Biker's Claim The Broken Angel is Mine (Cora and Jake) novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Gunner POV

The ride home was fast; we had a lot to talk about, discuss, and sort out when we got home. Someone was trying to upset us, and we didn’t know who or why. With the police now involved, a few things changed, and our personal investigation would need to be done with more care, which meant those three

in our cells wouldn’t be getting out any time soon, not that we had intended to let them go. They weren’t to

be trusted, and that shooter, with no care about what he shot, was trouble for everyone. Hired thugs are

dangerous.

We got home early in the morning, all tired and wanting bed.

Entering my room, I knew something was wrong.

I had been gone four days and had been looking forward to cuddling up to Cora’s warm body.

The bed was empty.

I turned on the light and went still; all her belongings were gone.

Where the fuk was she?

Did she wait till I was gone to leave?

I stripped off and climbed into bed, too tired to try and find her now, and those who might know are asleep, and it wouldn’t be right to wake them because I had lost my woman. They might find it funny, and Oddball would tear me apart, nope, in the morning.

It was just after lunchtime when I woke up. It was a fitful sleep. I was missing Cora more than I want to

admit.

Holding her had helped me sleep, her body warmth, her perfume, the feeling of having someone I wanted with me, close to me.

I showered and headed downstairs in search of answers.

Bluey cornered me as I reached the bottom step.

“She’s moved into the nurses‘ quarters in town, said you paid your dues, caring for her while she got better, and time to forgive, and forget, and get on with your life. She doesn’t want to be your burden any longer than she has to be. Got the all clear from Scrubs, and she packed up and left. The only one she spoke to before leaving was Scones. Poor woman has been inundated with club members wondering what she had

gone.”

“Cora was never a burden.”

“Tread carefully; that girl has gone through some big hurts. Talk to Scones; she knows more. You go racing to her, like a caveman, and you will lose her forever.”

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“When did she move out?”

“Two days ago,” I nodded. At least it wasn’t the day I left, that would have made me angrier, like she was running away from me.

“Thanks.” I needed to talk to Scones to see if she was the only person Cora talked to before leaving.

Scones are in the kitchen, right where she always was, is, whatever.

“Thought I would see you soon. I don’t know, and I miss her terribly,” Scones said, before I had even spoken.

“You don’t know what?”

“Why did she leave? I know she’s in the nurse’s place, but I don’t know why she left the club, us, me. Here’s her new phone number. I saw her in town yesterday, near the park, and said I could give it to you. If you are interested in dating, she is not ready for more.”

“What happened, I mean, in the past?” I pushed, sitting at the table, and eating a bowl of soup, Scones had handed to me.

“Not my story to tell, and it’s not pretty. She’s still dealing with it; I guess you could say she was running when she met you, and is still running, in a way. I worry she might be in danger, but she doesn’t see it.”

Scones wouldn’t give me facts or names, but I feel it was something to do with her ex and all those text messages she had been getting.

“Contact her, take it slowly, date her. I know that’s a foreign concept for you, but if you want that girl, you’ve got to do it the old–fashioned way, not the caveman way. But with flowers, and opening doors for her, and that type of old–fashioned thing, treat her like she’s worth something.” This was going to be different. I have never pursued a woman; they have always chased me,

While heading into town, I thought about what I would say to Cora. I couldn’t stay long. We have yet to discuss what happened out on the run and what we want to do moving forward. But I feel I need to see Cora and hold her before that meeting, or I will burst.

I reached the place Bluey said Cora was staying, pulled out my phone, and dialed the new number. “Hello?” Cora’s sweet voice came over the phone, and my shaft was already hardening just from her voice.

“It’s me,” I replied, and what I said sounded lacking.

“Oh, do you want to come in?” I heard the click of the gate, and it slid open. I quickly started my bike and headed in, hoping she would come out to find me, as I had no idea which room she was in. I rode, slowly my head swiveling back and forth, hunting for Cora, and then there she was.

Standing at the back of one of the buildings, near the back of the complex, waving to gain my attention. I turned and moved towards her. She waited as I approached, kicked the side stand down, and switched off the bike. All this felt like it was taking forever, but it would have only been moments. I removed my lid, placed it on the bike’s mirror, and climbed off, my eyes never leaving her face, afraid she would disappear

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on me.

“How was the ride? You have been gone a while. Hope you had nice places to camp in.” She didn’t assume we had motels. I was glad of that. What little Cora knew of our life, one thing she did know was that I loved to camp out under the stars and enjoy the view of the stars in the sky, billions of them, reminding me that our world was only one of many. It grounds me, keeping me from thinking I was more important than I was. ‘The world doesn’t stop revolving just because I am on the earth. Profound, I know, but it’s what my Dad would say. He would put me down every time he could, but in this, he was right. The world doesn’t stop because of me, and it didn’t stop because of him either. That was what kept me going over the years after he died: he wasn’t enough to stop the world, regardless of how mighty he thought he was.

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