RUTHLESS HOLD (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (23 page)

“
Strippers?
”

“
Not
used to this life, huh?
”

“
No,
”
Eden said.
“
I
’
m
…
new? I mean, you know that
though. Right?
”

The door opened and in poured a
group of women. They were all in robes and they wasted no time in stripping
those robes off. They were in next to nothing and Eden gasped.

“
Oh,
good, the paid help is here,
”
Jenn said. She looked at Eden.
“
As
long as he comes back to you at the end of the night, nothing else matters.
They
’
re tough, but they
’
re like puppies. Show them your
slit and they start drooling.
”

Jenn walked away and Eden reached
for her.

No
…
I want to talk to you
…

But Jenn was gone, yelling orders
at the women.

Eden turned and sipped the water.

“
Now,
a pretty thing like you drinking water. That could only mean you
’
re pregnant.
”

Eden looked to her right and saw a
tall guy walking toward her. He had a beer in his hand and put it down on the
bar.

Shit.

“
I
’
m not pregnant,
”
Eden said.
“
I just prefer water right now.
”

“
Good.
Do you want to get pregnant?
”

Eden gasped. She grabbed the glass
of water and threw it in the guy
’
s
face. The guy rubbed his face and then laughed.

“
Okay
then,
”
he said.
“
Now it
’
s my turn to make you wet, sweet thing.
”

He took a step and then the pump of
a shotgun clicked.

“
Don
’
t fucking try it, Rocky,
”
West said.
“
That
’
s Trev
’
s
old lady. From Frelen.
”

He put the gun to Rocky
’
s head.

“
I
don
’
t see Trev,
”
Rocky said.
“
And if she was mine, I
’
d never leave her out of sight.
”

“
Fuck
off,
”
Eden said.

“
Keep
talking dirty. I
’
m getting
hard.
”

“
Rocky,
walk the fuck away,
”
West
said.

Rocky turned. He grabbed the barrel
of the shotgun and jammed the gun into West
’
s
chest. West fell back and Rocky then had possession of the gun.

“
What
are you doing?
”
Eden asked.

“
I
’
m hard,
”
Rocky said.
“
You
’
re going to finish me off.
”

“
Finish
yourself off, dick,
”
Jenn
said.

She put a gun to Rocky
’
s head.

“
Easy
now,
”
Rocky said.

“
Easy?
You don
’
t know who this
woman is. She means a lot
…”
Jenn looked at Eden.
“…
to
Trev. You better put that gun down right now. If I call Ripper, he
’
s going to cut your hands off.
”

Rocky put the shotgun on the bar.

West grabbed the gun.

“
It
’
s okay, West,
”
Jenn said. She then put her
hand between Rocky
’
s legs
and squeezed.
“
Now, you
’
re hard? Go rub one off in the
bathroom or on one of the paid help.
”

“
Okay,
fine,
”
Rocky said.
“
I
’
m
moving along.
”

Rocky backed away, grabbing his
beer. His eyes didn
’
t leave
Eden.

“
Rocky,
”
Jenn said.
“
If that
’
s considered hard, then I feel really bad for you.
”
She put her hand up, leaving a
small gap between her thumb and pointer finger.
“
I
mean
…
really bad.
”

Rocky stormed away.

“
You
okay?
”
Jenn asked.

“
Yeah.
Right. Sure. I
’
m fine.
”

“
Maybe
you should have a stiff drink.
”

Eden reached for Jenn
’
s hand.
“
Don
’
t
leave yet. I have to ask you something. I mean, I have to tell you something.
About me. About why I
’
m
here.
”

Jenn stared at Eden for a few
seconds. Her eyes turned glossy and she pulled her hand away.

“
I
have to go check on something,
”
Jenn said.
“
You stay put.
”
She looked at West.
“
Anyone else talks to her, pull
the trigger. Don
’
t
hesitate.
”

“
Yes,
ma
’
am,
”
West said.

Just like that, Jenn slipped away
again.

The guys returned a short while
later. Eden had three glasses of water and needed to pee. She stood and waited
for Trev to come through the door. When he did, a sense of relief washed over
Eden. He looked right at her and nodded. The rest of the guys were working
their way toward the strippers. Half the tops were already gone, boobs
everywhere. But Trev kept his eyes locked on Eden.

He rushed right toward her.

With one step left before Eden
could grab him, a hand shot out and went flat against Trev
’
s chest.

It was Rocky.

Oh
…
fuck
…

“
Trev?
”
Rocky asked.

“
Yeah.
What the fuck do you want?
”

“
You
better tell your old lady to stop flirting with me
…
it ain
’
t gonna end well for any
of us
…”

*

They moved the pool tables out of
the way in a matter of three seconds. The strippers stood against the wall,
knowing they weren
’
t the
main attraction for the moment. Ripper was howling like a fool. Miller and
Gaige looked back and forth, looking as though they didn
’
t know what to do.

