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Authors: Theresa L. Henry
For Love and Vengeance
For Love and Vengeance
By Theresa L. Henry
Copyright ©2013
Theresa L. Henry
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Published by: Theresa L. Henry
This book is dedicated to all the wonderful
readers I have met along the first steps of my writing journey. I appreciate
you all very much.
Also a very special mention to my new
friend, Trey M. Thank you, your support has been invaluable.
They had been in
London for three days, pushed up against walls of nothingness. It hadn't been
difficult to track Anderson down. The man had been living in London, at the
same Kensington address, for years. He was well known in the area for giving
extravagant parties and keeping company with the elite. Only now, it would seem,
he had disappeared. He hadn't been seen in the area for weeks.
Jason had no
doubt that they would find him. It was only a matter of time. What worried him,
however, was the longer it took to locate him, the longer it took to find Aviva
and bring her home. The possibilities of what she was going through weighed
heavily on his mind. Not a minute went by without him wondering how she was
dealing with her captivity and what they were putting her through. He had
firsthand knowledge of what men of Alexander's ilk were capable of, and he
didn't know if his little angel would be strong enough to survive their
sadistic games.
He felt sure
their arrival in London had been noted, and that they were being watched. What
frustrated him the most was that while those bastards knew where to find them, he
and his brothers were still searching blindly through London in an attempt to
gather information. It was driving him crazy!
Frustration
growing by the minute, Jason flung himself down on the bed and clasped his
hands behind his head, looking up at the ornate splendor of the ceiling that
was so much a part of this hotel owned by the Kingdom family. Everything about
the suite was opulent, and it was getting on his nerves. Here they were,
surrounded by so much wealth, having enough money between them to buy a small
country, yet they couldn't find Aviva. He knew, at that moment, she wasn't indulging
in such luxury. She was probably in some rat infested hole. Cold, afraid, hurt...Jason
couldn't continue with the thought. To allow his mind to roam in that direction
would lead to him demolishing the room.
The ringing of
his cell beside him drew his attention. He was almost reluctant to look at the
screen to see who was calling him. Anderson hadn't yet made contact despite his
promise to do so. Steve had been the only person to call him on that number
after he had filled him in on what was going on. He had wanted to come and help
in the search but Jason managed to persuade him otherwise.
Picking up the
phone, he looked at the screen. He didn't recognize the number. It had a London
dialing code. That fact alone immediately piqued his interest. Finally,
something was going down. Jason realized his hand was shaking as he lifted the mobile
device to his ear.
“Hello.”
“Jason, it's me.”
“Aviva, are you
okay? Where are you? Are you hurt?” His heart rate shot up at the sound of her
voice.
“Jason...I need
you to come and get me.”
“Where are you?
I'm on my way.”
“I'm in London,
Jason. I'm at a bed and breakfast hotel in Victoria. I should be okay here for
a few days. How long will it take you to get over here?”
“I'm not that
familiar with the London streets, but I should be able to make it there in
around thirty minutes.”
“Thirty
minutes...you're already in London?”
“Yeah, we've been
here for a while. Angel, all this can wait. Give me the address of where you
are and I'll come and get you.” While Aviva was giving him the address, he was
already in motion, heading for the main living area of the suite.
“Hang in there,
Angel. I'm coming. I love you.” Jason's words were met with silence from the
other end of the line.
“Angel, are you
still there?”
“I'm still
here...please, just hurry!”
“Stay in your
room until I get there. I'm on my way.” Jason was reluctant to disconnect but
he knew he had to.
Emerging from the
bedroom in a rush, he saw that the main living area was empty. Raising his
voice, he called out for his brothers who rushed into the room in response to
his shouts.
“Aviva just
called. She's at a hotel in Victoria. I need to get to her, bring her home.”
His statement was met by looks of astonishment.
“Aviva called?”
Josh asked, giving voice to his surprise.
Jason only just
managed to stop himself from smacking him around the head at the dumb ass
question. “Don't get dense on me now, Josh, I already said that. What I need
from you is transportation...and I need it now!”
Jason was only
paying his brothers a minimal amount of attention as he tapped the address into
the satellite navigation system of his cell phone. He then memorized the
directions to his destination by the shortest route. Information committed to
memory, his head snapped up only to see his brothers standing in exactly the
same position of moments before.
“What the hell's
the matter with the two of you? I said I need a car!”
Their lack of
urgency aggravated him further. They just stood there, staring at him when he
knew they'd heard him. Yet neither of them had moved to comply with his request
– okay, his demand. What did they want from him, a cherry on the top, he
thought nastily.
“What, do you
want...you need a please? Okay, you got it.
Please
get me transportation
and get it now!” Jason told them, his words dripping with sarcasm and command.
“Hold on a minute,
Jason.” Jake spoke for the first time since coming into the room. “That's not
why we're hesitating. We need to have a plan. We can't just go rushing over
there. Have you thought that this might be a setup?”
