Diesel (Aces MC Series Book 1) (6 page)

I woke early to find Ink wrapped around me, like she were
holding on for dear life. I could get use to waking up to this every morning! I
prised her off and got out of the bed as quietly as possible as I didn’t want
to disturb her. I went into the kitchen, quietly making myself a cup of coffee.
Taking my phone out of my pocket, I looked at the screen to see if I had any
messages, nothing! I didn’t know how long I could wait until my rage would boil
over. We needed to make some headway with the Skulls and fast. I dialled Amy’s
number, “Can you get Chloe to cover you at the cafe today? I need you to look
after Ink.” I could hear that I was on loud speaker. “One step ahead of you
Ethan. Jimmy and I are on our way round to Harlow’s apartment now. Duke called
me this morning.” I smiled from knowing the guys were looking out for Ink. She
wasn’t my old lady yet but they were starting to see that I was serious about
her. “Thanks Amy, I need to be at church as soon as possible.”

An hour later I was at church. Between Duke, Spike and
myself we explained the situation regarding Ink to the Brothers and that we
knew the Skulls had something to do with the attack. “We don’t want to go in
all guns blazing but the Skulls have to pay for what they’ve done to Harlow.
She seems to have a good relationship with Flex. He practically helped raise
her when her mother died. I think we need to contact him and find out what he
knows.” Duke looked around the room to see if there were any objections.
“Diesel’s too close to the situation so I want Locke, Bear and Rex on it. Come
to think of it, where is Locke?” The room went silent. “I couldn’t get hold of
him again. I’ve left several messages.” CJ spoke with hesitation not wanting to
get his mate in any more trouble. “For fuck’s sake, as if I haven’t got enough
to deal with without one of you going AWOL!” Duke threw his glass across the
room in rage. “Justice, you go with Rex and Bear. We need to know who is
responsible and why? All in favour say ‘yeah’.” The gavel went down with all in
favour of the plan.

Rex

Justice and Bear followed me to the Cross Keys cafe on the
edge of town, where Diesel had told me he last saw Flex. There were several Harleys
parked outside but that didn’t bother me or my Brothers. We went in to find
four members of the Skulls sitting in a booth eating lunch. They clocked us as
we entered and lifted their heads in acknowledgment. There was no animosity
between the two clubs, they just believed and represented very different things
to the Aces. We were on middle ground so I couldn’t see there being a problem
with us all being under the same roof unless one of them stepped out of line. I
noticed Flex with the group. I’d spoken to him before and he seemed reasonable.
He’d been in the club for years and had probably seen the most changes out of
any of them. I knew that he was close to Trigger and Harlow so understood the
importance of me catching up with him.

Flex was a smoker so when he’d finished his meal, I took
myself outside in readiness for him. It didn’t take long for Flex to leave the
cafe and spark up a fag. “Flex we haven’t got long, can I have a quick word?” I
said eagerly looking around the car park. He inhaled his smoke and I could see
that he was contemplating what I could possibly want. He blew out a puff of
smoke in my direction, “And what do I owe this pleasure Rex?” I started to walk
closer towards him, “That’s close enough, start talking before we’re spotted.”
He said pulling on his fag again. “Harlow was attacked.” There the words were
out. I saw the look of horror on his face as he threw the fag on the floor and
came at me grabbing my cut. “Diesel said she’d be under your protection. She
was always safe with us.” I could see his anger building. “What the fucks going
on and why do you want to tell me this shit?” Flex was now speaking through
gritted teeth and I could smell the tobacco on his breath. He was obviously
trying to control his temper, so I quickly started to explain, trying to defuse
the situation.

“We think the Skulls did it. Harlow was getting various
texts that addressed her as Princess. She isn’t speaking but we need to find
out who did it and fast. Diesel wants their heads.” I let him digest the
information and he slowly let go of my cut. “Heads, as in plural. You think more
than one person did this?” He was getting agitated, running his fingers through
his long greying hair shaking his head.

“Her injuries revealed that there were at least two
attackers. I take it from your reaction you know nothing about this?” He glared
at me disgusted, like I had my cock hanging out. “Will you help us find out who
did it?” He was silent, obviously torn between his loyalties for his club and
Harlow. “Her dad asked me to look out for her, if anything happened to him. Of
course I will help you but I need to be careful. You understand the
repercussions.” He blew out a loud breath, “Leave it with me and I’ll contact
Duke when I find out which fuckers hurt her.” I could see the love he had for
Harlow as he almost looked pained. “Is she going to be okay?” He asked almost
softly, tears springing in his eye. “Yeah, Doc said three to six weeks for her
ribs to heal.”

