“What do you mean it could be nothing? Is it something or not god dammit,” I fired back harsher than what I should have?
“I mean it could be a large animal that walked by the sensor, it’s happened before, but I’m not taking it lightly. We need to move”.
By then Happy, Blaze and Hawk had joined us. Throttle gave them the low down on what he just explained to me. I sent Hawk to help Zeus and Wall round the girls up while the rest of us went outside to scope the parking lot. From what I could see the parking lot was clear. By the time we made a quick sweep around, my brothers were loading some very intoxicated club princesses in the van. While Zeus and Wall secured the girls in the vehicle the rest of us mounted our bikes.
I motioned for Hawk and Tank to take the lead with me in front of the van while Happy, Blaze, and Throttle would take the rear. In no time we had the convoy moving down the road. We rode like the devil was chasing us, running the only stoplight in town. I needed to get home. I didn’t like the fact that my son was there without me to protect him. It took less than five minutes to make it to the front steps of the house. Zeus and Wall kept the girls in the van with the engine running. I sent Tank, Throttle and Hawk out to the back of property line to investigate while Happy and myself went in the house.
I was met at the door by Doc. He looked like he had been sleeping. That pissed me the fuck off. “Where you fucking sleeping? The damn alarms going off and you’re up here snoozing on the fucking couch? What the hell man”?
“Everyone’s asleep Prez. I just sent Tabby up to check on the kids when I heard the bikes pull up. I must have dozed off watching that stupid ass movie with her. Care to tell me what the hell is going on? If there were alarms going off, then why the hell didn’t someone call,” the old head questioned me?
“Throttle called and texted everyone the same message. Not sure if someone’s at the back gate fucking around or if it’s an animal moving through”. Without saying anything else I pushed past Doc and moved up the stairs taking two steps at a time. I needed to lay eyes on my son. When I got to the room the door was opened but the baby gate was in place. Ever since Tivie learned to bust out of her crib Zeus baby-proofed the damn whole house.
Without climbing over the gate, I snuck a peak at the room. Tivie was socked out in her crib while Hunter was snoring away in his bed. At the sight I began to calm a bit relieved that the noise of the bikes woke everyone else up but the little monsters before me. As I turned to head back down I met Queenie coming out of her room.
“Is everything okay? I heard the mad rush of bikes coming up the drive. Please tell me everyone made it back in one piece,” Queenie pleaded with me.
“You stay up here and listen for the kids. I’m hoping it’s a false alarm but we’ve had the silent alarm at the back gate trigger. Stay up here with them until you get the all clear.”
I turned and made my way back downstairs, leaving her no room for a response. I made my way back down the steps slower than before with footsteps falling in behind me. Without even turning I could tell my father was hot on my heels. I went straight thru the kitchen to the back door. Doc was already outside by the van talking to Wall. Without talking to anyone I went straight to the side doors of the van. I opened the doors to usher the not so drunk girls in the house.
“Okay girls, get your asses in the house and stay in there until you get the all clear,” I belted out. I expected a bunch of bitching but to my surprise they all unloaded without a fuss. I watched as all the girls made their way into the house with the door closed behind them before I spoke to the guys.
“Keep your eyes peeled until the guys get back. I’m headed over to the clubhouse to check shit out. Hit me up if anything changes over here,” I told Doc and Wall before taking off to the clubhouse.
I walk in the front door of the clubhouse to find prospect Dylan behind the bar with a loaded shot gun on the counter. “You just being prepared or shit happening over here too dude?”
Shakily the prospect shook his head before finding the right words. “No Prez, just wanna be ready. Prospect Aaron went to walk the perimeter when Throttle called earlier and it’s just me in here. Wanted to be ready Prez.”
“Good thinking kid. Now grab me a beer while we wait. The fellas should be back here in a few. Your gonna go with Hawk back to the bar to close up.” The young prospect gave me a chin lift in agreement and popped the top on a bottle of Bud for me.
