Fighting Back

Chapter 26

"I think you might know him, Hector Salazar."

Nicole felt her knees go week with the sound of his name. She knew exactly who her Old Man was, she also knew that nothing good could come from this. She needed to get out now, before it was too late.

Nicole did a quick scan of the room hoping to find something that she could use as some sort of weapon but there was nothing, it was like they had cleared the room of anything that could be used against them. The only weapon she had, was herself.

She threw her whole body at Lusia, using the tray she was carrying to push her against the wall. Nicole didn't bother looking back at her as she ran out of the room. A quick glance to either side of her she quickly located her exit, the back door. As she started running towards her freedom she was suddenly knocked off her feet by an arm that came out of nowhere.

She lay on her back wheezing as she tried to catch the breath that had been knocked out of her.

"I don't think so sweetheart." Nicole looked in the direction that the voice had come from, and that's when she saw him, Hector Salazar.

Nicole tried to crawl away from him, but his reflects were quicker and he was on top of her before she could even register what was happening. Desperately she tried to push him off her ignoring the hot searing pain in her shoulder. Her hands were flying all over the place but Salazar managed to catch her wrists pinning them against her chest as he straddled her.

"Get off me." She screamed.

Salazar just laughed as he backhanded her, splitting her lip open. Nicole grimaced when she tasted the blood in her mouth, but before she had a chance to recover he lashed out again, this time punching her in the eye, she knew that was going to leave a mark. She watched as he raised his fist again, closing her eyes she tried to brace herself for the next blow, but it never came. When she felt the weight being pulled off her she slowly opened her eyes, and that's when she saw Andy pulling Salazar to his feet.

"Were not supposed to hurt her, not yet."

"The lil Bitch was trying to escape." He spat in his defense.

"Well if you kept an eye on her like you were supposed to be we wouldn't have this problem would we." Andy said harshly.

Nicole scrambled to her feet as she tried to escape once again, but once again she was stopped. this time by a hand wrapping around her waist, before lifting her off the floor.

"Not a good idea Nicole." Andy whispered into her ear.

"Their going to kill you for this, all of you. They'll come for me." She shouted as she struggled in his arms. Andy turned around and saw Lusia standing near Salazar she was holding a syringe. Keeping one arm tightly around Nicole he reached his other hand out towards Lusia.

"That's the plan." He whispered again as he stabbed her with the Syringe. Nicole suddenly stopped fighting, his words sent a chill to her core. This was a trap Andy didn't want her he wanted her family and there was nothing she could do to stop it.

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"What did he say?" Kozik asked Tig as he walked back into the bar.

"Seems they ran into a little trouble."

"What kind of trouble?" Tara asked in fear.

"Don't worry doll nobody was hurt." Tig took a seat by Quinn at the bar. "Jimmy knows their in Belfast sent a couple of cops to try and pick them up."

"Shit how does Jimmy know?" Kozik asked lighting a cigarette. Tig shrugged. "What did they say about Nic?"

"Didn't tell him. Figured they have enough on their plate, they need to be focused especially if they might be dealing with a rat. No were gonna have to handle this ourselves. He awake?" Tig cast his eyes over to Tara who seemed to look completely out of her depth.

"No, could be out for a couple of days or could wake in a few hours."

"Okay, we'll take shifts watching him."

"I'll take first watch." Kozik said getting up from his seat. Tig nodded.

"Everyone else should rest up, that includes you to Doc." Tig got up from his bar stool and headed for the clubhouse door.

"Where are you going?" Quinn asked.

"To get Lyla and the kids until we now what were dealing with. We don't need any more shit."

Two days later

Nothing had changed Ryan was still knocked out. They had put calls out to the other Charters to see if they had heard any whispers but they came up with nothing and its was starting to piss everyone off. Dougie was still being a major pain in the ass and had almost comes to blows with both Tig and Kozik several times over the past two days. And the bad new just kept on coming, Clay had phoned and told them that they thought O'Neil maybe the rat which meant they may have to kill a member, and that never sat well. Jax had been asking for Nicole and they were quickly running out of excuses, they needed to find her quick.

All the guys were nearing the end of their tether and with each day that passed the tension in the clubhouse increased. Lyla and Tara had been doing their best as Old Ladies. They made sure there was always food and fresh coffee available as well as making sure the bar was fully stocked. Lyla was glad that the kids were behaving themselves even though she could tell they were getting restless.

After checking that the kids were fully entered with colouring books or games consol's she went to the kitchen grabbing the coffee pot before going to the dorm where they had now placed Ryan. She smiled as she saw Tig sitting in a chair opposite the bed his eyes closing slightly before suddenly opening back up, it was clear he was exhausted.

"Coffee?" Tig turned to looked at her he hadn't even heard her come in.

