“Where the fuck are they?”
Montana shrugged. “No fucking clue.”
“Jesus Christ, fucknuts,” I snapped a little too loudly, and people turned to look. “Sorry,” I muttered, placating them. When they turned back around to listen to the judge, I leaned real close to Montana and sneered, “You’d better find my future club or I will...”
“Bail set at one million!” The judge’s booming voice ripped through the courtroom as several people gasped in shock.
Myself included.
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Montana barked next to me as we watched in shock as Pence smiled, hugging his attorney. “What the fuck is happening? The DA had ample evidence to keep his dick in jail.”
“I don’t know,” I said behind my hand, leaning closer to him. “Did you know Kansas was going to vouch for him?”
“Fuck no.”
“What do you want to do?”
“Kill the motherfucker.”
“Agreed, but it’s Kansas’ club. We kill Pence, and Kansas could go to war with us.”
“My brother isn’t going to do shit,” Montana seethed. “That sick fucker raped and impregnated a young girl. Either we kill him or I make some calls and get someone in gen-pop to do it. Either way, that fucker ain’t living much longer.”
I nodded, fist-bumping Montana.
For once, we were in total agreement.
Pence was a dead man walking.
Chapter Seventeen
Ravage
Leaving church, I found Karlyn with Aunt Roxy and Melissa as Ghost, Eros, and Indigo stood in the shadows watching them intently. Walking straight over to them, Aunt Roxy stood, her face worried. “I know that look, Jackson. What happened?”
Shaking my head, I just looked at the woman who raised me, loved me, protected me as best she could. When I said nothing, I watched as she took a deep breath and nodded, then she hugged me tight and whispered, “Promise me you’ll be careful. Remember everything we taught you. Trust your family, Jackson. You’re real family. We will always have your back.”
Hugging her tight, I whispered, “I love you, Momma.” Her arms tightened around me as she stifled a sob.
Releasing her, she wiped her tears as Sypher and Phantom walked over to us. “We’re going with you,” Phantom said firmly. “I’ve had enough of this bullshit. I can’t sit on my ass anymore. Besides, you are going to need me. I can be useful.”
“Me too,” Sypher added. “I am not leaving my brother to fight this shit alone.”
“What about Dante and Danika?” Roxy asked, worry written all over her face.
“Dante’s already made the call,” Sypher said, then turned to Melissa, who nodded and quickly left the room. “Ghost, are you ready to leave?”
“Just waiting on you, brother.” The man smiled.
I looked at Aunt Roxy, who simply nodded. “I just need five minutes.” Then she too rushed from the room.
Karlyn walked over to me. “We’re not staying, are we?”
“No, baby. We’re not,” I admitted, pulling her close and wrapping my arms around her. “Indigo, Eros, this shit has nothing to do with you. I’ll understand if you want to walk away.”
“Fuck that.” Indigo stiffened as he firmly said, “We’ve been brothers our whole lives. Not leaving you to clean up this mess yourself.”
“Me either,” Eros stated.
