Doc

Satan’sSisters

BookOne

HarleyMcRide

PublishedbyJKPublishing,Inc.

Logo™KOInkBooks,LLC

Rights&Permissions©CopyrightJKPublishing,Inc.

Cover©CopyrightKOInkBooks,LLC

Allrightsreserved.

ISBN-13#978-1-370-73914-1

Smashwords Edition, License Notes: This eBook is licensed for your personal

enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you
wouldliketosharethisbookwithanotherperson,pleasepurchaseanadditionalcopyfor
eachrecipient.Ifyouarereadingthisbookanddidnotpurchaseitoritwasnotpurchased
foryouruseonly,thenpleasereturntoSmashwords.com,andpurchaseyourowncopy.

Thankyouforrespectingthehardworkofthisauthor.

The author has tried to recreate events, locales, and conversations from his/her

memories of them. In order to maintain their anonymity in some instances, he/she has
changedthenamesofindividualsandplaces.He/shemayhavechangedsomeidentifying
characteristicsanddetailssuchasphysicalproperties,occupations,andplacesofresidence
topreservetheprivacyfortheindividualsinvolved.

Althoughtheauthorandpublisherhavemadeeveryefforttoensuretheinformation

in this book is/was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and
hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by
errorsoromissions.Whethersucherrorsoromissionsresultfromnegligence,accident,or
anyothercause.

Nopartofthisbookmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted

byanymeanswithoutthewrittenpermissionoftheauthorandpublishingcompany.

Piracy:Pleasealwaysbeawareofwhereyouarepurchasingyourelectronicbooks

and from whom. Only purchase from reputable, licensed individuals such as Amazon,
Barnes & Noble, iTunes, etc. If ever in doubt, let the author know of a suspected site
illegallysellingtheirworks—remembertoincludealinktothesitewhereyouhavefound
a book you suspect of being pirated. It only takes a moment of your time, but you will
foreverhavethegratitudeofanauthor.

AbouttheeBookPurchased:YourpurchaseofthiseBookallowsyoutoonlyONE

LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device.
Youdonothaveresaleordistributionrightswithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofboth
thepublisherandthecopyrightownerofthiseBook.ThiseBookcannotbecopiedinany
format,sold,orotherwisetransferredfromyourcomputertoanotherthroughuploadtoa
filesharingpeer-to-peerprogram,freeorforafee,orasaprizeinanycontest.Suchaction
isillegalandinviolationoftheU.S.CopyrightLaw.DistributionofthiseBook,inwhole
orinpart,online,offline,inprintorinanywayoranyothermethodcurrentlyknownor
yettobeinvented,isforbidden.IfyoudonotwantthiseBookanymore,youmustdeleteit
fromyourcomputer.

WARNING:Theunauthorizedreproductionordistributionofthiscopyrightedwork

isillegal.Criminalcopyrightinfringement,includinginfringementwithoutmonetarygain,

isinvestigatedbytheFBIandispunishablebyupto5yearsinfederalprisonandafineof
$250,000.

IfyoufindanyeBooksbeingsoldorsharedillegally,pleasecontacttheauthororJK

Publishing,Inc.atjkpebook3@cableone.net.

Dedication

Iwasrecentlyonlineandsawapostfromsomeoneandlaughedoutloud.Overthe

lasttenyearsthatIhavebeeninthisfield,IhadreallythoughtIhadseenitall.Alas,Iwas
wrong.

Hypocrisy: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not:

behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel-His hypocrisy was finally
revealedwiththepublicationofhisprivateletters;especially:thefalseassumptionofan
appearanceofvirtueorreligion.

IdonotportraysomethingIamnot,nordoIholdpeopletomystandardsasinthe

pastmystandardsarenotthesameasothers.However,Idonotsaythingsaboutpeople
thatIwouldnotsaytotheirface,nordoIpubliclyridiculeanyoneinanymanner.Mostly
becauseIamnotperfect,andIdonotthrowstonesatglasshouses,likesomanyothers.I
havemyownskeletonsIhavepersonallydealtwithwithoutthehelpofpeoplewholiketo
judgesomethingtheyknownothingabout.ButwhenIlaymyheaddownatnight,Idonot
havedisturbingdreams;Idonothavenightmares,Isleepjustfine.WhenIwakeupthe
skyisblue,andthebirdsarechirping.Iwillnotallowsomeonetosaymyskyisyellow,
and my bird is a vulture, like so many people have tried. I have seen people torn apart,
verballyabused,harassed,quit,cry,becomedepressed,andquitdoingwhattheylove,all
becauseofwordsonascreen.Well,thatisnotformeanymore.

