Page 31 of Finish Line
“You got it, Prez.”
I hang up the phone and toss it on the table. What the fuck could the package be?
“Everything good, Pops?” Shadow asks.
“Yeah, all good,” I reply. “How was your night?”
He tenses for a split second, puttin’ me on edge a bit. “It was chill. I had London keepin’ me company all night.”
I shake my head with a laugh. “Careful of that one, son.”
London prefers Riders, but Clutch is the only one officially without an Ol’ Lady, but even he won’t give her the time of day. She’s the queen of startin’ drama around here.
“Nothin’ to worry about there. She’s just a way to get my dick wet.” He grins like the fuckin’ Cheshire Cat. “Plus, she’s good with her mouth.”
“Son, you’ve been locked up for ten years. I don’t think you’d know good if it slapped you across the face,” I chuckle.
Before he can respond, the prospects pull up in front of the clubhouse.
“Go help them unpack groceries,” I order Shadow.
“Ay-ay, Captain.” He gives me a two-finger salute and moves toward the van. Athena laughs beside me.
I smile at her. “What’s so funny, darlin’?”
“Him, the two of you,” she says. “I like watching you interact with the brothers, but it’s different with Shadow since he’s your son.”
Buzz hops out of the van when Shadow opens it and walks toward me, handing me the box. It’s about a foot long and four or five inches wide.
“Here’s your box. I left Prospect Pete at the guard tower,” he tells me.
“Thanks, Buzz.” I pull out my pocketknife and slice the tape open. When I pull the box open, my blood runs ice cold. Athena gasps beside me.
Inside the box is a single blue rose lying on a bed of red Starbursts. The rose has to be from Athena’s ex, but how the fuck would he know about the Starbursts?
“Athena, do you have a picture of your ex?” I ask with my eyes still glued to the box.
“No . . . no, I don’t,” she stutters. “But I could find his Facebook.”
“I’m gonna need you to give Tech every piece of information you have on him. We’re gonna find this asshole,” I tell her.
“Okay,” she says, nodding her head.
“Tech!” I shout, walking into the clubhouse.
“What’s up, Prez?” he calls from over by the pool tables.
“I got a job for you. Now,” I say. He walks toward Athena and me while we walk toward the hall to go to his room where his computer is set up.
“What do ya got for me?” he asks, unlocking his door and lettin’ us in.
“We need to track down Athena’s ex and fast. This fucker needs to be dealt with,” I tell him.
“Should be pretty easy.” He looks to Athena. “Tell me everything you got.”
She sits in the chair next to him and starts tellin’ him everything she knows. If anyone can find this prick, it’ll be Tech.
“Alright, I got all my programs up and runnin’. As soon as I get a hit, I’ll let you know,” Tech says.
