Gunner

 

I knew Sierra would continue snooping around after I left the house for the MC meeting, but I wasn’t too worried about it. I was actually curious to see what she would dig up. I was also curious to know who she really was. All I knew so far was the she was the queen of smart asses, and she was an amazing partner in bed. I knew my guys would already be looking into her, and I wondered if anyone had anything yet.

 

I saw the excitement in her eyes when I asked her to stay, despite how she tried to play it off like she wasn’t sure I would actually want to keep her around. There was no hiding it. Her eyes were too expressive to hide everything from me. I could see as we talked about the sexual aspect of her staying, it turned her on to think about everything we could do over time if she stayed with me.

 

It had taken every ounce of will power that I had not to take her right there on the table. There were a couple of times when I just imagined throwing off our plates and letting them smash on the stone patio. I wanted to bend her over the little round bistro table and pull the shirt she was wearing up to reveal her exposed flesh. I wanted to touch her and taste her again. I wanted to bury my face in her and then bury myself deep in her.

 

I didn’t know what the deal was with my beautiful Sierra. I couldn’t stop thinking about taking her again. She was so receptive sexually. She was willing to do whatever I told her, it seemed, and her body was so perfectly in tune with my own.

 

It wasn’t completely necessary that I left her at the house for the meeting with the rest of the founding Immortal Devils, but I needed some space so I didn’t just jump her bones at random. I needed to clear my head and get her out of my mind for a little while.

 

After lunch, I walked upstairs to my room and changed while she stayed out by the pool. She left her purse sitting on the bathroom counter, and it would have been easy to try to beat her at her snooping game. I knew her phone was in there, and if it had any power left, I could easily get into it and see what she was trying to do.

 

I didn’t. I figured I would be better just waiting it out and letting her game expose itself. I walked out of the bathroom and left her purse lying on the counter, undisturbed, her phone still inside.

 

I grabbed a t-shirt, an old pair of jeans, and my boots. I threw my daily clothes on the bed and changed into my biker clothes. We didn’t normally wear our colors and jeans unless we were just going to be at the clubhouse, and that was where our meeting was going to be. It was private MC business, sensitive information we couldn’t discuss in public places like Eden.

 

I grabbed my vest and looked at myself in the mirror. I felt like a different man. I looked like a different man when I dressed down. In my MC uniform, it was easier to imagine myself taking things too far and maintaining the MC’s reputation of being depraved.

 

The man standing before me in the mirror had seen and done things the billionaire me wanted to forget, but I couldn’t forget what it had taken to get where I was. I couldn’t forget the ruthlessness. I couldn’t forget what it took to earn the name Immortal. I adjusted my vest and chuckled at my reflection.

 

It was time to ride.

 

I stepped into the hallway overlooking the living room and the large windows looking out to the back patio. Sierra lay on one of the folding pool chairs in the sun. While I stood there watching her, I took out my phone and texted Dario, the member of my staff who had gone to get her clothes.

 

Please pick up a bathing suit for her as well. Thanks.

 

I put the phone back in my pocket and headed downstairs. I had already told her bye and instructed my people to watch out for her while I was gone. They had orders to do what she asked and to treat her as an honored guest, though if I was really honest, she was more of a prisoner at that point. I wanted her to stay so I could make use of her body whenever I wanted it, but I also wanted to keep an eye on her and find out who sent her to snoop around my home.

 

I pulled out my vintage Harley Davidson cruiser and fired up the engine. It was loud enough to disturb my neighbors, who weren’t even anywhere near me. But it sure as hell let them know who lived next door.

 

I rode down the drive and through the gate, gunning the engine once I hit the road.

 

The Immortal Devils clubhouse was in a small garage on the edge of town. We kept it up, but we didn’t do anything fancy with it. It was really just a place for us to get together, have a few drinks, shoot some pool, and maybe coordinate our actions against rival organizations. We didn’t deal with street gangs anymore like smaller MCs did. We did have a few of those under our influence, so we weren’t completely innocent when things went sour for some of the guys pushing hard drugs or weapons on our streets, but nothing could really be traced back to us.

 

No, our interest was in handling real business. We worked with bankers, CEOs, and corrupt politicians. We made sure that money got where it needed to go to preserve the order of things. We occasionally found ourselves involved in major crimes that got swept under the rug or settled out of court for a fraction of what we made off the jobs.

 

Then, the Sun Stone appeared, and we knew we had found something that could potentially change our lives and the future of the MC.

 

I pulled up to the garage, and the guys already had the bay doors open. We all parked inside, and I brought the door down behind me to go into the back office to meet with the other four.

 

“Alright, Gunner made it!” Duncan cheered as I walked into the room.

 

Luther handed me a cold bottle of beer, and I took my seat at the head of the table.

 

“You know, when we sell this diamond,” I told the guys, “I’m going to buy us a new headquarters. We need something nicer than this dump.”

 

“Yeah, I guess it’s time,” Bryce said, looking around with a nostalgic look in his eyes.

 

“Guys, we haven’t been this small in years, so there’s really no point to keep this place, you know?” I said, taking a swig of my beer. It was nice to pretend we were still the same old hell raisers from time to time, but that was getting harder and harder to do.

 

“So, I heard your new old lady was keeping you late at the house,” Venom joked.

 

“She’s hardly that, but I can’t keep my hands off her long enough to do anything. Did you see her at Eden?” I laughed.

 

“Yeah, we saw her,” Duncan said. “She’s dangerous, man. Watch out.”

 

“She’s up to something is what he means to say,” Venom snapped. “Watch your ass, Gunner. I mean, she just has that look. She’s a professional of some kind. Either a call girl trying to work your ass over or a thief who’s going to take you for every penny your worth, probably while you’re here tonight.”

 

“Guys, I appreciate your concern, and I know she’s probably up to something, but she’s not going to find anything. Not unless I practically hand it all over to her. Anyway, she’s at the house under lock and key and under the watchful eyes and guns of my security team, so I’m not worried. You shouldn’t be either.” I took another drink from my bottle.

 

“Alright, if you think you’re safe, boss,” Bryce said.

 

“Just don’t get mad when the shit hits the fan,” added Venom.

 

“So, I called this meeting to see what we have on our radar as far as buyers for the diamond. Anything?” I asked.

 

“We’ve got a guy who wants to buy, but we’re still trying to negotiate a price,” Duncan said.

 

“I will take no less than a billion for it,” I told him. “It’s listed as priceless, so we can name pretty much any amount we want. I’m not going less than a billion, though, because that puts it at just under twice the value of the next most valuable golden diamond. I want to hurry and get rid of it before it becomes a curse, but I don’t want to have a damn fire sale on it.”

 

“Got it. I told him five billion,” Duncan said.

 

“Great, that gives us some room,” I agreed. “Anything else?”

 

“That’s really it,” Bryce said. “Duncan is talking to the potential buyer, and the rest of us are just waiting to see what happens.”

 

“Everyone else is being quiet,” Venom added.

 

“Now that we have it, no one wants to buy it.” Luther laughed. His laugh was like thunder. We sometimes called him The Boulder because his last name was Stone, and his fists were massive. He was a big guy. He was our muscle, no doubt.

 

“Tell us more about your girl,” Duncan joked.

 

“You saw her, right?” I started. “I mean, do I need to say more? She’s fine as hell.”

 

“How is she in bed?” Of course Venom wanted to go straight for the gold with the question that was on everyone’s mind.

 

“Man, she is electric. Her body is tight and toned, and she’ll take anything you give her,” I said, thinking about that sweet little body lying naked in front of me. I took another drink from my bottle. It was going to be a long night with the guys. I still couldn’t get her off my mind.