Whiletruethisisadedication,andIhavewrittenoverahundredovertheyearsto

various people whom I have met, to family, to friends. While I thought long and hard
aboutwhattowritehere,IfinallysettledonmakingthisdedicationthelastoneIwillever
write for a book. The people I cherish all know who they are, I tell them that without
havingtoputitinthefrontofabook.Ibelieveintellingpeoplehowmuchtheymeanto
meoften,andrecentlyIhaverealizedthatsomeofthepeopleIhavetoldthistoarenot
worthyofsuchadeclaration,atleastfromme.Itwasanextremelyhardandpainfullesson
to learn. After years of being hammered by people, I really thought I had finally
discoveredagroupofpeoplewhowouldnotletmedown.Iwassoverywrong.

Becauseofthis,IhavedecidedthatIwillnolongerputmyselfoutthereforpeople

toabuse.Ifyouwouldliketogetintouchwithme,pleaseemail.Ifyouwouldliketochat
withme,sorry,Iamnotgoingtobedoingthatforaverylongtimewithanyoneotherthan
thechoicefewwhoalreadyknowthatIwillbethereforthemnomatterwhat.HaveImet
allofthesepeople,no,butitdoesn’tmattertothemorme.Ihopeyouenjoythisbook,and
anyothersIhaveintheworksbecauseIwillnotstopwriting.

Prologue

Miranda‘Doc’McCainwalkedintothehotelroomshehadjustpaidfor;itwouldn’t

surprise her if they asked how many hours she wanted the room instead of how many
nights.TheyhadgottenbackfromSingaporeandlandedthemselvesintoasituationthey
had yet to figure out. Shadow, aka the Satan’s Sisters official one and only brother, had
gottenthemintothismesswiththeFuriesandtheOpsWarriors.Ifshecouldhavechoked
him she would have. He accepted a job, which let’s just say, was not exactly legal, this
was their burden to bare having to be the conscience of Shadow. The man didn’t care
about the law; he cared about making shit right. But the mission caused them to cross
pathswiththeFuries,whichallinallwasn’tbad.ThentheydiscoveredtheFuriesandthe
Ops Warriors were close and worked together often. This could be a problem, and Doc
wasn’tsurehowthefucktheyweregoingtotalktheirwayoutofthis.TheOpsandFuries
wantedanswers;theyweren’tgoingtolikethem.However,allhadendedwell,although
Marblesandsheweretheonlygirlswhohadgone.TherestoftheSisterswerecurrently
waitingforthemtogethome.

She turned and glared at the bed. They were in a row hotel, not that there was

anythingwrongwiththehotelsbutaftersleepinginthefieldforsolong,Docusuallyliked
thecomfortsofanicerhotel.ButsinceShadowwaswiththem,andheconstantlysmoked
pot, they had gotten a room where he could do so without being harassed. But this was
ridiculous;thisplacewasashithole.Withasigh,shefinallydecidedshedidn’tgiveashit;
sheneededashowerandabouttwenty-fourhoursofsleep.

Docwalkedintothebathroomandglaredatthecheapshowercurtainandthentook

off her clothes, letting them fall to the floor. Ugh, she thought as the soreness of being
tense while they were escaping from Singapore finally let go completely. She turned on
theshowertohotandthenstoodunderthewaterfortenminutesasithammereddownon
hersoreshouldersandneck.

She knew questions were going to be asked, and she was prepared for them. Her

team,whileinthemilitary,wascompiledofallwomen.Yep,thatwasunusual,butthenso
werethey.Whentheyfirststartedout,thewomenhadallbeenassignedtodifferentunits,
mostly in the admin role as a clerk or even an assistant. None of them had been happy
aboutit,mostlybecausewhentheyweretestedoncetheyjoinedthemilitary,allofthem
place high on another field. The problem being: the fields they excelled in were combat
readyfields,whichwomenweren’tallowedtobeplacedin.