Trev took off his leather cut and
handed it to Eden. He then took off his rings and put them in her hand.

“
Did
he touch you?
”
Trev asked.

“
No.
”

“
He
said stuff to you?
”

“
Yes.
”

“
Bad
stuff?
”

Eden nodded.

Trev gritted his teeth.

Rocky was waiting. His leather cut
and t-shirt were both off. His body riddled with ink, having no real muscular
definition. Not like Trev.

“
You
fucking even look at my old lady again and I
’
ll
rip your eyes out,
”
Trev
said.

“
Yeah
…
I bet she
’
s really tight,
”
Rocky said.
“
Sipping her water like a good
girl. I
’
d have her on her
knees, lapping up my jizz off the floor.
”

Eden gasped.

Trev went in and Rocky took a swing.
He cracked Trev in the gut. Trev lurched forward and Rocky brought a fist down,
connecting with Trev
’
s
right cheek. It spun Trev, sending him stumbling. Rocky went after Trev and
Trev threw an elbow, hitting Rocky in the jaw. Trev then stood and swung,
landing heavy punch after heavy punch, walking Rocky back against the wall.

Rocky grabbed Trev by the shirt,
growling. He spun Trev around and threw a punch. Trev side stepped and Rocky
punched the wall. Trev then punched Rocky in the ribs. Rocky let out a deep cry
and his knees buckled. Trev grabbed Rocky by the back of the head and started
to slam his face off the wall.

Each smack was hard and then they
started to get wet
…
from
the blood.

“
Okay,
okay!
”
Ripper yelled.

Trev wasn
’
t done. He jammed his knee into the side of Rocky
’
s head. Rocky fell back but Trev
wasn
’
t done. He grabbed a
pool stick and broke it in half like a pencil. He pointed the jagged end right
at Rocky
’
s throat.

“
You
ever think about her and I
’
ll
fucking kill you,
”
Trev
growled.

“
Call
this shit!
”
Ripper yelled.
“
Miller! Call him off. Right now.
”

Miller and Gaige grabbed and pulled
him away. They had each of Trev
’
s
arms hooked.

“
You
started this shit,
”
Miller
bellowed.
“
Show some
goddamn respect for a brother
’
s
old lady. Where
’
s your
respect, Ripper?
”

“
You
’
re right,
”
Ripper said.

He stepped forward and reached
down, lifting Rocky to his feet. He looked around the bar.
“
He was on probation anyway. I
gave him a second chance. Any
nay
’
s
to killing this piece of shit?
”

The bar was in complete silence.

“
Xavier,
”
Ripper said.
“
Take this piece of shit out back
and put him in the shed. Tie up his hands and feet and we
’
ll discuss how to handle this
tomorrow.
”

“
No,
”
Rocky said.
“
I
…
I was
…
fucking around
…”

Ripper pushed Rocky back into
Xavier. Then Ripper turned and looked at Miller.
“
Does
that meet your requirements, Miller?
”
A second later he pointed to the speakers in the corner.
“
Now get the music going. I want
to see some tits dancing now.
”

Eden pushed from the bar and
followed Miller, Gaige, and Trev down the hallway toward the back of the bar.
She was still carrying Trev
’
s
leather cut and rings. She couldn
’
t
believe what her life had become.

Miller opened the door to a
bathroom and pushed Trev in. He and Gaige blocked the doorway.

“
You
need to calm down,
”
Miller
said.
“
You proved your
point.
”

“
You
had every right to take that asshole down,
”
Gaige said.
“
Now we need to
keep the peace while we work the rest of this out.
”

“
You
see he
’
s fucked up,
”
Trev said.

“
Let
me through,
”
Eden called
out.

Miller and Gaige broke apart.

“
I
’
m going out there,
”
Miller said.
“
No more bullshit. From anyone.
”
He looked at Eden.
“
That includes you. Don
’
t fuck this up.
”

Miller and Gaige walked away and
Eden entered the bathroom.

She shut the door and looked at
Trev. She held her hands out.
“
Here
’
s your stuff.
”

“
Thanks,
beautiful,
”
Trev said.
“
I
’
m
sorry that happened.
”

“
He
scared me.
”

“
Nobody
will ever scare you again,
”
Trev said.
“
You
’
re mine, okay? I want you to
wear my ink.
”

“
What?
”

“
Wear
my ink. So everyone knows you
’
re
mine.
”

“
Are
you serious?
”

Trev slowly put his rings on. Then
he put his leather cut back on. He grabbed Eden by the face and stared at her.
“
I don
’
t tell lies.
”

“
Except
about my mother,
”
Eden
said. She reached up and grabbed Trev
’
s
hands away. She then slapped Trev across the face.
“
What the hell were you thinking? Why would you do
that to me?
”