chapter 25

LIA

After I finished crying my heart out in Grumpy 's embrace with his large arms wrapped around me, he put a helmet over my head before settling me atop the bike.

My head rests against Grumpy 's broad back as he drives in silence. I can't even talk even if I wanted to. My tongue is tied.

However, the fear and shock of what just happened have reduced into a distant buzz in my mind because of Grumpy . With him around me, I feel secure as if I know that he won't let anything get to me.

I may not be the brightest in the club, but I am certain that the shooters were specifically there for me. Someone doesn't want me knowing about my father's death. Which only means that his death wasn't a mere accident. It points to something bigger even though I may not know it yet.

Could Gareth have been behind my father's death? Could Liam have been speaking the truth? Now that I never get to watch the video, I will never know.

I chew my lips, the ache in the middle of my head intensifying. I don't k