Doc had scored high on being a pilot, which at the time was unheard of. She had

joinedwhenshewaseighteenandservedthefirsteightyearsasamedic.Docknewshe
was good at it as well, she had her license to be a PA. She had been smart and taken
collegecourseswhileinthemilitary.Butwhentheshithitthefanwhenthebaseshehad
beenstationedatinaMiddleEasterncountryhadbeenattacked,Dochadsavedtenmen
aftertheirHeliopilothadbeenshotontakeoff.Shetookovertheflying,gotthemoutof
there, and then went back for more. She received a commendation for it and then was

approachedbyGeneralDarntobeinaneliteandhighpriorityteamthatworkedoffthe
books.Shewouldbeabletodoexactlywhatsheloved,whichwasflyingandmedicine.It
hadbeenano-brainer.

Whenshediscoveredtheteamwasgoingtobeallfemale,itenticedhermore.The

General explained they were allowing women on this team due to the fact everyone
underestimatedthem,andthatwaswhattheyneeded.WhentheSatan’sSistersweresent
in, no one suspected them of being on a mission. Doc was the leader since she had
obtainedtherankofCaptain.

GeneralDarnhadbeentheonlyonetheyreportedto,whichsinceDochadalittle

attitude problem with asshole men who thought they were better than her, it worked out
justfine.TheGeneralrespectedthem,heknewwhattheywerecapableof,andbecauseof
that, he rarely questioned their actions. Except when Shadow was brought on, the man
constantly needed supervision. If they were on a mission, and a civilian needed help,
Shadow dealt with them. No matter what nationality they were, he didn’t care, the only
thinghecaredaboutwasthefactthataninnocentwasaffectedbysomethingbeyondtheir
control. It took the Sisters a long time to understand what and why Shadow was doing
what he did, but that was his story, and none of the Sisters betrayed his trust by talking
aboutit.

Shegotoutoftheshowerandgrabbedatowelandlookedinthemirror.Foreight

years, she had worked in the OSS, and then she had medically retired when she had
broken her leg and rods had been placed in it, her entire crew doing the same since the
recruitsweregettingyoungerandyounger.Notthatshewasold,shewasthirty-five,but
shewastheoldestintheunit.Damn,shethoughtasshelookedatherselfinthemirror,she
seriously was starting to get wrinkles. Then she shrugged, it wasn’t surprising since the
stress of the missions they went on were seriously overwhelming at times. Doc never
wantedtobeputintoapositionthatliterallyheldthelivesofnotonlytheSisters,butalso
thecivilianstheycameincontactwith.Noonecouldunderstandhowtheinsurgentsdidn’t
seem to care who they hurt, as long as one of them were American, the rest were
casualtiesofwar.TheAmericanGovernmentdidnotfeelthatway,whichwaswhyDoc
hadbeenproudtoserve,andshewouldstillbethereifnotfortheexplosionshehadbeen
trappedin.

Shemovedintothehotelroomwithoutworryingaboutclothes,shewastoofucking

tiredandneededtosleep.Shepulledbackthecovers,andbythetimeshewassettled,Doc
wasasleep.

ChapterOne

Jake‘Fish’LenardandtheGeneral,RickTang,madeittothecompoundintheearly

hours of the morning. Both men had been exhausted and slept at the Ops Warriors
clubhouse. Early the next morning, Fish was woken by yelling from somewhere in the
clubhouse, and he groaned and stood up. Shit, he was only forty-nine, but right now, he
feltlikehewasahundred,everythinghurt.Monk,oneofhisinvestigatorsandHarmony’s
godfather,wasgoingtobehereinafewdays.Hehadbeentheonewhohelpedthemdig
outtheinformationtheyneeded.

Their ride had been fast and hard, both men trying to make it back to the Ops

compoundtotellthemtheinteltheydiscoveredaboutShady’smother.Thewomanwasa
completecunt,andFishwasmorethanreadytobringthatbitchdown.Monkhadstayed
behindtoseeiftheycouldgetmoreinformation.Theyhadbeenabletofindherlocation,
butcouldn’tgettoher,ortheywouldhavekilledthebitch.Ofcourse,shehadconnections
thathelpedprotectherintheUS.

