Page 28 of Trident: Mayhem Makers

He gave me a nod, “All right then, I’ll order her patches in.”

“Ah, about that, any way we could do a rush order?”

Pinching the bridge of his nose, he frowned. “Do you know more than I do about the danger coming her way?”

With those words, I instantly forgot all about getting my patch on her. Doubting he’d be this dramatic about the shit Animal had pulled with her last weekend, I leaned forward, elbows on my knees, and locked my gaze onto my president’s.

“If I’d known something was coming for her, I never would have left her back at the hotel. What danger are you talking about?”

“Got a call from Scout earlier. The Charon president was in a helluva state. He doesn’t know about you and her, by the way. He rung me to call in the favor he says we owe his club for what happened to Flick.”

I shrugged a shoulder. “With it being Jacie in danger, it makes no difference. She’s my fucking woman. I’ll protect her regardless. You know what’s coming her way?”

“Figured that’s how you’d feel. Taz got a call from Frank, Jacie’s adopted dad, apparently he’s Australia Federal Police, so have fun with that for your in-laws. Anyhow, he rung to warn that Jacie’s got trouble coming for her. Seems her biological father’s brother, Terrence Milani, had thought she was dead along with everyone else. Now he’s learned she’s alive, he’s coming her way and Frank believes he intends to snatch her. Scout wants us to make sure she stays safe while she’s in Dallas, then to escort her and the other girls — Neveah, Sparrow and Mirabelle — back to Bridgewater after the event is done tomorrow. There are a couple of Charon prospects shadowing them, but Taz is demanding more coverage than what they can provide.”

While I had no problem keeping my woman and her friends safe, a few things weren’t adding up.

“Why didn’t Frank call her directly? Tell her to get her ass back to Bridgewater. While she might be stubborn as hell, she’s not stupid, if she knew her uncle was after her, she’d cancel the trip and head back to her brother for the club’s protection.”

“Jacie’s phone is off, which is why Frank rung Taz. Guessing you might have something to do with that?”

I cleared my throat as my cheeks heated. “I may have fired up her temper before I left. That doesn’t explain why they’re not blowing up the other girls’ mobiles.”

“Scout tells me Keys checked the locaters on all of their phones, and they’re all in their hotel rooms. The prospects are on alert for the uncle, but they haven’t seen him yet. Scout said they decided not to wake the girls up just to tell them to be careful. He mentioned something about being worried about Sparrow getting hold of a gun.”

I rubbed a hand over my face. “Yeah, he’s right to worry. Whoever ends up with that girl has my sympathy. She’s already one helluva handful. So, why isn’t Taz racing up here with a Charon crew?”

“Flick nearly lost their baby last week. He can’t leave her, and Scout rightfully pointed out that it made more sense to call us in since we could get brothers there faster than they could. At a guess, they’ll still send a crew up. That hotel is gonna look like a biker convention, not a book one.”

It was my turn to laugh. “You haven’t actually looked into the event at all, have you? Trust me, those ladies will be in seventh heaven if they wake up to find the place filled with bikers. Might want to warn the men that they’ll be mobbed. The event’s called Motorcycles, Mobsters and Mayhem. No one’sgonna think anything’s out of place if a bunch of extra bikers turn up.”

Viper looked at me dumbfounded a few minutes before mumbling under his breath something about insanity. Normally I’d tease him some more, but knowing my old lady was in danger had me on edge, needing to get back to her.

“Know what he wants with her?”

“No. Scout wouldn’t tell me more over the phone. Got the feeling it wasn’t anything good. How much you know about your girl? You got any ideas?”

I snorted. “Well, I know not to call her a girl if I want to stay standing. But seriously, we haven’t exactly had time to get into our pasts. No fucking clue who her family is beyond Taz.”

Viper growled. “I fucking hate being in the dark. Get me more info ASAP on what the fuck this Milani bastard wants with your woman. You good to head back to the hotel?”

I was already on my feet. “Fuck yeah, I am. I’ll go pack some clothes and weapons then head out.”

“Good deal. I’ll get hold of Stone and let him know to back you up. Then after the fucking sun rises, I’ll send more brothers that way to help. Before you run out of here, give me her room number and I’ll call the hotel and get you a room as close to theirs as I can while you’re heading in.”

After giving it to him, I was through his door and jogging up the stairs in record time. Ten minutes after I left Viper’soffice, I was on my bike, roaring out of the clubhouse parking lot and heading back toward Dallas.

Instead of parking out in front like earlier, I made my way around to the hotel’s covered parking garage and parked in an out of the way corner. Didn’t need Jacie seeing my ride and ghosting on me again.

It didn’t take long for me to get checked in and up to the fourth floor. I stopped outside her door, pressing my palm to the painted timber, wishing like hell I could check she was in there safe and sound. But knew that wasn’t a good idea. With how her temper had flared earlier, I knew she needed time to cool off. I also doubted she would have gone anywhere after I left. With a sigh I turned to my room that was opposite hers. Once inside, and after I’d completed my usual checks, I sat on the bed and texted Stone.

Need number for Taz

Hoping he wasn’t gonna give me grief over this request like he had when I’d wanted Jacie’s details, I sighed in relief when he sent me the man’s number, along with an assurance that he had my back with keeping the girls safe tomorrow.

Now to call the man and somehow convince him to not only be on board with me claiming his sister as my old lady, but also to tell me the details about his family history that I was pretty fucking sure he didn’t want anyone knowing.

Chapter Nine

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