Ride Hard (Condemned Angels MC Series #2) (15 page)

CHASE

“Christ, answer your fucking phone!” I yelled into the receiver. I have been trying to call Jeremy for the last fucking ten minutes because we just spotted Devils running by the clubhouse and what looked like Nicole on the back of a bike.

“He isn’t picking up?” Hunter asked. I peered over my shoulder while trying Jeremy’s phone again.

“Nah. Let’s go over there.” We quickly rode over to Jeremy’s house, only to find him tied to Nicole’s bed knocked the fuck out. What the fuck?

When Jeremy came to, he looked fucking pissed!

“Where the fuck is she?” Jeremy demanded as Hunter and I finished cutting him loose. We all headed down to the kitchen.

“She was spotted with Jax about an hour ago. It didn’t look like she was resisting going with them. Care to fucking explain that shit?” I yelled at him, starting to charge him, but Hunter got between us.

“Fuck!” Jeremy ran his hands through his hair and down his face.

“Nic is related to them.” Please tell me I just heard him wrong.

“What did you fucking just say? What the fuck does that mean? She’s with them? She’s Devils? Has Nicole been fucking spying on us?” I know I was jumping to fucking conclusions, but this shit will crush Roxy if she found out.

“Just hold the fuck up for one second! Fucking hear me out. She’s not with them, never has and never fucking will be. Nicole is Condemned Angel’s property…my fucking property. She went to them in exchange for me.” Jeremy was now pacing the room. Hunter and I just stared at him in silence.

“Well, fuck,” Hunter mumbled, taking a seat at the kitchen table.

“Now what?” I asked Jeremy. I’d never seen him like this before. Jeremy looked like a madman, fucking pacing and thinking out loud. And now that he just stated that Nicole was his, we gotta go kick some motherfucking ass and get her the fuck back home. I thought we just got done with this shit.

“How many Goddamn times do I have to go see the fucking Devils? Let’s get the boys together for an emergency Church meeting. See what Pres says, and go get her,” I offered.

The three of us rode to the clubhouse, calling together the brothers for Church. It really hit home seeing Jeremy to the right of Moretti, replacing Charlie. These motherfuckers are going to pay.

“This is fucking déjà vu,” I complained as we got started.

“Well, we’d do this ten times over for any of our girls. But this shit ends now. I’m fucking done.” Moretti was fucking pissed.

Jeremy

I had to air out Nicole’s family business now. It’s fucking do or die. I cleared my throat.

“Is there something you need to say, son?” My father turned his attention to me, the rest of the table did as well.

“Jax…he’s Nicole’s brother.” I couldn’t even look them in the eye.

“What?” Moretti boomed.

“She’s a Devil?” “She helped them?” “No, fuck you, not our Nicole.” Accusations were being thrown around.

“Just hold the fuck on. He’s a half- brother, and Nina her half-sister. Nina dropped that shit on her right before they ambushed us.”

“So, what the fuck does that mean? She was just waiting to up and leave us?”

“No! Nicole just found out that they are her family. She’s been through enough shit in her life. Nicole is innocent and every man sitting at this table knows it. She took my spot, to settle the bad blood we have with the Devils.”

“Shit.” Dad wiped a hand over his face. I know my Dad thought of Nic as another daughter. She basically grew up in front of him with Roxy. I knew he would never leave her in the hands of the Devils.

“So, what do you want to do about this?” Hunter asked me, his forearms resting on the table. I knew he cared for her too.

“We go in, take them the fuck out, get her and come the fuck home.”

“Well, look where that got us the last time,” Chase added in. Good fucking point.

“We need to keep this shit out of our town, out of our families, and our club,” Moretti stated calmly.

I rubbed the stubble on my face. “Bring in Derrick.” I crossed my arms. Derrick the Nomad was ex-military. All those little pills he popped got him kicked out of the service. He was a top performer, a sniper to be exact. He kept that shit on the down-low, and so did we, just in case we needed to call in a favor.

“We take them out from afar, don’t get our fucking hands dirty.” My Brothers were nodding their heads in agreement.

“Let’s vote on it. All in favor of this say ‘aye’.” Everyone agreed in unison. Thank fuck.

“Well, there you have it, Jeremy.”

“Hell fucking right, let’s go get my Old Lady.” I might as well put that out there now. Everyone stared at me as they paused in mid-standing. “Yeah, you fuckers heard me right. You want to take a vote on it?” I looked them all in the face, and everyone had shit-eating smirks on their faces. 

“About fucking time!” Chase slapped my shoulder.

“When do we go?”

“We need to plan this out, let’s have Derrick scope the area. It’ll take time, son.” My father patted my shoulder.

“That’s not what I want to fucking hear. Why the fuck can’t we go get her now. Jax…I don’t trust that motherfucker with Nicole.”

“Nicole is a tough girl, she can fend for herself right now. We have a lot at stake here, Jeremy. Think clearly.” I stretched my neck, the cracking of my bones filled the room, and I stormed out. I have no fucking patience for this shit. Sticking a cigarette between my lips, I dug in my pocket for my lighter and phone.

Me:
Meet me out back in 10

Hunter: Alright

JEREMY

“What brilliant fucking plan do you have now?” Hunter started without even me having to say anything.

“I’m not fucking waiting. We are going to get her tonight. The fuck I know what they have planned for her, and I won’t wait. Not another minute. Derrick is on his way- we ride out tonight.” I took a long drag of my cigarette.

Hunter rubbed his hand down his face.

“Fuck.”

“I know you’d do the same exact shit for her, I don’t want to fucking hear it, Hunter.” I narrowed my eyes at him.

