Envy (21 page)

“I did.” I announce proudly.

“In that case, I’ll let you off.” He smiles. “He deserved it for giving you to Demon in this first place.”

His words make me freeze. Is he speaking the truth? Does he actually believe that?

“I got your message.” Strike looks to Savage but I see him frown at how his hands are tightly holding me.

“Good, you’re just in time.” Savage inclines his head towards me. “Hold her down.”

“No!” I scream. “Please!”

I may have been able to handle Switch but I don’t have my knife anymore and now there’s two of them. I can’t fight them off!

“Don’t do this! I came here I’m willing to come with you.” I plead.

The last thing I need is for them to rape me right here. I don’t deserve this.

I see Strike look up at Savage, silently asking if they should do this. Am I seeing things correctly? Why is Strike caring?

“No, we need her unconscious.” Savage demands and then I see the needle that Savage is now holding.

I begin thrashing even more. “No!”

I was drugged so many times when I was held captive with The Devils. I don’t want to have that done again.

As Strike holds me still, Savage holds my head to the side with one hand as he stabs into my neck with the other. I scream from the sting as I fight but I feel the effects almost instantly.

“Shhh.” Strike calms me. “Go to sleep, you’ll be home soon.”

“No.” I whisper.

My body becomes numb and my eyes get heavier. Noticing the slump in my body, they both removes their hands.

Strike wipes away my tears. “You’re back with me now.”

I look up at Strike, wanting to argue but I have no control of my body. I can’t even talk. I just look up at him as my eyes get heavier and finally close.

I finally have her back. Raven is back where she belongs, with me.

I noticed she looked at me weirdly when I was trying to consider her. I’ve been doing some thinking, if I take all my stresses out on Silver and use her to be violent with, Raven can have a better time with me. I can actually care for her and that will make her stay with me.

I wipe the tears from her face. I’m a little pissed at Savage, he’s here to be helping me and not the other way around. I should have been here sooner, I know I got carried away with Silver earlier but Venom didn’t deliver the message to me as quick as he should. I don’t know whose fault that is but I should have been here at the same time as Savage but he left the house without me.

I let go of my anger towards Savage and look down at the beauty I hold in my arms. I won’t let her get away this time, she’s here with me to stay. The plan is to lie low for a day or two and we will return back to America right under The Kings radar.

“There’s been a change of plan.” Savage announces.

“Is that so?” I glare up at him.

I understand that he’s a President in his charter but he’s with me now and I’m in charge around here. I play with Raven’s hair letting her dark locks run through my fingers.

“I want both girls.” He declares and I laugh.

“Funny you should say that, because I’ve been thinking the same thing. They are both rightfully mine and they will stay that way.” I look up to his frowning face. “We can arrange to have another of The Kings girls brought over for you. That Drew girl seemed good and there’s another blonde beauty that used to belong to The Devils. I could have them both captured for you.”

“No, I want the two we already have.” Savage moans.

“This was my fucking plan!” I roar. “You came to me!”

“And I knew how hard working you are, together we have got her back.” Savage agrees.

Who is he fucking kidding? I would have gotten Raven back without him here with me.

“Let me make this clear.” I carefully set Raven down so I have my hands free. “Raven has always been mine, she will never be with you as long as I’m alive.”

Savage stands and I follow. Both of us facing each other in a rage.

“This needs to be settled.” Savage clenches his fists beside him and I prepare myself for a fight.

“You’re a dead man Savage.” I grin.

I’m eager to see his blood dripping on the floor and mixing with Switch’s.

The roar of bike alerts me and I see Savage tense as well. Who the fuck is here?

Both is us are blinded by the bright lights of their headlights and when they’re switched off and I see my men climb from their bikes, my grin spreads wider. My men have come to have my back, as usual. They step into the barn, taking in the scene in front of them as they spread themselves out, and I gloat in pride.

I laugh in happiness. “Looks like only one of us is getting what we want.”

“It seems so.” He answers, not looking at all worried.

“Fucking shoot him boys!” I order, but nothing happens.

I frown around at them and Savage laughs.

“What the fuck are you standing there for?” I shout at them all. “Fucking shoot him!”

“Oh dear Strike.” Savage laughs at me. “Seems the men have chosen a new leader.”

“The fuck?” I look around, finally realising what’s happening here.

“The girls are mine.” Savage leans down and picks Raven up.

I go to take her from him but he shakes his head, looking around at the guns aimed at me. “I wouldn’t step closer if I were you.”

“She’s mine!” I shout, dread settling in.

I watch as Raven’s limp body is in his arms. He’s a dirty fucking rat, he doesn’t deserve to fucking touch her.

