Page 19 of Wolf

“Oh, it sounds like you took my advice huh, cousin. You fucked that man, and now you are in your feelings.”

“You think you know me so well. Not only did I sleep with him, but he asked me to be with him and I agreed. So, we are officially a couple. It’s been great spending time with Wolf. Everything was fine until he told me he was going out.”

“Aww, cousin. I’m happy for you. Don’t worry about Wolf. You know he can hold his own. That sling on his arm isn’t holding anything back for him except tattooing.”

I heard what she said, and in my heart I knew that it was true. If this had been before I saw him shot, I probably wouldn’t be so concerned. Being with him, I was able to forget that memory of him being wheeled into the hospital. I could only pray he would come back in one piece.

“Girl, did you hear what I said?” Joy asked.

“No, sorry. I was in my head.”

“Listen, I know you are worried about Wolf, but be patient with him. And be patient with yourself too. This is new for both of you. I’m sure Wolf is used to living his life without having to answer anyone. He has you now, but he still wants to shield you from things. You guys integrating into each other’s lives will take some adjusting,” Joy explained.

“You’re right. It will take some adjusting. I’m not used to being in someone’s space but I’m here. I guess I would have appreciated if he didn’t just spring it on me.” I sighed.

“Alright, girl, enough of the pity party. Are you caught up on our show?”

“I have a couple of episodes left. Wolf even started to watch it with me. I’m still on the honeymoon episodes though.”

“Why don’t you go watch it while Wolf is out? Once you catch up call me back so we can talk about it. You know how much I love this show,” Joy mentioned.

“Yes, I know. Let me go do that and I will check in with you later,” I said.

We said our goodbyes as I made my way to the living room to go watch my guilty pleasure. It wouldn’t do me any good to sit here worrying all day about Wolf. I had to have faith that he would be okay and come back to me.

The Cold Shoulder

I felt terrible as I left the house with Gavin. In no way did I think Alexis would be okay with me leaving but she took it a lot harder than I anticipated. We had been in each other’s lives for a long time, but she had never seen me dressed like this. This was the part of my life that I never wanted to be involved with while we were together. As Gavin and I headed to meet with the other club members, I tried to get my mind off of Alexis. I promised her I would be back, and I fully intended to keep that promise.

Gavin and I arrived at the club house and the crew was outside waiting for us. We exited the car and walked over to the patio area where they were seated.

“Aye, the gangs all here,” Jaxx said announcing our arrival.

“What’s good, brothers? Are we ready to ride out?” I asked. I looked around but didn’t see Tiny anywhere. Two of our prospects were missing as well. Uncle Will walked over to me.

“Nephew, we sent the prospects to scope the area for us. Tiny is with them so we can distract him,” he explained.

“Cool, cool. So it looks like everything is in place,” I asserted.

“I just want to make sure you’re good before we ride out. You trust that shoulder to move the way you need it to?” he questioned.

“Don’t worry, Unc. I wouldn’t be out here if I didn’t. I’m all good. Let’s get this over with so I can get back to my girl. She wasn’t feeling being left with Gavin’s security,” I explained.

“That’s my girl Lexxy. She ain’t taking no shorts not even from you.” He chuckled.

When my uncle walked over to his bike, the rest of the crew followed suit. Gavin was going to drive me since I couldn’t ride. We trailed behind everyone, allowing the crew to lead the way. Gavin let some music play on the radio, but I tuned it out as I got into my zone. I never preferred to go on another crew’s turf but in this instance it wasn’t avoidable.

The rumor was that the First Street Crew was staying on their side of town until they found Abel. While they were busy looking for Abel, I was on the hunt for the fool that shot me. I didn’t believe they had sent him away. They didn’t have those kinds of resources. They were doing okay in the streets, but they didn’t have any real money.

Thirty minutes later, the crew pulled up on Greenstreet Road where the First Street Crew hung out. Gavin and I exited the car and joined the rest of our guys. We were headed inside of the restaurant of the First Street crew. I noticed our two prospects Jake and Toby along with Tiny heading in our direction. Once everyone was accounted for, we were led by Uncle Will and Tone inside the spot. Gavin, Jaxx, and I entered right behind them. From what I could see there were only five members of their crew out front. There was no way to know how many were in the back, so it was hard to tell if we were outnumbered.

“Hey, homie, tell Oz we’re here to see him,” Uncle Will said to the young dude that was behind the bar.

The dude looked a little unsure of his next move but one of his people gave him a nod. That was his signal to do what was asked of him. We waited and continued to look around for any potential threats while we waited on Oz to show his face. I caught Tiny with a funny expression on his face out the corner of my eye. There were too many people in the room for me to continue to look over at him, but I needed to keep an on him for sure. Tiny being here and looking around… something wasn’t sitting right with me. His behavior made me feel like he set up Abel to get robbed by these dudes. Tiny could have started the shootout, so the First Street Crew didn’t tell Abel about him being a traitor. It could have been a hunch but that’s what I felt in my gut.

Eventually Oz brought his ass out from the back. He brought five guys out with him too. Now there were about ten of them, but we were twenty deep, and I was comfortable with that.

“Y’all should have brought Abel with y’all if you were stepping foot in my establishment,” Oz said with too much bravado in his voice.

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