Page 99 of Racing Dirty Trilogy Box Set

“That’s what we’re here for boss,” Ramirez quips. Everyone but Ashley and Ashton respond, and my stomach drops into the seat at the thought. They must be pissed at me.

“I’ll take the lead and get us to the service entrance of the hotel,” Ace comes back on the line.

I slow my speed down and Ace passes us quickly.

Rush gives me the one-finger salute with a smirk as they drive by.

At least he isn’t pissed at me. Ace turns on his right blinker and turns down an alley at the back of the hotel.

His brake lights brighten up when he rolls to a stop.

The door to the hotel flies open quickly and I’m out of the car fast, gun drawn. I can sense the others right behind me.

“Hey, calm down. Lower your fucking weapons asshole,” Ace demands as he stands at the driver's side door.

I glare at Ace and he stares right back, quirking an eyebrow.

I turn my attention to the wide-open door and see a tiny woman quivering with fear, holding it open.

Her brown eyes are wide with fright when she takes in the site of my massive frame crowding the space and my team surrounding her.

Relaxing my stance and holstering my weapon I offer her a smile, but it feels more like a grimace. Man, am I fucking up big time tonight?

“It’s OK, Sarah,” Ace soothes the woman. She relaxes when she hears Ace’s voice behind me and I step back. Her eyes connect with his and something passes between their shared looks. I’ve seen that before. I don’t want or need to interfere with that mess.

“Can someone help us,” Ashley yells from behind me. I turn and walk quickly to the car she’s in and lean in the back seat. Her jaw is set tight and she still won’t look at me.

“Ash,” I wipe a tear trailing down her cheek. “I’m…”

“Don’t,” she interrupts me, still staring straight ahead. “Not now Nolan. I don’t need your apologies. I need to get Redline inside to see the doc. That’s my main focus, not whatever’s rolling through your head. We’ll deal with this later.” Her bottom lip quivers slightly.

“I get it and I acted like an ass. Don’t shut me out, please,” I beg.

She finally looks at me and the tears filling her eyes breaks my heart. “I’m not,” she wipes away her tears and looks down at Redline’s unconscious form. “He’s really bad and I’m scared and extremely pissed.”

“OK, let’s bring him out and get him up to the hotel room.

Ashton, Marks, and Harris get your asses over here and help.

We need to lift him carefully so if there’s any internal damage, we don’t create any more harm.

” Ashton is at the driver’s side back door, lifting Redline’s legs.

I step inside the door and lift his shoulders.

His head rolls to the side from the movement.

“Someone steady his head.” I bark out. Another set of hands reach beside me and hold his head still.

“On the count of three, Ashton you and Ashley push him my way. The rest of us, be ready to support his body and keep his head still. One, two, three.” We all grunt at Redline’s dead weight and get him out of the car.

He’s a lot heavier than he looks. Once we have him out of the car, we quickly walk into the service door and down a long corridor where Ace, Sarah, Xavier, and Izzy are waiting for us, holding open the stainless-steel elevator doors.

We all pile inside trying to keep Redline’s body steady.

Izzy is tucked into Xavier’s side and her face is buried in his chest. She’s not talking or looking at anyone and I hope she isn’t traumatized.

The elevator dings and the doors quietly whoosh open.

Sarah steps out first with Ace right behind her.

His massive body is protecting her without touching her as she turns and holds the doors open for us.

He’s watching her watch us, and I can see the pain in his eyes from having her so close but not being able to do anything about it.

We carry Redline inside the suite and carefully lay him down on the plush couch. I look at him for the first time since Ashley found him. His face is swelling and bruised badly, it’s almost unrecognizable. Dried blood covers his hands and arms.

“Move please,” I hear a soft female voice behind me.

Spinning around, I come face to face with the doctor who patched Rush up after their kidnapping.

Her long brown hair is up in a tight bun and she has a black doctor’s bag in her hand and a no-bullshit attitude on her face.

I step to the side so she can evaluate Redline.

Her slender fingers open her bag and she pulls out her stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff.

Ashley stays next to her, holding Redline’s hand.

I let her do her thing and find Xavier and Izzy huddled in the corner with Mia and Christian. She’s sobbing against Mia as Mia clings to her. Xavier has a look of rage that passes through his eyes when they connect with mine. I nod my head in agreement and approach Izzy.

“Izzy,” I say softly. She picks her head up and cries harder.

I pull her into my arms and run my hand through her dirty hair.

“It’s going to be OK. I promise.” Her tiny body shakes under my grip and I do everything I can to hold my tears back.

My best friends and the only people who’ve treated me like family are hurt because of me.

Revenge will be the only option for those who did this to us.

Standing here holding onto the one woman who helped rebuild my broken soul I vow justice will be served to them all.

Switch and Wrath are up for trial and I’m their executioner.