Page 47 of The Savage Outlaw

Eden’s teeth chattered and she nodded. “Fine. Yes. I wanted Priest to kill him. Fuck him! Okay? He wasn’t going to stop. And look what happened. As soon as Priest told those two guys to stop following me, he showed up. He was going to kill me.”

Linc leaned down closer to Eden. “Did you know who he was?”

“I don’t know what that means. Who is he?”

“His tattoos. They mean anything to do?”

Eden shook her head.

“VP, with all due respect, I need you to back off from her,” Priest said.

Linc looked back. “With all due respect, is she wearing your ink?”

“Just his cum,” Monte called out.

Linc stood back up and turned away from Eden. That had been the most terrifying minute of Eden’s life.

And just hours ago she had been held at gunpoint by her psycho ex.

“Cyrus might just lose his mind over this one,” Slade said.

“Just another scumbag biker,” Linc said. “I’ll talk to him.”

“We need these guys on our side,” Priest said. “Rattlershaven’t done shit to us. Have they?”

“They’re still rivals,” Monte said.

“Can’t be at war with everyone all at once,” Slade said.

“Give me a chance to make this guy disappear,” Darrow said. “I can create a thorough digital footprint for him. He got spooked by the life and took off.”

“You don’t think at some point they’re going to want to talk to people in his life, including his ex?” Slade asked.

“I’ll be waiting,” Priest said. “I’ll fucking kill everyone with my bare hands.”

“And there’s the problem,” Slade said.

“Priest, where are you with this nurse?” Linc asked. “Just fucking her or what?”

“That’s my business,” Priest said. “I could have buried this guy and said nothing. I’m getting Eden out of here. She rented a cabin. We’ll go there for the night. Nobody will know.”

“Priest, I have to ask you something,” Linc said. He pointed to Cody’s corpse. “I’ll call itbodily fluids. There’sstuffon this guy. Did you…”

“Do you want me to answer that,VP?” Priest asked, gritting his teeth.

“Sick fuck,” Slade said. “Sick. Fuck.”

“Let’s get honest for a second here,” Monte said. “Priest, you want to throw punches at me, go for it, but I’ll always put this club first. That nurse out there. She knows a lot. A whole lot. Are we in trouble with this?”

“Trouble?” Priest asked.

“Are you fucking her? Are you going to ink her up? What is it? She looks ready to throw up out there. And here we are, all gathered around a dead body that one of our own caused. How far are we extending a branch of trust here?”

All eyes moved to Priest. Monte had a fair point. His previous comment deserved a punch to the jaw. This comment did not. Priest still balled his hands up but he didn’t throw any punches.

“I don’t have a fucking answer to that,” Priest said. “I made her a promise when I left the hospital and I kept to my promise. That’s all I can say.”

When Priest walked out of the bedroom, he locked eyes with Eden once again. Eden felt a surge ofsomethingattack her. It was more than lust. More than the recent memory of Priest and his aggressive hands and big yet amazing dick exploring her body.

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