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“Look man, I’m telling you the truth.” The dude waved one of his hands toward the vehicle. “She just saved your ass, man. It’s Honey.”
“Get up. In front of me.” Luke angled his gun at the car. “Why didn’t she show herself?”
“I don’t know. She was fine when I got out.”
Ahead of Luke, Sage found Honey slowly coming out of her fog. He helped her rise and stood aside to let Luke look himself. “See.”
“Lord Jesus, It’s Honey.” In seconds, she threw herself into his arms and was clinging as tight as humanly possible.
“It’s you, Luke. Naz almost killed you. Oh, my God, I drove into the man on purpose. I’m not sorry. He was going to shoot you.” She pulled back to look at him. “Are you okay?”
With his arms around her, he spoke calmly, soothingly… understanding that her babbling stemmed from shock. “Never mind about me. I’m fine. What in all that’s holy, are you doing here and with this guy?” Luke pointed his gun at Sage, and Honey pushed it away. “He’s my savior. Got me away from that house. Before we could stop him, that killer got into the car with us. Sage and me, we had plans for him to let me go. Then he’s going to Mexico. I promised he could. Luke. I promised.”
Luke’s head swiveled between the two people staring at him and he slowly nodded. “Okay. You do it then. I gotta help the others. Sounds like there’s a shit show happening, and they’re gonna need backup.” He kissed her hard, and then pushed her toward the passenger side.
His demanding stare at Sage spoke volumes. “Get her to my place. She knows where it is.” He passed over the fob from the apartment where she’d stayed before. “You harm one little hair on her head, and nothing will stop me from putting a bullet in you. Comprendes?”
“Si. Comprendido. Gracias.”
Sage got into the driver’s seat, put the vehicle in reverse, and they left the yard. When Honey looked back, she saw Luke check the body for a pulse before running toward the other side of the warehouse where the sounds of war still rang in the night.
Chapter Forty-three
While Sage drove, Honey’s mind spun wildly. Could Luke still be an FBI agent? Her Luke, the lead singer of Country Heaven? Remembering his past where according to the papers and social media he’d been fired from the Bureau, she tried to make sense of it all.
Sage interrupted her wondering, his tone filled with amazement. “That was the lead singer from tonight’s band, right? Luke Stone.”
“It was. I’m as shocked as you are.”
“He’s your boyfriend.”
“I think so. We haven’t gotten that far in our relationship.”
Sage grinned and turned her way. “You think so? Honey, that man is loco for you. I saw his face when he recognized his woman. Talk about wild.”
“Probably just surprised.”
“Oh, that too. But mostly terrified for you to be in danger. I know how he felt. I once had someone I loved that much.”
“What happened to her?”
“She crossed over the border with a group of others. I came here looking for her and got mixed up with the wrong crowd. Yesterday, my brother texted me saying she’d been deported back home to Honduras.”
“Honduras? Then why do you want to get to Mexico?”
“I can fly from there. Truth is, I’m here illegally. My fake passport won’t get accepted by the US border scrutiny.”
“Ahh. Now I understand.”
“Plus, I need to get away from the gang here. They have a reputation of not letting go of their recruits.”
“Don’t worry. The FBI will catch them and put them away where they belong. Let’s concentrate on you finding your girl.”
Sage’s face dropped, and Honey sensed his sadness. “When she left, we had bad words.”
“About her leaving you?”
“Guess so.” Sage’s attitude appeared confused. She’d heard that same tone in other teachers when faced with something they couldn’t grasp. “Angelina’s eyes were filled with stars for a future in the United States. I couldn’t talk sense into her. I tried telling her the trip wouldn’t be easy. That she had no idea what would be waiting for her on this side. But she refused to let me speak. Instead, she took the money her papa left her, plus her life’s savings working two and three jobs, and blew it all.”
