Chapter 18

Dane

I have my phone to my ear waiting for Judge to pick up, which he does on the fifth ring. The fucker laughs as he says, “Hey, hey, Prez, how’s it goin’?”

“Judge, I need you to listen. Do you have eyes on Kat?” I growl into the phone.

“Yes, Prez, she’s sitting right next to me having a latte. What’s wrong?” His voice has lost all joviality and he is now the soldier I need him to be.

“We have the Abruzzi Family in town, Salvatore Agostino to be exact. You keep my woman safe. Where are you?”

“We decided to go to Pearl County. Want us to come home?” he asks.

“Yes. I don’t know why they are here or what they want, but it can’t be good. I would feel better if Kat was closer to home and me. Keep your eyes open; call if there’s a problem. I’ll send some of the boys to meet you. You’re in her car, yes?”

Kat owns a Mustang, a muscle car. I swear my girl is going to get herself killed one of these days in a car or on a bike; she has two speeds, flat out and stop. She’s like that in life too. After having that fucker try to take my woman, I keep her safe. Thank fuck she’s used to bodyguards so she doesn’t mind having a brother around. She likes Judge; they seem to have a bond. He’s loyal to the MC, which means he’s loyal to me, and he knows she’s mine so there isn’t anything to worry about. If she has a day away from me and I can‘t go with her I usually send Judge. He has a thing with one of her band members, Jasmin, so it’s not normally a problem.

“Yeah, man, we are. She wants to talk to you.”

“Put her on,”

“Dane, babe, what’s up?” She sounds happy.

“Darlin’, need you back in Tourmaline. Something’s come up; I’ll explain when you arrive but I need you home, yeah?”

“Babe, you were supposed to be out with Jonas, what happened?” she asks.

“You fucking knew? Here I was thinking I’d put one over on you and you knew?” I laugh into the phone.

“Of course I knew! As if you could fool me, Dane Reynolds! Judge has pulled up in front, do I have to come home?.”

“Yeah, darlin’.” 

You owe me, Dane Reynolds!” She laughs into the phone. “I had a whole day planned! I’m thinking you should buy me a present to make up for it or you could use your imagination...love you, babe.” She laughs as she hangs up the phone.

I put my phone into my pocket and look for Fith. I find him in the club’s bar; he’s on a stool staring straight ahead. I motion to Bear and Rebel, they walk towards me and follow me outside.

I turn around when I’m far enough away from the bar and give my instructions. “I need you two to keep an eye on Fith. He is not to leave town. Am I clear?”

They both nod and Bear asks, “Has he done anything?”

I shake my head. “No, it’s what he didn’t do, he didn’t tell us something and I need to know why, so keep him in town until I do.”

Rebel turns and goes back into the bar. Bear waits a heartbeat then follows. Jonas comes up behind me. He’s been working at the garage.

“Prez.”

“VP, need you to come with when I have a sit down with Fith. Something’s not fucking right there and I don’t know what it is. Feels like he’s holding something back. Do you have any thoughts?” I ask.

“I agree something’s not fucking right. I don’t understand why he didn’t tell us about Agostino. Doesn’t make sense.”

I nod at him and walk towards the clubhouse. As I go through the doors, I see Fith sitting next to Bear at the bar. Bear sees me and moves to position himself near the door. Bear is my Road Captain; he organizes

all the runs. He’s efficient and he’s huge in size. He’s also a huge gossip but he can keep his tongue if asked to.

I sit on a stool next to Fith.

“Wanna tell me the fucking truth about Agostino? Tell me why you didn’t tell Jonas about him?” My voice is steady and full of authority. I am the President of the Savage Angels and I didn’t get here by being a fucking pushover.

He stares at me before glancing at Jonas, who stands beside me. “I wasn’t sure it was him until I went into the café. He’s ruthless. He is a Captain in the Abruzzi Family.”

“You’ve already told me that.” I pause and look at him in the mirror behind the bar. “Tell me why he’s got you so spooked? Tell me why you’re all packed up to fucking leave?” I growl at him.

“Prez, I’ve been a loyal member for years,” he says, staring back at me in the mirror. “If I’ve made a mistake, I would hope that you and Jonas would take that into consideration.”

Now I’m fucking confused. I have no idea what the hell he’s talking about. “Are you asking for leniency? Before you tell me what you’ve done...” My pulse picks up and I try harder to remain calm and in control. “Answer this...would you forgive the sin? Would you spare you if the tables were turned?”

“Prez, we need to call Church.” Jonas interrupts before Fith has a chance to answer.

I nod and look at Fith. “Whatever the fuck you’ve done, you better not have betrayed the MC. If you’ve endangered us...” I shake my head at him and stand. In a voice that everyone in the clubhouse can hear I say, “Call everyone, Church in two hours. Fith is not to leave the clubhouse.” I stalk outside into the sunshine. It’s my first day back and it feels like everything has gone hay‐fucking‐wire.