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I stared at the man lying next to me.Never would I have imagined wanting to be intimate with someone or trusting them as much as I trusted Spider.He’d changed my life.My emotions were all over the place lately, but I had just thought it was the surging hormones from my pregnancy.Maybe it was more.Was I starting to fall in love with Spider?
I’d never experienced love before.I had no idea what it looked like or felt like.The love I felt for my sisters was different from what I felt for Spider, but that seemed logical enough.They were my family, my blood.Spider was a man who made my senses come alive, made my body beg for his attention.I was either just deeply in lust with my husband, or I loved him.He hadn’t signed up for that, so I would keep those thoughts to myself unless things changed.Maybe one day it would be the right time to tell him.But that day wasn’t today.
Chapter Seven
Spider
Three damn weeks of sitting on my ass.Even worse, other than the one day Luciana had surprised me with a blow job that had ended with some of the best sex I’d ever experienced, she’d refused to touch me other than holding my hand or giving me a gentle hug.She’d called in Dread, and I’d been read the riot act on taking better care of myself when it looked like the wound in my back was getting infected.He’d injected me with antibiotics and given me a bottle of pills.Little did my wife realize I’d been given the all clear this morning.She was in for a surprise later.
Fox sat across the kitchen table from me, sipping a cup of coffee as I toyed with one of my own.Having to sit on the sidelines while my club took care of business was starting to piss me off.I was the Goddamn President.I should be out there knocking heads together, not stuck in this house.Despite the fact I was technically healed enough to resume normal activities, I was a little concerned about leaving Luciana for too long.I’d seen the fear in her eyes when I’d been shot and I didn’t want to put her through that again so soon, and if I went after her father then I probably wouldn’t make it out completely unscathed.
“The Chaos Killers had two chapters in Missouri, not one like we’d thought.As of last night, both have been wiped out.We sent a clear message to any others in the surrounding areas that retaliation wouldn’t be tolerated and they would meet the same fate if they fucked with us,” Fox said.
“Any word from Casper VanHorne?Fucker is ghosting me.”
“From what I’ve gathered, he’s gone dark.Even Torch and Isabella haven’t heard anything.I’ve put out some feelers to see if there’s movement on Mateo Gomez, but so far, the man seems to be in business as usual.Whatever Casper is up to, it either doesn’t involve Gomez, or he’s being so fucking discreet there’s not so much as a whisper about it.”
“And knowing Casper, that’s a good possibility,” I said.
“Look, Pres.I know it sucks being housebound, and if you didn’t have a pregnant wife then no one would say a word about you resuming your duties.”
“But I do have a pregnant wife,” I said.
“Yes, and the club is starting to like Luciana.A lot.They don’t want to upset her or Violeta.And if Luciana is upset, then so is Violeta.They’ve been through hell but seem to be settling into life here, and I’d even go so far as to say they’re happy.No one wants to fuck that up.”Fox blew out a breath.“I know Dread gave you the all clear, but I just think you should take some extra time.”
“I’ll think about it.A few days wouldn’t hurt, but anything beyond that is out of the question.I’d expected to see more of Violeta.She doesn’t come visit Luciana that much,” I said.
“Probably because Rocket freaks the hell out when he can’t find her.”Fox smiled a little.“I know she’s young, too young for a relationship, but don’t be surprised if he claims her one day.He’s an even bigger watchdog with her than he was over Rhianon, and you know how protective he felt about his sister.Maybe it’s because Rhianon died, but something tells me that isn’t it.”
“Any word on Sofia?I’m sure Saint is taking good care of her, but he seemed less than pleased about having her around his daughter.”
Fox shook his head.“I haven’t asked, and the few times I’ve spoken to Torch he hasn’t volunteered the information.”
“Just wondered if either of them are pregnant like Luciana.The way Violeta reacted when asked about it makes me think at least one of them is.”
Fox hesitated and that was enough to tell me something had happened.
“What?”I asked.
“Violetawaspregnant.”
“Was?”I asked.
“She miscarried.It’s part of why Rocket is keeping her on such a tight leash.If she’s out of his sight, he tracks her down.He found her in the bathroom floor, bleeding all over the damn place.No one said anything to Luciana or you.Didn’t want to cause either of you more stress than you’re already under.She’s fine, and it looks like she can still have kids if she wants them in the future.”
“What kind of fucking monster rapes and tortures girls?And then gets them pregnant?”I asked.“I want Mateo Gomez to pay, as well as any men who hurt those girls.”
“The club is behind you on that one hundred percent.And I know the Dixie Reapers feel the same.I do find it a little odd that Gomez supposedly sent his girls here as a way to make an alliance with the clubs, and yet none of us have heard from him.Shouldn’t he have at least checked in by now?”Fox asked.
He was right.I’d thought the same thing, that something seemed off.The man sent his daughters here to smooth things over, create a bond with the clubs, and yet he hadn’t called to check on the girls or ask for a single favor.Men like Gomez would strike while the iron was hot.It was unsettling and made me wonder what sort of trouble was on the horizon for us.If he’d planned to use his daughters as moles, I had a feeling it had backfired on him.I didn’t see either Luciana or Violeta volunteering information to their father or ever wanting to speak to the man again.
I sipped my coffee and thought about what our next move should be.I didn’t have a way to reach Gomez on my own, but it didn’t mean that he wasn’t doing business stateside.Something I could interfere with, even on a small scale.Maybe not enough to point a gun in the club’s direction, but enough to irritate the man and make him slip up.I wanted him to contact us, wanted a way to reach him.Then I’d string him up by his balls and exact revenge for the hell he’d put his daughters through over the years.
“Find out where his shipments are going here in the US,” I said.“And I want to know who’s handling them.”
“You going to steal the man’s drugs?”Fox asked.
“Among other things.I don’t think he’s just dealing drugs.That might be what he’s importing into our country, but something has to be going out and I’m betting it’s more than money.Have Surge check the missing persons’ reports and see if there’s an uptick since Gomez came into power.”
