Chapter Twenty-Three
Sapphire
Sapphire didn’t know what to think. One part of her was still hurt, while the other wanted desperately to grab ahold of him and never let go. If he had wanted her, why did he leave her in the first place?
“Why, Tank?” Sapphire voiced. “If you wanted me, why did you leave?”
“I honestly don’t know,” Tank sighed. That wasn’t the answer she wanted to hear.
“If you don’t know, how do you know that it won’t happen again?”
“It won’t. I promise, baby.”
Sapphire wanted to believe him. She wanted to trust him again. But could she?
“Listen, I am extremely sorry. I’d give anything if I could take it all back, but I can’t. All I can do is move forward from here. And I’d really like for that to be with you.”
“I don’t know, Tank,” Sapphire answered honestly.
“Please,” Tank replied.
“Let me think,” Sapphire said. She needed to get her head straight. With all of this being thrown at her, she didn’t want to make a mistake they would both regret.
“Okay,” Tank responded.
“I have to get dressed. I’m supposed to meet the girls downstairs at nine,” Sapphire said, climbing out of bed.
“Okay,” Tank said. “I need to go to my room and grab a shower and then talk to Sledge and see if anything has been figured out.”
“Alright. Let me know, please.”
“I will,” Tank smiled.
Sapphire watched as he climbed out of bed and began to get dressed. The man had a body that would cause a woman sit up and beg. She could literally stare at him all day.
“Like what you see?” he asked.
“Oh, I definitely like.”
Tank slowly stepped towards her. Leaning down to her height, he placed a light kiss on her lips.
“I’ll see you later?” he asked.
“Yeah,” she answered.
“Okay, have a good day, baby.”
“You, too.”
* * *
Sapphire walked into the restaurant fifteen minutes early, but the girls were already there waiting on her. As she made her way over to the table, a hand snaked out and grabbed her upper arm, bringing her to a stop.
“You had overnight company, my dear,” Chaz said. It was a statement, not a question. He already knew Tank had stayed the night in her room. Which meant he had someone watching her.
“I did,” Sapphire admitted, there was no reason to lie.
“I am disappointed.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Are you?” Chaz asked. Sapphire could hear the anger in his voice.
“Actually, no,” Sapphire replied, pulling her arm from his grip. “And understand this, if you touch me again, without my permission, I will remove your balls through your gut.”
“Be careful, Sapphire.” Chaz threatened. “We wouldn’t want you to have an unfortunate accident.”
Sapphire had enough. This fucker wasn’t going to threaten her. Today, he would learn just who the hell Sapphire Kimber was.
Stepping into his personal space, Sapphire reached down and grabbed a handful of his junk. With a quick twist, she had his balls in a vice.
“You son of a bitch. Don’t you dare threaten me,” Sapphire whispered through clenched teeth. “I will stomp your ass right here in the middle of this restaurant for the entire place to witness. So,” she gave a sharp yank, “you be careful, Chaz. We wouldn’t want you to go home with body parts missing.”
With a final tap for good measure, Sapphire released him and with a quick turn, walked over to the table and primly sat with her crew.
“What the fuck was that?” Raven asked.
“Your bitch ass brother just made a grave mistake,” Sapphire answered, still seething. “All bets are off.”
“What did he say?” she asked.
“Apparently, he had someone watching my room and knows Tank spent the night,” Sapphire replied. “Then he proceeded to threaten my life. Which does not fly with me; so, I threatened to gut him and remove his balls.”
At Sapphire’s admission, the table erupted in laughter.
“Why is it I can actually see you doing that?” Piper asked.
“Because I will,” Sapphire answered.
If there was one thing she had learned since taking over the club, it was to not take any bullshit from anyone. Sapphire had no problem with putting someone in their place — male or female. As a woman in the motorcycle world, she was automatically looked to as less than. However, Sapphire planned to change that. There wasn’t a man on this planet that she would cower to, and that included Chaz Montgomery.
As their breakfast order arrived, a noise caught her attention. At the entrance, Chaz and members of the Black Spades had stopped Sledge and the Henchmen. She couldn’t hear what was being said, but if she was reading facial expressions correctly, it wasn’t a friendly conversation and it was being directed toward Tank.
“You have got to be fucking kidding me?” Sapphire mumbled.
“He couldn’t get to you, so he goes after Tank?” Scarlet asked.
“Seems that way,” Sapphire said standing from her seat.
“Where are you going?” Raven asked, also standing.
“To perform surgery,” Sapphire replied, walking towards the group of men.
* * *
“Stay away from her, Tank.” Sapphire heard Chaz say as she approached.
“And if he doesn’t?” she asked, hands on her hips. “Didn’t we just have a conversation about this?”
“It’s okay, baby,” Tank grinned. “I got this.”
“No,” Sapphire grinned back. “I got this.”
Before anyone had time to react, Sapphire threw her weight into the perfect roundhouse kick. She watched with satisfaction as Chaz fell backwards into his crew. Several others decided at that moment to come into view and join the party. Shoulder to shoulder, Iron Angels lined up beside Devil’s Henchmen. The odds might not have been in their favor, but that was okay. Sapphire liked being the underdog.
“Are we going to play, boys?” Sapphire grinned.
“Please say yes,” Piper chimed in.
“Yes, please,” Raven joined.
“This will be so much fun,” Scarlet taunted. She might be young, and sometimes a little too naive, but Sapphire knew something nobody else did. Scarlet Kimber was a knife genius. Put a pair of blades in her hands, and the girl would tear some shit up.
Even if the Henchmen weren’t here today, Sapphire had confidence in her crew. They might lose the battle, but the Black Spades would definitely know they were there. But luckily, the Henchmen were there. With the added force, Sapphire knew this battle was theirs.
“No,” Chaz grumbled, holding his jaw. “There will be no fight here today. But mark my words, this is not over.”
“But mark my words,” Scarlet mimicked causing Diesel to chuckled.
“I like this chick,” he grinned. “She’s my kind of people.”
“Chaz, this isn’t a battle you will win,” Sledge said. “Not today or any other day.”
“We will see about that,” Chaz replied. With a wave of his hand, his crew began to disperse.
Sapphire waited. The last thing she would do is let down her guard. Chaz was a big enough coward to strike when her back was turned.
“Calm yourself,” Reaper said, placing a hand on her shoulder. “We got your back.”
With a curt nod, Sapphire and her crew walked back over to their table. Several of the restaurant patrons stared in their direction.
“Man,” Raven grumbled. “My eggs are cold.”
“Oh shut up,” Piper chuckled.
“Well,” Reaper said, pulling up a chair and sitting next to Sapphire. “That was interesting.”
“Yeah,” Sledge agreed. “Mind telling us what that was all about?”
“The bastard stopped me on my way in earlier,” Sapphire explained. “He knew Tank had stayed the night and wasn’t happy about it. Fucker even had the nerve to threaten me.”
“He threatened you?” Tank asked.
“Yep. And I kindly explained to him that threatening me would lead to a loss of his testicles.”
Sapphire saw the look that Sledge and Tank exchanged. If she didn’t know better, she would think they were up to something.
“So, did y’all find out anything?” Sapphire asked, fishing for answers.
“I am waiting for Banjo to call back,” Sledge answered.
“What’s on the agenda today?” Piper asked.
“Nothing.” Today, Sapphire planned to laze around the pool and maybe hit the spa. Tomorrow, they would all be heading back home.
“Sounds good to me,” Raven replied.
Conversation died down around the crowded table as more food arrived and everyone began to eat. Once finished, everyone said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Sapphire and the girls headed back to their room to change with plans to meet at the spa. A day of pampering is just what the doctor ordered — literally.