into her brain and took some of her fear away. She took a deep lungful of air that shook as she exhaled.
“Again.” he commanded her, and Rhee obeyed, taking several deep breaths. Finally, she felt the fear recede enough for her to compose herself.
“I-I’m sorry. I don’t know why I got so spooked. You’ve never been anything but nice to me. I just-I’m not used to being in a place like this.”
“You’re definitely not one of our usual groupies, Rhee.” Dax smiled as she bristled at his choice of words.
“But I’m afraid that you’re going to have to trust me for a while. The local police aren’t going to get involved in this. There may even be a reason why they aren’t looking for your sister. But honey, from what I saw of the job they did on your apartment, someone’s after something in particular. It might be you; it might be something on your computer, I have no idea. I have an inside guy that I can get some information from. For now, I think you’re safest staying with us.”
“Us?” she echoed, incredulous at this bizarre turn of events. Is he serious? Police corruption in this small town?
He smiled proudly. “Us. The Phantoms .”
Rhee gulped. “So, I would stay here? In this warehouse? This room? For how long?”
“Well, I have several meetings tonight. I could send you back to my place with a couple of guys to watch the place,” he paused at her swift intake of breath. “or, you could stay here until I’m done. I can crash in another room if you fall asleep.”
Rhee nodded slowly. What the hell is happening to my life?! Where is my sister? That’s all I want-to find Mickey.
Rhee sat down heavily on the bed. “What if I just walk out the door?”
“Well, little girl. That wouldn’t be wise, now would it?”
Enough with the little girl! “You have me at a disadvantage. I’m jacked up, I have no money, and I have nowhere to go. If what you’re saying is true, and the police are-corrupted, and those, those guys are after me, I have no choice do I?”
Dax was a little surprised at her harsh tone. “First, you talk to Hawk. But that’s my plan, yes.”
“And you’ll help me find Mickey?”
He nodded. “Yep. We’ll look into it. If she’s with an mc, we’ll find her.”
Rhee chewed her full bottom lip nervously. Finally, she looked up and looked into Dax’s eyes. They were so blue. And serious. Rhee let out a long, shaky breath.
“Okay. We’ll do this your way. I’ll stay, at least until the semester starts.”
Chapter Six
Rhee woke huddled on the bed. It was dark in the small room. She sat up stiffly and tried to stretch her bum shoulder. It gave a little more than it had been, and she was glad that her range of motion was returning. Rhee splashed some water onto her face and smoothed her hair. Then, she looked at the door. I wonder if I’m locked in?
She tried the door and to her surprise, it opened. Rhee could hear voices and music coming from somewhere. Where was Dax? He had said he had meetings. What kind of meetings does a motorcycle thug have? Tentatively, Rhee crept into the dim corridor and followed the noise. The warehouse was big, much bigger than she had initially thought. Just down the way, the corridor ended with a door that presumably, led to the outside. Rhee pushed it open slowly, and a wave of sound hit her, nearly pushing her back inside. These doors must be soundproof!
Slowly, she stepped into the raucous party. There was loud music playing. Decorative lanterns were set up festively around the open area, giving the place an air of class that Rhee hadn’t been expecting. A group of scantily clad girls were dancing and laughing in the center of the yard. Smaller groups of men, all sporting black leather vests with some kind of ghost drawing on the back were littered across the space. Most had women hanging all over them.
The smell of barbequed meat reached her nostrils, and Rhee’s stomach growled loudly. She focused through the smoky
“Again.” he commanded her, and Rhee obeyed, taking several deep breaths. Finally, she felt the fear recede enough for her to compose herself.
“I-I’m sorry. I don’t know why I got so spooked. You’ve never been anything but nice to me. I just-I’m not used to being in a place like this.”
“You’re definitely not one of our usual groupies, Rhee.” Dax smiled as she bristled at his choice of words.
“But I’m afraid that you’re going to have to trust me for a while. The local police aren’t going to get involved in this. There may even be a reason why they aren’t looking for your sister. But honey, from what I saw of the job they did on your apartment, someone’s after something in particular. It might be you; it might be something on your computer, I have no idea. I have an inside guy that I can get some information from. For now, I think you’re safest staying with us.”
“Us?” she echoed, incredulous at this bizarre turn of events. Is he serious? Police corruption in this small town?
He smiled proudly. “Us. The Phantoms .”
Rhee gulped. “So, I would stay here? In this warehouse? This room? For how long?”
“Well, I have several meetings tonight. I could send you back to my place with a couple of guys to watch the place,” he paused at her swift intake of breath. “or, you could stay here until I’m done. I can crash in another room if you fall asleep.”
Rhee nodded slowly. What the hell is happening to my life?! Where is my sister? That’s all I want-to find Mickey.
Rhee sat down heavily on the bed. “What if I just walk out the door?”
“Well, little girl. That wouldn’t be wise, now would it?”
Enough with the little girl! “You have me at a disadvantage. I’m jacked up, I have no money, and I have nowhere to go. If what you’re saying is true, and the police are-corrupted, and those, those guys are after me, I have no choice do I?”
Dax was a little surprised at her harsh tone. “First, you talk to Hawk. But that’s my plan, yes.”
“And you’ll help me find Mickey?”
He nodded. “Yep. We’ll look into it. If she’s with an mc, we’ll find her.”
Rhee chewed her full bottom lip nervously. Finally, she looked up and looked into Dax’s eyes. They were so blue. And serious. Rhee let out a long, shaky breath.
“Okay. We’ll do this your way. I’ll stay, at least until the semester starts.”
Chapter Six
Rhee woke huddled on the bed. It was dark in the small room. She sat up stiffly and tried to stretch her bum shoulder. It gave a little more than it had been, and she was glad that her range of motion was returning. Rhee splashed some water onto her face and smoothed her hair. Then, she looked at the door. I wonder if I’m locked in?
She tried the door and to her surprise, it opened. Rhee could hear voices and music coming from somewhere. Where was Dax? He had said he had meetings. What kind of meetings does a motorcycle thug have? Tentatively, Rhee crept into the dim corridor and followed the noise. The warehouse was big, much bigger than she had initially thought. Just down the way, the corridor ended with a door that presumably, led to the outside. Rhee pushed it open slowly, and a wave of sound hit her, nearly pushing her back inside. These doors must be soundproof!
Slowly, she stepped into the raucous party. There was loud music playing. Decorative lanterns were set up festively around the open area, giving the place an air of class that Rhee hadn’t been expecting. A group of scantily clad girls were dancing and laughing in the center of the yard. Smaller groups of men, all sporting black leather vests with some kind of ghost drawing on the back were littered across the space. Most had women hanging all over them.
The smell of barbequed meat reached her nostrils, and Rhee’s stomach growled loudly. She focused through the smoky
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