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“That’s your club’s problem, not ours. I can’t bring this up with Diezel if there’s nothing in it for the Berzerkers, cuz.”
I dropped the joint, crushing it with my boot. “Cutthroats are sure to move in on Berzerker territory soon, Mace. Cain has a proposition that’ll be good for both Berzerkers and Hellions. Talk to Diezel and let me know if he wants to meet.”
“Give me a few days.”
I climbed back on my bike, snapped on my lid, and started it back up. “Send me a page. One for yes; 2 for no.”
I let out the clutch, twisted the throttle, and rode back to Petersburg before the sun came up.
The next day I met with Cain at the Hellion clubhouse, a rusted-out deserted warehouse along the Appomattox River. There weren’t many of us compared to other diamond clubs along the East Coast, but Cain liked it that way, easier to control. The Hellions claimed Petersburg as their territory and controlled the drug business, prostitution, and protection for some of the local businesses. Civilians called it extortion, but it was all the same to us.
Cain sat at the head of the table. Rex, our VP, sat to Cain’s right. As the club’s Sgt. at Arms, I sat across from Rex.
I relayed all that I said to Mace the night before in Richmond. “He’ll send me a page in the next few days to let me know if the meet is a go or no-go with the Berzerkers.”
Cain’s jaw clenched as his hands balled into fists. “Couple of Cutthroats knifed our brother, Tom-Cat last night.”
“Goddammit!”
“Yeah. Those cunts outnumbered Tom-Cat three to one,” Rex growled, shaking his head.
“Gotta meet with Diezel soon. Berzerker’s turf will be next if Axel and the Cutthroats finish us off,” Cain said. “And they’ll try to hit Diezel where it hurts first—that little general store, McCrae’s. His family runs it. Sister works there too.”
I squeezed my eyes shut. “Does his sister have blonde hair?”
“Yeah. Name is Holly. Why?”
I rubbed a hand down my face and groaned. “Fuck me.”
Rex chuckled. “We got club whores for that.”
I shook my head. “I ran into her last night on my way to meet up with Mace.”
“Did you fuck her?”
“No. But I could have. She’s quite a tease.”
Cain reached out and socked me in the shoulder. “Well if youdofuck her, don’t let Diezel get wind of it. He goes into berserk-mode over his sister. And then our club will be royally fucked.”
Chapter 3
Holly
Eventhoughitwastwo nights ago, I could still remember how Bear tasted when he kissed me in the bathroom. He was so big, and his presence made my stomach flutter and I was drawn to his blue eyes. But I was suddenly frightened of him, and then embarrassed as I felt a heated blush rise to flush my face when he walked out of the bathroom.
Duncan called me after I paged him the next morning. I asked him to fix the broken AC in the window because it was another scorching hot day, and I couldn’t deal with what the heat and humidity were doing to my hair. He walked into the store a few hours later, carrying a new AC unit for the window. He wasn’t wearing his club colors—only a T-shirt and jeans, since he drove his truck. I learned a long time ago that Berzerkers never wore their rags when they drove in cars or trucks—or “cages” as they called them.
He replaced the broken AC with the new one within a few minutes, and that’s when I let him have it. I shouted that it was an asshole thing he did when he threatened and scared off Jimmy and that it wasn’t his business who I dated. Duncan shouted back that he saved me from being another piece of ass when he promised, not threatened, Jimmy with castration.
I felt steam coming out of my ears as I shoved him, but he didn’t move. He was almost as big as Bear. “Damnit, Duncan! It’s my life! I can date whoever I want, fuck whoever I want, and it’s none of your business!”
It was so quick as the breath was knocked out of me when his hand smacked me hard across my face. My mouth dropped open as I touched my cheek, feeling the sting. I stepped back in shock. My brother had never hit me before. Ever.
Duncan’s eyes widened with shock too, but only for a brief moment. “Sorry, Holly.” He raked a hand through his hair and stammered. “You’re my baby sister. And I’d kill any motherfucker that would do the things I’ve seen done to other girls.”
My eyes welled up with tears that I couldn’t stop. “Go away. Leave me alone.”
Duncan stormed out of the store. Luckily, it was still early in the day, and there were no customers in the store to witness the drama.
