It surprised me that they would meet with another MC after everything that had happened.
“Is that why Lark left the bar earlier tonight?”Nickel asked.
“Yeah.You, me, and Lark are meeting at Platinum’s with Sig, the brother who’s got the beef with Lark, and Bridge, the Corrupt Chrome president.”Volt paused and stared at Nickel expectantly.“You look like you want to ask me something.”
Nickel dug into his pocket, and handed me his keys.“How about you go up to my room.”
Volt shook his head.“Whatever you have to ask me, she doesn’t need to leave.”
Nickel put his keys back in his pocket.“All right.Do you expect just them to be at the bar tomorrow?”
Volt stroked his fingers along his goatee.“That’s the plan, but in case they pull something we’re gonna have extra brothers at Platinum’s.”He glanced at me and back to Nickel.“Even though we have extra brothers here, it’d be good if you had her spend the morning with Alexandra.She’s free tomorrow, and Corrupt Chrome isn’t likely to know anything about her.”
Nickel nodded.“Done.”
I couldn’t help but shake my head.“Do you actually think they’ll come here?This place is so far off the beaten path, and it seems very secure.”
Volt leveled his brown eyes on me.“If my woman, Jackie, were involved in this, there’s not a chance in hell I’d have her here.Not if there was somewhere else she could be instead.The clubhouse isn’t easy to find, but it’s not that hard either.And, if they don’t pull something at Platinum’s, this makes for the next logical target.”He tilted his head back and forth once.“Or Hock’s, but I’m not certain they know we own and operate that pawn shop.”
Nickel swung a finger toward Volt.“You heard that Rusty was at On a Lark tonight, right?”
Volt scoffed.“Yeah.Pretty fuckin’ bold of him, but he probably did that to get a rise out of us.”
“The Devil Lancers…are they really here to help us?”Nickel asked.
Ever so slowly, Volt dipped his chin.“They are.It isn’t a favor to me, either.Steel and his vice president, Torque, don’t like what Corrupt Chrome did to them last year.Even though that was dealt with, they’re feeling froggy and want to send a stronger message.”
Nickel slung an arm around me.“Good.We’re gonna head upstairs then.Meet you down here in the morning?”
Volt nodded.“Yeah, the meet is at eight, but I’ll be here at seven.The three of us will ride over to Platinum’s together.”He tipped his head toward me.“Coordinate with Bluff so she gets out of here before seven.”
Chapter 27
Full Driving Miss Daisy Treatment
Ryan
Ivyhikedherpursestrap up on her shoulder as we walked out to the driveway in front of the clubhouse.“This seems like overkill, honey.”
I stopped at the edge of the drive and turned to her.“Safety first, Ivy.”
She took a deep breath.“Yeah, that goes triple for you.”She went up on tiptoes to give me a peck.“Please stay safe.”
I wrapped my arms around her waist.“We have them outnumbered, sweetheart.It’ll be fine.”
“Right,” she breathed.
“You need to kiss me, Trouble.”
She smirked and I leaned down to kiss her.Her lips parted and I slid my tongue into her mouth.She tasted like hazelnut coffee and woman.Her hands glided along my shoulders, one of them sliding into the hair at the back of my head.What should have been a single kiss turned into a make-out session until I heard the crunch of gravel and a car engine approaching.
We broke apart, and I saw Bluff driving Alexandra’s Honda Accord with Alexandra in the passenger seat.
The moment the car stopped, Alexandra got out of the car and pointed at Ivy.“This may not penetrate the fog of your lip lock but learn now.These brothers give overbearing not just a new definition, but a whole other dimension to the definition.”
Ivy chuckled.“And you had to get out of the car to tell me that?”
Alexandra shook her head.“No.I got out of the car because, if Rafferty’s so insistent about driving, then I’m gonna sit in the back with you and get the full Driving Miss Daisy treatment.”
