Puck shook his head. “We can’t let that happen. We can’t just allow them to force us to coop up like this.”
I shrugged. “We can’t keep getting shot at either.”
Stone pointed at me. “We need a plan before we go doing anything. If we’re going to do this, it has to be smooth and it has to take everyone into consideration because that’s what it’s going to take. Everyone working together.”
I clicked my tongue. “Or we could storm them with all of the firepower we’ve got and blow them to hell.”
Even Texas nodded his head at my comment and a sea of heads followed. All of us were done waiting around. We were done having to share our space with people we wanted to get away from. Not that I didn’t love my brothers or the Celtic Riders for that matter. But I missed my bed. My towels. My bathroom. The rest of my fucking clothes, for crying out loud. Stone had been all talk and no action ever since we had ended up in this fucking place.
And I was fed up with it.
“We need to strike,” I said.
Texas pointed at me. “We’ve needed to strike for a while.”
Puck nodded. “We all know the risks. We understood them when we all became prospects. And while I understand that we’re trying to protect our families, this isn’t even working at this point. We’ve got three or four people down, we’ve got pregnant women in the line of fire. Enough’s enough.”
Stone’s face wrinkled with annoyance. “I get that everyone is getting cabin fever, but we can’t get hasty with this.”
I folded my arms across my chest. “Do you want to keep Hayley safe, Stone?”
The entire room fell silent as he turned to face me. “You better watch your next set of words, West.”
“Do you want Frost’s daughter safe?”
Stone growled. “Get to the point.”
“Once you answer my questions.”
His eyes darted around the room before he nodded. “Of course, I fucking want us all to be okay. Why do you think I’ve made the decisions that I have?”
I held out my arms. “Then, we need to get out of here. We need to get back home. We either need to end this or come up with some sort of truce, because I’m telling you, Stone, this is going to do us all in. They’re trying to wait us out; you know they are.”
Texas sighed. “He’s right. They’re trying to wait for us to get so cooped up that we turn on one another and divide ourselves. I think we’re closer to that point than we want to admit.”
Diego stepped up to the forefront. “And if intel is what you want before we retaliate, you know I’ve always got your back, Stone. But I’m with them. This has gone on long enough. Even if we don’t retaliate and finish this, they need to understand that they can’t go around gunning us down without consequences.”
Stone locked eyes with the man. “All right. Since you know so much about the cartel, what can you tell us?”
Diego cleared his throat. “I can tell you that Carlos Banderas is a very paranoid man. There’s a reason why very few people in his organization have ever seen his face. He’ll question everything. So, let’s give him something to question.”
I grinned. “Like which one of us is gonna be the lucky asshole to kill him.”
Stone turned his attention to me. “West, take Diego and do your thing. Recon as best as you can, but no one steps a foot outside of this warehouse to recon out there until we’ve got a plan of action. Understood?”
My smile grew wild. “About fucking time. Give me until this afternoon and I’ll have everything we need. Diego?”
“Yep?”
“All I need you to do is bring me food and water. When I open that laptop, I’m lost.”
He chuckled. “I think we could all do with some breakfast and some coffee. I’ll get started on something Mama used to make me as a kid. Anyone up for helping?”
Stone raised his hand. “I could use a distraction.”
Asher sighed as he parted the crowd. “Same.”
And with that, church was dismissed. I practically sprinted down the hallway to get back to my bedroom.
