Page 52 of Axe
CHAPTER TWENTY
Axe
I built the crib.
I built theshitoutta that crib.
An hour after I started, I was standing there shaking the damn thing to make sure it wasn’t going to collapse. I opened the mattress then found the sheets that Ellie had gotten. They had little yellow and light gray elephants all over and I thought it was the cutest thing. I fucking chuckled thinking it was something I would have probably picked out myself. I had a feeling that Lil man was going to love it.
Time was ticking down and I knew I was going to have to head to the club. I was hesitant to leave her, especially after what had happened earlier. While she seemed good at the time, I wanted to make sure that she didn’t crawl into her head and spin out of control. Not that I thought she would. She had made it this far without losing it, and while I wanted to do everything in my power to protect her, I knew she was strong enough to take care of herself.
I walked into the clubhouse with a hard look plastered on my face. I wasn’t excited in the least about this fucking meeting. I was worried it would turn into a witch hunt and I would be outnumbered in a vote. All afternoon my head was plagued with ideas of what I could do, but it all kept coming back to one thing. While I was fine with that plan, I wasn’t sure how Allison would feel about it. And not to mention how my brothers would react. I guessed I had no choice but to wait and see.
I walked into the club with five minutes to spare. I know, I was cutting it close. I should have been there earlier, taking in the atmosphere and listening to the chatter, but I just couldn’t leave her. It all boiled down to the fact that I just didn’t want to.
One of the club bitches caught my eye as I walked in. Immediately, she started walking over to me and I held back my aggravation as I continued on my way.
“Hey, baby,” she said as she ran her long ass talons over my chest like she had the damn right to. Then again, it had never been a problem before.
“I’m not your baby,” I said low and deep as I grabbed her wrist and pulled it away from me.
Her face whipped back and turned as red as her hooker colored nails. I shrugged it off and walked on.
I didn’t give a fuck. Only one woman filled my mind, one I hadn’t even had the pleasure of burring myself inside, and I wasn’t even sure if it was a good idea. I mean, that was a fucking amazing blowjob, don’t get me wrong, but I was still afraid of what I could do to her. I still felt wrong about it all. Though, that didn’t stop me from completely claiming her mouth in that shower.
Damn.
I needed to stop thinking about it, my fucking dick was getting hard again.
I took my seat at the table, all of us were there except Loch and I imagined it was because he didn’t want to leave Reagan. Also, Ethel became like family to him after his parents died so, I knew this was hard on both of them.
I was feeling a slight panic as I looked around at my brothers. The room had an edgy vibe to it and I could see it on all of their faces that they had no idea what this emergency meeting was about.
“Loch’s not gonna make this one. I’ll fill him in later, but right now Reagan and Ethel need him,” Cal said as he caught each of our attention and started the meeting. “First, there had been no change in Ethel’s status. It’s just a waiting game right now. Loch will call as soon as anythin’ changes. Right now, it looks like she lost control of her car and ran it off the road.”
Sadness filled the room for a few seconds before Cal pushed on. With a quick glance to me he opened his mouth.
“A situation was brought to me this mornin’. Took some time to think about the options I wanted to bring to the table. Before I do that, two things.” He paused and pinned each of us with a stare that let us know he wasn’t going to let this get out of control. “One, keep your fuckin’ fists at your sides. And two, I wanna hear what you got to say ‘bout it, but we are goin’ to keep level heads durin’ it. You hear me?”
Everyone nodded in agreement and I could tell they had no idea what was going to happen after they found out.
“Most of you know that there is a new girl in town and Axe has been over there keepin’ an eye on things and tryin’ to find out what’s goin’ on. Seems somethin’ came to light this mornin’.”
My eyes scanned the room, a few brothers seem fidgety and some seem like they were on guard and waiting for an attack. Cal sat up, filling in the entire space at the end of the table.
“Turns out this girl is Savage’s wife, and her son is his too.”
An angry uproar of voices bounced around the room. I had to grit my teeth in an attempt to stay cool and relaxed. Cal put his hand up, silencing the room.
“I understand you’re all not happy ‘bout this, but listen to me before you jump to judgment.” Cal rubbed his hand over his long beard before he spoke again. “I ain’t gonna lie, her story is a sad one. I’ve heard it firsthand and I can tell you, she is a victim. She was taken by the fucker when she was seventeen. She said she came here just tryin’ to find a safe place to hide. Now, I want you to know that I believe her. She never intended to involve the club. I know this brings up a lot of bad shit but we have to figure this out with a fuckin’ level head. Now, y’all take a minute and I want to hear what you got to say.”
There was no minute taken. There was no thinking before mouths started shooting off. I knew it was coming but that didn’t mean that my blood wasn’t pumping lava hot through my veins.
“That fucker is crazy. I don’t trust him and I wouldn’t put it past him to send her in to get an in on us,” Crow said, his body looking like it was about to jump out of his chair. “I’m not one for killing women and children…”
The ‘but’ hung in the air like a heavy weight. It pressed down on my chest and I had to force myself to remain in my seat. My hands curled into fists as I did my best to control my breathing.
“The club doesn’t need to have any part in anything that would piss him off.” This came from Seven, which surprised me a great deal. “I hate to say it, but I think we should send them on their way.”
