Chapter 33 – Beast
Convincing Brenna that we were going to live together was a lot easier than I expected it to be. I wasn’t sure I could trust it, but for now I’d take what I could get.
We fell asleep in the tiny hospital bed, only to be woken up multiple times during the night by nurses checking Brenna’s vital signs. They weren’t too happy about me being in the bed with Bren, but they smartly didn’t say anything. I’m sure they knew they weren’t getting me out.
When the doctor came around the next morning on his rounds he let us know that Bren was doing great and was free to go home. Since my truck was out of commission and in the custody of the police department, one of the boys would be bringing a cage to pick us up and take us back to the clubhouse.
Once I got Brenna back to my room to lay down I called church and had all of the brothers in for a meeting to go over whatever information they were able to gather through the night.
Banging the gavel on the table I called everyone to order. “All right Techy, what’cha got for me brother?”
Looking up from his laptop Techy gave me a nod. “All right brothers, if you could all please look up to the screen. I have some footage from about five minutes before the hit and run until there was no longer any CCTV coverage.”
He hit some buttons on his laptop, starting up the video. It showed the black Dodge Ram that Griff described driving in from the south side of town and pulling over a block from the intersection. Once the light turned green, allowing me to drive through the intersection, the truck started driving, heading for the intersection, accelerating through the red light. Once they had hit us they immediately backed up and drove away, heading towards the north side of town. The cameras followed them for 15 miles and then the footage abruptly stopped.
Seeing it from the outside was almost as bad as being there. “Okay, so we know which direction they came from, which way they went and that it was intentional. Anything else you could get out of the video footage?”
Techy hit a few more buttons and a picture came up on the screen. “I was able to zoom in on the truck as it drove away. There was a driver and a passenger, both appearing male. When I focus in on them, they have masks covering their faces, but they also seem to be wearing kuttes.”
That gave me pause. We didn’t have any rival MCs in the area. As far as I knew the only other club within miles was the Cursed Bastards. “What can you tell me about their kuttes? Is it a club we know?”
He pulled up another picture on the screen, but it was so blurry it was hard to make out any detail. The Cursed Bastards kuttes had a grinning skull as part of their design. This kutte had a full skeleton, not just the skull. I look around the room and see all of the brothers focusing on the screen. “Does anyone recognize the kutte?”
Irish was the only one to speak up. “I’ve never seen it before, but I sent it out to some of my contacts and as far as we can tell the kutte belongs to the Ruthless Rebels MC.”
Techy filled in the gaps. He’d obviously been busy. “They are based out of a small town on the border of Nevada. They are into drug running and as far as we can tell they are looking to change their route up to Canada. Cutting through our territory would save them a significant amount of time.”
I mulled this information over. Now that we knew who had been in our territory taunting us it was time to put an end to it and them. It was one thing when they were messing with our businesses, but it was another when they start messing with our families. That was a declaration of war.
“Joker, Irish, you guys got anything on their whereabouts?” I looked at my VP and SAA expectantly. Irish is a former Ranger so his tracking skills are a cut above everyone else’s at the table.
“Afraid not Pres. We have men out scouring the area where the cameras lost them and have put the word out that we want information.” Joker responded.
I called an end to church and headed back to my room to check on Brenna.
When I entered my room she was still fast asleep so I went back to the kitchen to put some food together for us. She needed to eat to keep her strength up and keep the baby healthy.
Entering the kitchen Queenie was already in there with some of the club whores. It looked like they were getting lunch ready for everyone. “Good afternoon ladies.”
Queenie turned to me with a smile on her face. “Hey Beast. How you doing? Brenna doing okay?”
Queenie was the longest running old lady and she would be a great mentor for Brenna. “Bren’s just taking a nap, but I wanted to grab us both some food so that she could keep her strength up.”
Overhearing our conversation, Scarlett walked over with a plate with some sandwiches and veggies on it. “Thanks babe. I appreciate it.”
“No worries Pres. Just want to make sure that you and your woman are taken care of.” Scarlett replied. She’s one of the good club whores. She knows what’s what, she isn’t looking to become an old lady. She just enjoys the lifestyle.
When I get back to my room I lock the door behind me and put the plate down on my bedside table. Climbing into bed and straddling Brenna, I lean over and start kissing her all over her face, gently waking her up.
Once I reach her lips, Brenna lifts her hands up and runs her fingers through my hair, kissing me back. I pull back slightly and look down at her. “Hello Baby Girl. Did you have a good nap?”
She smiled up at me and nodded. “I did and my wake-up call was fantastic.”
I sat back and she followed me up, wrapping her arms around me and giving me a hug. “I brought us some food. You need to have something to eat to keep you and the baby strong.”
“God I love how well you take care of me.” She replies, burrowing into my chest.
“Well, I love taking care of you. Sit back and scooch over so I can eat with you.” Jesus, I was started to sound like a pussy. Thank God the boys aren’t here to hear me.
Brenna moved so that her back was resting against the headboard, waiting for me expectantly. “Scarlett gave them to me, so I’m not sure what kind they are. Feel free to pick whichever one you want and I’ll take whatever you don’t eat.”
Brenna grabbed a sandwich and took a giant bite. “Is my Baby Girl hungry?”
She looked at me while chewing and gave me a thumbs up. Sometimes she could be such a nerd, but it was just another aspect of her personality that I loved.
“So what’s going to happen now? Do you know who hit us?” Brenna asked between bites.
I looked at her before answering. I wouldn’t normally tell her anything, this was club business, but she needed to know that I had this handled. “Yeah, we have an idea of who is behind it. I have the boys searching out some leads that Techy has found. Once we find where they are hiding out we will take care of it.”
She stopped chewing and physically turned her body so she was facing me. “So, do you think this has something to do with whoever has been messing with the club? Was it intentional?”
I didn’t want to lie to her so I told her as much as I could. “Yes, it was intentional, but that’s all I can tell you. I can’t always tell you everything baby, it’s club business and we keep the women in the dark about a lot of things for their own safety. If you don’t know things you are safer. Do you understand that?”
“I understand it, but I sure as hell don’t like it. Don’t get me wrong it’s not a deal breaker, but if there are things that involve me and our family’s safety I expect you to tell me everything you can” she replied.
“I will tell you everything I can baby, but you have to understand, while we are a pretty straight club there are going to be times when we do things that aren’t one hundred percent on the up and up. Those are the types of things I have to keep you in the dark about.”
Brenna leaned into me and rested her head on my shoulder. “I trust you Beast.”