"Thanks doll." He said extending his cup towards her.

"Any change?"

"Nah, fucking piece of shit."

"Maybe we could shock him awake or something." She was joking but the thought had crossed Tig's mind on more than one occasion.

"We need something to happen and quick, the longer she's out there..."Tig paused at thought. He didn't need his mind going there wondering about the what ifs he needed to stay focussed. "We just need him to wake up."

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It was now the evening and still nothing. Dougie approached the dorm room, it was his turn to take watch over Ryan.

"Shifts over." He said to Kozik who was sitting in the chair. Kozik just glared at him before pushing himself from his seat. He headed out of the room making sure his shoulder connected with Dougie. "Asshole." Dougie mumbled as he took the chair Kozik had just vacated.

Dougie had been watching over Ryan for three hours and to say he was board was an understatement. This shit was growing old quick. He got up from the chair and opened the door, he did a quick scan and to his delight the clubhouse was empty. Leaving the room he made his way over the bar where he grabbed a bottle of Whisky. He took a couple of swigs from the bottle before walking back into dorm room. But as he walked inside he froze with the site that met him, Ryan was awake.

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Nicole couldn't make sense of anything, she wasn't sure how long had passed or even what time of day it was, everything was a blur thanks to the drugs that had been repeatedly pumped into her body. The only positive was that she could no longer feel anything, no pain, she was completely numb.

Andy had been keeping a watchful eye but it wasn't on Nicole she was safely tied to the bed and seemed to be completely out it which was not what he had planned. No Andy was more concerned about Salazar.

Over the past couple of days he watched him injecting her with to many drugs, and could tell that he was itching to do something to her, hurt her which for now wasn't part of the plan. Andy had been hired by Zobelle to do a simple job, get the girl keep her until Samcro came back from their little trip and then use her as bait to lure Samcro to their demise, that was the plan but Andy could tell that Salazar's need for revenge was eating away at him and he was itching to exact some payback and Andy knew that started with Nicole.

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Dougie walked further into the room closing the door behind him. He edged closer towards the bed where Ryan was lying wide awake.

"Well well you finally decided to wake up your lazy ass."

"Dougie?" Ryan spoke hoarsely as he looked up at him.

"Yeap." He watched as Ryan struggled to sit up, Dougie went to his aid helping lean against the headboard. Ryan's hand went to his stomach where he had been shot. Dougie noticed him wincing in pain. "Here." He said handing him the bottle of Whiskey.

"Thanks." Ryan took a big gulp wiping his mouth after. "What the hell are you doing here brother?"

"I was called to help protect your little lady from you, but obviously that didn't work out. I told you it would be a mistake coming after her." He said settling back in the chair.

"Yeah well never was one for doing as I was told."

"You and me both man."

"So what's the deal, what do I have to look forward to."

"Quinn's here pissed as hell that you beat the shit out the mother charters niece. You really don't do things by half do you?"

"I didn't know she was his god dam niece."

"Not at first, but you fucked yourself over when you came looking for her. When you found out who she was you should have just left."

"Easier said than done, you know what she's like..."

"Yeah has a way of sucking you in..."Dougie waved his hand dismissively "I know, I've heard it all before."

"I love her." Dougie laughed.

"That loves gonna get you killed. As soon as they know your awake their gonna pump you for Intel then probably pump you full of lead and this time I think your luck will run out." Ryan took another gulp from the bottle.

"So they haven't found her yet." Dougie shook his head. "Right." Ryan pulled back the covers as he tried to get out of bed.

"Hey what you doing?" Dougie asked as he went to help Ryan to his feet.

"To give them the Intel."

"They'll kill you."

"And she'll be dead if I don't."

"Your really willing to die for this chick?"

"Haven't really got a choice."

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Kozik had his arms tightly crossed across his chest as he tried to stop himself from ripping out Ryan's throat. He hated that this guy was still breathing he should have been dead in the ground the first time he had laid hands on Nicole. But Kozik couldn't do anything now and looking around the room at his brothers they all seemed to be feeling the same. Tig was glaring at Ryan with menacing eyes and Kozik could almost see the clogs turning in his head with ways in which he could torture him. Piney was next to Tig sitting on a chair his shotgun on his lap, as his hand lingered over the trigger, he was to ready to fire at any second. And as for Quinn, Kozik could feel the heat radiating from him. The only person who didn't seem of the verge of wanting to kill Ryan was Dougie, in fact he looked a little to relaxed about the whole situation, this was just another reason to add to the list of why he hated the guy.

Ryan sat on the stool as he explained everything. He tried his best not to concentrate on the four pairs of eyes that were staring at him. He tried to carry on, not wanting to stop because he was afraid if he did he would be dead. But unfortunately he was coming to the end of his story.

