Page 6 of Rooster's Redemption

“I know. And I’m grateful for you being in my life.” I put my purse underneath the bar and grab a white towel. Holly and Siren are sitting at a booth toward the back and I pour them each a vodka martini. “What do you want?” I ask Poison.

“Just a Coke, please.” I raise an eyebrow at her request. “I don’t drink, haven’t had a drop since I was a teenager. Recovering alcoholic here.” Poison wavers her fingers. Something new I didn’t know about.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Is being here too much?” I feel like an idiot and want to slap myself. Instead, I facepalm inside my head. I pour her a Coke and slide the glass across the bar. Poison picks it up and follows me toward Siren and Holly.

“Not at all. The cravings are few and far between. Besides, I have another reason for not drinking.”

“The secret,” I say handing Holly and Siren their drinks.

“The secret,” Poison confirms. I still have no fucking clue what she’s talking about but I act like I do.

“How do you do it?” I ask.

“Do what?” Poison asks.

“Keep a secret. Doesn’t it eat you up inside?”

“Yeah, it does. But I’ve learned when Kayne needs to know and when he doesn’t. Besides, this is a good secret. Once theClub is done with their business, I’ll tell him.” She slides into the leather booth next to Siren. “If it were something that could endanger me or the Club, Kayne would be the first to know. Why all these questions?”

“Just curious,” I shrug my shoulders and inhale a deep breath. I need to know these three girls’ thoughts. “Hypothetically speaking if you’re holding a secret that could get you hurt if anyone found out, how bad is it if you kept it from Kayne, Blayze or Stryker?”

Siren sets her drink down, “Alyssa, we could never keep a secret like that from our men. They know before we even tell them. It’s in their DNA to pick up on these things. If you’re hiding something, you need to tell them. I trust every single one of them with my life.” She leans forward, “I kept a big secret of my own and thought for sure I could handle it. Turns out I couldn’t and these men helped me and kept me safe.”

“I agree,” Holly pipes up. Her soft voice traveling straight to my heart. “I trust Savage Saints with my life too. If they didn’t know what I went through with the Serpents, they couldn’t keep me safe. And that’s their number one priority. Keeping us safe.”

I look at Poison and she’s nodding her head. Well, shit. I don’t know if I can tell them what I know. The more people who know the more danger, not just me but a little life, is in.

“Alyssa, whatever it is, it’s going to eat you alive if you don’t talk about it.” Poison takes my hand in hers. The gesture has tears swelling in my eyes. I’m about to open my mouth and tell them when a loud crash comes from the back of the bar.

Chapter

Three

ALYSSA

“What the hell was that?” Poison asks. She’s the first one up and heading toward the noise. I’m right behind her and Siren and Holly are behind me.

Poison nudges the swinging door open that leads to the hallway where Kayne’s office is and the stockroom. It’s empty. We creep down the hallway, Poison has her gun drawn, finger on the trigger. I keep forgetting she’s a badass biker bitch, but right now I’m grateful she’s here. I’m scared shitless. She nudges the door open with the barrel of her gun and enters the stockroom. There are boxes scattered all over here and liquor bottles broken on the ground, spreading onto the concrete floor. No one is here though.

“Where the hell is Khandi?” I ask into the quiet room.

“She’s working today?” Poison asks.

“She’s supposed to be. It’s her music she plays when she’s here.” I’m confused as hell. It’s a mess back here but Khandi isn’t here.

“Siren, call Blayde. Something feels off,” Poison takes charge. “Holly, help me clean this up. Alyssa, go lock the front door. Take Siren with you. No one is to be alone.”

“What about the back door that leads to the dumpsters and alley?” I ask.

“That is always locked from the inside. The only way in and out is with a code, which is why when you take out the garbage you have to prop it open and have a certain amount of time to do it in. If that door is left open for too long, it sends an alarm to Kayne and the police we trust.”

Something new I didn’t know about. I was just warned that I have two minutes to prop the door open and throw the garbage away. If it closes, I have to go around to the front which has happened to me a few times.

“Got it,” Siren pulls her phone out of her pocket and exits the stockroom with me. Together we walk down the hallway back toward the bar. I’m scared and my body is trembling with fear. Siren loops her arm through mine while waiting for Blayde to answer his phone, giving me comfort.

“Blayde? Hey baby. Listen, something isn’t right. Can you come here and check things out really quick? The doors will be locked.” She pauses and nods her head. “Thanks, I’ll see you in a few. I love you, too.” Siren hangs up the phone and together we enter the bar. It’s quiet out here and that freaks me out. Silence has always led to something bad happening. I hurry over to the front door and flip the lock, feeling safer.

We hurry back into the stockroom and help Poison and Holly clean up the mess. It’s just the four of us back here working when Poison breaks the silence.

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