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“Where is he now?” he asked.
“Hiding.” Hob was at my Gran’s house. Not a safe place to be.
“How did you get all the way out here?” Kingpin was full of questions.
“Paisley picked me up and dropped me off.”
“Why ain’t you telling all this to Hallow?”
“Kingpin, I need you,” I all but whined into the dark surrounding us. “You’ve always helped me out. You’re the one who made me realize I could get over my stage fright when I was angry enough. You made me angry at you. You taught me to channel my disappointment into wrath. Direct that anger at my fears and overcome them. But the thought of losing Hallow is just too much to bear. I need you to help tell him. He’s going to be madder than a hornet in a coke can.”
Kingpin easily understood my situation. “Fuck, Eve. Just let him think someone took you. It’d be much easier than telling a man you ran away from him on your wedding day.”
“You don’t think he’ll understand?”
“You don’t think he’ll understand, or you’d tell him. A man’s ego is fragile. Hallow’s ego, that is. Let him think Noah Fond took you, and I rescued you, tonight. Easy.” Kingpin winked.
Hell’s bells. Was I holding his hand? I remedied that and wiped my hand on my britches. “Is that your advice? Lie. Lie to the man I love?”
“Yes. Always lie. No one wants to know the truth. The truth ruins everything.”
“No. I was wrong for not talking to Hallow in the first place. Besides, if we can’t make it through this, and if he doesn’t want to forgive me, be with me now, we’re not meant to be.”
“Meant to be?” He boomed, like he thought the notion was ridiculous. “Don’t go thinking you’re meant to be with anyone. That kind of thinking will turn you blind to true love.”
“Ain’t you calling the kettle black? Ain’t you meant to be with Sky?”
“No. I let myself love Sky. I chose to be with Sky.”
“What if she lies to you? Would you choose differently?”
“This ain’t about me.”
“Please, Kingpin. I just need you to do one thing, be my messenger.”
“What do you need me to say?” The biker was giving in.
“And protect my brother. Well, I guess three things. I also need you to carry me to the store.” I didn’t have a way home.
“I won’t take you home. Hallow’s not there. I can take you back to Royal Road, but Hallow’s not there, either.”
“Where is he?”
“He’s back from Arkansas but still looking for you.”
Poor Hallow. “Alone?”
“Nah. He’s got a crew with him.”
Of course, he did. Hallow thinks I’ve been kidnapped. He was going to be so mad when he found out otherwise and who could blame him? “Y’all wouldn’t let me leave if I wanted to,” I complained.
“That’s bullshit, Eve. You should know by the situation with your brother, the Gods sure as hell wouldn’t be taking you on a joy ride. They want to punish us by harming you. Your dad, Fighting Cock means nothing to them. Killer said so himself today. Before I shot him. If he dies, I’m going to have every God in the U.S. of A breathing down my throat.”
Fuck, Kingpin had been in Arkansas looking for me.
“Apparently, your brother who had to have been only a prospect didn’t mean shit either. Did their President know about this?”
“I don’t know. When I called Hob, I didn’t know he had anything to do with them. I thought he was still in college. He pulled the wool over my eyes.” I was pretty upset Hob hadn’t told me and put me in the situation of having to leave my wedding to protect him. Although it had all been my fault in the first place.