“Yeah, I know, she’s got that voodoo pussy.” He wiggled his eyebrows, and I went to charge him, pushing him up against the brick wall.

“You say some fucking shit like that to me ever again, I’ll fucking kill you, Hunter.” I knew he was just bustin’ my balls, but fuck, that shit got under my skin.

“Calm the fuck down. I’m fucking with you. You are right about one thing- I’d do the same. I’m with you, brother.” He extended his hand to me. Taking a deep breath, I let out a cloud of smoke and released his now wrinkled shirt. I took his hand and gave it a hard shake.

After Derrick arrived at my house, we suited up. We were all wearing black pants, thermals, cuts, boots, and black bandanas tied around our lower faces. Checking our ammo, we went to mount our bikes and rode out. My Dad was probably going to kill me, but shit, I was VP now, and Nic is my fucking girl. There is no one in this world who can take her away from me. And anyone who gets in my way is a dead man.

The few hours it took to get to Devil’s stomping ground were almost more than I could handle. With each and every mile my hatred for Jax grew, along with my wanting for Nicole. That motherfucker was dying tonight.

Nearing their clubhouse, we stopped about a quarter mile back. Parking about five hundred yards out, we left the bikes on an off beaten path.  Climbing the dirt path, we found we had a perfect view from up here. Derrick set up his gear; lying down on his stomach he lined his eye up with his scope. Hunter and I lay down on either side of him with binoculars in hand.

They must have been celebrating Jax’s homecoming. We could see through the warehouse style windows, the compound was like a night club. There was a large stage with multiple strippers on poles. 

“Do you see her?” I pulled down my bandana and wiped the sweat from my forehead.

“No, not yet. I see Jax’s bike, so they are in there, somewhere.” Derrick stole a quick glance over at me. I didn’t like that fucking answer.

There were strobe lights going off, which caught our attention, and a heavy bass rhythm with the rock music. The three of us watched intently, knowing something big was going on.

The stage cleared, and the room went black.

“What the fuck?” Hunter yelled.

“Shut the fuck up. Hold on,” I hissed between my teeth. “Someone can fucking hear your loud ass mouth.”

“Jer?” Derrick caught both of our attentions. “You’ll want to take a look.” He nodded to the binoculars I held in my hands. Tightening my grip, I peered through the lenses. There was Nicole, center stage. She wore a black garter belt and stocking set, with a black bra, and sky-high heels. She looked rigid and her fists were clenched at her sides.

Music began, but Nicole stood her ground, holding onto the metal pole in front of her. Men surrounded the base of the stage, yelling for her to dance. Jax appeared from the side of the stage, grabbing Nicole by the crook of her elbow. My jaw tensed. She stumbled a step back in her high heels; he was saying something to her. Nic quickly shut her eyes and nodded her head in understanding. Jax had an evil fucking grin on his face. Slapping her ass before he left her again and the music started up.

“Fuck, is she doing it?” Derrick whispered.

“I don’t think she has much of a choice,” Hunter answered for me.

Lana Del Rey’s “Body Electric” song flooded the speakers. Nicole turned her back to the crowd, tilting her head to the floor, the blue spotlight shown down on her. Slowly getting into the rhythm of the song, she swayed her round hips. Men yelled out for her, catcalls and dollar bills started to get tossed in the air. As the song started, Nicole bent over forward, stretching her garter belt against her ass. I took a deep breath in and licked my lips. Lighting a cigarette, I inhaled, holding onto that breath until my lungs burned.

“Jesus,” Derrick mumbled under his breath, but I heard that shit and for a second, I was fucking proud that she was mine.

Facing the pole, Nicole squatted down on her haunches, slowly rolling her pelvis to the pole; her free arm went up under her hair, seductively moving it off her neck. Releasing her hand from her hair, Nicole pushed off her thigh as she rolled her body against the pole as she straightened her back. Slowly Nicole galloped around the pole, she hooked her long legs around it, spinning fast as she locked her thighs, and released her arms and slowly fell backwards.

Nicole’s hair splayed out underneath her, her eyes were closed. She didn’t want to see them while dancing like this; I could only pray that she was thinking of me. I’m coming, baby, hold the fuck on.

Nicole

Closing my eyelids as I danced for these strangers, took me back to when I was dancing for him. Jeremy, and him alone. While touching my own body, I pictured his hands. All that these men needed was a show. And a show is all they’ll fucking get. Jax reminded me of our agreement, and after my dance I was to go to his room, and meet his Old Lady, Eva. What did she want with me? Or what did she and Jax together want with me?

Gripping high on the pole, I lifted my feet up and did a split, slowly sliding down the pole, my pussy was completely flush with the pole, the thin material of my panties was probably now soaked after I’ve been imagining Jeremy. I crawled on my hands and knees to the end of the stage, which was circle shaped, currently surrounded by big burly men who were tatted up, had half naked women in their laps and beers in their hands. Cash showered down on me as I let my legs spread wide on the stage. My arms splayed out above my head, I rested on my forearms.

I let my hips thrust against the floor to the beat of the music.

JEREMY

Fucking Christ, I need to fuck her when all this is said and fucking done!

Nicole

As the song came to an end, I rolled to my back, letting my hands roam my own body. I tuned out the music. Reaching up, I wrapped my hand around the base of the pole, and pulled myself into a sitting position. I opened my eyes, and everything came back to me. Realization hit me as Jax was walking out to me, helping me off the floor; he guided me offstage and towards his room upstairs. My pulse raced and my heart slammed inside my chest. With every click of my heels up the narrow stairway, I felt my life slipping away from me.