Sincegettingoutofthemilitaryamillionyearsago,FishhadusedhisGIBilland

gone back to college; he had a child to think about, Harmony. Her mother had decided
rightaftershewasbornshewasn’tmothermaterial.WhichleftayoungFishtotakecare
ofababy.IftheOps hadn’t helped him, it would have been so much worse, he thought.
Their support got him through. He thanked God every day for giving him the Ops
Warriorswhenhegotoutoftheservice.Creed’sfather,Limbo,hadinvitedhimtoNevada
tocheckouttheirclub,andFishhadneverlookedback.

RaisingHarmonyhadbeentheonlythingthatwasimportanttohim.He’dpromised

himselfthatnomatterwhathisdaughterwouldneverfeelabandonedbyhermother,even
ifshetechnicallywas.Buthedidn’twantthatforher,andthemenofOpshelpedhimdo
that.TheirwomensteppedupandhelpedhimwithallthoselittlegirlythingsFishhadno
ideahowtodo.Butstill,Harmonygrewuptobeabadasstomboyanyway.Hehadknown
shehadacrushonCreedandFork,butwhenthemenclaimedher,hewasleery.Noone
was good enough for her, no one. But as time wore on, both men proved they were
committedtohislittlegirl,anddamnedifthathadn’tmadehimfeelbetter.Now,shewas
pregnant,andtherewasnofuckingwayhewasgoingtomissoutonbeingagrandfather,
none.

Fishmovedtothebathroominhisroomandturnedonthewater;heneededtoget

outsideandfigureoutwhattheruckuswasallabout.Fishappliedandgothislicenseto
practicelawinCali,hisjobherewastokeeptheseguysoutofjail,whichattimeswould
provedifficult.

The General and he had become good friends while on the road, doing the

surveillance. Both men were protecting their kids and damned if they were going to let
some woman do a damned thing to Shady, he and the General considered all the Lady
Ridersastheirkids.

Helookedinthemirror,hisblackhairpepperedwithgray,hisgrayeyesstillsharp,

anddamnedifthelastfewmonthshadn’tgottenhimbackintoshape.WorkingastheDA
intheirtown,Fishwasusedtosittingmostoftheday.Herodeofcourse,buthisstomach
had gotten a little pouch according to his daughter. Since hearing her say that, Fish
decideditwastimetogetbackintoshape,hell,hewasn’ttotallyoverthehill,buthewas
actinglikeit.Sincethenhehadlostthepouch,andhewasbacktohistall,muscularbuild.
Harmonylaughedandsaidhedidn’tlooklikeadadanymore;hewasahottie.Fishdidn’t
knowaboutthat,buthefeltbetter.

Duringtheirtimetogether,theGeneralandFishhadbothtalkedabouthowtheyfelt

likemaybetheywerejusttoooldtobedoingthisshit,buthonestly,Fishknewhehadalot
ofmilesleftinhim.HepulledouthisjeansandHarleyshirt,putthemon,thenpulledon
hisbootsandwalkedoutofhisroom.

“Youaregoingtoneedtomakethecall,brother,”FishheardCreedsay.“AllIknow

is,thatifthatbitchthinkssheisgoingtogetawaywiththis,sheissofuckingwrong.”

“I still don’t get how the fuck she could have found out about Dani,” Jack-Jack

yelled,andFishsteppedintothedoorway.Thewholeclubwasthere,includingtheLady
Riderswholookedliketheycouldspitnails.

“Daddy!”Harmonycalledandmovedquicklytohim.Helookeddownatherbelly,

andhegrinned.

“Hey, sweetheart,” Fish said gruffly, and then he saw the rest of the women had

followed.FishhuggedthemonebyoneuntilhegottoShadywhowasholdingbacklike
always.“Getyourassoverhere,girl!”hesaid,andsheshookherheadandgrinned.

“You know I missed you,” Shady whispered, and Fish hugged her close. Shay

needed a father more than any other girl in the club, and Fish had taken the role over
withoutflinching.Hepulledbackandlookedatherbelly;itwasbiggerthanHarmony’s
andFreedom’s.Heraisedaneyebrow.

“Thoseassholestreatingmygirlright?Lookslikeyou’regonnagimmeagrandbaby

beforeHarmonyorFree,”Fishsaid,andShaygrinnedandkissedhischeek.

“Theyaredoingokay,butyouknowmen.”

FishfrownedandthenlookedupandsawCajunandSliderfrowning.Hepointedat

themandsnapped,“Weneedtotalk.”

CajunpointedatSliderandsaid,“Hisfault.”

