RUTHLESS HOLD (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (37 page)

Trev forced Ripper through the
cemetery. The way he walked, it looked as though they were zombies in some
cheap horror movie.

When they got to the storage
building, Trev walked Ripper inside and let him fall to the ground. Ripper
started to crawl forward. To his left, Trev saw a can of gas. He grabbed it and
put it outside the storage building.

Ripper reached up and opened a
drawer. He pulled it out and it fell, spilling bullets all over the floor. They
were the bullets Pete had collected from Trev putting them on Griffin
’
s grave each time he visited.

“
Son
of a bitch,
”
Trev said with
a grin.

He crouched and picked up one of
the bullets.

His memory overtook his mind for a
few seconds.

That was a huge mistake.

*

Trev saw the blade coming at him.
He managed to lift his right arm and felt his skin give way. He fell back and
Ripper came at him, finding his last bit of strength, wanting to kill Trev.

“
Fuck
you,
”
Ripper growled.

They were large shears, meant for
cutting the branches of bushes. That meant they would make a great killing
weapon and they were in the hands of a man who loved to kill.

The motorcycles were louder, only
seconds away.

Miller and the guys would be here.
But Trev still had to survive Ripper.

The blades came down again and Trev
moved just in time. The shears hit the stone floor, making a scrapping sound
that was like nails on a chalkboard. Trev managed to roll away from Ripper, but
Ripper was quick, fighting through his own pain. He stabbed Trev in the back,
the blades sliding into his body with ease.

Trev let out a cry and felt the
wind get sucked out of his body. He reached forward and grabbed a brick off a
small stack that had been so perfectly organized. He sucked in a breath and
swung back, smashing the brick off Ripper
’
s
head.

A second later, Ripper was face
down on the floor, knocked out.

Trev favored his shot shoulder and
stabbed back, crawling forward and then to his knees. When he looked out, he
saw Miller, Gaige, and Blaine running toward him.

“
Jesus,
”
Miller yelled.
“
What happened?
”

“
Trust
issues,
”
Trev said out of
breath.
“
He made some call,
Miller. I don
’
t know what
about. He was getting me to bring him here and then backup was coming. He tried
to take me out. I had to fight back.
”

“
Is
he dead?
”
Gaige asked.

Trev was on his feet. Blaine had an
arm around him.

“
No,
”
Trev said.
“
Knocked out. Miller, you have to
do it. You have to kill him. It
’
s
only right.
”

“
Fine,
”
Miller said. He reached for his
gun.

“
Wait,
”
Trev said.
“
I have an idea. To honor
Griffin. For everything that
’
s
happened.
”
With each sentence,
Trev felt more pain and felt weaker.

“
What?
”
Blaine asked.

“
Gas
…
pour the gas in there. Light it
up. The bullets
…
I put a
bullet on Griffin
’
s grave
each time I visited. Stupid, I know, but maybe Griffin can get his revenge now.
”

Blaine helped Trev back and sat him
down.

He then watched as Gaige poured the
gas. Miller struck up his lighter and tossed it into the storage building.
Flames ignited a second later.

After that, when the bullets were
hot enough, they started to explode.

Trev put his head back and shut his
eyes.

For you, Griffin.

Then Trev thought about Eden. He
couldn
’
t wait to touch her
face, taste her lips. Strip her naked. Devour her body top to bottom. Kissing
her belly so softly, knowing there was something miraculous happening in there.

Trev smiled.

It felt good to smile.

But then something happened.

Trev couldn
’
t open his eyes.

__

thirty.

Eden was finally alone with Trev.
The entire club had been there to see him, including the guys from the Daurian
charter. Doctors had Trev sedated so they could patch him up. The bullet had
been easy to get out without any major damage. The stab wound in his back only
needed some stitches. Everything else was just cuts and bruises. Everything
would heal with time.

Eden touched her stomach.
Time.

In time she would get fuller. In
time she would have a baby. In time she would be a mother and Trev would be a
father.

Eden touched Trev
’
s hand.

His eyelids suddenly flickered and
his eyes popped open. He slowly turned his head and grinned.
“
Hey, beautiful.
”

“
Trev.
Oh, Trev.
”

Eden stood and hurried to kiss him.

Trev wiggled his hand free and
touched her stomach.

Eden gasped, feeling a surge
through her body.

“
Is
it true?
”
Trev asked.

“
Of
course. I wouldn
’
t have
lied.
”

“
We
’
re having a baby?
”

“
We
’
re having a baby,
”
Eden said.
“
You
’
re going to be an outlaw Daddy.
”

“
I
like the sound of that.
”

Eden kissed him again.
“
How do you feel?
”

“
Like
shit,
”
Trev whispered.
“
Tired. Sore. Where
’
s
…
where
’
s Miller?
”

“
He
’
s right outside. Let me go get
him.
”

Eden hurried to the door. In the
hallway she made the announcement that Trev was awake. Both charters erupted
into cheers and all scrambled to the door. Eden couldn
’
t stop them as they all piled into the room to see
their brother.

