Outracing Demons_The Streets Series by Ali Parker

Author:Ali Parker [Parker, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2018-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Mason

“You ballsy motherfucker.”

I opened my eyes. It was morning. Definitely morning. Sunlight was streaming in through the cracked blinds of my bedroom. I could feel the warmth of it on my face, arm, and shoulder of the arm I had out of the blankets and wrapped around Laina.

I rolled halfway over and looked over my shoulder to see Rick standing in the doorway of my bedroom. His words had woken me, and he was shaking his head while grinning at me. “You’re lucky it’s me standing here and not Benji. He might have done Sid and Mark a favor and killed you in your sleep.”

I rubbed at my eyes. “What time is it?”

“Seven thirty.”

“Why the hell are you waking me up so early?”

Rick grinned. “I think we found a car.” He hooked his thumb over his shoulder. “Meet me downstairs. We’ll talk about it. And try not to wake her. She’s had a rough couple of days dealing with your shit.”

I listened to Rick’s footfalls on the stairs and rolled back over, propping myself up so I could look down at Laina. She looked incredibly peaceful. Her long lashes cast shadows on her cheeks. Her lips were slightly parted, and her hair was splayed out across the pillow.

I kissed her shoulder and slid ever so slowly out of bed—partially because my whole body still hurt and partially because I didn’t want to wake her up. Once I made it out of bed, I got dressed, took a leak, and headed downstairs to find my brother sitting on the sofa.

He had one arm draped over the back and was sipping a coffee he’d clearly helped himself to in my kitchen. His face looked better than it had yesterday. Soon he’d look like his normal self again.

I lowered myself to the couch with care, minding my still burning ribs. Rick watched me and sipped his coffee. Once I found a comfortable position, I sighed with relief. “All right. You said you found a car?”

Rick nodded. “A guy named Kline.”

“Kline Patrick?”

“You know him?”

“Sort of. He used to race back in the day when I was getting started. I haven’t seen him around lately, though.”

“That’s because he withdrew from the scene when Mark and Sid started making enemies of everyone,” Rick said. “Kline wasn’t too keen on ending up, well, how you are now, to put it bluntly.”

“I can understand that,” I muttered.

“But,” Rick said, leaning forward, “he does want to stick it to those sons of bitches and see them lose in The Streets. So when we reached out, he was happy to come to your aide. He was down at the industrial park on Saturday night, and he saw what went down. Not only was he shocked that you’re walking, but he’s also stunned you want to race again.”

I didn’t say anything. I wasn’t sure if Rick was trying to offer me a last chance out of this mess. It didn’t matter if he was. I wasn’t taking it.

“Kline wants you to win,” Rick said finally.

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