Worm looked at his boys and turned back with a smirk. “Sure, we’ll agree to that.” I knew by the look on his face he didn’t mean it. And judging by the rigid posture of my brothers, they did too.
Copper sighed in exasperation. “Fine. Have it your way.”
The Manglers stepped out from behind the rows of boxes with guns drawn while we pulled our own pieces. In the blink of an eye, the five members of RFG were surrounded by at least twenty pissed off bikers before any of them could react.
Worm raised his hands in surrender. “Okay, okay,” he rushed out. “All is forgiven with your girl.”
“Good. My friends and I won’t be near as amenable if our paths cross again,” Copper said and stepped back. He motioned toward the box. “Get your shit and go.”
Worm didn’t say a word as he grabbed the box and hurried out the door with his boys right behind him. Still, not one of us holstered our weapon until we heard them peel out of the parking lot.
“You think they’ll regroup and try to retaliate?” Copper asked.
Boar laughed and shook his head. “Nah, I think they’re about to have bigger problems to deal with. My VP’s brother is on the force. He may or may not have received an anonymous tip about a large amount of narcotics being transported through the area.”
Copper laughed and held out his hand to Boar. “Remind me never to piss you off.”
Boar grinned. “Same goes for you.”
Copper snapped his fingers. “I almost forgot. I have something for you,” he said and walked to the back of the truck Coal and I had driven to the warehouse.
Boar signaled for two of his guys to come over and get the boxes of guns.
“Thanks for taking these off our hands,” Copper said and extended his hand to Boar.
Boar shook Copper’s hand and smiled. “I was happy to help.”
* * *
When we returnedto the clubhouse, Copper asked me to follow him to his office. He picked up a manila envelope from his desk and handed it to me.
“What’s this?” I asked, even though I had an idea of what it might be.
“Tina came by while we were out and completed the necessary paperwork with Dani. Blakely was given temporary custody of Kalen. All of the necessary documentation is in there,” Copper said.
“Thanks, Prez,” I said sincerely. “I can’t wait to tell Blakely the good news.”
“You want to take your niece home before you do?” he asked, though I knew it wasn’t a question.
“I’d be happy to,” I said and headed for the basement.
As I suspected, Dani was more than ready to leave. “It’s about time,” she huffed.
I rolled my eyes but didn’t take her bait. Nothing would come of engaging in a superficial argument with her.
When we reached my truck, she pulled her hair back and tucked it into a baseball hat before she opened the door and got into the passenger’s seat. Suddenly, recognition dawned, but I waited until we were on the road to confront her.
“Why did you rummage through the offices at the gym?” I asked bluntly. “It’d be great if we could skip the part where you deny it and pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about. I know it was you. You’re wearing the exact same disguise right now.”
“Does it really matter at this point?” she asked and crossed her arms over her chest.
“No, I suppose it doesn’t,” I admitted. “But humor me anyway.”
She sighed. “I needed some cash, so I was looking for steroids or any other drugs I could sell.”
I shook my head. Of all the possible explanations she could have given, that one was probably the least expected. “We don’t supply performance-enhancing drugs to our gym members, or any kind of illegal drugs for that matter.”
“I’ll be sure to remember that,” she snapped.
