EMPTY SECRETS (A Back Down Devil MC Novella) (11 page)

Jett shook his head.
“
No.
”

“
Yes,
”
Miller said.

“
Yes,
”
Lena said.

“
He
’
ll kill you,
”
Jett said.

“
Fine
then,
”
Lena said.
“
If that
’
s my fate in all this. I brought this
…”

She backed up and put her hands
out. Jett came at her. She touched his rock hard chest and curled her fingers a
little. As she stared into his eyes, she saw something there she maybe had
never seen before.

Care. Life. Hope.

Something that maybe resembled a
future. To have fun. To fuck. To enjoy life.

“
I
have to,
”
Lena said.
“
I don
’
t want anyone else hurt.
”

“
Then
let
’
s move,
”
Jett said.
“
I don
’
t have anymore fucking time to waste.
”

“
No,
you don
’
t,
”
a voice said.

Everyone turned and everything
changed in an instant.

There was a group of men in suits
pouring into the restaurant, weapons drawn. They had everything from handguns,
to shotguns, to machine guns.

The click of the weapons were like
small cracks of thunder.

“
Now
let
’
s figure out what
’
s happening here,
”
the same voice said.

Lena knew the voice.

The scene ended with a gun placed
to the head of each member of Back Down Devil. And then someone came forward.

The head of
the family.

Georgie.

He was in a black suit worth more
than the restaurant.

“
What
the fuck is this?
”
Jett
asked.

“
This
is how we solve the problems,
”
Georgie said.

Lena backed up to the counter and
knew how this was finally going to end.

Georgie didn
’
t make an appearance just to talk
…
he came to kill.

eleven.

Jett sat in a chair like a fucking
bitch. He wanted to jump up and end this once and for all. But if he did that,
he
’
d be filled with
bullets. He
’
d be dead
before he hit the ground. Of all the things for the MC to get tied up into
right now, connected guys were not something they needed. Not with the intense
heat on the club already.

The gun to Jett
’
s head hadn
’
t moved. Digging right into the
back of his skull, it was a constant reminder that his life could end within a
second. Miller, Gaige, Blaine, and Stacey were all in chairs too. And in front
of them stood Lena and Victor. To the left was Angelo. His face beat up and
bloody, on his knees, leaning against a wall, looking worn. Looking ready to
just give up and die.

The head of it all was the guy
named Georgie. Jett had heard the name many times in his life. This guy ran it
all, from Vegas to the coast. Anyone connected had to go through Georgie. He
spoke and people listened. When he lifted his gun, people died.

So far, Georgie hadn
’
t lifted his gun.

“
This
ends,
”
Victor said. He was
livid. His face red. His white shirt with a blood stain on it.
“
She fucking stabbed me. Tried to
take me out. So I had to come here and settle things up. There were police all
around. We were traveling through.
”

Georgie nodded and crossed his
arms.
“
You know, we
’
ve had previous run-ins with
Back Down Devil MC. More like casual encounters.
”

“
We
’
ve been trying to meet with you
for years,
”
Miller said.

“
Fuck
him,
”
Jett spat.
“
Let
’
s see you get bloody, Georgie.
”

Georgie grinned. He nodded.

A second later Jett felt a hot pain
to the back of his head. He fell forward from his chair to the floor. He
blinked fast and let the world stop spinning. He looked up and saw Georgie
standing over him.

“
I
know you,
”
he said.
“
Thought you would have ended up
on my crew.
”

“
Nope,
”
Jett said.
“
I have pride. You let pieces of
shit like Victor in your crew.
”

Jett saw Victor come at him. Victor
started to kick and Jett grabbed his foot. He twisted it, his ankle making a
popping sound, and then he fell back and cried out.

Georgie reached down and grabbed
Jett by the back of his neck and squeezed. The old man had some strong damn
hands. He brought Jett to his knees.

“
Hey
Victor,
”
Jett said.
“
I fucked her. So hard. I made
her scream and come, like you couldn
’
t.
”

“
Good
Christ,
”
Georgie said.
“
Victor
…
stay
…”

Victor charged at Jett. He tried to
punch Jett but ended up slapping him in the face. He then stepped back and
started to shake, eyes wide.

“
You
slapped me,
”
Jett said.
“
I don
’
t have a set of tits. You fucking pussy.
”

Jett kicked himself to his feet.

“
Don
’
t make me kill you,
”
Georgie said to Jett.

Jett looked at Georgie.
“
If you wanted me dead, I
’
d already be dead. I know how
this works. Make your fucking call, man. We don
’
t
have time for this.
”

Georgie nodded.

“
You
don
’
t get it,
”
Victor said.
“
We were here on business.
Official business. And this whore tried to take me out and then ran into the
arms of Back Down Devil. It
’
s
a set up. They wanted to fucking
…”

Georgie put a hand up and Victor
closed his mouth.

The tension in the room was like a
thick fog with the smell of sweat, blood, whatever rough cologne Georgie wore,
and a hint of fear.

“
Please,
”
Angelo whined with his back
against a wall.
“
Please
…
I always did as told. I always
paid on time. Just don
’
t
hurt my daughter
…”

Georgie looked at Stacey.
“
This is your daughter, Mr.
Angelo?
”

“
Yes,
”
Angelo said.
“
I never did wrong
…”

“
Beautiful
young woman,
”
Georgie said.
He touched Stacey
’
s cheek.
“
Very beautiful. You married?
”

“
No,
”
Stacey said.

“
You
will be. Maybe you can come marry me.
”
Georgie snickered then turned and looked at Jett, then Victor.
“
Let
’
s make this all right. Then we can all move on with
life.
”

Georgie took out a knife and held
it up. He then put it out to Victor and gave a nod.

