Blind Devotion (15 page)

She liked the thought of him fucking her more than
going to discuss Kenneth. Her stepfather always ruined the fun. Sasha hated his
intrusion in her life. There were times she truly believed she’d never get him
out of her life.

Pussy took the lead, holding her hand and moving her
downstairs. She held onto the banister and his hand like they were lifelines,
which they were. Slowly, she moved downstairs with his aid.

She heard the rumbling of voices as they were all
talking. Some were laughing, while others clearly didn’t find anything amusing.

Once they were inside the room, silence fell.

“Come on then. I’ve not got all day to listen to
this,” Devil said. “My woman is tucked up in bed because of your fucking
husband.”

Sasha winced, wanting to go to her mother.

“Don’t. She needs to realize how bad he is.” Pussy
held her tight to him. His fingers stroked her stomach through her clothing.
She loved the way he touched her. He moved his touch to under her shirt. Pussy
touched skin, and she felt like electricity had exploded all over her body.
Closing her eyes, she tried to focus on what was happening in front of her. She
couldn’t. His touch took her mind away from the problems they were all facing.

She wished they were alone and she’d get to touch him
without fear of anyone watching.

“Tell us what’s going on,” Devil said. His harsh voice
cut through her fantasy bringing her straight back to the reality of her
situation.

“I don’t know everything.”

“Then tell us what you do know,” Death said.

Sasha was getting good at recognizing people by their
voices alone.

“Kenneth’s planning his retirement. He’s getting all
the funding together so that he doesn’t have to worry about money at all.” Her
mother sighed. “He’s planning on having Sasha killed so that he can take me
with him. The blindness upped the stakes for him as she can meet an accident
without anyone knowing the truth. The last four years have been a façade. He’s
been showing the town how loving and loyal he is toward Sasha so no one would
ever suspect him of killing her or organizing for her to be hit. I heard him
talking to Frederick, the guy outside. He’s got some paperwork to finish
filling out, and then he can leave. Frederick gets the main seat on the Piston
County chair, funds the town—”

“And turns it into his own backyard of distribution,”
Devil said, finishing off her mother’s sentence.

“I don’t know what’s going on. I really wish I did,
but I don’t. I only know that Kenneth has organized the sale of over ten
warehouses in the surrounding area of Piston County,” her mother said.

“He’s taking over the entire town,” Ripper said.

There was silence after that.

“Guys, take your women away. We need to make a call
and then deal with the problem at hand,” Devil said.

“Come on, baby. Don’t fight me on this.” Pussy took
her hand, leading her back upstairs.

“It’s bad, isn’t it?” Sasha asked. She didn’t need to
be able to see to understand bad shit was going to happen.

“Yes, it’s bad. I’ve got to go and deal with this.
Your mother will take care of you. Have a bath, relax, soak, and I’ll be up
when it’s all over.” Pussy opened his door, leading her inside.

“I didn’t want to cause trouble,” her mother said.

“You’re not. You’re helping us. We’re going to help
you. You’re not going to die, and we’re not going to let Kenneth take my woman
away. I’ll kill the bastard myself before I let that happen.” He kissed her
cheek. “Stay here. Don’t leave.”

The door closed behind him, leaving her alone.

“He seems like a good man. Everyone believes they’re
monsters, but they’re not. They’re all good men, I see it.” Her mother kept
talking.

“I love him, Mom.”

“Good, because I’ve got a feeling he’s in love with
you.”

“No, he’s not. Pussy doesn’t do love. I don’t mind.”

“Honey, you can’t see him to know what he’s like when
he’s looking at you. Believe me, he’s in love with you, and he’s not going to
let anything happen to you.”

Sasha wanted to argue but decided against it. She
liked the thought of him being in love with her.

