OWNED & UNTAMED (Back Down Devil MC #11) - London Casey Page 0,63

the cash lost. Personally. Right Duke?”

“Sure thing,” I said.

“There’s no other way,” Jasper added. “You want your blood money, Ivan, this is your shot. We need you off our backs.”

Ivan grinned. “I like a good gamble. Either way I win. I’m going to get everything I want in the end, Trev. I hope you know that.”

“Now get the fuck off my lot,” Trev said. “Before another war starts.”

They walked to the SUV and got back inside. We all stood and waited until they were gone before anyone spoke.

“That’s what you came up with?” Trev asked.

“We need a good fight,” I said. “Jim could do it.”

I looked back at Jim. He was nodding. “I’ll do it. I don’t care. If I did this, I’ll help to fix it.”

“I fucking hope so,” Jasper said. “Christ. What a fucking mess.”

I was then left alone with Jim right there in the lot. I walked to the railing and leaned against it. Jim walked to the railing and grabbed it.

“What the fuck is this?” he asked.

“Reality, brother,” I said. “You’ve been floating around for a long time. This is the extreme version of reality. But this is where we’re at. I’m sorry I threw you under the bus there.”

“You had to do it,” Jim said. “I could use the action.”

“Seriously, you think you could pull this off?” I asked.

Jim looked me dead in the eyes. “Do I have a choice?”

“No, you don’t. If you fuck this up, we’re all dead.”

“We used to say the same shit over there, brother,” Jim said.

I patted Jim on the back. “Welcome back.”

I walked away from Jim.

I needed a drink and I needed Belle.

I suddenly felt safer being at war halfway across the world.

**

I got my drink and I got my girl. I threw back a couple beers and had my arm around Belle’s waist. I loved digging my fingers into her side and feeling the natural curve of her body. Feeling her hip made my cock pulse and start to fill.

The clubhouse was busy but it wasn’t the same free-as-fuck kind of attitude. It was obvious every guy in there had some shit on their mind. That always happened when our lives were threatened to be rattled. Having the Russians showing up like they did put a kink in Trev’s Presidency. I could tell the guys were wondering if voting in working with the Russians was a bad idea. Shit, it brought up a ton of money, so it wasn’t a bad idea. Everything with Ivan and Peter would smooth over on its own. They were old school pricks and they enjoyed killing people just to say they did so. But they also needed us to help them. If they really thought they could come to Daurian and take control, they were out of their minds. They would muscle it though with murder and power, ruining the town, which they didn’t fucking want either.

I pulled Belle close to me and kissed her cheek. She looked at me and had weary eyes.

“Talk to me, sweetie,” I said.

“Nothing to talk about,” she said. “I’m just looking around here…”

“And this is why I’m here,” I said. “This is my family. This is my brotherhood. This is where I found my freedom. You want to do something with me?”

“Anything,” Belle said. “As long as I don’t get shot at or something.”

“Nah, not here.” I stood and backed up. I winked. “Then again, we’re both wanted people, aren’t we?”

“Me?” Belle asked. “What do I have to do with this?”

“Ah, sweetie, you’re screwed.” Her face dropped. I leaned forward and kissed her forehead. “I know, it’s terrifying. Just let me work this all out. Before that though, come for a walk with me.”

I don’t know why I had the urge to take her where I wanted to go. I hadn’t been there in a while. And I sure as hell never took a woman there. It was a private place. A little piece of peace that I enjoyed.

I took Belle to the back of the clubhouse to a storage closet. I pulled the chain on a light and shut the door. In the corner was a metal ladder.

“Right there,” I said.

“Where are we going?” she asked.

“Going up to the roof of the clubhouse,” I said. “Trust me.”

I walked Belle to the ladder and I went first. Looking up, it was all dark. At the very top was a small latch to unhook and then the door flipped open. It was a heavy door and groaned