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Slade had been standing just off the side of the stage, waiting to see Calista again. He had no choice but to lean on her. Hard. He figured once it was all said and done, he’d take her back to the clubhouse and give her a proper night. These rock stars were weak little characters come to life. Nothing more. Slade could toss Calista over his shoulder with ease and have his way with her…
Someone yelledSMOKE.
Some woman stumbling around in heels too high for the alcohol content in her blood. She giggled as she screamed that the building was on fire.
Fucking stupid drunk idiot, Slade initially thought.
Then two more people said there was smoke. Slade finally saw the smoke coming from the bathrooms of the backstage area.
His first instinct—the band is smoking it up in the bathroom.That idea vanished when Slade saw how thick the smoke was. And then he smelled it. It wasn’t weed. It wasn’t exactlyfiresmoke either. It had a certainpunchto it that reminded him of a smoke bomb. Like something you’d set off for the Fourth of July. Some kind of cheap firework. That’s all.
Yet it induced plenty of panic. Bodyguards quickly escorted the band out. Two of the guys were missing pants. A handful of women—naked—came running along with the band, getting out of the club and to their tour bus for safety. While Slade knew there was no immediate danger from the smoke bomb, not many others figured it out. Again,panic.
People running in all directions, yelling and crying, fearing their lives were going to come to an end. An announcement echoed over the system that everyone needed to evacuate.
Calmly.
There was no calm. No calm at all. Everyone pushed, shoved and charged, so it became total chaos. For a minute or two Sladethought someone from the band had done this. Typical rock star bullshit. Trying to be cool or funny. Playing a joke that had no purpose nor punchline.
That was proven wrong… really wrong…
“She came walking down—”
“She?” Chief Dick asked as Slade took the time while being cut off to take a swig of whiskey from a bottle.
“Calista. The girl who was shot and killed.”
“The whore. For the band.”
“Does that play into this, Chief?”
“You tell me. Seems everywhere you guys are right now someone is shot and killed. Not a good look, Slade.”
“Fuck you,” Slade growled as he stepped closer to the chief. Towering over him, he continued, “She came walking down… the hallway. Whatever you want to call it. Holding her stomach. Covered in blood. Blood all over, Chief. All over. She was lit the fuck up. I don’t even know how she was walking. Like a fucking zombie. And she just—”
A scream echoed behind Slade. He jumped. His damn nerves were officially rattled. When he turned, he saw…Nelle.The third sister. The only surviving sister now.
“Fuck,” Slade whispered at that morbid yet true thought.
Nelle stopped screaming when she looked at Slade. She then hurried toward him, almost breaking out into a run to get to Slade.
Slade almost opened his arms, thinking Nelle was going to jump into his arms. He even pictured it for a second too. Catching her. Holding her. Hugging her. For some reason telling her she would be safe…
Speculation equaled zero because Nelle stopped right in front of Slade. She looked up at him with angry, sad eyes.
Before Slade could say a word to Nelle, she wound up and punched him in the mouth.
Chapter Ten
Sometimes You Wake Up in the Back of a Van
It takes balls of steel to walk up to a patched in table member ofSins of Fire Real Anarchy Westand throw a punch the way Nelle did. Or maybe instead ofballs of steelNelle hadovaries of ice. Either way, Nelle’s fist connected with Slade’s mouth. Slade’s head snapped back.
Pain shot through Nelle’s hand, causing her to cry out. To say her emotions werefuckedwould be an understatement. The dream she had. The feeling she had. Not being able to fall back asleep. Then getting a call…
Another fucking call!
Before Nelle could grab and try to comfort her hand, she was being placed under arrest. She thrashed her arms and threw an elbow, hitting the cop in the stomach. It all felt like an out-of-body experience as she knew better than to do something stupid like this.
