“They’ll come for us, this clubhouse, your women,” I said. “Do you really think you could rebuild after that?”
“They can try,” Hawk stated. “In fact, they can do whatever the fuck they want, but they ain’t getting anywhere near our people, or our club. We have something they never will. Loyalty.”
The Ghost Rebels did have a reputation for being unbeatable, purely for the fact that they had each other’s backs.
Hawk and Alex walked back inside while I waited on the porch, unable to stomach the idea of spending another day in bed with Shae as she tried to move. She was in so much pain and it killed me to watch her struggle to sit up even if she told me she was okay.
A car pulled up into the compound, having passed the checkpoint. My heart hammered in my chest until I sawthe plate number. Tierney bounced out of the car with a large megawatt smile on her face.
“Does your boyfriend know where you are right now?”
She slapped me on the chest. “I’ve come to hang out with your lady.”
“What? Why? She’s hurt, she can’t go get her nails done and shit.”
Tierney rolled her eyes. “Men.”
She pushed past me and into the clubhouse. I ran after her, grabbing her before she could get to the door.
“What are you doing? She’s healing.”
“And she needs someone who doesn’t want to bang her brains out right now.”
“You’re being crass doesn’t explain how you know about Shae and what she’s been through.”
“You think you’re the only O’Leary who cares?”
I looked back over at Alex behind the bar and the smirk on his face as he moved out of view and down the hall to the office.
Fucking prick.
“Seriously, T, she needs to rest.”
“And that’s what she’s going to do while we both watch movies,” she said. “Now, go be a biker boy or whateverthe fuck it is you do here, and I’m going to go hang out with my new sister.”
I wanted to stop her, but I knew it was useless. The guys in the clubhouse were already laughing at what was happening, but I knew how ruthless Tierney could be. When she had her heart set on something there was little else you could do but watch as she did what she was going to do.
I moved to the bar and sat down on the stool as Maree came over to pour me a shot.
“Don’t worry, sugar,” she said. “Sooner or later you were going to realise that a woman was going to rule you, and now’s as good a time as any.”
I chuckled as I tossed back the drink and let it burn. My mind was back on the failed meet. What the fuck were the Reapers planning?
“Want to come for a ride?” Alex asked as he appeared next to me again.
“Sure, where to?”
“Let’s go pay our buddies a visit.”
I felt a genuine sense of joy at that. I’d love to get this sorted so I could come home and spend weeks in bed with Shae.
I joined Savage, Viper, Hawk, Fury and Bear by the bikes. We all got our helmets on and filed out of thecompound behind Hawk. The ride to the Reapers’ compound wasn’t long and you could see the devastation immediately when you rode in. Their gate was broken, and their clubhouse was in tatters. Prospects and club members ran back to get their men when they saw us come in.
I immediately grabbed my gun and blade and held them in my hands, ready for a fight. Hawk and Alex stood there, by their bikes, waiting for someone to come out and speak. The boys had all done what I’d done and waited for the command.
Slowly, a few men came out of the ruined clubhouse and down to us. The looks on their faces told me there would be a brawl.
Good.
