the darkened
doorway of a store that had already closed for the night. I couldn’t go around nude
through the whole city. Neither could Edmond with the rivulets of blood running
down his arm. And they knew who I was so it didn’t even matter if I made it
back to the clubhouse. I didn’t know what the fuck to do. “Harley.” The name
was barely a whisper. He would help us, stash us until
we had a plan. “Let’s go.” Being caught with a man wasn’t some long prison
sentence. Homosexuality with proof was an automatic death sentence. I started
to make my way around the alleys again, this time a wide circle back toward the
original spot. I should have fucking known better than to have sex with Edmond. He was so damn hot and I was lonely.
My dick constantly got me in trouble. This time may be my last. I skidded to a
stop. Two peacekeepers were searching the alley before me with their laser guns
out. They had lights shining on the buildings and what looked like a heat
detector. Oh shit. I tried to backpedal but when I turned, Edmond was right on
my ass and behind him, more peacekeepers.
I spun around aimlessly then dove
into the shadows. I walked along them, praying there was nothing in my path. I
hugged the wall so closely that it scrapped at my skin. All I had to do was
time this. I held my breath. The enemy came closer. My lungs started to burn.
They aimed the light across from me.
I leaped onto one of their backs.
My fist landed solidly against his face. We went down hard and I rolled forward
to keep from feeling the impact. Edmond was beating on the other guy. When the peacekeeper
doubled over, we ran for it.
I stumbled on pebbles too small
to avoid. There were more shouts. I ran to the parking lot and skidded so hard
I fell. The place was lit up like it was daytime. There had to be a dozen or so
peacekeepers here. I took a step forward, sort of aimlessly. I wasn’t sure
where to go. The dirt under my foot gave way. I fell, rolled several times, and
was surprised when I tumbled down a small hill. It was half filled with fresh
dirt and some trees were lying on their side ready to be planted. I hugged the
hill, red dirt smearing along my body. Edmond practically dove into the ditch
beside me. I could only hear my harsh breathing as I waited to find out if,
that had been my last time sucking cock. The footfalls weren’t getting closer
though. I heard yelling further away. I peeked over the mound. Either Harley did something, my club overheard the radio chatter or it was divine fucking intervention.
“I think we’re going to live,” I whispered.
There were still four peacekeeper
cars in the parking lot.
My head fell back and I stared at
the sky littered with bright stars. We waited there covered with red dirt,
mourning the life I’d known. The noise started to fade. Lights became dull as
the hover cars left and then it was nothing but darkness around me. I could see
the city lights over the hill but before me was the gloomy unexplored part of Mars.
The peacekeepers would probably
be at the clubhouse by now. I hoped Outlaw had hidden anything illegal. If anyone else got in trouble because of
me...
Once my MC brothers heard what happened, I knew they’d come
for me. Us. But then what? Now we would be marked as
kill on sight. I couldn’t go back to the clubhouse. I stood and stumbled from
the ditch. There was no more fight in me as I made my way through the dwindling
shadows toward Harley’s store. I only made it halfway before I heard the roar
of an engine. It was like angels singing. I turned. The black surface was
beautiful under the dull light of the sunrise.
“You’re fucking idiots,” Deviant
said. My MC brother with long strawberry blond hair
and a serious behavior problem. Although he mellowed out since he met his lover
Tage.
I just nodded.
Edmond’s shoulders fell. One was
still bloody.
Deviant handed me a bag.
It was clothes. I jammed my legs
into jeans and the dark t-shirt over my head.
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