Free Full Throttle (Devil's Mafia Brotherhood Motorcycle Club Book 2) by Sophia Hampton

them to the explosion and then we can go to the police.”
     
    “They don’t trust me enough to give me access to their records.”
     
    She tapped her foot on the floor. “They will when you hand me over. Then they won’t have a choice but to include you in their inner rank.”
     
    He exploded. She saw the color that flushed in his cheeks, and the gleam of anger that sparkled in his eyes. “Have you lost your mind?”
     
    “I haven’t, actually. It’s the only thing that will allow you to access to their inner sanctum and without it, we won’t get anywhere.”
     
    “And you would risk your life? Have you gone mad?”
     
    “I wouldn’t risk my life because you would keep me safe. I trust you, Riley.”
     
    Now she could see the flabbergasted expression on his face. He wanted to take her in his arms, but he was hesitant to do so. She didn’t blame him. In their own way, both of them went to hell but now they were back – and everything would be good once more.
     
    “It’s a stupid plan.”
     
    “It’s not.” She took another step forward. Her heart pounded so loud she was sure he could hear it. Sweat beaded on her forehead. “I would tell them that if something happens to me, a friend of mine would give certain information to the police. And I would assure them that all I want is to stay safe, and if they let me go, I’ll get right out of town. They won’t let me go immediately. Of course, they would keep me prisoner for a few days and, in that time, you can ferret out all the relevant information. Then you can go to the police and rescue me.”
     
    “What if you’re wrong? They could kill you right away.”
     
    “Would they do that?”
     
    He walked over to the window and glanced out. She could see the wheels in his mind turn as he pondered over her plan. “I don’t know…I think they won’t. They would want to make sure that what you said was true.”
     
    “I would tell them that I’d secretly followed you and took pictures of your meeting with others, and that if that information is released, they will be connected to you and since your name is on those papers…” She was brainstorming without giving it much thought. Sure, the plan was raw and it wasn’t perfect, but if he agreed with her, it would fall into place.
     
    “It might just work.” He nodded. Turning back to face her, he ran a hand over her jaw. “But what would your boyfriend say to all that? Surely, he wouldn’t want you to face this mess.”
     
    A smile flitted over lips. “What boyfriend?”
     
    He blinked his eyes. “The one who…that Jason guy…”
     
    “He is not my boyfriend.”
     
    “Huh?”
     
    “He owns this place and he is a friend. We did date for a while, but that was a long time ago, and we’ve moved on since then. So yeah…he is not my boyfriend.”
     
    “Not your boyfriend? As in you guys are not…” He shook his head.
     
    She mimicked his action. “No, he is not.” Silence reigned in the room. She didn’t know what to say, and it was obvious that he was at a loss for words.
     
    “So are you…I mean, do you…what is…?”
     
    She sucked in a deep breath of air. It was time to bare her soul. “I love you, Riley. I don’t know how or when…but I fell in love with you and when I thought that you’d betrayed me, my heart broke into a million pieces.”
     
    “I never betrayed you.” His voice was surprisingly heavy, almost as if he was resisting the urge to cry. “I didn’t know what they planned. Yes, I suspected that they were up to something not quite kosher, but since I didn’t have proof, I wasn’t sure what to tell you. That was the only mistake I made. Other than that, everything we did, everything I said, was straight from the heart.”
     
    She didn’t take her eyes off him but neither did she move towards him. There was a lot that she needed to hear. “And?”
     
    “And I love you, of course.”
     
    She sputtered out a laugh. “That should’ve