Page 48 of Bound by Destiny
“You’ve been gettin’ threats?”
“All smoke and mirrors.”
Anger pulses in my veins. “You want another shootout like before? Wanna see your family in fuckin’ black body bags because you’re doin’ shit and not tellin’ everyone?”
Nox has always been easy going and the life of the party. He loves attention from the ladies, and him helping one isn’t a far stretch of the imagination. But him not telling the club, that’s not him. There has to be something here that I’m not seeing.
He shifts on his feet just slightly, but I catch it. He’s not as comfortable as he’s giving off, but judging by his tone you’d never know it.
“While I have it handled, you’re right. I need to tell everyone. Brother, she was gettin’ the shit beat out of her daily and needed a way out. She’s deep under, not even in this state. New name, new social, new look—everything.”
It’s impressive that Nox went to such lengths to help this woman. That he put his neck out there, but it doesn’t negate the fact he didn’t tell us.
“How do the Rangers know you hid her?”
He shrugs. “They saw me gettin’ her out. Some shots were fired, but nothin’ came of it.”
“Shots fired and you didn’t take back up? What the fuck, brother!” I take a step toward him, but he doesn’t flinch.
“It had to be done when it had to be done. Now she’s out, and they have no idea where to find her.”
“But they know it was you?”
“I get it, man. I’ll tell everyone. Alright?”
I shake my head, my hand going to the back of my neck and gripping it tight. “Need to make them think you had nothin’ to do with it, Nox. Mock video of the ‘chick’ gettin’ on a bus by herself so it doesn’t connect to you, and Ravage is clean of it. Gotta take it to the table.”
He nods. “Got it. I’ll take care of it. How’d you find out?”
“Micah.”
This time the surprise is evident. “What?”
“He was diggin’ around, and I caught it one night while in surveillance. Had Austyn look into it and found out about you.”
“Fuck, she knows?”
I slap a hand down on his shoulder. “Yep. Didn’t know it would lead me to you, brother.”
“I’m gonna beat his ass.” Nox growls and I feel the same. Micah’s a dick, but he did find information that helped the club, so I can’t be too pissed at him.
Hell no, I’m still pissed as hell at him.
“Let’s get this shit over with.”
“Get over here,”GT orders Nox, who rises from his chair around the long table in church and makes his way there. The fist comes hard and fast, but it doesn’t knock Nox to the ground. “You don’t keep shit from us that can cause harm to the club!” he rages as Nox stands up to him, head to head.
Fuck.
With GT’s temper, lord knows where this is going to go and fast.
“Know that. I fucked up. I’ll accept whatever you deem necessary.”
Cruz chuckles from the chair. “Deem necessary? Really, Nox?” The air is thick as everyone is charged with heavy emotion from Pops and now the shitstorm Nox has brought to the club.
The danger is high and well, we’re all intense.
“Sit down and let’s figure out how to fix this shit.” Nox nods once, and we spend the next thirty minutes coming up with a woman in disguise and Buzz doing his handy work with the editing. One problem done. If we could just get the rest accomplished so I can go back to Emery, that’d be great.
