Chapter 35

Mayhem

 

“So, you’re wanting me to take out the mayor?” Ivanov watches me intently. There’s a hint of amusement in his eyes.

“Look, we didn’t have shit to do with your man. You know that. The mayor did. You have got to have some kind of intel on that shit.” Blu fires back.

I know how he feels. This shit is getting out of hand.

A knock on the door pulls Ivanov’s attention. He lets out a sigh before answering, “Yes. Come in!”

A man walks in with his expensive suit. His hair is slicked over to the side. My chest tightens as I watch the look in his eyes. I nudge my dad and he follows my gaze. He curses under his breath when Ivanov looks back up at us.

“You seem to have a situation now. As you said I do have some kind of intel that incriminates him, yes, but I just heard that the mayor has caused a scene at your place.”

My heart rate sky rockets. “What the fuck does that mean?” I leap out of my seat and glare at him.

“A shootout.”

As soon as the words leave his mouth, our phones start ringing. Shit!

“We gotta go,” Blu says, his words clipped and hard.

I look at the 911 message on my phone, and my heart sinks. That’s an emergency. Something happened.

“Do not worry about Masters; I will handle him,” Ivanov says before we head out the door.

My dad and I make our way outside when my phone blows up again. The other guys are all standing around looking confused except for Dec. His eyes are wide, and a horror dances across his face.

“What the fuck is it?” I ask moving toward him quickly. Someone grabs my shoulder and yanks me back. My eyes jerk around to land on Monster.

“Calm down, brother.” He growls with the hint of fear laced in his voice, too.

“It’s Taylor. She was shot.” Declan’s eyes fill with tears. That’s not something I’ve ever seen him do before. Crying is not our thing

My chest tightens. That overwhelming feeling consumes me. The air thickens. Spots form in front of my eyes. My world starts to slowly spin as I shake my head. Someone grabs me, holding me up when my body goes limp. Darkness dances in front of my eyes as the world slowly begins to fade away.

“She can’t, Pop. She can’t leave me,” I say as my world slips. She promised that she’d never leave me. She told me she would always be there.

“She ain’t leavin’ you, Son. I won’t let that happen!” He roars. “Let’s get there.”

I can feel myself moving, but I don’t know how. The world is starting to crumble and fall. Just like when I lost Becca. This is it. That hollow feeling is tearing my heart to shreds. I’m being ripped apart from the inside out. Every fucking demon that’s lived inside of me for so long is finally pulling me to my demise. My world is ending. I can’t go on without her in this world.

I’m tossed into the back of the truck that Dec drove over here before it takes off. My mind is a mess. My breathing is labored.

“He’s gonna fuckin’ black out, Blu!” Monster hollers at my dad.

Is he still here? Why isn’t he on his bike? I open my mouth to form words, but like I already knew would happen, nothing comes out.

“You’re ok, Mayhem. Stay with me, brother.”

I pry my eyes open, but I see nothing. It’s a fucking black hole that’s sucking me in. There is no escape from this. The world darkens and nothing else could be heard.

When I finally come to, the sound of machines beeping freak me out. I blink my eyes until the room comes into focus.

“Where is she?” I croak the words. My dad’s face comes into view.

“She was in surgery. Doc said it’s gonna be awhile.”

I shove myself up feeling a little lightheaded. My dad tries to push me back down, but I don’t let him. “I need to fuckin’ see her!” I thunder before ripping the IV out of my arm. I storm toward the door and down the hallway until I realize I’m in a fucking hospital gown.

“Fuck!” I growl before I turn on my heel and head back toward the room.

“I always knew you had a nice ass.”

Glancing over my shoulder I see Brooke with a grin on her face.

“You heard anything?” I don’t give a shit about myself. I’m worried about Taylor. I need to know that she’s ok. I have to see her.

“She’s in surgery, Mayhem. The bullets.”

What? I don’t let her finish. “Bullets? As in more than one? I’m gonna fuckin’ kill someone.” Heat rises inside of me. My heart starts pounding, blood rushing my ears.