Chapter Ten
Just then, the backdoor opened and several men came inside.They were all armed and they joined the others at the windows.
Pope nodded at his other brother Cardinal and his nephews.
Fox looked up and saw his cousin Raven and several others wearing his cousin’s cuts.There was even a woman there.Fox frowned, then commented, “Cuz, this isn’t really a social call.”
Raven smiled at him, “We know that well, Fox but Scarlette isn’t really the social kind of woman.If this goes the way you said it might, you are going to be thankful she’s here.Don’t you worry about her.”Then he looked toward the front.“What’s going on here?”
“We got Demon’s Rage and the Devil’s Spawn out front and they want one of the Demons back.They threatened to burn us out.”
Raven glanced at Scarlette and shook his head.Then he looked over at Fox and asked, “And just what are we gonna do about that, cuz?”
Cardinal leaned back in his chair and drawled, “Well, if I know my brother here...”He motioned to Pope.“They have the woods well hydrated so burning us out is not the issue.The issue would be the fact that these bozos think they can come in here threatening us while thinking we’re quaking in our boots.”
Scarlette smiled and said, “I do love a good fight.What you guys got in mind?”She slid into a chair and crossed her arms over her chest.
Pope just shook his head and asked, “What would a woman like you know about fighting?”
Scarlette’s smile widened.“Honey, I grew up under the Hade’s Demons MC and I’ve got two brothers in the Soldiers of Hades MC.My daddy taught me well and so did my brothers.”
Pope’s eyes widened as did Bishop’s and Cardinal’s.
Then Pope asked her quietly, “You’re one of Python’s kids?”
She nodded.“Yeah, I’m Cobra’s and Cotton’s sister.”She shrugged.“I’m also a good cook and damn fine mechanic.I’m well versed in hand to hand.I own several guns.I can sharp-shoot and I can use a blade like it’s my bitch.”
Raven gave them all a nod.“Believe me she can handle just about anything.”Then the smile slid off his face as he added, “But I got her back, always.”
The men there with the patches of: Rambler, Bearcat, Thunder and Hunter, all growled.
“And we got her back too,” Thunder stated.
Pope stared at his cut and shook his head.“How the hell are you, Thunder?Been awhile.”He held out his hand.
“I was wondering when you’d greet me,” Thunder grumbled and shook his hand.
“Sorry brother, I didn’t see you until now,” Pope said as he looked at his other brothers.He nodded at Bishop and Cardinal then explained, “Met this guy many years ago.He saved my bacon back then and we sort’ve been friends ever since.”
“Sort of?”Bishop chuckled.
Pope shrugged and added, “Well, when he wants to be that is.He’s got a bit of a temper but he seems to have settled down a bit since the last time I saw him.”
Scarlette laughed.“Yeah, that’s our Thunder.But not to worry, his woman finally came home with his half grown kid and then they had another one.She settled him right down.”
Thunder glared at her.“It’s easy to see that it was Python that raised you, girl.”
Scarlette grinned at him.“I take that as a complement.Though he has the exact same temperament as you.”
The men around them all chuckled.
