An Outlaw Monster (Back Down Devil MC #10)(15)

I looked at Trev. He looked at Jasper, then at me. “So you think she knows something?”

“Depending on how long she was with the MC,” I said. “I didn’t get that far with her before Duke went crazy.”

“So she’s here now,” Jasper said.

“Yes,” I said. “Right now, the entire game over there is busted up. Guys are beaten up but nobody was killed. The Hell Five have a mess to clean up. And then Night Soul will be waiting for Harlee to go back to them. We’ve got the upper hand on this now. I’m not trying to step out of line here with anything but we have always acted harsh and what did it get us? So maybe now we can be strategic.”

“The monster,” Trev said. “Talking beyond the violence and blood. That’s not like you.”

I looked at Trev. “I’m tired of watching scumbags trying to kill my brothers and kill my new President. We just got rid of Ripper after a long road of lies. If I killed Harlee, what would it do? Nothing. It would piss off Night Soul and they’d be right back at us again. But now, we have the brains behind it. We knew about the gambling. We knew about the hit on Duke. We stopped it, trashed the place, and took the woman they sent to kill Duke. Plus, here’s the million dollar question… what else does she know?”

That got Jasper’s full attention. He grabbed for his knife. “I can make her talk.”

“Any of us can,” Trev said. He grabbed my shoulder. “You think she trusts you?”

“I made it very clear to her there are two options in this situation. Either she tells me what I want to know or she takes a bullet to the head. I’d call that a good foundation for trust.”

“You think you can actually pull the trigger on her?” Jasper asked me.

I reached for my gun with a grin on my face. Then I made my move to solidify who I was and to end whatever bullshit everyone thought about me right then.

I grabbed the blade of Jasper’s knife and squeezed, feeling my skin slice open. He looked down and I released my hold. I grabbed his shirt, leaving my blood on it, and then I put my gun under his chin.

“I can pull this trigger on anyone, VP,” I said.

I felt something touch the back of my skull. “Stand the f*ck down, Trent.”

It was Trev and he had his gun to my head.

I gave my gun a little jam up against Jasper’s jaw. He stepped back and ripped my wrist away and put his knife to my throat. We were all a little crazy in the head but that’s what made us so good at what we did.

“I’ll slit your throat,” Jasper whispered.

“Good,” I said. “Bring it on, brother.”

“I’ll f*cking shoot both of you,” Trev said. He pulled me away from Jasper. His gun was then at my chest, right at my heart. “I want you inside and find Harlee. You get your time with her to see what she comes up with. If I don’t get what I want, Trent, I’m taking her.”

“You have a pregnant old lady, Prez,” I said.

“I’m not looking for a f*ck.”

“Hey,” I said. “If she doesn’t give us what we want, I’ll take care of it.”

“You were supposed to do that already,” Trev said. “You’re moving into an outlaw mindset.” He rubbed the barrel of his gun against my Back Down Devil MC patch. “You want to give up that patch and run on your own?”

“If I wanted that, I’d be gone,” I said.

I walked away from Trev and Jasper. I looked at my hand, blood on it. The cut wasn’t deep. It would heal. That’s just how things went. Either you healed up or you bled out and died.

I went into the clubhouse and stepped up between Cash and Austin at the bar. I lifted two fingers for two beers.

“Heard you brought us all a present,” Cash said.

“Yeah, right.”

“At least Duke is alive,” Austin said.

“We’re going to bury those *s in Night Soul,” Cash said.

“Think about it,” I said, feeling irritated as shit. “They were promised something. Probably paid for it too. This isn’t going to slip away.”

“Exactly why I said we’re going to bury them,” Cash said. “Anything Ripper dealt with needs to get buried.”

“You’re going to take on the big families too?” Austin asked.

“I’ll take on anyone,” Cash said.

I got my two beers and shook my head. “You two work this out. I have someone to interrogate.”

“You going to show her the monster?” Austin asked.

“Hopefully the right one,” Cash said. He winked and pointed between his legs.

I walked away, not in the mood for jokes.

When I got to my door, Xavier and Kye were inside with two prospects outside the room. Kye had Harlee tied to a chair and stood next to her with a gun in his hand. Xavier leaned against the wall, arms crossed, looking bored.

“Was this necessary?” I asked.

“You never know,” Kye said. “She tried to kill a brother. She’s lucky she’s alive.”

“Okay, everyone get out,” I said.

“What are you going to do?” Xavier asked.

“Take care of things,” I said. “Go talk to Jasper and Trev if you need to. She’s all mine right now. So f*ck off.”