Page 77 of Maddox
But I can’t entertain such things. I might go mad if I do.
Instead, after about an hour of twiddling my damn thumbs, I hear the low rumble of a motorcycle and turn.
I’m parked beneath a tree two trailers down and behind a rusty old truck that conceals me from the other side of the street.
Still, if these assholes pass, they’re bound to see me.
The distinct roar of straight exhaust pipes sends a trickle of awareness down my spine as the two men stop before Delaney’s trailer and dismount.
Fuck me. Is that who I think it is? Why are two Aces brothers paying a visit to Delaney’s dad?
Frozen, I watch as they bang on the door and wish that I was closer to see the lazy fucker’s face.
Once the two men disappear inside, I consider my options. We’ve been hunting down these assholes one by one.
Delaney has never mentioned the Aces but why would she?
If she doesn’t know about the bad beef between us or what her dad is affiliated with, it wouldn’t occur to her.
Still, I can’t let it go. The Aces are slippery fuckers. As nomads they don’t stay in one place for long which makes it harder to pin them down.
We’ve had our fair share of scuffles, but it’s been years in the making and we’re still trying to get to Ice but the asshole refuses to show his face and that’s the man we’re ultimately gunning for.
He’s responsible for Mom’s death and I’ve waited and watched, knowing the opportunity to finally get him would come. Delaney’s dad may be the key.
Pops is worried about the psycho out there killing our women and rightfully so but if this drunk asshole has answers, we may be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Resolved, I pull away and head back down the lane. It sticks in my craw to leave knowing there’s two Aces here for the taking but I figure coming back better armed and prepared is the wiser course of action.
Is Delaney’s dad doing dirty work for the Aces? Or does it go deeper than that?
What’s he doing hanging out in Omega Heights?
Last I heard, Ice, the Smokin’ Aces president doesn’t take kindly to people leaving the fold. I can’t say I blame this douche though because those fuckers are scum, but in this world, you don’t exit the brotherhood unless it’s in a body bag.
Does Delaney know who her dad is?
I’m fucking tired and seriously confused when I get back to the clubhouse.
The first person I see is Romeo. He nods from where he’s sitting out back, a sweet butt writhing on his lap and I ask, “You seen Pops?”
“He’s out back.”
“Thanks.”
I find Pops behind the main building standing before the rickety old cabin that Doc used to stay in.
Unfortunately, Doc passed away a few weeks ago. We had a raging party for the man, the last of the founding brothers of the Shadow Saints MC.
It was both a solemn event and a party that will live in Infamy, which is how Doc would’ve wanted it. He’ll be missed but he knew that life moves on.
“Thinkin’ about tearing this down,” Pops says when I stop beside him.
This is the last of the cabins that were here when the Saints bought the property.
According to Pops, this is also where many of the newer generation, including myself, were born.
I’m not much into nostalgia but it seems a waste to destroy the last of what the founding brothers had.
