It’s my VP who tells her, “Those in the other room are all Kings of Anarchy members, except for the prospects and they have all been vouched for.”
“This Melon guy was a member too, and still a tiny part of his brain ended up on the president’s boot,” Norie reminds him.“If I tell you what I heard you could drown him in the river first, then put him in a car and place dry ice on the foot that’s on the gas pedal.The car drives off a cliff and it will look like he did it himself instead of murder.No need to clean up.”
We both stare at her and process her suggestion.
“I probably shouldn’t have said that ’cause it might inspire you to use it on me,” Norie mutters.“Okay.Fine.I’ll tell you, just make sure he doesn’t know I’m the rat.”Her voice lowers to a mere whisper when she adds, “They were talking about something Melon said before they talked about not being able to kill you two.The one guy said, and I quote, ‘Melon mentioned Gilpin needed the prez and VP gone.’”
Gilpin is our treasurer.He handles the club financials and went through the books at the brewery.My anger skyrockets and when I glance at Heart, he instantly dips his chin.This makes so much fucking sense.
CHAPTER EIGHT
–NORIE –
Heart turns to me.“What caught your attention when you went through the bookkeeping for the brewery?”
“A chunk of money was transferred to an account I didn’t recognize.It was written off as packaging costs, but it didn’t reconcile to the recent order.It also didn’t make sense, like I said...there was a recent order.Anyway, there was another withdrawal mentioning marketing while my uncle...”I sigh and hate the reminder of who Swade apparently really is.“While Swade never differs from the marketing strategy.”
“How much money in total are we talking about?”Fatal questions.
“Two hundred and fifty thousand.Oh, and the amount of glasses for the taproom was changed recently.”I shrug and add, “I always make an automatic backup, and it doesn’t write over the last one but saves a different file if changes are made.Swade’s Bitchy Bitch, also known as Lace, who I now kinda understand has a reason to hate me, used to make changes so she could steal from him.It’s why I always check the books every once in a while, so he knows how much she took.”
Heart and Fatal glance at one another, and it’s Fatal who says, “Not only is Gilpin stealing money from the club, he and Melon were also embezzling guns.So, they got the cash from the gun deal as well.”
“Or the guns were a little taste.You know, good faith and all to butter them up and place a bigger order.Maybe that’s why Gilpin needed the funds, to buy new ones.”Shit, me and my big mouth.
Fatal and Heart are staring at me, and the look on their faces makes me blurt, “I won’t be allowed to leave any time soon, will I?”
Fatal dismisses me and my question when he turns to Heart.“I’m going to call Big Daddy.”
What is it with these bikers and their names?“Sounds sexy, is he coming in here too?I haven’t unlocked a daddy kink yet.”
Fatal narrows his eyes.
I smirk.“Ah, now your ears work.Great.Me.Leave.Yes, please, and right now would be awesome.”
The annoying man grabs his phone and yet again acts as if I’m not here.He’s holding the phone between him and Heart and I hear the call go through.