“The Kings will come for you.” I warn. “Grim loves her, he won’t let you have her.”

“Then I’ll kill him too.” He turns his back to me and begins walking towards the doors.

I run towards him, but before I even reach him shots are fired and I’m gunned to the ground. My back burns from the bullets and I feel the warmness of my blood oozing from my back. I watch from the floor as a large truck pulls up and Savage carefully places Raven in the back.

Someone steps from the driver’s side, and I’m stunned to see Venom nod to Savage and then walk towards me. He looks down and shakes his head. “You never make things easy for yourself, do you?”

“Venom?” I cough. “What the fuck are you doing?”

“I trust you to finish the job.” Savage announces, looking to Venom.

The men who fucking betrayed me, follow Savage out to get on their bikes. “Fucking bastards!” I shout at them. “See you all in fucking hell!”

They don’t listen they just get on their bikes and follow the truck that Savage drives away. My fucking woman in the back.

Venom kneels beside my dying body. I’m not an idiot I know I will die here tonight. I can’t believe my own brother has betrayed me. I’m in agony and I’m not surprised because I was shot over ten times.

Whether my brother gives me the dying shot or not, tonight will be my last.

“Why?” I manage to ask Venom.

“You treat me like shit.” He honestly answers. “I’m fucking sick of it, all the men were glad to follow Savage because he doesn’t shit in his own backyard.”

“He’s a rat.” I growl out.

“Maybe but he’s the best we have.” I get his insult. Having a rat as a president is better than me.

“Do you know how it feels to be disrespected by your own flesh and blood every fucking day of your life?” He shouts in my face. “I’ve had enough! You treat dogs better than me, even your fucking whores!”

“Raven isn’t a whore.” I snap.

“No, she’s the president’s old lady.” He answers and I roar in both pain and anger.

“She doesn’t belong to Savage.” I spit out blood. I’d rather see her back with the fucker Grim than being with Savage.

“You’re here because you’re a fuck up.” Venom adds. “You only have yourself to blame.”

“I’m sorry.” I admit. I have treated him bad in the past. “I wanted to toughen you up. Be the best that you can be.”

“And look what you created.” He spreads his arms.

“What about Simone?” I ask in panic. “You need to protect her.”

Unknown to almost everyone, Venom and I have a half-sister called Simone. She has a different mother, but shares our father’s blood. She knows nothing of Venom and me, and nothing of the life we live but we know all about her. She lives with her mother in a tiny two bedroomed house, goes to college and is the typical twenty year old girl. I do my best to keep her a secret and give her mother money every month to help support her. Most of it goes into a savings account for her, but she gets looked after. Her mother knows about me and is grateful for my help but agrees that Simone should know nothing about me. I would only fuck up her life. I’m a fucked up man but I know that I shouldn’t enter her life.

“I’ll look after her.” Venom grins and a scene of dread fills me.

“Don’t contact her Venom! She doesn’t know us or this life.”

“Maybe I should change that.” He laughs.

“No!” I plead.

“I love you.” Venom ends the conversation and leans down to kiss my forehead.

“You’re not gonna shoot me?” I ask.

“No.”  We both know I’ll bleed out. It’s his way of saying I deserve this long and painful death.

“I love you.” I speak as loudly as I can as Venom turns his back and walks outside.

He doesn’t turn back though and I have to watch him as he straddles my bike and rides away. Leaving me to die alone.

With a belly full of food fit for a biker on his way to get his woman back, I give my mother a kiss goodbye.

“Be careful.” She warns us all, before having a private moment with my dad.

They always do this, every time he goes on a ride, they embrace each other. As I look around I see other brothers with their Old Ladies and families also. It’s part of the MC life.

“Where’s Lauren?” Grim asks nobody in particular as he looks around.

“I think I saw her go to your room earlier.” Elise adds as she hugs her dad, Uncle Brace.

Frowning, Grim quickly storms towards their room. That’s odd, Lauren knows we’re going to save Natasha from Strike. Why wouldn’t she be here to see us off? Unless it’s too much for her, Natasha is her closest friend and having her snatched away by the man who also has a fucked up addiction to her must be fucking hard. Especially after Drew reported Strike saying that he would let Natasha go in exchange for Lauren, otherwise he’s coming to get her anyway and also take Drew and Elise. That will never happen, we just need to focus on getting Natasha back and no longer letting him get so close to our girls. If that means upping our security, then so fucking be it.

Grim comes running from the hallway that leads to the bedrooms, scanning around. “Lauren?”

Everyone looks around and he becomes angry. “Lauren!”

“VP!” My dad shouts over to him. “What’s the matter?”

“I can’t find Lauren.” He immediately answers. “This was on the bed.”