It took a little over an hour for most of the men to find their way back to the club house. The old heads where still at the house with the women leaving the younger generation at the club house. “Grab a beer fellas and give me the low down,” I barked at everyone.
Hawk spoke first, “We didn’t see anything out of the way. Throttle’s gonna the check video feed to make sure though. I’ve gotta head back to the bar Prez. You want me to take someone with me or not?”
“Take a prospect with you but go ahead and shut it down when you get there. I’m not convinced that bambi was out for a stroll in the forest and set that damn alarm off. Close it the fuck down and get back here. If anything pops beforehand one of the guys will hit ya up”.
Hawk took off back to the bar with Dylan right behind him. The rest of us stood nursing a beer while Throttle did a quick scan of the tapes with the help of Zeus. Not much was said as the tension was high in the big room. All we could do was wait for the final verdict. Not quite twenty minutes passed before Zeus came out with a pissed off look on his face. “Prez you need to see this shit. I’m headed over to the house to check on shit for a few. I’ll be back in ten just gotta put eyes on the family or I’ll be no good in the meeting that’s sure to follow in next few minutes”.
Wasn’t sure what to say to that so I just threw him the signature chin lift as I passed him to head back to the offices to watch whatever he saw on the damn video surveillance feed. I didn’t speak to Throttle when I walked in the room. Without having to be told to the rest of the guys were at my back waiting to catch a glance. Throttle had a still shot on the monitor that caused rage like no other. Rage that seemed to spread to everyone in the room once they got a look at the picture in display in front of Throttle.
Two faces littered the screen, one of which used to be a prospect here until his traitorous ass was brought out working for the enemy, fucking Zeke’s looked right at the camera throwing up the middle finger at the lens with a cocky ass fucking grin on his face. His partner wasn’t so brave though. In all honesty the mystery man looked as though he was scared to death even donning a Grizzlie cut.
Chaos broke loose around me. I had to smack Wall in the back of the head while screaming for everyone to shut the fuck up before I got their attention. “God dammit fuckers. I’m not happy bout’ this shit either but I can’t think with you assholes talking over each other.”
Tank went to speak up but I cut him off. “Don’t speak, just fucking listen. I need a few things done before we meet and I want everyone present when we do. Throttle do whatever you gotta do to get that shit sent to KingsTree chapter for those fuckers to look at. I want to know who that other asshole is NOW! They give you shit let’em know Tank’s in the process of sending a message nationwide. The way they handle this shit will determine whether I unleash world war III on every single fucking Grizzlie charter from here to fucking Alaska”.
“On it Prez,” is the only reply Throttle gave me before spinning around and pounding away on the laptop in front of him.
“The rest of you fuckers listen up. Happy, Wall and Blaze find fresh burners and get on the horn with our surrounding chapters. If their chapter is within 500 hundred miles of this place. I want no less than two able bodies from each charter. We’re going hunting boys! By the end of the week I better have Zeke’s and the last four of those assholes’ heads on a stake. The two bitches I want brought back here so Athena and Carrin can have some payback.”
Before I was done explaining myself my boys where digging in the drawers for new prepaid phones. That left Tank
and prospect Aaron looking at me waiting for direction. “Aaron get on the phone to the bar and tell Hawk to hurry the fuck up. Tell him to make sure BoBo sees Breezy home. Tank I need all the intel you’ve gathered on the shit with the old heads beginning days. Then we’re going to lock this club house down tight and move over to the house. I want every member in on this shit. We’re hashing this shit out tonight. Everyone needs to be at the house in the den ready for church in thirty. Get moving.”
Throttle was backing up whatever computer shit he would need from here and Tank was in his room gathering whatever leads he had been able to trace down. Leaving me and the rest of the guys to get shit locked down. While on the phone Blaze, Happy, Wall and prospect Aaron helped me sweep all the rooms of the clubhouse locking everything we could. With the clubhouse locked up we made our way out to the bikes to head over to the house. Everything looked clear across the compound but I couldn’t shake the feeling something wasn’t right. I tried to bury that shit as I mounted my bike and took off through the woods.
