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“Well, I ain’t mad at that, baby sister.” Cara laughs while high fiving a blushing Sofia.

We walk into her house and plop down on the couches. I wince from sitting so fast and Cara turns to me with a raised brow. I try to wipe my face of any emotion that would give away the fact that I have a sore bottom. I can tell I failed miserably when she smiles before bursting into laughter.

“Somebody had their first anal experience.” Cara wiggles her eyebrows at me, and we all burst into laughter. Honestly, there’s nothing we don’t discuss with one another. We’re four woman whose filters seem to disperse the minute we’re in each other’s presence.

“Don’t even try and deny it. I would know that wince anywhere. That was me a few weeks ago.”

“You did it the night of the patch-in party?” Sofia gasps.

“No. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light. But the next night, he didn’t forget how I kept saying ‘I want that anaconda in my ass, big boy,’” she says with an eye roll.

We start laughing again. The sound of the front door opening has us turning around to see Thor walking in.

“What’s so funny?” he asks as he takes a seat next to Cara. He looks directly at her like he’s waiting for the answer. We all glare at her.

“Sorry, best bud, I can’t tell ya. While we might discuss everything with each other, I can’t give you the dirty details of girl talk.”

Thor slaps a hand against his chest, feigning hurt. “We tell each other everything,” he exclaims.

“Not this,” she says with a finality that has him turning away from her with a pout.

After about an hour of goofing off with Thor, Cara and Sara’s phones go off. When they pull them out, their eyes go big in shock. Cara jumps up and starts racing for the door. “Bianca and Sof, get to mom’s now. Thor, let’s go. I have to find Viper. We need to call for church immediately.”

Sofia and I watch as Cara, Sara, and Thor race out of the house and toward the clubhouse. I look over to Sof and she looks just as nervous as I feel. “It’ll be okay. One thing I’ve learned in the two years I’ve been here is to trust that they know what they’re doing, and they have each other’s back.”

I nod my head but the uneasiness in my gut tells me that something bad is about to happen.

ChapterTwenty-Seven

BLADE

Ican’t wipe the smile from my face. I am certifiably whipped and I’m not even ashamed. The brothers have been on my case all day because my head is so far in the clouds. I can’t help it. Bianca makes me happy in every way. Tonight, I’m going to sit her down and let her know it’s time to start planning our wedding. I don’t want to wait much longer to make her my wife.

“Want to play a game of pool, bro?” Torch asks, walking over to the bar.

“Are we putting money up?”

Torch smirks while pulling a wad of cash out of his back pocket. “You know better than to ask something like that.”

Laughing, I drain my beer and we head for the pool tables. My brother and I have been betting on things ever since we started getting an allowance. It’s not always cash we’re betting though. Growing up, we would bet a chore, a pair of shoes, even the opportunity to ask a girl out.

That one earned us the longest punishment we ever had. Mom grounded us for two months when she found out we were betting on a girl. We never made that mistake again. Right as I grab the rack, Cara, Sara, and Thor come barreling through the door.

“Babe!” Cara calls frantically, searching the room for Viper.

Everyone stops what they’re doing and stands to attention. This is the first time I’ve seen a little fear in Cara eyes, so I know whatever is going on is not good. Viper is on his feet immediately, running to her.

“What’s wrong, Hellcat?” he asks as he palms her face. He’s searching her up and down, making sure she isn’t injured.

Cara flashes her phone in front of him and his eyes widen. “Church! Now!” he bellows as he grabs Cara’s hand and makes his way up the hallway. Luckily, everyone is here, and we all follow behind Viper. Once we’re seated, Viper gets down to business.

“Pyro just sent a picture to Cara. He has Maria.”

Curses go around the room as we think of Maria being dragged into this mess. She’s the manager for the diner the club owns. I have no clue why they would take her. She has nothing to do with this.

“What does he want?” Smoke asks.

Viper grits his teeth and clenches his fists, but before he can answer, Cara speaks. “Me.”

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