Chapter Six
King
I waited until everyone was in church before I made my way in. Seeing Grace in the kitchen with Maureen reminded me of what an ass I was last night. As I walked to my chair at the head of the table, I took a quick scan to make sure everyone who needed to be here was here.
When Cash claimed Kytten, I’d told him her being in church wouldn’t be a regular thing. Except it had been, and now Indie and Rhea were here too. Aspen was only here because this involved her. I couldn’t deny that Kytten had useful information, and Indie had skills. But I’d be damned if this became the norm.
Poseidon stood behind Zeus, a bruise on his cheek. Served the fucker right. He didn’t look at me, but Zeus’ glare didn’t go unnoticed.
Glaring back at him, I asked, “Where is Eros?”
“Gone.”
“Gone where?”
Zeus shrugged. “I didn’t ask.”
I focused on Nav; the two of them were close. If his president wasn’t watching out for him, I knew Nav would. He shook his head slightly, and I blew out a frustrated breath. “No one should be out alone,” I said, glaring at Banshee.
“Eros can take care of himself,” Zeus said.
“Something you want to say to me, asshole? Why don’t I take you out on the fucking plains and see if you can find a place to hide with no fucking trees?”
“Banshee, please,” Aspen whispered.
“Enough!” I growled. Fucking children. “When I left the hospital, I stopped to check on Maureen. She’s taking Hash’s death hard, and she’s due to have that baby anytime now. She’s here this morning to cook. I tried to tell her no, and so did Dec, but you all know Maureen. She’s stubborn as hell.”
I waited for the men to settle down. They all knew Maureen did what she wanted, and there was no stopping her. It was why she got along so well with her stepdaughter, Beck.
“I also talked to Dec. Grace wasn’t scheduled to work at the bar when it was attacked. Mary Ann said her mother had taken a fall and asked Grace to cover her shift. Dec went over to talk to Mary Ann and found her body.”
I knew as soon as I’d gotten the call that it had been about Grace. Being Steele’s daughter put her at risk. Despite Steele being in bed with Skinner.
“Banshee, tell us what the hell happened.”
“When we got to the bar, a truck pulled out from behind the building. I thought maybe whoever was in it had something to do with the shooting, so I followed.”
“Without backup,” Cash pointed out.
“There wasn’t time. He was heading north, so I followed. When we got out on I-80, I sped up and got next to him. The fucker winked at me, then ran me off the road.”
“Did you recognize him?” Jingles asked.
“Is he working with the Death Dogs?” Colt asked.
“Yes, I recognized him, but I don’t think he’s working with the Death Dogs.”
“Who the fuck was it?” Kronos snapped.
He turned to Aspen. “Baby girl, you need to tell King—”
“I told him about the money, Banshee. I told him everything.”
“You need to tell him what happened that first night at the cabin.”
Aspen’s face paled. She shook her head—no. “I promised I wouldn’t.”
“If it’s who I think it was, King needs to know.”
