“You set my house on fire?” Vold screams.
“I didn’t do shit.”
“I’ll fucking nail your ass to the wall!”
I laugh. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you? Actually, you prefer it the other way around according to Angel.”
He gasps. “That’s not what I meant, and you know it, asshole.”
“No thanks, I have no interest in your asshole. Not my thing, but you do you. I ain’t here to judge you, bro.”
“Fuck off!”
“Look, you had a choice. You could have chosen the right side, but you didn’t. Hell, I’d bet money Butch assured you things would end when you gave me that fucking envelope with nothing in it.” I wait, and there’s no response. “He did, didn’t he?”
There’s a pause before, “Yes. He said you don’t know how to retaliate.”
“He fucking lied. You now have another choice. Come for me. I don’t give a fuck. But you might.”
“You’re blackmailing me?”
“I ain’t doing shit. You’ve proven you’re useless to me.”
Sniffling, he says, “I’ll get you that report.”
“Don’t bother. Thought I’d give you a chance, and you blew it. I’ll get it another way.”
“What do you want?”
“Stay the fuck away from me and my club.”
“That’s it?”
He poses a good question. Is that it? “For now.”
“Look—”
“I’m borednow.”
I hang up and head back to the Seven Crows. I smell of smoke, and it makes me a little hard. There’s something satisfying about being karma. That bitch can take too long sometimes.
As soon as I walk inside, something in the air shifts. Something’s wrong. The hair on the back of my neck stands on end, and I try to figure out what it is.
“What happened?” I ask, even though I know I should be askingwhonotwhat.
“Tommy’s dead,” Lainey says, her eyes red from crying. “He was found off the highway. Looks like he was beaten and disposed of.”
Shit, I forgot he spent time with more than just the club. Didn’t think Lainey would cry over him, though.
“Been missing for a while. He was found a week ago, but they couldn’t identify him until now,” Nancy says.
Oh, that’s not really that bad. In fact, it makes my day even better.
“That’s a shame,” I lie.
Jethro sits at the bar and locks eyes with me before giving me a single nod. Mission accomplished.
Chapter Thirteen
