Page 34 of Property of Raider
Being a prospect, he isn’t allowed in church.
“Twitch, get to the fucking point,” Terro waves him on.
“Right, right,” he nods.“I know you are looking for the guys who are trafficking women in the area.As I was watching them, I noticed really beautiful women coming in and out of this house.Well, several houses, the first couple I didn’t think anything of them because they are large fancy houses but what I found strange is the fact some of the woman would go into the big fancy houses and either never come back out, get carried out, or look a mess when they stumbled out.So, one night I followed a woman leaving the house to this run-down crack house.”
“Holy shit!You found the stupid motherfuckers?”Mercy stands, storming over to him and slamming him against the wall just outside the door.
“I don’t know.Let me finish.”Twitch stares the man down unflinchingly, and I give him credit for it.
Mercy lets him go, taking a step back to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Blender, blocking the doorway.Knowing that this can get out of hand quickly, I stand, pushing past the brothers.Walking into the great room, I check who’s in there.Charlie and Ainsley are sitting on the couch together watching TV.There are a couple of club bunnies playing pool and drinking at the bar.Pecker Head is drinking at the bar, glaring in our direction.I don’t see Rusher anywhere, and my chest grows tight with concern.
“Where is the boy?”I demand.
Charlie looks back at me with a sad, soft smile.“He is in his room.Has been since he got back from practice.”
The squeeze in my chest loosens just a touch.“Clear out!We need the room.”
Charlie and Ainsley grin at each other before standing.Ainsley smiles over at Mercy, whose only acknowledgment that he saw her is a slight softening of his eyes.The club bunnies all perk up at the sound of my voice, turning to strut toward us.
“I said clear the motherfucking room,” I roar, not in the mood to deal with their shit today.
Charlie grabs Ainsley's hand, smiling.“Let’s get Rusher and go for a swim.I know he could use some air and relaxation.”
“Oh, that would be amazing!”The women wave to us, making their way down the hallway toward Rusher’s room.
I see Pecker Head sitting but not moving.“Pecker Head, do you think you don’t have to do what I fucking tell you?”
He spins around on his seat, leaning back with his elbows on the bar.“Well, seeing as you’re moving church into the open, I thought I could join too.”
“Unless you have a fucking member patch on that cut that I don’t know about, get the fuck out of my club,” I growl beyond over all the fucking disrespect in my fucking club.
He’s glare sharpens as he pushes to his feet.“Relic really did see the bigger picture.”
His words are the match that lights the fuse.I explode, rushing him and landing a solid punch to his face.The hit connects, and he drops like a stone, cupping his nose as blood sprays everywhere.When he hits the floor, landing on his knees, I place my boot square in his chest.The man splays out on his back where I apply pressure to his chest, leaning down close to him.
“This is my motherfucking club.You can either fall in line or you can get the fuck out.Just know that when you abandon the club, you will never be allowed to return.You will decide right now—what is it going to be?Are you fucking staying and working to be a brother or are you leaving your cut here to never fucking return?”I hiss as I apply slow, steady pressure to his sternum, where my foot is squarely placed.
I watch the same hate fill his eyes that I had seen that day in Relic.No matter what this man says right now, he will never be one of us.A puzzle piece finally falls into place.
“You,” I ground out, standing to my full height with my foot still on his chest.
Looking around the room, I realize it all adds up.“It’s this motherfucker.He is the goddamn reason that we cannot find the fucking ring.He’s a fucking rat.”
“He was vetted after Relic’s death.That man holds no ties to Relic outside of being a prospect to the club,” Hermes says, stepping out of church.
The man under my foot laughs hysterically.“You stupid motherfuckers have no idea what is going on in your very own territory.Much less be able to actually find all the connections that Relic had.”
“Anvil, Mercy, come get him and put him in the cell until we’re done here,” I tell my brothers, stepping away from the man.
I start pacing the room, letting the others talk quietly amongst themselves.My mind is running with thoughts.Searching my mind’s eye for memories or moments and conversations from the past.Things I wrote off as nothing and unimportant come back to me.Like a key in a door, a fuzzy memory slams into me, nearly bringing me to my knees.
“Raider?Fuck man, are you okay?”Remedy questions as he rushes over to me.
“I need to see the boy,” I tell him, looking up at my longest friend.“I think I’ve finally figured it all out.”
“This is about to get very ugly, isn’t it?”he murmurs, shaking his head before turning.“Blitz, go grab the boy.”
Blitz heads off when I call out to him, “Give me about ten minutes before sending him in.”