Coming through the clearing, making our way up to the house, I noticed headlights tearing up the driveway. At first I just assumed it was Hawk and prospect Dylan coming back from the bar to join us but I could see four headlights not two. I sped up trying to get the rest of the way to the house quicker only stopping to throw the kickstand for the bike down and draw my piece. The men at my back fell in line doing the same. Before I could recognize the faces on the bikes I figured out it was definitely a loud truck following them. I didn’t let my guard down when Hawk dismounted. I had no idea who the fuck was in the truck behind them.
“Easy Prez! Stand down! It’s just BoBo following us back. He’s got Breezy with him. The fuckers attacked her when she went to take the damn trash out. They worked her over real good. She was supposed to wait for BoBo to take the trash out but the fucking stubborn ass woman did it anyway. Her screaming from the back lot is what got our attention, we thought she was in the bathroom”.
“JESUS CHRIST!!! WHAT THE FUCK WAS SHE DOING BY HERSELF,” I roared?
“We ain’t got time for that shit Prez. She was screaming enough to wake the damn devil until we got outside to her then she went silent. She hasn’t said a fucking thing since we scooped her up and carried her to BoBo’s truck. Not one fucking noise,” Hawk countered. He moved towards me as Tank flew past all of us knocking BoBo out of the way to get her out of the truck. He picked her up out of the backseat and made a bee lined for the house yelling for Doc the whole way. I went to follow him when Hawk put a hand to my chest to stop me.
“Hold up a second Prez,” he said in a whisper. “Not sure how much info you want to spread right now but from the looks of things those fuckers did a little more than beating on the chick. When we got to her, the panties she was wearing were hanging off one leg and her tank top was ripped completely down the middle”.
“What are your trying to tell me fucker? Spit it out so we can check on the girl,” I said back in a menacing tone.
“Prez I thinking she was raped or in the process of being fucking raped. Given the short amount of time she could have been outside, I would say more than likely she wasn’t but the sight I saw when I got to her doesn’t mean I’d rule it out either,” Hawk relayed looking defeated.
“I pray those fuckers didn’t get that far but either way their fucking dead! Let’s get the fuck in the house and get this shit going. If you’ve got any leads on any on this cluster fuck of a mess get’em and meet me in the den. It’s going to be our little meeting room for the night. Get with the other guys and fill them in. I’m going to go check on the girl and Tank. Something tells me that big fucker is going to be out for blood”.
“I feel ya Prez. This shit needs to fucking end and quickly,” Hawk said while walking towards the door. I turned to the rest of the guys standing in the drive way waiting on orders with the look of pure rage on their faces.
“Keep it locked up boys. Can’t be losing our cool in front of the rest of the bitches. Get your asses in the den. I’ll be in as soon as I check on Bree”. With only a few ragged grunts everyone moved in the house only to meet the teary eyes of every woman in the house.
Chapter 12
Avery
After a great night that quickly turned to shit, I found myself sitting around the kitchen table with Athena, Romy and Madison. When we got back to the house Carrin went straight to her bedroom to lay down and sleep off the alcohol she threw back at the bar. Izzy was completely trashed so one of us had to help her downstairs and babysit her. Due to a losing hand at rock-paper-scissors, Hyde was deemed Izzy’s chaperone for the evening leaving the three of us sitting in the kitchen with cups full of coffee. The conversation around the table was light, especially from me after seeing the email on my phone before we left for the bar, until Romy’s crazy ass decided it was time to change the mood.
“Alright you three bitches, it’s time to get out of this depressing funk. Let’s talk shop. I want the scoop on each one of you. It’s just us girls here so spill it. We’ll start with the warrior princess. Athena go ahead and fill us in on you and Hawk. I see those fuck me eyes you have every time you look at him! Plus, you said he kissed you that night while you guys where arguing then just disappeared. What gives bitch?”
“Dammit! Am I that fucking obvious? How the hell can you see that shit and yet he doesn’t pick up on anything. Fuck me, life sucks,” Athena yelled!
