RUTHLESS HOLD (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (34 page)

“
You
’
re going to put your ass on the
line for what?
”

“
Look
at my fucking face, man. I want to see them suffer. Those two bitches need to
die. Okay? Then I ride off and go where I belong. Outlaw. If I have to ask for
something, I want protection. I want to be able to make one phone call and know
my ass is covered.
”

“
Always
something,
”
Ripper said.
“
Don
’
t fuck with me on this. I will kill you.
”

Trev slowly rose up. He opened his
arms.
“
Search me. Shoot me.
I don
’
t give a fuck,
Ripper. I
’
m trying to do
right here. By the MC.
”

That was the first part of truth
Trev had said since getting to the charter.

“
I
want to do this today,
”
Ripper said.

“
Today?
Damn, brother.
”

“
Why
wait?
”

“
What
about your side deal? They need any attention?
”

“
You
like this deal,
”
Ripper
said.
“
Finally, someone
shows interest. I
’
m
actually meeting up with an associate in about three hours. Just to shake hands
on a couple things. I can
’
t
tell you what because I don
’
t
fucking trust you. But I will let you shadow the run.
”

“
Are
you going to shoot me and call it ambush?
”
Trev asked.

Ripper laughed.
“
You sick fucker. Don
’
t piss me off and you won
’
t end up like Giovanni.
”

Trev smiled.
“
That
’
s a bold move, Ripper. Knocking off one of your
own.
”

“
He
was weak. Stupid Italian boy. I only patched him thinking his family could
assist. They
’
re too
straight, long out of the game. But the O
’
Nuall
family
…
they didn
’
t like Giovanni
…”

And there it was.

A double confession.

Trev had the confession to Giovanni
’
s murder and the confession to
the O
’
Nuall family. Now he
just needed to make a call to Miller and then put a bullet in the back of
Ripper
’
s head.

“
Good
for you,
”
Trev said.
“
Standing your ground. It
’
s time for a change.
”

Ripper stepped toward Trev. It felt
like Ripper hadn
’
t blinked
once or looked away from Trev.

“
We
’
re not done yet here,
”
Ripper said.

“
No?
”

Ripper clamped a hand down on Trev
’
s shoulder.
“
How do I know you
’
re not digging on me? Huh? Going
to run back to Miller like a bitch? How do I know Jenn hasn
’
t wrapped those pretty lips of
hers around your dick and sucked you dry?
”

“
Again,
look at my face.
”

“
Anyone
could do that,
”
Ripper
said.
“
I know that Jasper
has been fucking Jenn. That bitch can
’
t
keep her legs shut.
”

“
Damn.
VP fucking your old lady. Not good.
”

“
It
’
s not. You
’
re going to fix it.
”

“
Me?
”

“
Yeah.
Show me I can trust you, Trev.
”

“
What
do you need?
”

Ripper grinned.
“
You
’
re going to kill Jasper.
If not, I
’
m
going to kill you.
”

*

Trev now had a gun. He had ammo,
too. Ripper had armed the man sent to kill him. But Trev also had a mission. He
had to kill Jasper.

He walked to the bar and Ripper
gave a nod. Ripper butted his way into a pool game, taking a stick from Austin.

“
Where
the fuck is Jasper?
”
Ripper
asked.

“
In
his room,
”
Max said.

“
Jerking
off again?
”
Ripper asked.
“
Or crying over Giovanni?
”

Nobody responded.

Ripper leaned down and buried a
ball into a pocket.

Trev climbed up to the bar and
nodded at West.

“
Funny
to see you here,
”
West
said.
“
Bloody and alone.
”

“
My
club turned on me,
”
Trev
said. He then winked.

“
Let
me get you a drink.
”

West poured a drink and put a
napkin next to the glass. Under it, Trev saw a pen. West then gave a quick nod.
The old man wasn
’
t stupid.
He knew something big was going to go down. West walked away to block the view
of Ripper.

Trev took the pen from under the
napkin and wrote a note.

Need to shoot Jasper. Won
’
t kill him. Taking Ripper
away. Time for change. Get towels. Do not send the guys.

Trev then flicked the pen to the
other side of the bar. He took a drink of his beer and put it down. He looked
around and lifted his hand to his face and purposely knocked the glass over.

“
Goddammit,
”
he growled and jumped back,
putting his hand on the napkin with the note.

West rushed to Trev
’
s aide, slapping a towel on the
bar.

“
Miss
your fucking mouth?
”
West
asked.

“
Fuck
yourself, old man,
”
Trev
said.

He slid the napkin to West and West
took it.

Trev then turned and walked away.

He walked toward the back and went
down the hallway. Ripper had given him the directions to Jasper
’
s room.

Trev approached and heard a
groaning sound. He rolled his eyes, knowing things always had to get more
complicated. He knocked on the door.