Jason slowly
turned his head and looked Jake up and down with a disdainful expression. “You
think I don't know that? You should know better than to take me for a fool,
Jake. But it doesn't matter to me if this is a trap. Aviva asked me to come get
her and that's exactly what I'm going to do. Now, are one of you going to get
me a car or do I have to go down to that garage and hot-wire a vehicle?”
Jake made up his
mind in a second. They couldn't stop him, short of physically holding him down,
and it had always been his intention to accompany Jason. Someone had to watch
his stubborn back. But he didn't like the fact that they were going in blind.
“We're coming
with you,” Jake told him.
“No.”
“That wasn't a
question, Jason.”
“I said no, and I
mean no. If either of you follow me, I'll kick you both to another time zone!”
“Oh, so you're
the original bad ass, right? You think you can take us both on and win?” Jake
asked, his own temper on the rise.
“Jacob, when it
comes to that woman, I'll walk on water and baffle the laws of science if
that's what it takes!”
Jake gave up. He
knew he was in an argument he wouldn't win. In all honesty, he'd probably be
the same way if it was his woman who had called for help.
“Okay, you win.
We've got what you need. Josh, Aviva will need some protective clothing as
well.”
“On my way. Bring
him downstairs as soon as he's changed.”
“I need you two
to stop wasting my time!” Jason retorted, further angered by the continued
delay.
“Come with me,
Jason.” Jake didn't wait to see if he followed as he walked towards his room
and went inside.
Muttering to himself,
Jason had no other recourse other than to follow his twin. But what he wanted
to do, maybe even needed to do, was kick Jake's ass for wasting his time.
As he crossed the
threshold into Jake's room, he only narrowly avoided being smacked across the
face by not one, but two, items of leather. Snapping out his wrist, he caught
the missiles and looked down at what he held in his fisted hands.
“Put those on.”
Holding up the
motorcycle leathers, he immediately understood what his brothers had failed to
explain to him. Dropping the lower half of the outfit, he pulled on the jacket
and zipped it up. Of course, it was a perfect fit for his bulk as it obviously
belonged to Jake. Nodding his head in thanks, he was finally ready to go and
get his angel.
~~~~~~~~~~
The section of
the underground garage in which he stood was obviously private. As Jason's eyes
ran over the vehicles that occupied the space, he was impressed. His brothers
had some serious rides. However, he was too impatient to be on his way to stand
around admiring them. His eyes immediately honed in on the gleaming motorcycles
standing at one end of the space.
Josh was already
seated astride a black BMW K1200S, and was kitted out in a leather jacket and
helmet. The exact same bike sat beside him with a jacket and helmet resting on
it, this one was also black. Yet another, a Suzuki Hayabusa GSX 1300R, held two
helmets and a much smaller black leather jacket.
“I thought I'd
made myself clear. I'm going alone!” Jason reiterated as Josh hadn't been there
when he had first made the comment.
“Jason, just
listen for a moment. We all know this place is being watched so we plan on
tipping the odds in your favor as best as we can,” Jake informed him.
“What do you have
in mind?”
Jake's mind had
been running on overdrive to come up with a plan that would satisfy his need to
ensure that his brother was protected. “These bikes are pretty nondescript, but
they can really pack a punch if they need to, and they should be able to blend
in with the other traffic on the road. We're all going out the front together.
“The tricky part
will be getting back inside. Here's what I want you to do. Once you get Aviva,
you need to call me. You need to tell us how long it will take you to get back
here. Josh and I will arrive back alone at five minute intervals. That will
give you exactly fifteen minutes to deposit Aviva to us at the back alleyway,
make your way to the front entrance of the garage and come back inside alone.”
Considering what
had just been outlined to him for a few moments, he nodded his agreement. “I
take it I won't have any difficulty finding the back entrance?” Jason asked,
needing clarity as he was unfamiliar with the hotel.
“Don't worry, you
can't miss it,” Jake assured him, picking up the smaller jacket along with the
spare helmet and stored them away in the bike's rear compartment.
“Oh, one last
thing. When we leave, each of our bike tags will be hidden. This button,” Jake
said, pointing to a red knob, “will flip it down once you get clear of this
street. Do you understand, Jason?”
Jason looked at
his twin, one eyebrow lifted in annoyance. “Do I look like an idiot to you?”
“I'm pleading the
fifth on that one.” Jake said, always having a smart mouthed response at the ready.
Jason had reached
his limit. He had already wasted too much time. Jake's plan was a good one and
he would follow it. He knew they had already worked out the time frame in which
he should be in touch with them. He also knew, without being told, that his
bike had a tracking system, and if the timings they had already calculated went
awry, they would have his back.
Jason pulled on
his helmet and sat astride his bike. Once Jake was ready, they gave each other
one final look, nodded their heads, they snapped down their visors and switched
on their bikes, which emitted almighty roars that bounced off the walls of the
underground chamber. They were ready to go. Jake left first then Jason with
Josh tagged on at the end.
