I decided to spend that time with Eric. He was a great guy, and I did miss our times together. I could tell he was hoping to rekindle that spark, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I had found a spark for Tony. It was so wrong though. So very wrong.
“So, what’s going on with you and Tony?” Eric asked while we were sitting in the lounge watching whatever was on the TV.
“I don’t know,” I admitted. “We haven’t slept together again since you caught him naked in my room. If you haven’t noticed, there’s a fucking war going on.”
“I’ve noticed.”
“So, we’re kind of really busy dealing with that. We don’t really have time to think about relationships or sex. We’re the leaders now. We’re both the Prez. We have responsibilities.”
“Yeah, I’m aware of that, Kara. I know the kind of shit that happens in an MC.”
“I wasn’t implying you didn’t.” I crossed my arms and ignored him as I watched the creepy show that was playing. I had little interest in it, but I didn’t dare bother changing the channel. But then again, I was Prez, would they dare get mad at me? I looked at the bikers who looked the most interested in what was on and decided I couldn’t change it on them, so I got up and went to the kitchen for a snack instead.
“Hey, get me some chips!” Eric called out.
“Get your own!” I called back.
“Are you mad at me or something?”
“No, just frustrated,” I said, tossing him a bag of chips. “Nothing is going our way and that’s irritating. Plus, I don’t know if you heard, but Reagen and I were attacked.”
“Yeah, I heard.”
“Plus, my new friend is probably dead. He’s at least missing.”
“Oh shit! I’m sorry. No wonder you’re in a foul mood. I’ll leave you alone.”
“Eric! You don’t have to leave. You’re a Crypt Keeper, you’re allowed to be here. Stay, eat your chips, watch the show or movie or whatever is on, and enjoy yourself.”
“Actually, I should probably get back, but I’ll see you tomorrow at the bar, right? Friend of the MC night?” Part of me wanted to stop him, pull him back, and give him what he wanted. There would be a satisfaction in seeing his eyes light up because of me. But if I wasn’t sure, why should I do that to him? Maybe things would go better tomorrow.
“Yeah, I’ll see you tomorrow.” He got up, put the chips back, and left. Not feeling like watching any more of what was on, I headed off to find Reagen. She was in her room resting. Seth was off somewhere again. “Hey, can I come in?”
“Sure.” She sat up.
“How are you?”
“Shaken, but I’m okay. I feel really bad about Draco. He was nice.”
“Yeah, me too. His blood might be on our hands, but we’re not the ones who killed him. We had no way of knowing we were followed.”
“Yeah, but to be fair, we should have.”
“It was a fucking coffee shop.”
“Maybe someone put a tracker on my bike.”
“Now, I didn’t think about that. I wouldn’t put it past my father to put a tracker on mine. Hell, for all we know both of them were being tracked. We don’t know for sure it was whoever this guy supposedly working with Jacob was this time. We did just fuck with my father last night. It could have been retaliation for that.”
“I’m never going to be allowed to leave this clubhouse, am I?” She sighed.
“Not without Seth at your side.”
“I guess that’s not so bad. At least here I’m safe.”
“Yeah, this is the safest place. Only a fool would attack us here, or an asshole with a death wish. We have a sentry down at the road and snipers set up and dogs. We’re pretty well fortified here, and if we were attacked, we could easily escape up into the mountains.”
“Except, doesn’t your father know these mountains as well as anyone?”
“True, and some of the Blue Diablos are ex Midnight Saints. Fuck, I need to bring this to Tony. We might have fucked up by not thinking of that. He’s like fucking Osama Bin Laden, my father.”
“It sucks when your friends are now your enemies.”
“Yes, it does,” I agreed. I didn’t want her to worry, but she was too smart for her own good. She knew we weren’t truly safe here. Our enemy knew this place in and out, and if he really wanted to, he could come at us from all angles, cut us off, and burn us alive while we were trapped inside, but I didn’t tell her that. What was my father playing at? He only sent small teams to attack, never a big army, and we all knew he had the big army. What was he waiting for? What was his plan? Did he even have a plan or were these just acts of a desperate man in a desperate situation?
“What are you thinking about?” Reagen asked me.
“Trying to figure out what his big plan is.”
“Your father?”
“Yeah. Because this so far seems like acts of a desperate man in a desperate situation.”
“Yeah, that’s why I’m more scared of Jacob’s unknown ally— who knows what his plan is to get me back so he can kill me.”
“Well, we’re not going to let that happen,” I promised her.
Chapter 13
Kara
On Friend of the MC night, I was sitting with Reagen at a table drinking and talking shit when Eric walked in with the Crypt Keepers. Tony and I stood to welcome our new allies. Tony played the perfect host, offering them the best whores, the best drinks, and we took time to sign the contract.
It was official, we were now allies. We toasted with beer, and then the three Prezs sat down to discuss the plan. Tony and I were out of ideas. It was as if my father was always two steps ahead of us.
The Crypt Keeper Prez suggested something totally different.
“Just lie