Shady rolled her eyes. “Sorry, Fish, my men are dipshits on a good day. Also, I

would love to sit down with you and catch up, but we are kinda in the middle of
something.”

FishnoddedandlookedatCreedthensaid,“Iheardtheruckus,whatisgoingon?

Whoarewetalkingabout?TheGeneralandIknowaboutthewomanwhowasdumped.”

Creedsighedandranahandacrossthebackofhisneck,andthenhesaid,“Itwas

Dani.”

Fishnoddedandsaid,“Whoisthat?”

Forksaidslowly,“Daniwasanoperatorforourteamwhenwewereinthemilitary.

Noonecouldhaveknownshewasconnectedtousunlesstheyhadsomehowbrokeninto
military top secret files. Angela Reyes was sending us a message that she can get to
anyonewecareabout.”

“HowclosewereyoutoDani?”Fishasked,wonderingwhatwasgoingon.Hesaw

Jack-JackandSlickshift.“What?”

Slick grimaced. “There was a time that Jack-Jack and I wanted to claim her. She

wantedtoremaininthemilitary,makeacareeroutofit,andsowelethergo.”

Fishnoddedandsaid,“Ahhh.”

“Regardless,wearegoingtoneedtofindhersister,”Creedsaid,andForknodded.

“Yeah,thatisnotgoingtobepretty,ifIremembercorrectlyshewasabitofaball

buster.”

Creedsighed.“ShewasprotectiveofDani;nevermether,onlyheardstories.”

Jack-Jack coughed. “We met her and trust me, ball buster is being nice. But she

caredabouthersister.”

“I will call her,” Slick said and pulled out his phone. Everyone was silent as they

watchedhimpushinnumbers.

“Oh,hestillhasherdigits…”Boowhispered,andthewomenallnodded.

“I think there is more to the story there…” Freedom said and then Rain leaned

around.

“Youknow,Irememberwhentheygotback,Jack-JackandSlickwerebothbroken

upaboutawoman,tookthemforevertoevenapproachanotherone.”

Fishrolledhiseyes,God,hemissedthisgossipingbullshitthewomendid.Heused

tolaughandteasethemabouthowinthehelltheylearnedsomeoftheshittheydidknow.
They were good at spying, and Fish knew that. Since she was young, Harmony always
listenedinwhenshewasn’tsupposedto.

“Dammit, Gypsy, I am trying to tell you something,” Slick yelled, and they all

stoppedandstared.

FishwaitedwiththerestofthemasSlicktalkedquietlyintothephone,andwhenhe

finally hung up, Jack-Jack moved closer, and Slick whispered something. Jack-Jack
barkedinsurprise,“Whatthefuckaretheydoinghere?”

Slicklookedaroundtheroom,andthenhesaid,“Boony?”

Boonynoddedandsaid,“Yep,whatchaneed,myman.”

“Did you send someone to help the Furies?” Slick asked, and Boony grinned and

nodded.

“HellyeahIdid,IsentShadow.Shit,hesmokesmorepotthanIdo,butheishellon

wheelswithacomputer.”

Slicklookedupattheceiling.“Doyouknowwhothefuckheisassociatedwith?”

Boonyfrownedandsaid,“Noclubifthat’swhatyouareasking.”

Slickshookhisheadbeforehesaid,“Seriously?Didyounotdoacheckonhim?”

Boonyshrugged,andhesaid,“Hey,Iabidedbythecodeofahacker.Imadesure

there was no heat that would come down on the Furies. Shadow is solid, has a fucking
higherclearancethaneveryoneinthisroom.”

“Really?” Slick asked. “Really? ‘Cause he has that clearance because of who he

workedwithdammit.”

Boonyfrowned.“Whoisthat?”

SlicksighedandlookedatCreedandFork.“HeisthemascotoftheSatan’sSisters.”

Shadylaughedloudly,“Areyoufuckingkiddingme?”

“WhoaretheSatan’sSisters?Andwhythehellwouldanyonecallthemselvesthat?”

Harmonysnappedandputherhandsonherhips.“Imean,wecalledourselvestheLady
Riders,thatislikeclassy,andnotpsychoticatall.”

Creedranahanddownhisfaceandlookedathiswoman.“Harm,comeon.”

