Instantly, my hate for that guy grew stronger, and I finally had a reason to make him lose that patch he didn’t deserve.

My body tensed, and I took it upon myself to make sure Crow would never set foot into my clubhouse again.

“And you’re sure that’s what he said? Anything else I should know?”

She looked scared, and I hated that Crow made her feel that way.

She nodded. “He wants to get rid of Texas.”

That was it. I didn’t know how much time I had left, but I needed to get to Texas as soon as possible.

“You did the right thing telling me, sweetheart,” I told her, lifting her hands up to my lips to kiss the back of her fingers.

Getting rid of Crow wasn’t going to be easy, but I would give anything to lock him up.

Chapter Nine

Wilder

“And you’re sure that’s what he said?” Texas asked Kiplyn as we all sat around the table in church. Usually, no women were allowed in here, but this was serious, and she was our main source. It was only Kip, Texas, me, and Officer Tanner in the room.

He was the only cop we trusted and the only cop that trusted us. Unluckily for me, he only started working in this town two years after I already got locked up.

“Yes,” she said.

Texas sighed, running his hand through his hair and watching her carefully.

“If you’re telling the truth, and if Crow really was the one setting that fire to put Wilder behind bars, I’ll need your help to get him to confess to you,” Tanner said.

She turned to look at him, then she quickly shook her head. “How am I supposed to do that? He’ll find out that I’ve heard about it.”

“Not if you play along with his little game. Make him think you’re on his side. Persuade him into thinking that he can trust you. And once he confesses, I have a good enough reason to handcuff him.”

Kiplyn looked unsure and scared. In her position, I would be scared, too. Crow is a mad man. Not everyone has realized that yet.

“I can’t,” she said.

“So, you’re telling me everything you’ve just told us is a lie you made up?” Texas asked.

“No!”

“Then get him to fucking confess! I’m not gonna sit here and wait until he shoots a fucking bullet into my head.”

“Calm down,” I told him, looking at Kip again. “Sweetheart,” I said, cupping the side of her head with my hand. She looked into my eyes, her bottom lip starting to tremble slowly.

“It’s not gonna be easy. But we’ll have people watch you and Crow to make sure he won’t mess with you. We’ll monitor every single one of his moves.”

She studied me for a moment, then looked over at Tanner. “Can I get a gun? Just in case?”

We all chuckled, and I thought about her holding a gun. “I’m pretty sure he’ll find that gun sooner than you can ask him about the fire,” Tanner said.

“We’ll go through every single step. You’ll be prepared for it. In the meantime,” he turned his head to look at Texas, “you make sure every other guy knows about what’s going on. Make sure everyone’s ready for a possible blowout. But most importantly, make sure you’re safe. You’re the target.”

Texas nodded, looking back at me with a cocky grin. “That fucker’s got nothing on me.”

Chapter Ten

Kiplyn