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twenty-one
.

 

Jake watched Apollo peel the cloth
from his face, revealing an open gash. Apollo

s
eye was already swelling. His left arm was ripped up, the left leg of his jeans
torn open, showing a mix of cut up skin, blackness from the road and getting
burned by his own ride, and even the blue color of his jeans mixing in it all.


Fuck
this,

Kami growled as he
paced like a hungry lion in a cage.


What
happened?

Keira asked.

Jake already knew what happened.


Cartel
attacked us,

Apollo said
so calmly.

Ran me off the
road and smashed me in the head with a pipe.


Fuck,

Jake said.


They
took the cash,

Kami said.

We

re
back to square one here.


How
did they know?

Keira
asked.


That

s the million dollar question,

Apollo said.

Jake curled his hand tight around
the Rusted Devil MC cut. He tossed it to the table.

I know how.


What?

Kami asked.


I
know how. You need to listen to me right now, Kami. Where does Pitt sleep?


He

s got a room at the back of the
bar,

Apollo said.


Where
is Pitt right now?

Jake
asked.


Not
here,

Kami said.


Good.
Go to his room. I bet you there

s
a disposable phone.


What
the fuck is this?

Kami
asked, eyes already wide.

Keira stepped between Kami and
Jake.

Listen to him, Kami.
Please.

Kami looked back at Apollo.

Apollo nodded.

Go check.

As Kami left, a man stepped into
the room. Jake vaguely remembered the man. He pointed at Jake and asked,

How

s the shoulder?


Hurts,

Jake said.


It

ll heal,

the man said.

Jake realized it was the
veterinarian who had patched him up.

He quickly went to work on Apollo

s face, injecting him with a
local and then stitching the cut above his eye.

Jake watched the door and waited.
He knew the cartel had to be communicating with prepaid phones or something
like it. He figured Pitt would be dumb enough not to trash at least one of the
phones.

When Kami burst back into the room,
he had three phones in his hand. He tossed them to the table.


I
knew it,

Jake said.

Christ. Listen to me, guys, I
saw Petey and Pitt meet with someone. I think they

re working for the cartel. That

s how the information is spread
so fast. Pitt gives the information and Petey takes payment. That

s why
…”

Kami turned and pulled a gun. He
pointed it right at Jake.

The entire room fell silent. Even
the vet working on Apollo stopped stitching.


We

ll finish this later,

Apollo said.

Cut the string and get out, Doc.
You don

t need this.

The vet hurried, hands shaking. He
rushed out of the room and Apollo rose to his feet and crossed his arms.


How
the fuck do you know any of this?

Kami asked.

Jake stared at the gun. Then he
looked to Keira. He now regretted bringing her into this. If bullets were going
to fly, she didn

t need to
see it.

Jake put his hand out toward Keira.

Don

t do this in front of her.


Her?

Kami asked.

Why do you
…”
Kami looked at Keira. Her face
was red.

Oh, fucking shit.
You

re fucking my sister,
bro?


This
has nothing to do with her,

Jake said.

I saw two of
your guys meeting with the cartel. I

m
telling you the truth.


My
guys,

Kami said.

Not our guys? You

re not wearing the cut you
earned and wanted, Jake.


I

m not going to wear that cut,
Kami,

Jake said.

I have my own.


What
the hell does that mean?


I

m patched in with Back Down
Devil MC,

Jake said.

Keira gasped.

Apollo looked like stone.

Kami

s
eyes were wide.

What?


Your
guys were in Frelen, attacking dealers for cash. I was sent up here to see what
was going on. To make sure you weren

t
planning an attack. Or working with the cartel to push near us. I see what

s going on here, man. I

m trying to fucking help. I
could have left before the fight. But I stayed to help this club.


You
fucking piece of shit.

Kami put the gun to Jake

s
forehead.

I

m going to kill you.


Kami,
listen to me. Petey and Pitt are working against your club. They

re going to help take you all
down. I

m willing to help.
I have an idea. You found three disposable phones, man. You see what

s happening. All that cash I won
for your club was stolen. Apollo, your President, was attacked. You have to see
it, Kami. Find out when they

re
meeting the cartel again and I

ll
help.


In
exchange for what?

Apollo
asked.


Nothing,

Jake said.

I shouldn

t even be here now. My club is going to get pissed
at me for this. But I don

t
care right now. Take care of the rat problem and then you

ll be able to pull away from the
cartel. You

ll be able to
flex more muscle and move forward.

Kami looked back at Apollo.


What
do you think?

