ll call ahead and let him know to expect us, then I’ll call Porter. I’ll see you soon.”
After ending the call with Jasper, I quickly call River and give him a quick rundown of what’s going on.
“Yeah, no problem, man. You can set up shop here and I’ll make sure no one bothers you. Once you have a picture of the guy, let me know and I’ll get my guys to start looking for him.”
“Thanks, River. I owe you.”
“Nah, I know you’d do the same if I had a girl and something like this happened to her. My dad and Porter have always been close. They respect each other and I know my dad would be on board with helping get a Reeves daughter back too.”
“I’ll be there in five. I have to call Porter and let him know his daughter is missing.”
“I don’t envy you in the least. That’s going to be a tough call. Stay safe and I’ll see you soon.”
As he disconnects the call, I make the last phone call I’d ever want to make. Porter picks up on the fourth ring, right when I don’t think he’s going to answer.
“What’s going on?” He asks quickly. He knows I'm supposed to be working so any call I put out to him right now has to mean trouble.
“Someone took Roxy,” I growl, pushing down on the accelerator a little harder.
“What do you mean someone took her? Where was she?” Porter’s voice is muffled as he says something to someone near him, then his voice comes back loud and clear. “Where are you?”
“I'm on my way to Sinner’s Ink. Roxy was at the bar doing some inventory. She called me panicked.” I go on to explain what she said and how I called the guys and asked them to go over there. How Lionel was the closest, but Jasper got there a few minutes later and what he told me.
Porter quietly listens to everything I say. I'm sure he’s dissecting every bit of information and trying to figure out the best move to make.
“I’m calling Kaleb Dixon. We’re going to need all men on deck for this one. I’m also putting out a call to every Savage member. I want every free person to help find my daughter. And when we find her-”
“I'm going to kill whoever had the balls to take her,” I growl, finishing his sentence.
“I have an empty room in the back. As soon as these clients are finished with their tattoos, we’ll keep the shop empty.
” River leads me to the back as soon as I step through the doors of Sinner’s Ink.
He doesn’t bother with pleasantries or chit chat.
He knows this is serious and I don’t want to hear about anything that doesn’t have to do with my girl.
“Thanks, River. I appreciate this.”
“No problem. I'm assuming the rest of the club will be here shortly?”
“I'm hoping so. I'm not going to stop looking for my girl until I find her and neither will any of them.”
“Good. My dad called after he spoke with Porter. You have our club at your disposal. We’ll help in any way we can.”
A moment later, Jasper walks through the door with his brows furrowed. He doesn’t look happy. In fact, he looks angrier than I’ve ever seen him before.
“Chopper, we need to go.”
“Why? What do you know?”
He glances around, taking in our surroundings. I'm sure he doesn’t trust being in another club’s territory.
“Just say it. River’s fine. He’s helping us.”
“Yeah, well, how much is he going to help with finding and killing a Sinner?” Jasper’s voice comes out as a growl and he looks like he’s ready for a fight.
“Who?” River demands. Gone is the chill tattoo artist I’ve known for years and in his place is a ruthless club member who was born and raised to be the next president of the Sinners.
“The lowlife who grabbed her at the bar a few weeks ago.” Jasper shoves the phone in my face and I clench my jaw hard.
I almost killed this fool that night, but Storm stopped me. He said he wasn’t worth it and once he left the bar, I barely thought about him again. I didn’t think he was an issue. Roxy put him in his place and he left with his tail tucked between his legs.
“Do you know this guy?” I turn the phone for River to see the image. “This is him, right? The prospect we had issues with at Savage?”
“Yeah, that’s definitely Wilson. The guys have been razzing him since that night.
He wasn’t taking it well, but I never thought he’d resort to kidnapping her.
I mean seriously, what could he possibly have planned?
” River scrubs a hand down his face and sighs.
“I need to call my dad and talk to my brothers. This is officially Sinner’s business and we handle our own members our own way. ”
He disappears out of the room and I don’t waste a second. I respond to the club message, letting everyone know exactly who we’re looking for and how the Sinner’s aren’t responsible for this. The last thing I need is a war to start between the two clubs over one prospect’s poor decision.