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"What you thinking bout baby." Lusia asked as she wrapped her hands around her old man's neck as he sat on the old battered arm chair.

"Samcro."

"We'll get our revenge baby."

"Will we?" He asked looking over his shoulder at her. "We can't do shit until this Zobelle dude turns up and even then were not guaranteed to get our revenge."

"What you saying?" Salazar got to his feet and stood in front of her, pulling her close.

"We do this our way. We take out the middle man." Lusia looked over her shoulder checking that they were alone before she looked back at him.

"You mean kill Andy."

"That's exactly what I mean."

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"And were just suppose to believe you?" Piney questioned.

"Look believe me or not I don't really care." Ryan snapped.

"He wouldn't be stupid enough to lie." Quinn stated as he walked closer towards Ryan. "Would you?" Ryan shook his head. "This house you escaped from where was it?" Ryan looked to Dougie, which turned out to be the wrong move. Quinn grabbed hold of the hooded jacket Ryan was wearing before pushing his thumb against the bullet wound on his abdomen. Ryan cursed loudly before letting out a cry of pain. "WHERE?" Quinn demanded.

"Mayan territory." Quinn looked back at others who looked just as pissed.

"Shit." Piney grumbled.

"You think you would remember the place?" Kozik asked.

"Yeah."

"Right pack up the van, weapons everything." Kozik ordered looking at Miles and Phil. Then he turned to Tig.

"I'll call Alvarez set up a meet see if he's heard anything?" Tig pulled out his pre pay.

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After everything was organised Kozik headed toward Tig's dorm where he had disappeared 20 minutes ago. He was going to knock but as his hand touched the door it opened. Tig turned around tilting his head at Kozik, taking the invitation Kozik walked inside.

"So you think we can trust him?"

"Alvarez?"

"Yeah. He was in bed with Zobelle once before." Kozik leaned against the dresser as Tig continued to arm himself with various weapons.

"Yeah and look what happened. Nah he wouldn't be stupid enough to get into bed with him again."

"I guess. So was thinking about Ryan."

"What?"

"About what happens after this."

"We put a bullet in his head."

"I have another idea." Tig looked at him in confusion.

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For the first time in two days Nicole was finally starting to come round, her vision was becoming clearer and the numbness in her body was lessening. She could actually feel her body.

As she moved her body she realised her hands were tied above her head. They had obviously lost their trust in her. She started wriggling her hands, hoping to loosen the robes that bound her but when she heard raised voices she stopped trying to listen but the next thing she heard was a scream and the sound of breaking cutlery. She frantically tried to get free.

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Andy walked through the back door and into the kitchen. He placed down the pizza boxes on the counter before grabbing a plate and pulling out a slice of pizza.

"That for the girl?" Andy turned around to see Lusia standing in front of her wearing nothing but a black silk robe.

"Yeah. There's plenty, help yourself." He told her before turning back around.

As he went to head towards the room Nicole was in he ran straight into Lusia. Her hand went around his wrist as she tried to steady herself. If Andy didn't know any better he would say she was trying to hit on him.

"Where's Hector?"

"He had to go out." She said as she spun him round. Her back was now against the counter as he stood in front of her. She grabbed the tie on her robe, pulling it so the robe fell open to reveal the set of lacy purple underwear she was wearing. She smiled when he saw his eyes fall onto her body. "He'll be gone for a while." She said leaning onto her tip toes as she leant in to kiss him.

Andy pulled back for a moment, but as his eyes looked over her body again he changed his mind. 'What the hell he thought'. He kissed her roughly before letting his lips trail down her neck.

Lusia bared her neck to him giving him easy access. As she looked passed him she saw Hector approaching, kitchen knife in hand. He winked at her before raising the knife and lunging towards Andy.

Andy yelled as the knife sunk into his shoulder. As he fell forward he locked eyes with Lusia who was now pinned between himself and the counter.

"Get him off me." She screamed to Hector.

As he went to pull Andy off her he got caught off guard as Andy turned around and wrapped his hand around his throat.

"Hector." Lusia screamed before trying to pull Andy off her Old Man.

"You son of a bitch." Andy seethed as his grip tightened.

Salazar stabbed the knife into his arm making Andy let go. As Andy grabbed his wounded arm Salazar stabbed him again, he repeated this action 15 times, stabbing him any place he could.

Lusia watched in horror as blood splattered everywhere. Even though it was obvious that Andy was dead, Hector didn't stop he just kept going and that scared her she had never seen him like this.

"Hector enough...enough...he's dead." She cried. Slowly he got to his feet dropping the knife next to his bloody body. He looked down at the pool of blood before looking up at Lusia.

"Check the girl." Lucia nodded wrapping her robe around herself as she tried to avoid the pool of blood that was increasing by the second.