****

Frederick stared out of his hotel room sipping a glass
of expensive brandy. Everything was coming together. Soon he’d own the states
from Piston County through to Fort Wills. He already had a stake in Vegas as
well. Ned Walker, Eva’s father, was going to be next on his list. No one was
going to be able to touch him. He’d have the cops, the Feds, and any type of
government agency eating out of the palm of his hand because they couldn’t do a
single thing to stop him.

Tiny, Devil, and Ned were all cogs in this world. They
were big in their own little towns and cities, but when it came to the big
leagues, they were still little fishes who could be squashed. Frederick had
watched them for years, pretending to know the kind of shit they needed to in
order to get by.
Little drug runs here or there, a few bonus
hits on the stock market to keep funds flowing legally.

He knew the real way to make money was through fear.
No one knew how to challenge him as there was nothing he held dear. The women
he fucked were a convenience that he used to scratch an itch. When he was done
with women, he either gave them to business associates as part of a deal or got
one of his men to kill them.

For many years he’d wondered about taking over this
place. He’d watched many people try and fail to take over Fort Wills and then
try to take out Chaos Bleeds and The Skulls. Everyone failed to do anything or
even put a dent in their lives.

It was a challenge that he could no longer turn down. Tiny
and Devil could be beaten, and he was going to show them all how to do it.

“Boss, what’s going on?” Ronald asked.

Frederick smiled. “Nothing is going on. We’re going to
be setting up business in a matter of time.”

“I’ve got word that
Tiny’s
planning on taking out your guy in the force. The one you’re paying to make
life difficult,” Ronald said.

“That’s fine. I’ve got plans in place for everyone.”
Frederick sipped at his drink.

“What do you mean?”

“For every person Tiny or Devil kill, one of their own
will die. Tiny lays a hand on my
men,
he loses one of
his men, his wife, or his kid. Murphy and Tate seem like a good target.” He
smiled thinking about the brass bitch that was
Tiny’s
spawn. “Let him attack. The moment he does, I click a button, and he loses one.
I don’t know when or how, but it will be soon.”

He’d put everything in place. His men were all around
Piston County and Fort Wills. No one knew when he’d strike. Chaos Bleeds and
The Skulls were ending with him. Frederick was going to show all the people who
had failed that it was in fact possible to own the two towns. It just took careful
planning to get the job done.

Chapter Nine

“What are you trying to say?” Tiny asked. They had The
Skulls on speaker phone, and all the crew was present to hear it.

“Frederick is screwing with us. This is not about
taking over as a partner or even as a business. He’s going to get rid of us,
Tiny.” Devil ran a hand over his face.
Pussy’s president
looked tired and worn out with this latest revelation.

“How do you know this woman heard the truth? For all
you know her hearing is as bad as her choices.”

Letting out a sigh, Pussy saw all of his brothers
agreed with Tiny. “She’s drugged and addicted to alcohol, but she loves her
daughter, Tiny. I’ll vouch for her. She’s telling the truth about Kenneth.” He
looked at all of the men. “Didn’t you guys see it in Kenneth’s eyes? He threw a
brick through a window. If he’s not got something planned then I’m a fucking
idiot. There is more to this than meets the eye.”

“I fucked up, and we’re all dealing with Frederick,”
Curse said. “I don’t think this is anything other than a business relationship.
We can’t control what a stepfather wants to do. This is being blown out of
proportion.”

“He killed Ashley. She was a business partner to us,”
Pussy said.

“She was also gathering information for us,” Devil
said, speaking up. “Tiny, I’m telling you, man, trust me on this. We’re going
to regret letting this lie if you don’t believe me.”

“You’ve not actually said anything,” Tiny said.

“He’s going to kill us all.” Devil’s words rang
throughout the whole room.

“What?” Pussy asked, frowning. When did that
conclusion get jumped to? Pussy liked living. He’d only just found Sasha, and
he wasn’t going to die trying.

