Ace chuckled. "They're good. Dragon, as you know, is helping Enzo, and they took out Li and Xiù. From what I heard, Xiù gave our brother hell, but he got her ass."
Maverick nodded. "He's not the top enforcer for the Lords for nothing. He's a better fighter and killer than I am."
Both Dasan and Ace nodded in agreement.
"You get off on it, which makes you unique. Dragon's skill is methodical, which makes him scary," Ace said. "In any case, he's a little banged up but doing well. Like you, he can't wait to see you again and be back home with Richie."
"And TT?" Maverick asked, wanting all of the details he missed.
"Fucking the hell out of Ajay every damn chance he gets," Ace shook his head. "I'm surprised the man can still walk."
Maverick laughed. "Good. He deserves to be happy."
"Okay, boys, let's talk while we walk. We've got a meeting to go to," Dasan said.
"How was the flight?" Maverick asked as he led his father and brother to the waiting SUVs.
"Shit, beautiful," Ace commented.
"It was very nice, and we'll all experience it together when we fly back," Maverick said.
"How've you been here?" Dasan asked his son.
"Good, just ready to go home. How are my crotch goblins doing?" Maverick asked.
Dasan chuckled at the nickname. "They're good. You know they've been in the best hands."
Maverick nodded because he did know. "I do, but do they miss me?" That was the real question he wanted to ask.
"They do. You know you're the world to them," Dasan said, then patted Maverick's shoulder once they reached the SUV.
One of Rico's men opened the door, and the bikers climbed inside. Dasan and Ace nodded at Nico and Alessia, but a quick look around let them know that Rico wasn't present.
"Where's your husband?" Dasan asked as he checked out Alessia, admiring the woman's stunning beauty up close. He'd seen photos of the vixen, but it was his first time seeing her in the flesh, and he had to admit that Rico was one lucky fucking man.
"He will be here," Alessia said.
Dasan nodded. "And who is this?"
Alessia nodded. "This is Nico Castiello, Rico's uncle. He will be sitting in the meeting with us."
"Fine with me," Dasan said, nodding at Nico. "So, per the discussion I had with your husband last night, he already knows we're not going to be able to push the triad out, but we're trying to limit their power and territory."
Alessia nodded. "That is the plan, but we don't know what Da Han will demand."
"Whatever Rico works out with Da Han, the Lords want a piece of that pie. That's my objective," Dasan said.
"Of course. Your club deserves to reap the benefits," Alessia said in that sultry voice of hers.
"My goal is to get our people back safe and sound," Dasan said.
"We share the same goal," Alessia said.
Maverick and Ace allowed the bosses to talk while he remained silent as they drove to the meeting. Once there, he noticed several sets of bodyguards standing outside what looked like a one-story office building. Instantly, he knew who was who. The ones who stood out the most were the Lords, all wearing their cuts. Maverick and Ace followed their father, Nico, and Alessia and noted the guards lining the hallway leading to the meeting room. Some of them were Asian, and Maverick wondered if they were triad members making sure the place was safe before their boss arrived.
"It's a pleasure to meet other members of Maverick's family," Akane said in her lethal but sexy tone—the same voice that traveled to Maverick's cock whenever he heard it.
The look she gave Maverick practically devoured the man whole. The outfit she wore caught Maverick's eyes, and he wondered if she was wearing panties. Her black leather skirt was long, but the split up the side went all the way up her thigh. The red and black leather corset hugged every curve and pushed up her ample breasts. And then there were the thigh boots with the three-inch heel. When he thought back to what she could do with those heels, turning them into weapons to slit a man's throat, he nearly gushed in his pants. Jesus, everything about this woman had Maverick by the short and curlies.