Lusia opened the door to the bedroom but when she walked inside instead of seeing Nicole tied to the bed she saw nothing. As she turned around to go and get Hector she was met with a fist connecting with her face.

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After their visit with Alvarez they were 100% certain that he was not involved. And when they had described the house that Ryan had been held in Alvarez told them who it belonged to.

After finding out where the house was, which was in the middle of nowhere. Piney and Quinn took care of Ryan as they didn't want him anywhere near Nicole, while Dougie, Kozik and Tig went to the house.

"Koz you take the back, me and dipshit here will take the front. You ready."

"Lets do this." Kozik agreed but as they turned to face the house they heard two shots being fired.

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"Lu...Lusia." Salazar shouted. She had been taking way to long and he didn't like it.

As he approached the room he saw that the door was already open. Walking in he saw a body on the bed but it wasn't Nicole it was Lusia. He rushed over to her unconscious body. As he tried to wake her up he heard the door creak and when he turned around he saw Nicole sneaking out. He took off after her.

"Get back here you little bitch."

Nicole looked over her shoulder when she heard his shouts, but she didn't stop she carried on running towards the back door. She was so close but before she could reach the door she slipped on something wet and ended up flat on her back, smacking her head on the hard tiled floor.

As she raised her hand her breath caught when she saw that it was covered in blood. Turning her head to the side she looked straight into the eyes of Andy. As she tried to move away she felt herself sliding all over the place and that was when she realised that she was lying in a pool of blood, Andy's blood.

Salazar smiled as he watched her hit the ground, and laughed when he watched her reaction to seeing Andy. He marched over to her and grabbed a fist full of her hair.

"You lil bitch, your all mine now." He pushed her onto her back before he straddled her. He grabbed her chin, focusing her to look at him. "Now it's time for a lil payback."

He pulled back his fist before connecting it with her face. Nicole again tried to fight him off but he was stronger than her. As her head turned to the side after a back hander from Salazar her eyes landed on something, a knife. She reached out and grabbed it, as she went to stab him he caught hold of her wrist.

Nicole knew this was her last chance. She wrapped both hands around the knife and used all the energy she could muster, as she tried to push the knife towards him, when she wasn't getting anywhere she raised her knee and pushed as hard as she could, making him fall forward, she felt the knife cut through his flesh. Her hands immediately dropped from the knife in shock but as the moment passed, she went for the knife again but Salazar wrapped his hands tightly around throat as he tried to squeeze the life out of her.

She tried hitting him in the face but it didn't seem to make a difference. Nicole knew she needed to stop him, she could feel herself slipping away, she didn't want to die she wasn't ready. Desperately she tried to get him off assaulting any part of his body but nothing seemed to work, but finally her hand landed on something. She pulled the gun from his waist band and pointed the barrel of the gun against his stomach. She felt his grip loosen when he realised what she was doing but before he had a chance to stop her she fired a shot into his stomach.

Salazar pulled himself away from her as his hands went to his stomach. Nicole wriggled from underneath him as she kept the gun pointed at him.

"You shot me." He said as he looked her dead in the eyes. He went to lunge at her again but Nicole pulled the trigger, this time landing the deadly shot a bullet to the head.

His body fell on top of her. She tried to move him off but everything was overwhelming her and before she knew it the darkness took over.

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Tig and Dougie made their way through the front of the house. As they walked passed the open door Dougie looked inside and saw a dark haired girl on the bed. His first thought was it was Nicole. He motioned for Tig to follow him but as they both walked inside they realised it wasn't Nicole but Salazar's Old Lady they were both confused. But they were soon distracted when they heard Kozik cursing.

Kozik kicked open the back his gun raised. As he walked inside he quickly lowered it, he couldn't believe what he was looking at.

"FUCK." He shouted. He looked up when he heard footsteps. He saw Tig and Dougie staring at him.

"What is it?" Tig asked, although he was afraid of the answer. Kozik shook his head, unable to speak.

As Tig walked forward he saw the blood. Rounding the corner he froze. Nicole was lying on the floor in a pool of blood her body covered in bruises and cuts. Salazar's body was lying across her lower body as another man lay next to her. But what caused the sickening feeling in the pit of both their stomachs was that Nicole wasn't moving.

"Shit, is she dead?" Both of then looked at Dougie who had joined them in the kitchen.

Neither of them answered him, but they both knew that they needed to check. Tig was about to step up but Kozik beat him to it.

He moved next to her, before gently kneeling beside her. He pushed Salazar's limp body off her and that was when he saw the bullet in his head and for the first time since walking to the house he had a little bit of hope. He moved his hand towards her brusied neck and gently pressed his index and middle finger against her skin as he tried to feel for a pulse. He lowered his head when he couldn't find one, but as he went to move he's fingers he suddenly felt something, he felt a pulse she was alive.