Viper's Kiss (14 page)

“
Why?
”

Blaine touched her face.
“
Because I caused all this. And I
couldn
’
t save them. This
time, I
’
ll die trying.
”

Jessa
’
s
body was out of control. Her hormones were changing by the second, or so it
felt. Her mind and heart couldn
’
t
figure out what the hell they wanted. Next thing she knew she was on her toes
and pressing her lips to Blaine
’
s.

He broke the kiss a second later
and groaned.
“
Sweetheart.
Let me get you to safety before we start making bad decisions again.
”

Jessa touched her stomach.

Bad decisions
…
right
…

seventeen.

Blaine had a hand to Jessa
’
s lower back. He reached for the
bar and grabbed a shot of whiskey. It burned the entire way down, but nowhere
near as much as his hand burned by touching Jessa. Even through her goddamn
shirt. All he could picture was touching her bare skin, right there, pulling at
her as he thrust deep into her sweet cave. Going deep, ripping her open in ways
she never had experienced before. The taste of her honey was still lingering,
which was impossible. The feel of her perky little nipples rolling between his
teeth.

Focus, brother, focus.

Blaine pointed to the prospect
behind the bar.
“
She gets
whatever she wants. Drink. Food. I don
’
t
care. If anyone looks at her, you tell them to fuck off. Anyone comes within
ten feet of her, you shoot them.
”

“
I
don
’
t have a gun,
”
the prospect said.

Blaine reached behind him and took
out a gun.
“
Now you do.
”

“
Blaine,
”
Jessa said.

“
It
’
s okay, sweetheart. These guys
get drunk and rowdy.
”

“
Like
you?
”
she asked.

“
Just
like me. And if someone like me is going to approach you, they need to be shot.
You
’
ve been through enough
for now. Eat and drink. Relax. You
’
re
not going anywhere tonight. You
’
re
all mine.
”

Blaine saw Jessa
’
s eyes light up. He hurried to
back away from the bar. He couldn
’
t
have this temptation bothering him.

Before pleasure or regret
…
there was business.

Blaine went into the room and it
was yet again a full table. He took his seat and looked right at Gaige. Then he
looked away.

“
What
’
s wrong?
”
Trev asked.
“
No
pussy jokes today?
”

“
Haven
’
t had any yet,
”
Blaine said.

“
What?
”
Jace asked.
“
You
…
none
…
it might snow tonight.
”

Everyone laughed.

“
Fuck
yourself, Jace,
”
Blaine
said.
“
If I get desperate I
know where your mother lives.
”

“
Yeah?
”
Jace asked.
“
Yeah?
”

“
Yeah,
”
Blaine said.
“
You look like a parrot right now
with your head bobbing.
”

“
How
about a bob over you?
”
Jace
asked.

“
How
about I take my balls and bob them over your mother
…”

“
Jesus
Christ,
”
Miller said.
“
Enough of the mother and balls
talk. Can we get serious.
”

“
I
am serious,
”
Blaine said.

“
We
have a fucking problem.
”
Miller said. He then slowly sat down.

“
A
big one,
”
Gaige said. He
looked right at Blaine.

“
I,
uh, had intel that Vin was dead,
”
Blaine said.
“
An old friend
…
or I thought he was a friend.
”

“
A
cop?
”
Shay asked.

“
Yeah.
”

“
You
fuck
…
you said you didn
’
t
…”

“
I
haven
’
t seen Petey since
the day I left. I didn
’
t
even know if he had the same number. Obviously, Petey is in Vin
’
s hand.
”

“
That
’
s why that woman is here again,
huh?
”
Nate asked.

“
Got
a problem with it?
”
Blaine
asked.

“
What
does she know?
”
Nate asked.

“
Nothing,
”
Blaine said.
“
She
’
s in danger. Vin went to see her as soon as he got
out. I told her he was dead. When I saw him standing there, I had to go save
her.
”

“
She
means something to you, brother,
”
Gaige said.

“
No.
I
’
m just trying not to get
someone innocent killed again.
”

The table fell silent for a few
seconds.

“
Well,
”
Miller said,
“
we know that Vin is alive. We
know that he
’
s financing
Eight Under. They were able to rebuild, recruit, and get weapons. We know that
he has ties from inside to out. And it
’
s
obvious he has some of those justice badge holders under his control.
”

“
What
are your feelings on this Petey guy, Blaine?
”
Gaige asked.

“
I
’
m debating on whether to shoot
him in the throat and let him bleed out
…
or just put a bullet right between his eyes.
”

“
Good
answer,
”
Shay said.

“
Hey,
”
Blaine said.
“
I have no connection. I have no
compassion. Vin is a dangerous person. He works with one foot on each side. He
’
s not afraid to kill. He
’
s not afraid to lie. He
’
s not afraid to be shot at. He
’
s not afraid to do time either.
”

“
So
how do we stop him?
”
Landon
asked.

“
If
we keep this war with Eight Under
…
,
”
Gaige said.

