Anvil acknowledges his words with a nod before leaning back in his chair.
“Perfect, now that we have three new prospects, I think it’s time we promote our man Twitch to full brother.He’s been here and done everything that has been asked without a question or complaint.Do we have a unanimous vote to bring him in as a brother?”Raider looks around the room, making eye contact with us, getting nods and ayes from everyone.
“Well then, we’ll let him know when we let our new bitches know they made the cut,” Raider smirks.
There is a round of cheers from everyone.This is exactly what we all need right now to see the club grow and prosper.Leaning back in my chair, I watch as everyone settles down.
“Now for the shit that no one wants to talk about or deal with.Hermes has some shocking information thanks to Blitz’s woman.We were finally able to crack Relic's cloud account.We also need to come up with a plan to deal with the Knights once and for all,” Raider growls, the frustration of what's been going on finally taking hold.
“I’ll start by placing some photos on the TV,” Hermes finally speaks up.
The massive TV behind Raider’s head lights up with several pictures on it.The first is of a Georgia senator and his right-hand man standing beside each other.Next to it is pictures of three dead women with the same tie wrapped around their throats that the Senator is wearing.He flips to the next set, which shows Relic, NOS, and the senator's right-hand man together.As the pictures go on, there are CEOs, CFOs, senators, judges, cops, and unknowns, all in compromising situations.The last thing he puts up are spreadsheets with name after name, what they paid, their preferences, and other information.
“Holy shit,” I whisper, placing my elbows on the table and covering my mouth.
“That is an understatement, brother,” Rhino replies.
“What’s the plan for all this information?Are we just going to let them get away with all the horrific shit they’ve been doing?”Pope asks the questions we can’t yet voice.
“Senator is mine,” Remedy snaps.His fist is balled so tight you can see the white of his knuckles.
“Once we get the Knights delt with, we will start taking care of these men one at a time.There are several that we will hand over to the Italians as a show of friendliness.Those men are people with whom they work closely.The Italians won't like their penchant for being sick bastards,” Terro tells us.
I cannot believe what Relic, Shea, and the Knights were up to.It’s worse than any of us could’ve ever imagined.Rocking back in my chair, my head is spinning because that means whatever Charlie and Nova have been through, we haven’t even begun to know or understand.
“Blitz, do you have thoughts on how you would like to handle them?”Raider calls.
“The only thing I have is a reminder to everyone about what Charlie told us.They’re like roaches, so taking them in one swoop isn’t going to be easy.What if we invite them to a meeting and hit their clubhouse at the same time?”I say thoughtfully.
“Do you really believe that they would fall for that?”Anvil rubs his chin thoughtfully.
“Unless a few of them have gotten sober, then yes, I do.If we make the meeting happen on neutral territory, I think it’ll work.”I state flatly.
“They won't answer any communication from us.How do you expect us to set up a meeting?”Terro’s question is valid.
“Anyone have any ideas?”Hermes questioned.
“Charlie,” Token throws out.
I surge to my feet, ready for war.“Absolutely fucking not.My Sparrow will not be put in that kind of situation.Not when she’s fought so goddamn hard to get better and break free of those jackasses.”
“Okay, then what is another choice?”Raider’s arms are crossed over his chest.
“Give me a couple of days.I’ll figure something out,” I tell them.
“Forty-eight hours.If you haven’t come up with another idea by then, we'll work on a way to use Charlie,” Raider concedes.
“Deal,” I agree.
After that, Raider dismisses everyone, and I go directly to find Charlie.I need space and time to think.We can’t go for a bike ride, but I know something that we both love to do that will clear our heads.The bar is empty, so I check the kitchen, her room, and even mine before going out back to the patio.I stop mid-step when I see her lying on a lounger in a very small bikini.I march over to her quickly, causing my shadow to fall over her.My cheeky little Sparrow doesn’t move or acknowledge that she knows I’m standing there except for the very tiny upturn of her lips.
I squat down beside her, wanting to see how long she’s willing to play the game.Reaching out, I run the tips of my fingers across her belly, just above her bikini bottoms.Her stomach constricts under my fingers, but other than that, she doesn’t move.With my other hand I reach over, running a finger over the seam of her top, dipping just under the edge and grazing her nipple.To my complete shock, the only movement is the quivering of her stomach as I continue to run my fingers back and forth.Leaning forward, I place a kiss first on her thigh, then I kiss a trail along the path my fingers had taken.
Like always, she surprises me by running her hand into my hair at the base of my skull and fisting it.I stop my trail of kisses and tilt my head to look up at her face.
“If you want my attention, you're supposed to use your words,” she whispers.
Moving so I’m hovering over her with both hands placed on either side of her chair, I say, “When I came searching for you, I was going to offer to go on a run with you.Now, seeing you wearing nothing but strings, fucking you seems like a much better idea.”
