Our first stop is the garage, where we find several brothers, but neither Rio nor Zig are there. I make the call, and Prez immediately calls Church.
Next week is Sturgis, and now we’re worried about leaving the clubhouse. They already tried to burn it down once.
For now, Rio doubles up security, having men on watch around the clock at both the clubhouse and the garage. It’s all we can do until we know if they’re back in the state for good or just passing through.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Luisa—
Carmen is with me at the diner, and I’m in a mood. We ordered sundaes, but I’ve barely touched mine. I spent the night at her house last night, and today I dressed in the jeans and boots he bought me. I’d packed them in my overnight bag. Just wearing them makes me feel closer to him.
“Okay, kiddo. Spill. What’s wrong?” she asks, scooping up a spoonful of ice-cream.
“It’s been days since I’ve seen Blue. He hasn’t texted me once.”
“What happened? Come on, Luisa, why won’t you tell me about the other night? Didn’t Blue like that sexy black lace number?” She licks her spoon.
“We had a fight,” I whisper, twisting my napkin and staring out the window.
She lowers her spoon. “A fight? About what?”
“Everything was going great. I made him my Carna Asada street tacos. We’d just finished eating after… well, you know.”
“Chica-chica bang-bang?”
“Yeah.”
“So, he had sex and a full stomach. What did he have to get mad about?”
“Alba showed up at the door.”
“Your cousin?” Carmen frowns. “No way. How did she know where to find you?”
“She talked to Blue at the door while I hid in the bedroom. We didn’t know who was at the door, so he sent me in therewhile he answered. He said she told him she’d followed me. He told her I wasn’t there, and that she had the wrong house.”
“What the hell did she want?”
“She told Blue I was promised to another man. She told him Mateo, and I had a future planned.”
“What the hell? Why would she do that?”
I shrug. “Because she can’t mind her own damn business. Maybe she was trying to look out for me, but I’m so pissed at her.”
“I’ll bet. What a bitch.” Carmen tilts her head. “I take it you never told Blue about Mateo.”
“No! Of course not. And now it's ruined everything. The night we met, I let him think I was older than I was; now this. I don’t know if he’ll ever trust me again.”
“So, are you broken up?”
“We fought and then had angry sex.”
“Angry sex?”
“He was pissed, but he still wanted me. It was almost like he was trying to prove I was his and only his.”
“How was the sex?”
“Oh my God, Carmen, it was so hot.”