In his hand he holds out a letter. I have a feeling I know exactly what has happened. By the look of dread on everyone’s faces, I’m not the only one.

“What’s is say?” Elise asks, stepping closer to Grim.

He hands her the letter, wiping away his tears and facing away from all of us. Elise looks down the letter and her eyes widen. When she looks back up to us, she beings to explain.

“It’s says she has gone to find Natasha alone and to not follow. Any Kings members who show their face before she gets there, will be shot.” She wipes at her eyes, looking back to Grim and then shakes her head. “The rest is for Grim’s eyes only.”

Elise hands the letter back to Grim and holds him in his arms. Grim lets her and wraps his own arms around Elise’s tiny frame. He kisses her forehead and folds the letter, treating it as a treasured item and tucking it away into his jacket pocket.

“I’m going to get my woman.” He declares and I nod my head in support. When he catches me he signals me back.

Dad steps out and places a hand on Grim’s shoulder. “We gotta take her words seriously Grim.”

“How did she even know where to go?” My brother asks, furious.             

I look around at everyone, seeing if I notice anyone’s guilty looking faces. But all my brothers are looking right at their VP, their sympathetic looks obvious to see.

“We don’t know, but we have to listen to what she said.” My dad repeats. “We have to be more prepared, they know we will come to get the girls.”

“Some of us will stay here.” Spliff announces, looking towards Travis. He has his kids to think about, he can’t be risking his life when his kids have just lost their mother.

Dad calls the room to attention. “Brothers who are prepared to come with us, step forward.”

Almost all brother take a step forward, so he has to choose who has to stay and protect the clubhouse and family members inside.

When that’s settled, Grim still doesn’t look pleased. “We gotta hurry. Both of them could be in danger.”

“They might not be there any long.” I add which panics Grim more. I get it, I’m feeling exactly the same.

“How the fuck does she know where Strike is?” He asks again.

“I can answer that.” Drew announces and everyone stops talking.

“What?” I ask, confused at our little sister.

Drew begins to cry. “When Strike was here, he gave me a piece of paper and ordered I gave it to Lauren when we were alone. He said if I didn’t he would hurt Natasha and come back to take revenge on the women of the club.” At this she cries and our mum goes to hold her but Drew steps away. “No! I need to say this.”

“Drew, what was on the paper?” My dad asks.

“It was the address he wanted Lauren to meet him at. I wasn’t allowed to tell any of you, he said if anyone apart from Lauren showed up they would be killed. What should I have done?” She cries. “If I had told you, you would have gone there and gotten yourselves killed or tell Lauren to then save everyone else? I had to think of the families.”

Drew buries her face into her hands, sobbing and I feel for her. I really do. She was torn between two choices that were both impossible.

“Drew.” My Dad pulls her close to him. “Nobody blames you, you couldn’t have chosen and as far as I’m concerned you did the right thing.”

“Are you fucking kidding me?” Grim roars.

Drew’s eyes widen and I push him back a little. “Calm down.”

“Calm down?” He frowns at me. “She sent Lauren into the hands of the fucker who tortured her!”

“And she’s not the only one!” I remind him. “What was she supposed to do?”

“Not give her the address!” Grim shouts back.

“And let him come here and potentially hurt anyone here? Have you forgotten there’s children here?” At this Grim looks around at everyone listening to us.

Hanging his head, he storms outside and after a certain look from my Dad, I decide to follow Grim out. We’re both anxious to get our women back.

“I’m sorry brother.” I say as soon as we’re outside.

“No.” Grim stops me. “You don’t need to apologise. I fucked up. I love them both, Natasha is like a sister to me and Lauren, well she’s my fucking old lady. I don’t know what’s happening or what to fucking do.”

“We’re getting them back.” I growl. “They haven’t won! They’re our women, our old ladies and we won’t let that fuck take them away from us or hurt any other women. “

“Let’s go.”  Grim announces and my dad walks out with brothers walking behind them.

They all look pissed, nobody hurts a member of our club, female or male, it doesn’t fucking matter.

As I straddle my bike, feeling the familiar vibrations under me I swear to kill anyone who fucking harms Natasha. I feel like fucking shit that I didn’t protect her right. I should have been by her side, rather than talking with my dad and arranging to meet her back at the bedroom. I will take out my guilt on someone else, hopefully Strike.

Natasha is my woman and if anyone harms a hair on her beautiful body they’re dead.

Now that we know the threat, we are extra prepared for what’s waiting for us. Drew slowly walks out and hands a piece of paper to Grim. Nodding to her he looks at it and when she whispers something to him, he grabs her into a hug and then climbs onto his bike. My Dad signals and we ride out leaving our other brothers to take care of the families left behind.