We heard movement and the door to the cafe flung open. “You
okay Flex?” Skinny Pete asked walking further into the car park. “Just needed
some fresh air man, after eating all that greasy shit.” Flex smiled patting him
on the back directing Pete back to the door. When I’d heard the squeaking of
the cafe door, I had hid down the alley at the side of the cafe so we weren’t
found talking to each other.

A couple of minutes later, Justice and Bear joined me
outside. “Did you get what you wanted?” Bear asked mounting his bike. “The wheels
are in motion man. Come on, let’s get back. I need to meet Duke at the Bird
Cage.”

Duke

Bear, Justice and Rex arrived at the strip club where we’d
arranged to meet them. Savannah was this evening’s headline act. She was a
blond, blue eyed, fuller figured beauty but looked almost virginal attracting
men from far and wide. She didn’t offer private dances which also added to her
mystery, making enough money from her tips. I admired her a lot. She was
studying to be a fashion designer and used her earnings to put herself through
University. She also made her own costumes and had used her job as inspiration
for her last collection. I bet that gave her lecturers a shock! We had this
connection. Everyone thought we were fucking but I simply liked to talk to her
as she was a good listener and wasn’t ever judgemental. She had a kind heart
and an old head on such a young pair of shoulders and because people thought we
were fucking, they left her alone which she was grateful for. She had common
sense and a higher level of intelligence compared to the other dancers and some
of the younger girls looked up to her.

I noticed the guys come in and Rex headed straight for our
table, pouring himself a drink. Rex explained what had happened at the cafe and
I could now only wait for the phone call from Flex. I had every faith in Flex,
getting me the information I wanted but I needed it fast before Diesel went on
a killing spree. This was the reason I didn’t have an old lady. Old ladies came
with drama!

Diesel

“You done with me now Duke?” I asked standing, drinking the
last of my Jack. I’d waited for my Brothers to come back but now all I wanted was
to get back to Ink. “Yeah man, you go and keep your woman safe. Don’t bother
coming in tomorrow, we can take care of the garage.” Duke stood grabbing me in
a bear hug and whispered in my ear, “Don’t worry man, we’ll get the bastards.” I
gathered my thoughts, slapping him on the back, “Thanks man.”

I arrived at Ink’s and relieved Amy and Jimmy of their
duties. Surprisingly Jimmy and Ink had been getting along great considering
their first encounter, it made me smile just thinking about it. “Thank you for
helping out.” I said, giving Amy a huge hug. “No problem, that’s what families
are for.” Amy looked over at Jimmy, “Are you gonna give me a ride home?” A
flushed Jimmy jumped from the sofa, nodding his head like a little puppy.

“I’m only telling you once, you even look at her in the
wrong way and I will drive you to Epping Forest, make you dig your own grave
and put a bullet in your head. You got it?” Jimmy grabbed his keys muttering
words under his breath leaving the apartment in a hurry. “Oh, leave him alone.
He’s sweet Ethan but I would eat him alive! See ya later.” Amy said giving me a
kiss on the cheek and closing the door behind her.

I locked up making sure everything was secure and joined Ink
in the bedroom. She was looking a little better, sitting up on the bed watching
television. I could see that she had eaten, by the empty bowl on the bedside
cabinet. “Do you need anything babe?” I asked making my way towards the bed.
“Sorry, I didn’t realise you were here. I’m fine, I’ve had some chicken soup
and I drank some water earlier.” She smiled and tried to adjust her sitting
position which made her uncomfortable. “Let me help you babe.” I rearranged her
pillows on top of each other and gently lowered her down the bed so that she
was now lying down rather than sitting. “Thank you.” Harlow said before kissing
me gently on the lips. She pulled away staring up into my eyes, then reached up
to take my lips again. I now took the lead, taking her deep but mindful of her
cut lip. I placed my hand in her hair behind her head gently caressing her. She
let out a moan, “Are you okay?” I stopped not wanting to hurt her. “I’m fine,
please I need you Ethan.” The use of my real name coming from her lips was like
music to my ears.

