Page 142 of Reckless Vengeance

“That’s bullshit,” Matteo snapped, and Brick slid between us before a fight could break out.

“If Slash wanted Donovan to have his shit, then there’s nothing you can do. Honor his wishes and move on. What did you guys even want? His fucking fridge? You all have your own houses.”

“It should have gone to us as crew property.”

Mumbles of agreement went around the room, and I raked a hand through my hair.

“What you think should have happened is irrelevant. The paperwork is legit, it’s what he wanted. End of story.”

“How the fuck can you defend her? She was fucking him behind your back!” Matteo barked, and I rolled my eyes.

“You’re a broken record, man. Stop trying to fight me.”

“She’s probably fucking Rivera too. Their little friendship isn’t exactly a secret. Are you pretending not to see it, or are you blind?”

“Aurora isn’t hooking up with Hunter. They’re both looking for Max, that’s all. I’ve allowed them to have contact while they do it,” I answered, and Samuel scoffed.

“Claire said⁠—”

“You’re going to believe the bitch that tried to frame Diesel for sexual assault?” I deadpanned, his face scrunching.

“We hear whispers, man. Hunter was at their party a few weeks ago with Marco and Faris, right?”

“Right. Hunter had something to show her, I saw it myself. What about it?” I didn’t dare say I’d walked upstairs to find them huddled against the damn wall. As much as I wanted to let my frustration out about it, Rory was loyal to us. There was no way she’d start fucking any of the Devils.

Especially after knowing my history with Hunter and Marco.

She pushed my buttons about them when she was mad at me, but I honestly trusted her to tell me the truth. She acted like they were annoying gnats, which I got a bit of a kick out of because it obviously pissed them off.

“Don’t you think it’s weird that D acts like he’s allergic to women unless she’s around? He’s probably her next victim,” Matteo grumbled.

“God forbid a man has someone to hang out with in his spare time. You really think he’d want to spend time with you assholes when you give him shit all the time? She’s good to him. If anyone understands boundaries, it’s Aurora. Moving on from this useless discussion, we have fights tonight. Brick’s on the bar, I’ll man the cage, and if anyone wants to volunteer to do security on tonight's exchange⁠—”

“Why does Diesel get out of it?” Cliff muttered, crossing his arms.

“Diesel’s going through Slash’s stuff to make sure there’s no crew shit left. You want Aurora to have it?” I asked bluntly, waiting for them to all grumble no. “Exactly. I took what I could earlier, but there’s a lot on the computer to go through. He’s working, trust me. At least you’ll get to go home at the end of the night for some shut eye. He’s likely to be awake all night.”

“Probably with his cock in⁠—”

“Have some fucking respect,” Brick bit out, jabbing his finger against Cliff’s chest and pissing the old man off. “You’re all mad that Skeet’s obsessed with her, but you’re the ones that keep bringing her up. Be grateful that one of your brothers has someone to talk to. You all know D never wanted this life. He didn’t choose it like the rest of us, and I don’t blame him. Some of you are the reason that man’s so goddamn traumatized, and instead of being supportive as brothers should, you keep tearing him down.”

“He’s weak,” Matteo huffed.

“It takes a strong man to show his feelings, you asshole.”

“Spoken like a weak man.”

“Jesus Christ, give it a rest,” I growled.

“Why should I?”

“We have other shit to deal with. Some of you need to handle the exchange. Figure it out and tell me who’s going. The rest of you can stay here. If you want a fight tonight, let me know and I'll roster you on,” I grunted, motioning to the old bathroom. “And someone needs to deal with the mess in there.”

“I’ve got time before manning the bar,” Brick offered, and I gave him a nod. At least one other person here had my back.

“Thanks. I’ll be in the office if anyone needs me.”

The guys all looked like they’d sucked a sour lemon, but I ignored them and headed into the office to figure out the night’s roster.