Free The Rising Sons Motorcycle Club by Davida Lynn Page B

with Allan, but given the circumstances, she saw no other choice. So far, she’d been able to dodge Allan and his demands, but that was about to end.

    The previous day’s rain had washed the road clean. Most of the desert life sucked up the moisture, but the riverbed behind the Bandoleros had a small creek running down it. Raven could still smell the rain in the air as she peeled out of the parking lot.

    Tanner was desperate, and Raven knew she could help. At first she thought her brother only wanted her because of her contact. It had made her feel useless, but then he called her to his side. They were partners.

    Even before making the call, she knew that asking Allan for the cop’s address would up the ante. She owed him more than she could even fathom. She would think about it later, though. At the moment, the only thing Raven was thinking about was saving her brother's girlfriend.

    She made the usual twelve-minute trip in less than seven. Tanner's Harley was in the driveway facing the street, ready to go. She pulled in, turned it around next to his, and went inside.

    Tanner was standing in the kitchen, his hands at the sink, his head hung low. His shoulders were hunched as if defeat was crushing his body. When the screen door slammed, he turned his head in a slow, deliberate movement.

    "Got the address. Let's do this.” Raven dug her phone out and held it up.

    Tanner's head moved from side to side, his eyes sunken in and bloodshot. "No. We’re not doing anything."

    Raven was impatient. She was ready to ride and fight for Charity. "What the hell do you mean? Let's go. ”

    Tanner turned to his sister, and the light reflected off the tearstains on his cheeks. "We can't go. We can't save her. The club said no. If the club says no, we do nothing.”

"What the hell are you talking about? This isn't about the club. This is about you and Charity. Who gives a fuck what they think?" Raven's blood was boiling. Her hands shook. "She's your girl, Tanner. Let's go fucking save her."

    "You don't know how things work. Without approval, we've got no safety net. You think I'm letting this guy go? You think this is a warning? No. It was going to end tonight, but if the club won't stand behind us, there's nothing I can do."

    Raven already had her phone out. She dialed Bear’s burner and waited. When it went to voicemail, she hung up and dialed right back. Bear was never far from his phone, and Raven wasn’t going to give up without a fight.

    Bear picked up right away. "What is it?"

    She tried to suppress her rage, but it was like putting a lid on a pot of boiling water. It found a way to surge over and hiss as it caught flame. "Let us get her. I don't know what Tanner asked you, but this is what I'm asking you. I know he's a cop, and I know we’re being watched, but this girl is dead without us. I don't know if appealing to your sensitive side will do anything, so this might be a waste, but Tanner is in love. Fucking love ."

    Raven could hear Bear start to speak, but she cut him off before he could get a word in. "Remember Faith. Remember the life that you took her from. That you saved her from. That's all we’re asking for: to save a girl from a life we know will kill her. You know what it feels like to save the woman you love. Give Tanner the chance to feel that, too.”

    Raven waited, staring at the linoleum floor. It felt like hours. The silence made her think the call has been disconnected and it was all for nothing. She pulled the phone away from her ear and saw the seconds still ticking away.

    A sound from the speaker made her bring it back to her ear in a hurry. Bear’s aging voice spoke, and his aging heart relented. "I ain't about this, darlin’. I want to be very clear about that.”

    “I know. I know you aren’t, but let us do this. I know what we’re going up against, and I know what that could bring down on the club. Bear, if I could take the full responsibility on this one, I would, but something