“Think about it. He starts here with Curse taking out
that fucker Dale. We’re doing the transport shit of his business, moving
whatever he wants. Then, he just happens to come to Fort Wills. Butch’s past
with him. This has got to have been planned, Tiny. Frederick Gonzalez is not
looking to do business with two small MCs. We don’t have the manpower that he
needs.” Devil was pacing the office. “Where he comes from we’re two little fish
in a whole fucking ocean. He doesn’t want us. He wants the towns that link us
all up in between.”

“Where are you going with this, boss?” Death asked.

“Frederick has a plan. He’s too intelligent not to
have a plan. Think about it. What do you do when you can own part of a state?”

“You take out the competition and set up shop.” Tiny
spoke up over the line.

“This has nothing to do with us. Frederick is gaining
ground on our soil. He’s setting up shops, warehouses, distribution, girls,
guns
. You name it, he’s running it. All of us will be in his
pocket. We’re expendable, and no one can do anything about it.”

“For all of those who feel a little slow, raise your
hand and ask how he can do this?” Snake asked.

“He’s not running it. Frederick has a lot of little
people, like us, to get caught. We’re expendable, and when he no longer needs
us, he pops us off,” Pussy said. “He’s playing cat and mouse, only we’re the
mouse and he’s the cat that’s hiding in the long grass out by the field waiting
to catch us one by one.”

Devil nodded. “He’s got the means of putting us away
for a long time. Our families are in danger, Tiny. We’ve got to come up with a
plan to take this fucker out. I’m sick and tired of waiting.”

“Alex has gone to Vegas. Ned’s fighters are being
attacked, Devil. Whatever is happening, he’s going after Ned now as well.” Tiny
sounded awful. “Fuck, this is getting complicated.”

“We’ll meet up, and we’ll talk it out,” Devil said.

“Yeah, I think we should come to you this time.
Something is going on in Fort Wills. I don’t trust a meeting here. We’ll come
to you, and we’ll talk then.” Tiny hung up the phone.

Frowning, Pussy saw Devil wasn’t expecting that.

“What’s that all about?” Pussy asked.

“I don’t know. Until further notice I want you all to
stick to the clubhouse. All of us are staying around. I don’t want to risk one
of us dying because I wasn’t cautious enough with you all,” Devil said, looking
at each of them in turn.

They all nodded. As they made their way out of the
office, Pussy stayed behind to speak to Devil.

“What’s the matter?” Devil
asked,
when they were both alone.

“I’m going to kill Homer when I next see him.”

Devil looked up at him. “Good.”

“You’re not going to argue with me. Tell me that I
need to keep my shit together because of Gonzalez?” Pussy folded his arms. He
knew Devil, had served with the Chaos Bleeds crew for a long time.

“No, I’m not.”

“Why?”

“Because
Gonzalez never had any intention of keeping Ashley alive.
I should have seen it. However, I was trying to make sure our club
stayed alive long enough to deal with him. He’s upped the ante on our lives.
I’m not going to allow him to take over our town, ruin my club, and hurt my
woman. We’re going to fight back, if it’s the last thing I do for this club.”

Devil stared back at him.

“Are you going to take out Kenneth?”

“The fucker threw a brick at my clubhouse, and it hit
my woman. Kenneth’s on borrowed time. For the past few months we’ve been acting
like a bunch of pussies facing off the school bully.” Devil took a deep breath
and smiled. “I hate bullies. I’ve never liked them. It’s time for us to be
grown ass men. We’re not sitting down and taking shit anymore. Frederick can go
and fuck himself if he thinks I’m some kind of lapdog. I suggest you do the
same.”

Devil walked past him, leaving him stood alone in the
office. Glancing around the office, Pussy finally felt free. For the past few
months they’d been trying to deal with Gonzalez’s demands whereas now, they
were going to take the fight to him.

He breathed easier. Closing the office door, he headed
up to his room. Opening the door he found Sasha’s mother tapping her leg. She
needed to go somewhere as otherwise it was going to get a whole lot messier.