With my other hand I gently stroked her neck moving slowly
down her body to cup her breast. I started to softly squeeze her breast with my
large hand feeling her nipple harden as she became aroused. I didn’t break from
the kiss as I undid her blouse revealing her pink lace bra. As I adjusted, I could
see the bruising on her torso but ignored it knowing that this moment in time
was about Ink and not my feelings. I wanted her to feel special.

I unclipped the front fastening of her bra, revealing her
perfect mounds. I broke the kiss and started to move towards her ear laying
tender kisses on her skin. I slowly made my way to her neck gently kissing and
nibbling down her body. Ink started to slowly move beneath my touch as she
became further aroused. Her nipples were now erect and ready for my attention. I
took one into my mouth gently sucking whilst my hand played with the other. I
started to kiss further down her body being careful not to touch her bruising.

I saw the rest of her beautiful artwork and a vine that went
down her torso, past her belly button and into her shorts. I wanted to see
where the vine ended so I slowly removed her shorts and panties to reveal her
pussy, clearly aroused and ready to be taken. I could hear Ink making noises
but this wasn’t because she was in pain, she wanted me as much as I wanted her.

I spread her legs further and applied just the right amount
of pressure on her pubic area. Her body reacted as I rubbed my hand up and down
her pussy feeling her juices on the palm of my hand. Seeing her readiness, I gently
slid my index finger inside her warm tight pussy which felt like heaven. I
could feel myself getting turned on listening to her little moans and couldn’t wait
to taste her.

I started to slowly move my finger feeling her juices. I
gently pushed in a second finger and could hear Ink’s breathing and sighs
getting louder and less controlled. My face was now only a few inches away from
her pussy and I could smell her musky sweet aroma. I bent down between her legs
and started to gently suck on her already swollen clit. I continued the pace
with my fingers but put more pressure on her clit with my tongue. Ink started
to squirm against my face and slowly moved her hands through my hair, holding
my head in place as I tenderly caressed her flesh with my tongue. Ink purred
with pleasure and finally came apart in front of me. It was as if I had flipped
a switch as she began to thrash around on the bed as her orgasm ripped through
her. I removed my fingers slowly but continued to apply pressure until she was totally
spent. I lay on the bed next to her and slowly pulled the pink fluffy comforter
over a now very tired Ink.

Harlow

I woke to find the bed empty. Rolling over onto my side, I
looked at the clock to see that it was 2.00am. Sitting up slowly, I swung my
legs out of the bed and took a couple of tablets that were left on my bedside
cabinet. I was stiff all over and stretched a little to try and loosen up. The
memory of Diesel between my legs flashed in my mind and I became flushed all
over. I couldn’t believe that I’d been so brazen and allowed him to do that to
me. I’d never been with a boy, let alone a man but it just felt so right.

My dad had made it perfectly clear that no one was to touch
me. Don’t get me wrong, I’d fumbled around with guys at parties but I was
technically still a virgin. Up until this moment I was proud to be a virgin but
what if Diesel wanted to take our relationship further, was I ready for that?
Who am I kidding, hell yeah, I was more than ready for that but would I be
enough for him?

I eased myself off the bed, holding my side as I walked to
the door. I put on my dressing gown to cover my naked body and briefly caught
my reflection in the full length mirror. I was a bloody mess with bruises
covering my face, neck and torso. My injuries were so bad that I looked like I’d
been in a road accident. I was pulled from my thoughts by hearing raised voices
coming from the kitchen.

I opened the door quietly and peeked through the gap. I saw
Diesel talking to Duke and Spike and heard a voice that I recognised but
couldn’t place.

“Now you have the names, what are you going to do about it?”
The man who was out of sight asked. “That’s none of your fucking business. You’ve
given us the information we need, which I’m grateful for but it’s now Aces
business.” Diesel said with annoyance and anger in his voice. “What the fuck!
You won’t tell me what you’re gonna do or even allow me to see her.” See me,
who was this man? I opened the door further to try and see who was asking to
see me. That’s when I saw him. Flex was standing in my kitchen in the middle of
the night, he had obviously been told about my injuries and wanted to see me.

“I told you she’s still…Ink! You shouldn’t be out here babe,
you should be resting in bed.” I could hear the concern in Diesel’s voice. All
four men stopped what they were doing and looked at me.

