Page 14 of The Biker's Second Chance
I can understand what he’s saying, and even though it was logical, it still burned a little to know that I was the last to find out about Jayne.
Still, there was nothing for me to do about it now.
“Yeah, unfortunately, it seems like I’m not going to be able to pretend she’s not here. Jayne’s in some deep shit from the looks of it, brother.” I sigh and cross my arms over my chest.
“That’s not what I want to hear, Spike. We just got finished with this shit with Marc.” Leo groans.
“I know. She called me while I was on my ride. I went to the hotel. Leo, when I opened the door, it looked like a fucking bombwent off. Somewhat. It was strange. All of her stuff was thrown all over the place and they paintedyou can’t hidein blood on the wall. I asked Eva if there was any possible way for Jayne to have done this on her own, but Eva said it was impossible.”
“Yeah, something like that had gone down when you called for Zero to post for protection detail. So do we know who is behind it?” Leo asks, and I watch as he waves both Rumble and Virus over.
I hate the fact that more of my brothers are getting involved with this, but I knew this was the probable solution.
“Turns out, Jayne might have stumbled on some type of kidnapping situation with her next-door neighbor. The ringleader of this whole thing, some asshole named Xavier, has been keeping women hostage and forcing them to perform for other men.”
Rumble’s eyes narrow. “So what, you think this is some kind of pimp on a power trip?”
“No. Jayne said that’s what she thought at first too, but then he and his cronies started harassing her and talking about some group called the Burning Souls. She didn’t know who they were, but from the sound of it, it doesn’t seem like this is a one-man show.” I shake my head, already knowing that the road we are going down is going to get messy.
Leo huffs and drags his hand down his face.
“Alright, well let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Rumble, Virus, you two are in charge of getting any information about this Xavier and the Burning Souls. Let’s figure out what’s going on with these guys, and then we can decide our next move.” Leo catches all of our gazes. With that, Rumble and Virus nod and walk off to start on their research. I, on the other hand, can feel the relief of dropping this problem off with someone else.
I turn to go to my room and get some rest.
“Hold up.” Leo grabs my arm to stop me from moving.
Giving him my undivided attention, I wait for him to speak. When he doesn’t, I shrug. “What?”
“What do you mean, what? What are you going to do about Jayne? You can’t think just pawning her off on the prospects is going to be enough.”
I look around. “Yeah, I mean, the prospects are skilled enough to handle anything that comes their way.”
“No. If some shit goes down, Jayne might not tell Zero. She needs to be around someone she trusts. Someone who can tell when she’s lying. That’s you.” Leo stares at me.
I’m surprised a fly hasn’t found a home in the back of my throat, my mouth is so wide open.
“You can’t be serious. I don’t need to be her personal bodyguard. If she wants the help, she better be forthcoming. If not, that’s her issue. I’m not going to force her to do what she needs to do in order to get out of trouble.”
“Spike, don’t be difficult…”
I can no longer hold back the anger I’m feeling. “Difficult? I don’t want to be anywhere around that woman. It’s like you don’t give a flying fuck about what this shit is doing to me.” I bellow at him.
Leo glares at me and takes a step into my space. I’m grateful none of the other guys are out here right now. “Spike, I’m going to assume you’re just in the midst of an existential crisis right now and that’s why you’re going out of your ever-loving mind. So let me remind you. I’m the fucking president of this club. I’m telling you that by tomorrow morning you need to relieve Zero and take over as Jayne’s protection detail. It’s not a suggestion. It’s not a request. It’s a fucking order. Either you do what you need to do, which is what I’m telling you to do, or you can go against my word and get your ass beat before I physically force your ass to stand as a guard for Jayne.”
There’s no way out of this. No way for me to convince Leo that I don’t need to do this. I’m fucking stuck.
“I’m going to bed to lay with my woman. You should take a breath and try to get some rest yourself. Looks like you’re going to have a busy day tomorrow.” Leo looks me over one final time before he turns and walks away from me.
I want to push back, want to fight, but there’s no use. I’m not going to change his mind.
Slamming open the door to my room, I push it shut with more anger than is needed. I want to take out my emotions on someone. I wish a prospect was here right now.
No, I wish Jayne was here right now.
I'd yell and scream at her, force her to see how wrong she was for leaving. Force her to feel the anguish I feel.
I drop my head down so my chin is touching my chest.