“Honey you’re just as dense as he is. You’re not the only one with fuck me eyes and as you said before he kissed you. That man watches your every move. From what I’ve seen he’s particularly taken with that bubble butt of yours,” I laughed out at her. Romy and Madison laughed right along with me.
Leave it to Romy to break the tension. Once we stopped picking on Athena it was Madison’s turn. She filled us in on her plans of taking off in the fall to finish up her degree. Apparently she’s applied to several colleges a few miles away from here hoping to put some distance between her and Wall. We all spoke words of encouragement and promised to stand behind her but, we also agreed that no matter how many miles separated them the pull between the two of them would still be there. Trust me I know all about it. The only difference is I doubt that Wall would let her go. Even if she did manage to get away, that domineering asshole would find her and drag her ass back here kicking and screaming.
“Enough about my fucked up life and relationships I will never have, what about you Avery? What are your plans? Are you sticking around or running off again,” Madison chimed in turning the attention towards me.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do Madison. Part of me wants to stay here and raise Hunter around all he’s family. He and Axle have bonded so much over the last month and I don’t want to ruin that. The other part of me knows that in order for me to do what I love, I have to leave.”
Romy seemed to get a little pissed at my words. In true Romy style she let me know just what she thought. “You might not know but I do. I personally will kick your ass if you take off for good again. You are not running away this time. Your pretty little ass is going to find a way to set up shop here. I don’t care if you have to fly to California twice a damn week. You and my nephew are not leaving me again, period!”
“Yeah she’s right bitch. You can’t take off now. Hunter fits in so well with everyone here. I’m not telling you to give up everything you’ve accomplished, just find a way to make it all work. Plus, I don’t think Axle’s going to let you leave again. I know my brother hun and you are it for him!”
“Madison you’re seeing shit that’s not there. He’s nice to me and protective because we share a son together. He wants me here to be close to Hunter not to make us a family. I will never keep Hunter away from his family again but, me and Axle getting back together just isn’t in the cards.”
It was time for Athena to chime in. “That’s like the pot and the kettle there, woman. You call me blind for seeing the obvious but I think you’re worse than any of us here. If
you think for one minute that fine ass man doesn’t want to be with you, you’re the delusional one. Anyone can see the love and lust that man has for you every time you get close to him. Hell, even from different sides of the room you two were fucking with each other tonight. That little sexy dance shit you were doing was getting him all riled up. Truth be told you had me wanting to fuck you and I don’t swing that way”.
Romy and Madison were laughing so hard I could have killed them both. I felt myself blushing, something I don’t do very often. It’s true that I was dancing for him tonight but it was just the alcohol moving me. I would have loved to jump that man but, I wasn’t going to do anything to jeopardize Hunter. I know I wouldn’t be able to hang around if I put myself out there only to have Axle shoot me down. I had to keep my shit together. Anything Athena thinks she sees going on between me and Axle will surely be shot down when he finds out I’m leaving for California tomorrow afternoon. I wanted to talk to my mom and dad about watching Hunter for a few days before telling anyone. The email Trevor sent me right before we loaded up in the van tonight told me he would be here tomorrow around noon with one of Ben’s guys to collect me. Layla didn’t want me traveling alone when I flew out to California to lay my vocals for the record. I’d be gone for at least a week and that was if everything went smoothly. I’m worried to leave Hunter not only because of the shit crashing down around the club but because I’ve never been away from him. The farthest I’ve ever been, was one tour bus behind or ahead of him. I’m not sure how he was going to take it. He might want to go with me or he might want to stay here. I wasn’t giving him a choice though. I know he would be better protected with everyone here than in California and I surely didn’t want to give Axle the idea that I was running again.
I didn’t realize how lost in thought I was until a sharp jab to my shoulder brought me back to present company. Romy had socked me in the arm before yelling at me. “Avery pay attention. We’re brainstorming over here about how to help you keep both worlds and you’re daydreaming. What the fuck girl”?
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