Apollo asked.


He

s right,

Kami said.

Time
to take care of the rat problem. Starting with Jake.

Kami pulled the trigger.

twenty-two
.

 

Keira heard the click and she
jumped back. Then there was a second click, quickly followed by a third click.

Kami pulled the trigger two more
times before he stepped back and dropped the gun. The look in his eyes told the
story of what was going to happen next.

Jake lunged forward and threw a
punch, connecting with Kami

s
face and sending him stumbling back. Then Jake rushed forward and grabbed Kami,
pinning him against the back wall and lifting him right up.


You
stupid fuck!

Jake yelled.

You want to fucking kill me? I

ll burn this down!

Keira felt every part of her body
shaking. She had no idea what to do. Her stepbrother was against a wall, his
face bleeding. The man she was falling in love with was holding Kami against
the wall.

And Apollo was calm. He put a hand
to Jake

s shoulder.

Easy, Jake. He

s still my VP. You

re in my club.

Jake let go of Kami and turned. He
kicked Kami

s gun, sending
it spinning across the floor.


Fuck!

Jake yelled.

Fuck.

The tension in the room was thick.


Jake,
I know,

Apollo said.

Jake spun around.

What?


I
know who you are,

Apollo
said. He then looked at Kami.

And
I took the bullets out of your gun, Kami. Because I knew you would do that.


What
the fuck is going on?

Kami
asked.


The
fight did it,

Apollo said.

The way you handled
yourself, Jake. You

re not
just a skilled and trained fighter. You know what to expect.


I
was never at the
snake pit
,

Jake said.


But
you had the instinct to survive,

Apollo said.

And when you
passed out after the fight you said something about rats in the club. That
stuck with me. A friend of a friend mentioned you looked really familiar. That
you were part of a crew. I get it, Jake. I thought about killing you. I thought
about having Doc shoot you up with something to paralyze you. Then I was going
cut off your limbs one at time and show them to you as you bled out.

Keira felt her stomach turn. She
leaned against the wall.


You

re a fucking liar,

Kami said to Jake.

And you

re fucking my sister?


I
care about her, man,

Jake
said.

It

s

real. At least to me.

Jake looked at Keira. She nodded.

Me too, Jake.

Jake offered his hand and Keira
took it. He interlocked his fingers and pulled her close.


Oh,
fuck,

Kami said.


Now
listen to me,

Apollo said.

I dug around. Petey and
Pitt are running behind our backs. Jake is right. I wanted to see his end game
in this.


What

s your end game then?

Kami asked.


Making
sure you all know the truth,

Jake said.

And I want
Keira to be safe. With me.


Fuck
that,

Kami said.


You
can

t tell me what to do,

Keira said.


Club
business first,

Apollo
said.

Petey and Pitt are
meeting today. I found a phone and there was a message. Petey is getting payment
for telling them where me and Kami were riding to.


We

re going to bust them up?

Kami asked.


We
don

t have the manpower,

Apollo said.

He looked at Jake. He grinned.

Keira tried to follow what the hell
was happening


I

ve got the manpower,

Jake said.

He looked at Keira and nodded.

She smiled even though she was
terrified.

 

*

 

Jake pinned her down to the bed.
His hands gripped her wrists tight. His eyes burned at hers for a second. Then
he was on the move. She looked down and watched his mouth connect to her left
breast. His lips opening wide, suckling to her soft skin, the tip of his tongue
circling around her hard nipple. His teeth grazed her, making her jump.

Keira dug her hands into the back
of Jake

s head, pushing at
him, wanting him to go all the way down.

There

s no fucking time for
that.

Keira knew that.

Apollo and Kami were putting the
final pieces together. Jake had already done his part. Now it was a waiting
game for the rats in Rusted Devil MC to show their faces.

In the meantime

Jake climbed back up Keira

s body and kissed her. He
lowered his body to hers and entered her. The lower half of Keira

s body shuddered and she dug her
heels into the bed and lifted herself, desperate for relief. Jake left her so
full, it was impossible to imagine she

d
ever get used to it. Which was a beautiful thing. Because it meant they

d have a long time together with
this wild feeling.

Thrusting to his hilt, Jake then
paused. He gently rubbed the tip of his nose to Keira

s.


I

ll protect you forever,

Jake whispered.

But I can never give up my cut.

Keira swallowed hard.

I know.

There were words left lingering.
Jake kissed Keira again.

Then he fucked her to a point
where fantasy became reality.

BOOK: BROKEN ROAD (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novella)
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