I looked over at Chains who shook his head to signal she wasn’t aware of where half the boys were. I wondered if she knew anything that had happened since they got back to Ireland. Chains clearly did.
“Yeah, half the guys are on a run,” I lied, hating how easily it came out. I knew the value of a lie in this clubhouse. Sometimes the women didn’t need to know the ins and outs of club life. She accepted that and dug into the burger. I wondered if she hadtold Chains about the baby yet. He was so hard to read, just like Savage in so many ways. “What’s the plan with recovery then?”
Chains sighed. “I’m benched until I can get the sling off and move my arm freely.”
“Well, that’s fair. Don’t want you falling off your bike.”
He rolled his eyes and finished his burger. He did it one handed which was a little impressive, but I wasn’t going to tell him that.
“I was going to ask if I could start working some hours behind the bar. You know, give you a break and all,” Shauna said.
“I don’t mind but you’d have to ask Maree, she does all of the rostering. She wouldn’t have an issue with it anyway.”
Shauna sighed. “I need to find something to do with my time at least.”
“It’s pretty quiet around here at the moment, but you could help Orla too. She’s in need of having someone organise her deliveries and bookings.”
“Oh cool, I can be the clubhouse bitch,” Shauna chuckled. “I wouldn’t even need to leave the compound.”
“Who would want to?” I asked. We both chuckled whereas Chains just shook his head, but I saw the smirk on his lips. He was glad she’d be safe within our gates especially after everything they’d just gone through. The last thing he wanted was for her to be in danger again, especially considering his condition. “Where’s Sheridan?”
“Looking after Mark and the sibs,” she said. “We’re having dinner tonight. Dad’s gonna be home.”
“I thought he was…on a run.”
“He was, but he’s coming back tonight,” Shauna announced. “Anyway, I’m going to go and have a long, hot shower.”
“I’ll be in there in a minute,” Chains said. “I gotta wait for Morena to redo my bandage anyway.”
Shauna leaned down and kissed him quickly before she left the clubhouse.
“She doesn’t know anything?” I asked.
“No,” he said. “I don’t want her running in to save the day. She blames herself for a lot of it. She thinksbecause she went to see him in prison, it sparked something in him to trigger his escape and cause all this shit.”
I shook my head. “God, that woman needs to learn that she isn’t at fault with everything.”
Chains nodded. “Ace came back because they found him. They’re bringing him back here.”
My heart hammered in my chest. “Neal?”
He nodded. “The boys will be back soon, but we’re keeping Ryleigh and Shauna away from the clubhouse.”
I nodded, realising how important that was going to be. “Do you need help with a ruse?”
He shook his head. “Orla and Sheridan will be taking them away with the kids for a few days. Morena has to stay here for obvious reasons.”
I nodded again. “What about the rest of the guys?”
He frowned. “The rest?”
“Yeah…I mean, only some of the boys went.”
“The rest are in Limerick with Valkyrie,” he said with a shrug. “I suppose they’ll be back soon. They only went to keep the morale up.”
Savage had no reason to return. He was helping the Nomads and if Neal was here, he had no reason to come back. The threat was handled, and he could stay with them. A streak of something I couldn’t place ran through me, and I felt annoyed.
No, I was angry.
