“Better,” Rhys said, tossing the tooth to the floor where it rolled and met the other one. All the way down to the roots. Fuck, that hurt.
“Why are you doin’ this to me when him and his friend are the ones who fucked you over!” Tommy practically cried the words out, his persona slipping a bit.
The door to the room flew open, and Buzz and Green came storming in. In front of them was a scrawny man, average height and dark hair.
“Holy fuck,” I whispered, knowing exactly who this was from past surveillance I did for the club. Information was everything in our business.
“Found this fuck head tryin’ to get in to save daddy dearest. Even had a gun on him and everything,” Buzz stated sarcastically. “Tommy, you really need to teach your kid how to use the fuckin’ thing.”
Buzz threw the man, Teddie, to the ground at his father’s feet. “What the fuck are you doin’ here?” Tommy asked him.
“I couldn’t let them…” He didn’t finish his words because Breaker came up behind him and pressed his boot into Teddie’s back, causing him to lay flat on the ground. His father’s tooth was right by his nose.
Who’d have their kid now thirty something be called Teddie. What was he, a fucking bear?
“Well, this just took an expected turn.” Ryker came through the door clapping his hands slowly. “Fuck, I miss all the good shit. So what’s up?”
Ryker was a crazy fuck but also with Cruz’s daughter, Austyn.
“Shut the fuck up,” Cooper told Ryker who held up his hands.
“Who the fuck pissed in your Cheerios this morning?”
“Fuckin’ knock it off!” GT boomed, his voice echoing off the walls. “We have a situation. If you’re not helping with said situation, fuckin’ leave.”
I knew I didn’t have that choice, but it was a nice get out of jail free card that someone could use.
Breaker nodded at the twins, Ax and Raid, who came up. “Lift him and hold him,” Breaker ordered, and they did as told.
“I didn’t do anything,” the little piss ant Teddie said, but that didn’t stop Breaker from punching the kid in the gut. Teddie gasped for air and tried to keel over, but the twins didn’t allow him.
Cruz’s voice rang, “You see, Tommy. You don’t fuckin’ tell us what we want to know. Your kid gets each thing we want to do to you. Teeth…”
Rhys moved to Teddie, then reached into his mouth with the pliers and pulled out a tooth, tossing it to the ground. Teddie cried out in pain.
“Leave him the fuck alone,” Tommy spat, tipping the chair and trying to get out of it to get to his kid.
“Tell me,” Cruz said, and Tommy glared. Cruz turned to Rhys who reached in and pulled out another. “Nails next,” Cruz ordered, and Rhys lifted his chin in recognition.
Tommy already had most of his nails gone on one hand so he knew what was coming for his son.
Teddie cried out, tears rolling down his face. Tommy didn’t teach his kid anything about this life. That was a huge mistake.
Deke stepped in and worked on the left while Rhys worked on the right, pulling the nails out by the roots. Teddie screamed and howled in pain, trying without any luck to get out of Ax and Raid’s grasp. Good luck with that, buddy.
“Stop!” Tommy screamed, the pain on his face for his kid apparent. I couldn’t imagine watching someone you loved get the shit kicked out of them. But I didn’t give a fuck. This dick told my club I was a spy for the ATF. Fuck that, and fuck him.
“Talk,” GT barked. He and Cooper now had all eyes on the two in the middle.
My fate, though, was still up in the damn air. At this point my only option was to see how this played out. I did itch to grab my phone and shoot Katie a text, but now wasn’t the time for that.
“What do you wanna know?” Tommy bit every word out, and Cruz nodded to Deke who pulled out another nail. Teddie screamed once again.
“You play fuckin’ games, it’s gonna get a lot worse for Teddie. Now fuckin’ talk,” Cruz growled. His patience left a while ago.
“He.” Tommy nodded to me, and low growls could be heard throughout the room. Yeah, this wasn’t looking good for me. “Came to us with a plan to get rid of all of you. When you didn’t blow up in the warehouse, I came in with the request for the ghost guns. That asshole over there told us to get Valentino to take you all out there.”
“And that motherfucker backfired,” Ryker said.
“Right. Then everything went to fuckin’ hell.” Tommy then sat their quietly.
Not wanting to wait a second, Cruz nodded at Rhys and Deke who looked to Nox. Nox smiled then grabbed the hammer and slammed it into Teddie’s knees. He buckled, his screams coming out as air as his vocal cords were strained. Ax and Raid continued to hold his weight.
“I told ya I’d talk!” Tommy yelled, blood coming out of his mouth and running down his chin. The mouth sure did bleed.
“You’re not talkin’ fast enough,” Rhys growled low. “Should we do more?”
“Fine!” Tommy yelled. “After the Valentino thing, that fucker,” he again pointed at me, “wanted to blow up the clubhouse, but no way in fuck were we in on that shit. Too risky. He told us to fuck off, gave us a stack of cash, and left. That’s all I fuckin’ know.”
“And this is the guy who you saw?” Tug this time asked Tommy. Tug knew me better than the other original Ravage. He had to know I’d never do that shit.
“Looked just fuckin’ like him. Except he didn’t have a stick up his ass.” Tommy spat my way.
“Fuck me … not this again. It wasn’t me.”
“Then who the hell was it?” Tommy asked. “You’re fuckin’ twin?”
It was then Micah and I turned to each other, both our brows raised.
No fucking way.
30
KATIE
The SUV stopped about an hour later. I tried to keep track of where we were, but I wasn’t used to this area and got lost. Even if I could get away, there was nowhere for me to go.
We were in a subdivision, so maybe I could possibly find someone. Maybe. Hopefully.
“Get out,” Dryerson ordered. I didn’t want to listen and didn’t move exactly when he said. He barked loud, “Now!”
My entire body jumped. He had the keys, so all he’d have to do was hit the unlock button. Reluctantly, I climbed out.
The home was a small two-story brown brick. The yard was manicured to perfection along with the bushes trimmed within an inch of their lives. Everything had a spot.
Dryerson grabbed my arm like before. “Move your fuckin’ ass,” he ordered, dragging me to the front door.
I didn’t want to go in there.
This is a mistake, Katie. My gut screamed.
This whole thing was a mistake. I shouldn’t be here right now. Nor should the man I fell in love with change in the blink of an eye. After working so hard to get in there with me, why would Dryerson flip the switch on me? Now that he had me, this was how he wanted to treat me?
My knees gave out, and Dryerson’s grip faltered just enough for me to twist and try to run. It didn’t work, though. He caught me way too quickly and landed on my back, my head hitting the grass.