“Thank you,” she murmurs quietly.
“You’re welcome.”
“Let’s go to the clubhouse. Maggie should be back soon, and then we can all hang out. She will need someone to vent to,” Aspen says.
Rain looks at me, and I nod. “Sounds good.”
We exit the restaurant, and I look over at Wolf. “You lead. We will follow.”
He nods. “Sounds good.”
All of us put our helmets on and get on the bikes, starting them up. When Wolf passes by us, I pull out behind him, and we take off. The ride is smooth despite the traffic, but about halfway to the clubhouse, I notice it.
A black SUV cuts in behind me and rides my ass a little too close for comfort.
“What the fuck?” Rain mutters through the comms built into her helmet that’s synced to mine.
“It’s who you think it is. Pay attention. It’s going to be okay,” I tell her.
Wolf, never missing a thing, slows down just slightly so we can ride next to each other.
“Tell me what he says,” I say to Rain, my eyes switching between the road and the mirrors.
“I think he’s saying we should just pull over.”
I nod. “Got it.”
In unison, we throw on our blinkers and slow down. Pulling over on the closest side street and putting our bikes in park.
“Camera on?” I ask quietly when our bikes cut off.
“Always,” Wolf says under his breath.
When car doors shut behind us, I feel Rain’s body go tense. Instinctively, I rest my hand on her thigh.
“Easy, Viper,” I tell her under my breath. “You know who it is. We have a plan. Don’t react.”
“I fucking hate cops,” she mutters, making me smile.
You and me both.
“Well, well, well, look what I found here. Two Mountain River MC members,” Hampton says, walking up to us.
I glance down at his chest and notice the missing body cam.
“Congratulations, you can read,” Aspen says sarcastically.
“What’s the reason for pulling us over, officer?” Wolf asks.
“It’s detective, you little twerp,” he hisses. “You have a taillight out, and you both were swerving. We have reason to believe that you four are under the influence.”
The young cop next to him looks uncomfortable, like he knows this stop is bullshit. It makes me wonder if this is one of the men he had to get under his thumb. It doesn’t look like he is all the way there yet.
“I’m going to have to insist that you all do a sobriety test while my partner here checks your bikes,” Hampton continues.
“His overcompensation is astounding,” Rain mutters as she gets off my bike.
I follow her lead as Wolf and Aspen do the same. We move over to the sidewalk and watch as the young cop searches our saddlebags and under our seats.
