Page 88 of The Devil's Reward
“I already told my woman that she’s getting the spanking of her life for scaring me like that,” Bullet says gruffly, looking at Rose with glittering eyes. The relief in them is obvious.
Rose’s lips pull up into a smug smile. “And I told you that I’m okay with that, big guy,” she returns.
“Guess it’s safe to say she’s feeling alright,” Stone says with a shake of his head, but his relief is clear.
“I think we might need to get me my own room,” Sage jokes. “I don’t need to see those things.” King gives a mock shudder.
“I wonder if that door locks,” Rose wonders.
“How about we save the sex jokes for when you two don’t look like you’re about to pass out from exhaustion just moving from one bed to the other?” Torque suggests drily.
“Where’s the fun in that?” Rose quips with a wink at Bullet, who just smirks.
The easy fun settles something inside me. The thought of losing Rose is too much for my head right now. Instead, I send off a quick message to Quinn to let her know Rose is fine and that I’ll see her in the morning, then I tuck my phone away and glance over at Sniper, who is frowning as his phone rings. “Sniper,” he says gruffly as he steps back and out of the room.
I look over at Viper, who is also watching him leave, and when our eyes connect, we share a questioning look. When Sniper steps back in, the look on his face puts me on high alert and I straighten. Everyone stops talking and looks at him. His eyes are dangerously dark, his jaw clenched, and I feel dread pool in my belly. “That was Cryos,” he says grimly. “A black SUV just pulled up at the gate and kicked out a body.”
Rose gasps, and Bullet’s body stiffens. “Who?” he asks tightly.
“It was Hammer,” Sniper answers. “Took a bullet to the head.” Rose starts to cry softly, while rage burns inside me.
“Was there a message?” I ask.
Sniper shakes his head. “It was Tyler and Norris at the gate, and all they saw was Hammer on the ground and the SUV speeding away. No plates, no descriptions. Cryos is working on the camera feed. No cops called yet, wasn’t sure if we should deal with this in-house first.”
“Call the cops so they know this isn’t our doing, but have Medic check him over first, make sure there isn’t anything we’re missing. Then find them,” Bullet grits out. “This isn’t fucking around anymore. This is war. Put the club on lockdown, and I’m going to see what we can do to get out of here. Medic can watch us at the clubhouse.”
“You’re not strong enough to leave yet,” Stone protests.
Bullet gives him a hard look. “And I’m not going to stay here like a sitting duck. I want us back behind the clubhouse’s walls.”
“The mole is still out there and you want to make yourself an easy target?” Stone demands.
“He wants to take me out, he’s got another thing coming,” Bullet snarls at him. “Anyone can get in here, and I’m not taking a chance with your mother’s life, or the others. So, you can either help or get the fuck out of my way.” He stares down his son until finally, Stone submits with a curt nod.
“I’ll call the Lincolns,” Stone says. “See what strings they can pull around here and if they can get us transportation to the clubhouse,. If we’re doing this, we might as well go full throttle.”
“King, get ahold of Syn,” Bullet orders. “Tell her what’s happened and find out if she wants to come up to the clubhouse to wait this out or not. She’s got those dogs, but I don’t put it past Dmitri and his goons to go after her just to make sure that she’s out of the way.”
“I’ll call her,” Stone interjects before King can answer. “She’s going to argue anyway.” Then he’s gone.
I immediately think of Quinn and Macy, and my heart squeezes. “I’ll be bringing in Macy and Quinn,” I tell Bullet. “As far as I know, they’re not on the radar, but I’m not taking any chances.”
Bullet nods. “Good, get it done.” He looks at Sniper. “Get rid of those waste of space Prospects. They’re of no use to us. When shit goes down, I want the ones who are going to fight, not the ones who run off with their tails between their legs.”
“Done,” Sniper agrees. He turns on his heel and stalks out, Viper and I close on his heels.
Our mole and Dmitri had better be ready, because the wrath of the Devil’s Soldiers has been awoken, and they have no idea what they’ve done.
FORTY-FIVE
QUINN
What have I gotten us into?
I wake with a start when I feel someone gently shaking me. I look up into Shadow’s eyes and the concern on his face makes my stomach sink. This isn’t a happy looking man, he looks pissed, concerned, and unsure all rolled together. “What’s wrong?” I demand, sitting up and trying to clear the sleep fog from my brain. I glance around but I can’t tell how late, or early, it is. “Is Rose okay? Has something happened?”
“Rose is fine,” he assures me. “But we have a problem and I need you and Macy to come with me. Now.”