“
Fuck
off!
”
Jasper yelled.

Trev knocked again, harder.

“
I
said fuck off, asshole!
”

Trev had no choice but to bust in.

He opened the door and drew his
gun.

Jasper had some woman bent over the
bed, fucking her. He kept fucking her, getting in three more hard thrusts
before the woman realized there was a gun pointed at them. She let out a scream
and jumped forward.

Jasper turned and yelled,
“
Holy fuck.
”

Trev shut the door and hurried to
Jasper. The woman started to scream.

“
Shut
up!
”
Trev bellowed at her.
He looked at Jasper.
“
Ripper
wants me to kill you, brother. We need to play this out.
”

“
What?
”

“
He
knows about Jenn. I have to kill you or else he
’
s
going to kill me.
”
Trev
nodded to the woman.
“
Get
the whore out of here.
”

“
Go,
baby,
”
Jasper said.
“
Now.
”

The woman scrambled off the bed,
picking up her pants. She hurried out of the room.

“
Pick
up your pants,
”
Trev said.

“
What
the fuck are you going to do?
”

“
I
’
m going to put a bullet in each
shoulder,
”
Trev said.
“
You
’
re going to fall into the bathroom. Smash your head
off the mirror. Fall into the shower and roll up in the shower curtain. Get blood
everywhere. And then don
’
t
fucking move until West comes to get you.
”

“
West?
”

“
He
knows what I
’
m doing.
”

“
What
the fuck
…”

“
Now,
”
Trev said.
“
It has to look real.
”

Jasper nodded.
“
Okay.
”
He stepped into the middle of the floor.

Trev pulled the trigger and shot
the wall. He then lunged to the right and pulled out two dressers and dumped
the clothes on the floor. He swung the gun to the left and smashed against the
mirror above the dresser.

Then he looked at Jasper and
nodded.

Please don
’
t fuck this up, Trev
…
don
’
t shoot him in the wrong
spot and actually kill him
…

Trev aimed and fired.

__

twenty-seven.

“
Any
word from Trev yet?
”

“
No,
ma
’
am,
”
the prospect said.
“
I don
’
t think so.
”

“
Where
’
s Blaine or Gaige?
”

Eden saw Gaige appear in the
doorway. Behind her came Blaine. Then Miller.

“
Uh,
hey,
”
Eden said.

“
You,
”
Gaige said to the prospect.
“
Fuck off.
”

The prospect put the bag on the
table and left.

Miller pointed to the bag.
“
Tell me that
’
s the truth.
”

“
It
is,
”
Eden said.
“
I guess. I think.
”

“
More
kids in the clubhouse,
”
Blaine said.

“
Christ,
”
Gaige said.
“
Emily is all over my ass about
having a baby as it is. She
’
s
going to rip my balls off if this is true.
”

“
She
won
’
t get a kid then,
”
Miller said with a smile.

“
Did
you hear from Trev?
”
Eden
asked.

“
Not
yet. He
’
s fine, I
’
m sure of it. We have scenarios
all played out. If he doesn
’
t
check in at a certain time, we send guys up north. We have meeting spots. It
all depends on how fast this can go down.
”

“
Weeks?
Days?
”

Blaine winked.
“
How about today?
”

“
Today?
One day?
”

“
If
Ripper confesses, it
’
s
over,
”
Gaige said.
“
That
’
s all we
’
re
looking for. We need the evidence.
”

“
So
the death is justified, sweetie,
”
Jenn said.
“
It
’
s all part of the club.
”

“
You
know your shit, Jenn,
”
Blaine said.

“
I
’
ve got more years in this than
you have little pubes hanging off your sack,
”
Jenn said.

Everyone laughed.

Blaine
’
s jaw dropped.

Eden had never seen Blaine so
quiet.

“
Take
the test,
”
Miller said.
“
We need good news.
”

“
Excuse
me?
”
Eden asked.

“
While
we
’
re here,
”
Miller said.
“
Come on. Don
’
t let us down.
”

Eden looked around. There was no
arguing them. They were bigger, tougher, and they were the ones protecting her.
Plus, if her pregnancy could bring some kind of good vibes to everyone, then it
was worth it. It wasn
’
t
like she had to piss in front of everyone.

“
Okay,
”
Eden said.

She grabbed the plastic bag and
walked away.

Once in the bathroom, she dropped
her pants and sat on the toilet. She opened the pregnancy test and couldn
’
t believe this was happening.
Then again, what did she think would happen? From the second she let Trev
inside her body without protection, this was a possibility. She did, however,
think that Trev would be here for it. To share the excitement. To share the
nervousness. Instead, Eden stuck the stick down between her legs and she
wondered what kind of life she was going to live as a single mother. Yeah, she
’
d have the MC behind her, but
what would that do? Her life had been flipped around so many times since
meeting Trev it was hard to figure which way was right side up.