“Much better now that we’re home. I couldn’t stand being in that hospital another minute. Almost two weeks was way too long. If I never have to go there again it would be too soon.” She says with what I would say is a relieved look on her face.
“I know what you mean. I can’t imagine what I would have done if that had been Asher.”
“Speaking of Asher, what’s going on with you two?” She says giving me her signature raised eyebrow and narrowed eyes.
“The same thing that’s going on with you and Luca. He claimed me in front of dad knowing what happened to Viper could happen to him.”
She smiles for the first time since this shit all went down. “I knew you two would figure your shit out. It was only a matter of time.”
I nod, “Yeah we figured it out and it’s amazing. I love him so much. I hate that we wasted so much time.”
“I know what you mean. Luca and I wasted so much time and for what?” Shaking her head, “Looking back it was so stupid. We could have been together all this time.”
I totally understand that. We only have one life and why the fuck should we be wasting it. We should be taking what we want and holding on tight. I know dad isn’t happy that both his daughters fell in love with brothers but honestly what did he expect? We grew up in this club and it makes sense that we would be with a brother. We might want more from life, but this club is in our blood. Being a part of it as adults just feels right and I’ll be damned if I don’t embrace that shit.
I don’t know how much time has passed when Lane comes into the main room looking nothing like her normal self. Her hair is a tangled mess around her shoulders, her clothes all crumpled and dark circles under her eyes. She walks to our table plopping her ass in the seat across from me. Senna and I look at each other not knowing what to think of this version of our best friend. She’s usually so put together, but damn she looks like shit.
“What’s going on Lanie?” Senna asks, confusing marring her face.
“Nothing, Im fine,” she replies, and I snort. Fine my ass.
“You are far from fine!” Senna growls. We grew up with this girl, she isn’t fooling either of us.
“Just leave it alone Sen.” She looks around the room, ‘Where’s mom?” She asks me.
“Her and mom are making food for everyone. The guys are in church.”
“Is Luca with them?”
“Yep.” Senna replies.
She just nods then gets up and heads toward the kitchen. I want to know what the fuck is going on with her but now isn’t the time. She doesn’t seem to want to talk so I’ll give her time to get her shit figured out. If she thinks for a second, this conversation is over she’s dead wrong.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Capone
Sitting in church I listen to all the intel that Flame, and Blade have uncovered, watched and gathered. There is so much shit. We thought we were safe from anyone on the outside. That our club was strong, unbreakable. Now we have a fucking rat. This rat will pay, oh how they will pay.
My jaw cracks under the strain as I flick through the folder of details, images, surveillance and tracking. Blade has done well on this one. His skill blows my mind. Their security system is shit as we breached their walls in next to no time. If it’s war they want, it’s war they will get. No one will take our land, our town, our club.
Territory wars aren’t unheard of but here in Hope Falls we had never had one. We have had this place and club for over 20 years. Ace and Abe set up AOS MC when they were in their 20’s. Ace and Abe both received an honorable discharge after
being taken hostage for six weeks and tortured beyond all reason that would break even the strongest trained Navy seal. There is a reason they say they are the most elite unit in the special forces. They were unbreakable and it’s due to the immense training that they received. This is how the AOS was born and how it’s remained so strong and rooted. It’s backbone, the skeleton that has been laid, from two men who know the true meaning of honor, loyalty, family and fighting.
These Devil’s Knight scumbags think that they can try and take it, well think again. Your kind don’t belong around here and I wish them all a slow and painful demise. We will be the ones bringing that down upon your club, your homes, your souls and there is not a god damn thing they can do about it.
Blade hands me a manila folder with photos upon photos of the mole and her ratting out abilities. The meetings, all the meetings, the exchange of more than information. Sweet little lies and midnight meetings.
Taking in a deep breath I scan the room as all the men look at the same photos the same papers all gathered intel from two rather dedicated men.
Two men along with myself who have held this down and done a fucking choice job too I may add. The silence makes me nervous and the rat among us makes me sick. The anger is boiling as rage clouds all of my thoughts, body, soul and DNA. It’s taking over and I wanna kill, smash, and destroy something. Normally I would do all three, and the destroy would be a Chica’s pussy. But now I have Say and I wouldn’t even consider such an act. I wouldn’t even fuck her with that much brutality.
She is everything I have ever wanted and everything I have ever feared all rolled into, well her.
“Plan?” Ace barks pulling me from my thoughts as Abe slams his palms down on the table
“Plan! We fucking blow them up,” He spits back anger lacing his eyes.
