Page 27 of Blaze

Ace carried a satchel, and he tossed it at Trenton’s feet.

“That’s thirty-five thousand. We’re square. Sabrina and Courtney are no longer your concern.”

Trenton eyed the bag greedily, but the jackass still asked, “And the product?”

We’d been thorough in our research, so I was prepared for this question. “I suggest you take a closer look at your own.”

“Jason?” Trenton asked, his brow furrowing.

I snorted. “That asshole’s spine is as limp as his dick. Talking about the thugs who threatened Courtney.”

His expression was dubious. “My men are?—”

Tomcat handed me a folded piece of paper, and Trenton stopped talking.

“Check out this address.”

Trenton outstretched his hand, but I held the paper just out of reach. “If anything happens to Courtney—if I even see any of your people within a hundred yards of her—I will burn every single one of your stash houses and storage warehouses to the ground. Then I’ll put a bullet between your eyes and leave your body in the flames. And the guys who you sent to threaten her? Don’t be surprised when the one who dared to touch her goes missing.”

He frowned at me for a few seconds, then nodded and shook his hand a little.

After staring him down for another minute, I let him take the paper from me.

Then I flicked the safety on and returned my gun to the back of my jeans.

“We’re done here.”

13

COURTNEY

Ihad just pulled a batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven when Ash poked his head into the kitchen. “Your man just pulled through the gates.”

He hadn’t been gone long, but I was relieved when he returned to the compound. Not because that meant I had nothing to worry about anymore—I was just happy that Pax had come back safely to me.

I knew he and his club brothers could more than take care of themselves, but that didn’t stop me from worrying about the man that I loved.

We hadn’t shared that particular four-letter word with each other yet, but I had admitted to myself that I had fallen head over heels in love with Pax. Something that I planned to share with him soon.

“Thanks.” I beamed a smile at Ash. “Feel free to take as many cookies as you want.”

“No need for all that gratitude when all I did was take a minute to find you exactly where I knew you’d be.” He patted his flat stomach. “But I sure as fuck am gonna still take you up on the offer.”

I flashed him another grin as I hurried past him, dusting my hands off on my jeans. When I got halfway through the big recreational area next to the bar, Pax walked through the door. Seeing him, I picked up speed, throwing myself into his waiting arms when I got close enough.

“You’re back,” I cried, burying my face against his chest and breathing deeply. There was nothing better than feeling Pax’s arms around me…except having his dick inside me. But that was a thought for later when we were alone in his room.

“I am, baby.” His hold on me tightened before he stepped back to grin down at me. “It’s all taken care of. You don’t have anything to worry about anymore.”

“Did you have to give Sabrina up to them?” Whatever fondness I might’ve felt for my roommate was long gone, but I still wouldn’t want anything horrible to happen to her. That didn’t stop me from wishing she’d step on a bunch of Legos. Or every time she ate pizza, which was her favorite, it would burn the roof of her mouth.

“No, that’s not what we do. She might’ve made shit choices, but she doesn’t deserve to pay with her life…or worse.”

No wonder I fell in love with him so quickly.

Those three little words were on the tip of my tongue when Echo walked into the clubhouse, drawing Pax’s attention away from me.

“Didn’t expect to see you around today. Thought you were gonna be busy with that”—the look Pax shot my way let me know that he was choosing his words carefully, most likely because whatever Echo was supposed to be doing was club business—“situation you were handling.”

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