“What? Why are you all looking at me like that?” I asked,
making my way to the kitchen table so that I could sit down as I was still a
little unsteady on my feet. Flex made his way over to me and crouched between
my legs. “Oh Princess, what have they done to you? If I’d known what they
planned to do, you know I would’ve stopped them, right?” I could see the pain
in Flex’s face. “I know you would’ve protected me but then they would’ve killed
you like they did my dad.” My words hung in the air. All four of them looked at
each other not knowing what to say.

“Hawke told me that he killed my dad. Hawke told him he had
a job to run, they lured him into the middle of nowhere and shot him in the
fucking head. He didn’t stand a chance.” I wiped the tears that slowly streamed
down my face. Flex went to cuddle me but I pushed him away. “No, I need to get
this off my chest before I change my mind.” I looked at the floor. I couldn’t
stand to see the guy’s sympathetic looks.

“Hawke made it clear that he was interested in me the day I
turned eighteen. He was always suggestive, using every opportunity to get me on
my own.” Out of the corner of my eye I could see Diesel’s fists clench. “My dad
had made it clear that no one was to touch me or they would answer to him.” I
stopped to compose myself. “This pissed Hawke off because he shouldn’t have to
answer to any man within the club. Hawke told anyone that would listen, that he
wanted to be my first sexual encounter.” Duke turned slowly to face Diesel,
raising his eyebrows with a knowing look.

“I rebuffed his advances and when my dad died, I made the
decision to leave. The night that Hawke and Patch turned up here, Hawke
explained that he was here to take what was rightfully his.” I let out a loud
sigh, “I made it clear that I’d built a new life and wasn’t going anywhere with
him so he explained that he would disfigure me enough so no other man would be
interested.” I still didn’t look up but I could feel four sets of eyes burning
down on me in rage.

“Luckily the man two houses down owns a Harley. They heard
the sound of the engine and took off before hurting me further and raping me.”
The last few words came out in a loud cry. I grabbed for my bag to retrieve my
asthma pump as I could feel my chest tightening. After a couple of puffs, I
tried to control my breaths by slowly breathing in and out. I looked up into
their eyes, “I would obviously like both of these men to disappear. If the Aces
or the Skulls can’t do it, my dad left me plenty of money and I will find
someone who can.” I took a deep breath, “But if you do, I want to be there to see
their final breaths.” With that I took myself off into my bedroom. It was late
and the tablets that I’d taken earlier were starting to make me drowsy.

Diesel

“I’m gonna leave this in your capable hands. If you need me
to do anything let me know.” Flex finished his drink putting his empty glass on
the table. “I’m gonna do my own digging about what Harlow just said, regarding
her dad’s death. Trigger was a well respected member of the club and other
Skulls won’t take too kindly to this information.” Flex walked through the
living room, closing the front door behind him.

Duke let out a low whistle reaching for the bottle of Jack
on the side. He poured three glasses and we all sat down at the kitchen table.
“Did you know she’s a virgin?” Duke asked draining the contents of his glass. “Did
I fuck! Come on did you? She’s twenty years old for Christ sakes.” I stood
pacing the kitchen floor running my fingers through my hair, “Doesn’t change
the way I feel about her, I’m just gonna have to play the long game.” I shook
my head, “To think that Hawke was going to rape her because she didn’t want
him. Those fucking arseholes have to die and preferably by my own hands.” I angrily
poured myself another drink and knocked it back in one.

“You’re quiet!” I said looking at Spike. The words were out before
my brain registered. “Ah shit man, I’m sorry.” I said walking over to give him
a brief hug. Spike had lost Helen in similar circumstances and I could see the
pain in his eyes. “I’m gonna turn in for the night. Can we pick this up at
church in the morning?” Spike sipped the last of his drink before making his
way out of the door. “I’ll also leave you to it. I’m sure you have lots to
discuss with Harlow. Go easy on her man.” Duke put his glass into the sink and
patted me on the back before leaving.

I locked up the apartment to make sure everything was secure
before making my way into the bedroom. “Ink, are you awake babe?” I sat on the
bed next to her but I couldn’t see her face as she had her back to me. As I sat
there I could hear her steady breathing. I stroked her hair, “I’ll do
everything in my power babe to catch those sons of a bitch. I promise, even if
it’s the last thing I do.”