“
He
’
ll keep recruiting,
”
Blaine said.
“
He wants us to push at him.
Because he
’
ll keep
fighting. He
’
ll work at us,
into us. Ethan is the thorn in our side.
”

“
Speaking
of which,
”
Shay said.
“
How did our prospects fair in
jail?
”

“
They
’
re fine,
”
Miller said.
“
They
’
re already out. Our diversion
worked. But I
’
m sure we
have eyes on us even more now.
”

“
Ethan
has nothing on us,
”
Nate
said.
“
He won
’
t find anything either.
”

“
He
’
ll just sniff our ass until we
shit,
”
Blaine said.

“
So
then we shit right on him,
”
Gaige said.

“
We
have to keep our eyes open,
”
Miller said.
“
We have that
run to make from Reno still. It has to be done. We have to supply and protect
our other charters.
”

“
Jesus,
”
Blaine said.
“
Vin is going to be all over
that.
”

“
Then
we take a stand,
”
Gaige
said.
“
What if we call up
the other charters and show the true numbers and strength of the MC?
”

“
That
’
s risky,
”
Miller said.
“
That
’
s a lot of heat.
”

“
If
it
’
s the only choice?
”
Blaine asked.

Miller nodded.
“
I have it in the back of my
mind.
”
He rubbed his chin.
“
Where would Vin get his money?
”

“
He
takes pay offs,
”
Blaine
said.
“
Lets certain guys
walk the streets and he takes a cut of everything. I
’
m sure he
’
s
got favors owed for shit done in prison. So he
’
s
got suppliers. He
’
s getting
deliveries. That
’
s what we
need to do. Find out who and when.
”

“
You
realize
…
,
”
Gaige said and then paused.

The table was eerily quiet.

“
Aye,
”
Shay whispered.

“
Fuck,
”
Nate said.

Trev stared off into space. His
face like stone and his eyes glazed over.

Blaine knew where Gaige was going.
He pushed back and shook his head. All he could think about was Jessa at the
bar. Just sitting there. Looking around.

I
’
ve got to fly her to safety. Send her east.

Blaine had a few old friends in
Maine that were almost off the grid. Jessa could fly there and stay until
everything sorted itself out.

“
I
guess we should just put it out there,
”
Miller said.
“
I
’
ll say it. He
’
s probably working directly with
the cartel.
”

“
And
if we step in that pile of shit,
”
Blaine said,
“
we
’
ll leave a smelly trail right
back to this clubhouse.
”

“
Not
if we protect the guns,
”
Gaige said.
“
Maybe we can
…
buy the order for ourselves.
”

“
Jesus,
”
Shay said.
“
No. No, brother.
”

“
Then
we come up with a better plan,
”
Miller said.
“
You guys ever
get a package you didn
’
t
want? Or came to the wrong address? What did you do?
”

“
Send
it back,
”
Trev said.

“
Exactly,
”
Miller said.
“
Return to sender
…
so that
’
s what we
’
ll
do.
”

“
This
is going to get bloody,
”
Gaige whispered.

“
That
’
s what I said to Jace
’
s mother last night,
”
Blaine said with a grin.

“
You
motherfucker,
”
Jace said
and stood up.

“
That
’
s exactly what I am,
”
Blaine said.

“
Okay,
okay,
”
Miller said.
“
Let
’
s vote this and then everyone can go fuck each other
’
s mothers.
”

Jace sat back down.

They took the vote.

Instead of going headfirst and
attacking Eight Under, they were going to work around it. They were going to
get to the supply and work that way.

It was an insane risk.

It was a deadly risk.

It would probably hurt the MC
’
s reputation in town. It would
make Ethan cream in his pants to take down a few of the members, too.

Miller smacked the gavel and the
table started to clear out.

“
Go
see your woman,
”
Gaige said
to Blaine.

“
Yeah,
right,
”
Blaine said.

The room cleared out and Blaine sat
for another minute.

He definitely needed Jessa to get
to safety. There was nothing he could do about it this second though. He needed
to explain everything to her. Every detail and every reason why she had to get
out of Frelen and get out of California.

But he couldn
’
t deal with Jessa with the way
he felt. He stood up and grabbed at his jeans. He shook his head. There was no
fucking way in hell he was going to jerk off in the clubhouse either. Not with
all the women lingering around looking for some fun.

Plus, he owed nothing to Jessa. She
owed nothing to him.

Blaine left the room and saw her
sitting at the bar. She was drinking a bottle of water.
Such a good girl
princess
…
bitch
…
Her lips
wrapping around the skinny top of the bottle. It made the blood rush fast
through Blaine
’
s body. His
jeans tightened as his cock started to fill.

To his right, he noticed a
reliever
eyeing him up. She was sitting in a chair, already halfway naked. He nodded to
her and she grinned wide, rubbing her pointer finger to her bottom lip.

Sorry, Jessa, this isn
’
t personal. This is
business.