Victor came forward with a smile on
his face.
“
Thank you,
Georgie. I need this. They need this. To see. To learn. To understand.
”

Georgie folded his arms.

Jett pushed forward and someone
grabbed him by the back of his leather cut.

Victor circled around Lena. Like an
animal to prey. Hungry. Desperate.

“
What
should I do?
”
Victor asked.
“
Slit your throat and let
you bleed out? Stab you and make you suffer?
”

“
I
hate you,
”
Lena said.
“
I
’
ve
always hated you. You
’
re a
scum piece of shit.
”

“
Good,
”
Victor said.
“
Keep it coming.
”
Victor stood to the side of
Lena.
“
Maybe I just start
stabbing and not stop until she
’
s
dead
…”

Victor stared at Jett. Jett felt
the fire inside him. If Victor was going to do it, then Jett was going to take
his own beating. He wasn
’
t
going to stand there and watch a woman die.

“
Oh,
Victor?
”
Lena said.
“
Jett
’
s cock is massive. I mean, compared to that little
twig between your legs
…
I
actually think you
’
re more
of a woman
…”

Miller, Gaige, and Blaine started
to laugh.

Victor
’
s eyes went wide.

As the knife came down at Lena, it
was all Jett could witness. He kicked his chair back and felt the hand on him
release his leather cut. He dove forward and hit Victor just as the knife was
supposed to hit Lena. Instead, the knife sliced into Jett
’
s shoulder. It was a fiery pain
that stole his breath, but he had saved Lena.

For now.

He rolled and pulled Victor on top
of him, wanting to beat the fucking life out of the guy. He looked Victor in
the eyes and then saw Georgie appear, standing over both of them. Georgie
grabbed Victor by the hair and pulled him. Victor moved to his knees and before
anyone could speak a word, Georgie took out a gun and put it to Victor
’
s head.

Jett hurried to get the knife off
the ground and slammed it into Victor
’
s
gut as Georgie pulled the trigger. And just like that, Victor was finally
fucking dead.

Jett kicked back and reached for
Lena. She collapsed into his arms and started to cry.

“
Please,
”
Angelo kept crying.
“
Oh, please
…”

“
That
was a long time coming,
”
Georgie said.

Jett held the knife out in Georgie
’
s direction.
“
You do what you have to do, Georgie.
But we
’
re not going down
without a fight.
”

“
I
know that,
”
Georgie said.
“
That
’
s why I came today. Victor called me about all
this. He was not given my blessing for any of this. And I came to solve the
problem. And then rightfully apologize on my behalf and the behalf of
the
family
. He
’
s gone now.
There
’
s no worry. I
’
ll make sure it
’
s taken care of. Angelo will get
his money back.
”

“
Then
you fucking go,
”
Jett said.
“
You stay fucking gone
unless we need you.
”

Miller stood from his chair. He
threw an elbow and hit the guy behind him in the face. Gaige and Blaine did the
same thing. And now Back Down Devil was in complete control of the situation.

Jett got to his feet, his arms
tight around Lena.

“
You
know,
”
Georgie said.
“
We can take her if we want. She
’
s part
…”

“
Of
this family,
”
Miller said.
“
You want her? You take us out.
”

Jett grinned and nodded.
“
That
’
s right. She did this, Georgie. She helped all
this. She was brave enough to take on Victor, alone. And you know what he did
to her? He had one of his goons knock her out and left her for dead.
”

Georgie nodded.
“
Then I guess we
’
ve had some common interests in
this.
”

Miller stepped forward.
“
From one leader to another
…”
Miller offered his hand.
“
Shake my hand and take that
piece of shit dead body out of here.
”

It was a bold statement to make,
ordering Georgie around.

But the old man grabbed Miller
’
s hand and shook. He then
spouted orders to his guys and the collected Victor
’
s body.

Once they left the restaurant,
everyone started to look around.

“
Jesus
Christ,
”
Miller finally
said.
“
That guy was
hustling you, Angelo?
”

“
He
threatened me,
”
Angelo
said, now on his feet.
“
Said
he
’
d take Stacey if I said
anything. It was just a little money
…”

“
But
he wanted more. More money. More power. More everything,
”
Jett said.
“
Fucking
hell, man. That
’
s why we
’
re here.
”

“
It
’
s done now,
”
Miller said.
“
How about something to eat?
Anyone know a decent restaurant?
”

Everyone let out a forced, and
needed, laugh.

“
I
can eat,
”
Blaine said, his
eyes locked to Stacey.
“
I
know exactly what I want
…”

“
Here
we go,
”
Jett whispered. He
then looked at Lena. He cupped her face. His hands were bloody. His shoulder was
still on fire.
“
You
’
re fucking amazing, Lena. Brave.
Strong. Beautiful. The exact kind of woman I need to keep my in life.
”

“
I
’
ll stab you if you get out of
line,
”
Lena said with a
grin.

“
Hey,
”
Miller said to both of them.
“
We
’
ve
been wanting to meet with Georgie for years. And you managed to pull it off.
You want to hang around and put up with this asshole, Lena?
”
Miller put a hand to Jett
’
s back.
“
Then he
’
s
all yours.
”

“
He
’
s all mine,
”
Lena said.

They stared at each other again.

Jett kissed Lena and she tasted
just as good as the first time.

“
I
need to get you back to my place,
”
Jett said.
“
Show you what
the start of forever feels like.
”

“
I
think you need a hospital first,
”
Lena said and gently touched his shoulder.

Jett gritted through the pain.
“
Yeah, right. Whatever gets me in
a bed with you.
”

“
Did
someone say hospital?
”
Blaine asked.
“
Nurses? I
’
m ready
…”

“
What
about Stacey?
”
Gaige asked.

“
She
can come too,
”
Blaine said.
“
The more, the merrier. My
cock is big enough
…”