That
’
s
when Eden spotted Jessa in the hallway, holding a coffee with one hand and
Caine with the other.

“
Are
they always like this?
”
Eden asked.

“
Always,
”
Jessa said.
“
Family.
”

Eden touched her stomach for the
billionth time.
“
Family.
”

She went into the room and forced
her way through the big bikers to get to her man. She stood next to the bed and
grabbed Trev
’
s hand.

“
You
crazy asshole,
”
Blaine
said.
“
You did it. How
’
s your cock? Still good?
”

“
It
’
s fine,
”
Trev said.
“
I
’
m sure it works fine.
”

“
Good,
”
Blaine said.
“
Because if it wasn
’
t
…
I
’
d be willing to takeover
duties.
”

“
Fuck
yourself,
”
Trev said and
smiled.

“
Is
everything done?
”
Eden
asked.

“
Yeah,
”
Miller said.
“
Ripper
’
s done. He
’
s
gone. We were able to make a call to the O
’
Nuall
family and stop their crusade. Ripper had told them there was money and guns in
our clubhouse that we stole. That
’
s
how he was going to get us.
”

“
Fucking
prick,
”
Nate said.

“
How
’
d you get them to believe you?
”
Trev asked.

Gaige shook his head.
“
We let them search the
clubhouse. Bunch of fucking Irish gangsters going through everything. That was
hard. But they found nothing.
”

“
And
we gave them Ripper,
”
Miller said.
“
We let them
take what was left.
”

Trev turned his head and pointed to
Xavier, from the Daurian charter.
“
There
’
s a building up north that
’
s full of guns. Tell the O
’
Nuall family about it. That
’
s where he had weapons.
”

“
Will
do, brother,
”
Xavier said.

“
How
is Jasper?
”
Trev asked.

“
Fine,
”
Cash said.
“
He
’
s
patched up too. Clean shots, man. You knew what you were doing. West stepped
right in and stopped the bleeding.
”

“
Shit,
”
Hudson said.
“
The old bastard took the bullets
out himself.
”

“
Good,
”
Trev said.
“
Make sure you give Jasper a
chance, Miller. He could fix it all up there.
”

Miller gave a nod.
“
We
’
ll
talk about that later. Jasper is okay with being VP. We have something else in
mind and we took a vote. We just need your vote on it. Not now though. You rest
up.
”
Miller pointed to the
door.
“
Come on, guys, give
him and Eden some time.
”

As they piled out, Blaine tugged at
the curtain.
“
Just in case
you want to check his cock.
”
He winked.

“
Asshole,
”
Eden said.

They all left and Eden slowly sat
on the bed next to Trev.

They stared at each other.

Trev slowly shook his head.
“
I don
’
t know what to say. You
’
ve done so much to me and for me, beautiful. And
now you
’
re giving me a son.
”

“
Or
a daughter,
”
Eden said.

“
Right.
Of course. Or a daughter.
”

“
I
was scared, Trev. Prospects came back and said you were in trouble with that
guy. I hated it. I hated it so much.
”

Trev reached for Eden and pulled
her down.

“
No,
Trev, I don
’
t want to hurt
you.
”

“
Not
having you hug me will hurt me,
”
Trev said.
“
Come here.
”

Eden hugged Trev. She felt him jump
and wince in pain but his arms were tight around her.

“
Nothing
happened,
”
Trev said.
“
We did it. I told you we would
do it. There
’
s nothing left
to worry about, okay? The Daurian charter will get a new President. Frelen will
settle in. Life is good.
”

“
Yeah,
life is good,
”
Eden said.
She touched Trev
’
s leg.
“
Life is very good.
”
She moved her hand between his
legs and squeezed.

“
Ah,
fuck,
”
Trev said.
“
Now that
’
s better than any medicine they can pump into my
veins.
”

“
Oh
yeah?
”
Eden asked.

She pulled at the hospital gown
until she could reach under and touch Trev
’
s
bare body with her bare hand. The second she touched his cock, her own body
shivered with heat. He was half hard and one slow stroke brought him to a full
stand.

Her hand eased up and down his
shaft, loving his dick.

She leaned over Trev and stared
into his eyes.

“
I
can
’
t wait until you can
fuck me,
”
she whispered.

“
Oh,
beautiful,
”
Trev said. He
touched her face.
“
Soon. I
promise.
”

They kissed and Eden started to
stroke harder and faster.

Her body ached with a feeling she
never thought possible.

True love.

__

thirty-one.

Trev thrust up, watching Eden
’
s beautiful tits hanging an inch
from his face. He cupped her tits and fucked even harder. Eden had her hands on
the headboard, unable to grab at his shoulders just yet. She pumped her hips
back and forth as hard as she could, grinding that tight body of hers against
his.

“
Trev,
”
Eden purred over and over.
“
Fuck, Trev
…”