Page 69 of Blade

“Goddamnit!”

“What is it?” King asked, and Cash glared at me.

“I don’t care if he is your friend, Blade. If Ryder doesn’t keep his lips off my woman, I will beat his ass.”

I laughed. I knew he did it to piss Cash off, knowing Rachel wouldn’t let him touch Ryder. He got up from the table and walked out, no doubt calling Rachel. King could fill him in later. My phone rang next, and it was the prospect watching over Becca and Rachel. I put it on speaker, knowing why he was calling.

“Hello?”

“Hey uh, Blade.”

“Is it the prospect? This better be important enough to interrupt church.”

“Well, I mean I texted Cash. But well, you don’t have an old lady. At least not that I know of. But, um…”

“Spit it out,” I demanded, trying my hardest to keep the grin out of my voice. The others left in the room with me were having as hard a time as I was staying quiet.

“Well, I know Beck is yours. I mean, not officially, but Prez said she was off-limits, so I assumed—”

“PROSPECT!” Getting the anger to come through wasn’t difficult at all.

“Sir, Ryderishereandhekissedherwhenhewalkeduptothetable.”

I knew that was why he was calling. And I knew damn well Ryder saw the prospect and did it because he knew the prospect would tell me right after telling Cash.

“You let another man kiss my woman?”

“No sir. I mean, I was told to stay outside, and he just walked in and kissed her before I could even blink.”

“Who told you to stay outside, Prospect?”

“VP did, sir.”

“That was the right answer. I’m on my way. Text me where you are and don’t let any of them leave until I get there.”

“Yes sir.”

I disconnected the call and looked at my brothers. “That was fun.”

“What’s your plan?” King asked.

“Can you be more specific? I have four different things going on in my head right now that need my attention.”

Nicholson could wait. He couldn’t leave the hospital. The prospect needed to grow some balls. Ryder needed to be punched in the face, and my woman needed to be told not to let other men kiss her.

“Nicholson,” King answered, waiting.

My phone pinged, and I looked at the message from the prospect.

“Not much I can do at the moment. I do plan on heading into the hospital, just need to see what the watch schedule is.”

“Ok, keep me updated. The rest of you, get out of here. The Mother Chapter should be here in a few hours.” King slammed the gavel that he forgot to hit at the start, and we all shuffled out.

Striding outside, I climbed on my bike and drove to The Coffee Shop.

Chapter Sixteen

Blade

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