Twisted Pieces (Back Down Devil MC #5)(47)

“That’s so good to hear, babe,” Jace said as he kissed Jordyn. “Because I f*cking love you too.”





nineteen.



Miller took his seat at the head of the table. He twisted the cap off a fresh bottle of beer and took a drink. The table was finally full again. Seeing the tired look on Miller’s face worried Jace. There were questions but no answers.

“It’s a tough time out there,” Miller said. “There was a time when our only enemies wore leather and wanted to put a bullet between our eyes. Things change. Life changes. You must adapt. That’s where we’re at.” Miller looked around the table. “There’s drugs being moved around, but for some reason we can't figure out how and where. I don’t like that. We have Jace’s woman inside with Strokner and it’s becoming more and more clear that he’s going to become an enemy soon.”

“He was always a f*cking enemy,” Jace said. “He was just convenient.”

“The convenience is worn out,” Nate said. He took a drag of a smoke and then put it out.

“I agree,” Miller said. “But we can’t just kick in a top floor office and start shooting, can we?”

“Not while Jordyn is with him," Jace said.

“No, we’d be smarter,” Blaine said. “If we took out…” Blaine looked at Shay and nodded. “… Caius… we can take out Strokner.”

“Is he involved with the drugs?” Landon asked. “I mean, it all seems so interesting, doesn’t it?”

Miller nodded. “I’ve thought about that. But I don’t think that’s the case here. Strokner doesn’t gain by dealing drugs. Not at the street level. He’s big on his money and being legit. He never did a damn thing wrong in his life.”

“But he wants us out,” Jace said. “If he grabs that land…”

“Fuck that,” Miller said. “That’s years old political bullshit going on. They want to use him. That’s all. Let him try and get the land.” Miller leaned forward. “He won’t have the time to complete the purchase, okay? I’m looking at this like two situations. Right now, I want more from Jordyn. I want something concrete.”

“She was in the meeting with Strokner and the other guys, and then he showed her the land listing. It’s pretty damn clear what’s happening…”

“Doesn’t connect with the drugs though,” Shay said. “I wonder if Caius did this. Planted more messes for us.”

“I saw that boat,” Jace said. “This is Coast Road's doing. They’re moving shit somehow.”

“We’ll figure it all out,” Miller said. “Maybe even sooner than you think.”

“What the hell does that mean?” Jace asked.

“A friend called and said there was a boat coming toward the shore,” Miller said. “Looked a little shady he said. It could just be some * using a vacation day from their job to fish. Or another deal is about to go down.”

Jace stood up. “Then I’m going. Right now. I'm done f*cking around with this.”

“Easy,” Miller said, glaring at Jace. “Easy. I want to talk about what happened with that judge and his kid.”

“Are you kidding me?” Jace asked.

“You told a kid to stab people?”

“No,” Jace said. “That’s what he did to protect himself.”

“Well, bravo,” Miller said and grinned. He leaned back in his chair. “His father had to take leave in order to handle the mess. It’s a real shit storm right now. That’ll keep that prick away from the case. I talked to our lawyer earlier and right now you're in the clear. There's no evidence and the judge is preoccupied. So nothing is going to happen anytime soon.”

“Genius move,” Blaine said. “And to think you were going to kill that kid. Fuck, if anything, you went out recruited another prospect for us.”

Everyone chuckled. Jace didn’t. He wasn’t in the mood to laugh. He wanted to see this Coast Road deal go down. Then he wanted to gut them all. And finally, he wanted to tear Jordyn away from Strokner so the MC could take care of business. By the time it was all done, Back Down Devil would make damn sure everyone knew they were in complete control of things in Frelen.

“That’s a hell of a point,” Miller said. “Keep that kid close. Maybe we can use him.”

“Jesus Christ,” Griffin said. “We're utilizing innocent kids now?”

“Relax,” Miller said. “Back on topic here…”

“I’m going alone,” Jace said.

“Like hell,” Nate said.

“So what’s the plan?” Jace asked. “We f*cking ride down there like a bunch of *s to do what? Break up their fun?”

Jace looked around the table.

“What’s your plan then?” Gaige asked.

“I’ll ride down,” Jace said. “Let me see what’s happening. If they’re making an exchange, it’s going to happen. We don’t even know who their supplier is. Or what that supplier is capable of. I think if there’s one thing we’ve learned lately it’s not to underestimate our enemies.”