Page 65 of Cage's Fall

Guns were all pulled at the same time. Aaron has his at N’s head. I had mine at F’s head. N and F, were loaded and had their guns pointed at Aaron. F was slowly moving his gun from me to Aaron.

“Boys why don’t you just tell Aaron why you want to talk to me?” Autumn said and then her hand went on F’s gun, and she forced him to lower it.

“Aaron, it’s fine really.”

His eyes flickered to Autumn. “What’s it about?”

“Business,” Autumn replied. “If you are that interested in it you can sit in on it,” she said. And I wanted to know when the fuck she had business with N and F.

Aaron looked at me. I knew I had done wrong by her, but I didn’t want her getting into trouble. After all, the fall from this gangster lifestyle usually involved bullets.

“Cage and I’ll sit in,” Aaron said, putting his gun in his holster.

He knew I wanted in and this was him giving me the opportunity. But if Autumn didn’t want me there, I wouldn’t fucking put myself there. I watched her reaction. She just shrugged her shoulders.

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No amount of apologizes was going to get her to forgive me. But as she sat next to F, I wanted to fucking beg her to take me back.

I didn’t deserve her, and I kept reminding myself that as she sat with F.

“So, what’s your business?” Aaron said, lighting up a cigarette.

“I own the gym, right?” Autumn said, and Aaron nodded his head.

“Technically the club does,” I added. Seeing as Aaron wouldn’t speak up and my gut was telling me she was up to something.

“Yes, but I run it, right?” She looked at me with no hate or hurt in her eyes. I nodded my head. She was right, she did run it.

“Well, I’ve decided to move into the steroids business,” she said simply. Oh so simply.

“Like fuck you have!” I growled. “You ain’t getting mixed up in their shit.” I pointed at the twins.

“They’re supplying. I’m distributing it,” she shrugged.

I was furious. One. That she was putting her life and her freedom on the line. Didn’t she realize she could go to prison for this shit! Two. She was acting like I was nothing. No dirty looks. No hurt in her eyes. Nothing. She couldn’t give a fuck if I was here or not. Made me think that Holly was right. Autumn didn’t care. She was fine.

“Clubs running drugs through the gym,” I said calmly, gaining her attention. I just needed to keep my shit together. “How do we know that this operation won’t be stealing business from us?”

“Gym junkies want to get high, but they’re there at the gym to get fit. Build muscle. Look tough. Don’t worry I’m not stealing business from the club.” She looked from me to Aaron. “As for Dad’s approval, he knows I’d never earn straight. That’s that.”

“I’m pretty sure he would have an opinion on this.” I was dead set sure that Hawk wouldn’t let this happen.

“I’m doing it,” she did with confidence while looking me dead in the eyes. “I didn’t have to tell you, but I did.”

“You could go to prison for this, if you’re caught” I wanted to give her a reality check.

A smirk spread across her lips. “It’s not a prison. It’s building connections.” She sighed. “Look if the club is really against this. I’ll buy another gym and deal there.”

Aaron and I shared a look. We both agreed in that moment, that having a look over Autumn’s shoulders was in her best interest and ours.

“Club takes a cut,” I said, it was instinct to make sure everyone was paying their way as Enforcer.

She nodded, giving me a smile. A fucking smile!

“I know. Already secured the club twenty percent. It’s one of my overheads.”

Then N and F, started talking about the first shipment. I wanted to know how she got brought into N and F’s drugs. I wanted to know her connection to F mainly.

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