“What?I’mjustsaying;theyweresomehowinvolvedinhelpingtheFuries,whythe

hellwouldyoutrustthem,thatnamealoneisareasontodeclinetheirhelp.Whatdothey
do?Cuttheheadsofflivechickensasasacrifice.I,forone,amnotgoingtodealwiththis
crazyshit,”Harmonyyelled,andshegrabbedherstomach.“Damn,Ineednachos.”

“DaniisthesisterofaSatan’sSisters,”Slickannounced,andHarmonyfrozefrom

reachingforherpurse.

“What?” Harmony whispered and then looked at her men who shifted

uncomfortably.“Didyouknowthis?”

Forknoddedslowlyandsaid,“Daniwasouroperative.”

“With connections to a psycho bitch club? Do we not have enough fucking crazy

going on right now? Hell, we have Angela who wants to kidnap Jas and kill Shady, we
have Rebel who is lovely but her family is on their way here right now, and they call
themselvestheBloodEagles.Doyouknowwhatthatis?Ido,Ilookedituponthenet,it
was used only two times in history, at the time of the Vikings. They cut down between
your ribs until they can grab your lungs, they pull them through and flop them on the
person’sbackandwaitwhiletheydie.Seriously,thisisnotanormalname;wearetheOps
WarriorsandtheLadyRiders,thereisnorapingandpillagingassociatedwithourname,
there is no Satan and shit. Come on, what the fuck people, we seriously need to have a
discussionaboutwhatisallowableandwhatisnot.Dad?Canyoutakemetothe7-11to
get nachos, please? I really need them right now,” Harmony said and glared at her two
men.Fishjustsmiledandshookhishead,yeah,hedidn’tneedtobeinvolvedinthis.

“Hey,” Shady said, grabbing her purse and slinging it over her shoulder. “I am

comingaswell.Letthemenfigurethisout,theygotthemselvesintothismess.”

Creedgrowledandsaid,“Woman,donot—”

Shadyturnedquickly,andalltheLadyRiderssuckedinabreathandreachedoutto

makesuretheysteadiedher.“Excuseme?”

Creedglaredatherandsaid,“Shay,listen,Dani…”

Shadyshookherhead.“Iknowshemeantsomethingtoyou;Iamnotarguingthat.

ButHarmonyisright,wehavealotofshitgoingdownrightnow,andIdon’tthinkwe
cantakeonmore.”

“Even if your mother is the one responsible?” Slick fired back, and Shady jerked

likeshehadbeenstruck.

“Andthereitis,”ShadysaidsoftlyandturnedtolookatFish.“Pleasetakemewith

you?”

Fishnoddedslowly;theyneededtodiffusethesituation.Therewasnowaythiswas

healthy, the stress in the club was palatable. “Come on, honey,” he whispered, and she
heldherheadupandmoved.TherestoftheLadyRidersfollowedthemasCreedswore
andyelledforthemtostop.Fuck,thiswasnotgoingtoendwellforhim,Fishthought.He
turnedandlookedandsawalltheLadyRiderswiththeirfingersintheair,flippingtheir
menoff.Shiiiitttt,hethoughtandlookedatCreedwhogavehimaheadnod,wellitwas
something.

ChapterTwo

Docrolledoveronherstomachwhenthephonerangandalmostgroaned.Fucking

A. She had only been asleep for a few hours. “Yeah,” she said into the receiver with a
moan.

“Pres, we have a situation,” Maverick snapped. Mav was her Vice, and was also

anotherpilot.Intheircrew,therewerethreeofthem,Mav,Tats,andher,whichwassaying
alotsincetheywereallfemalesandtheyservedtogetherforallfourtours.

“Yeah,okay,whatisit?”Docyawnedandsaid,“Ifsomeonewantsatour,theyare

gonnaneedtowait;Ican’tflylikethis.”

After Doc and the other Sisters got out together. They decided to open their own

businessbecauseatonetimeoranothereachofthemhadbeenfiredbecausetheyrefused
tobetoldbyasnot-nosedlittlekidwhattheirjobwas.Itsuckedtobeinthemilitaryand
get out only to not be able to deal with working in the real world. No one had integrity
anymore, it sucked. People didn’t give a shit; they only wanted to get a paycheck and
ignoreeverythingelse.

So,theystruckoutontheirownandboughtacompanyfromamannamedJimmy

Hines,whowantedtoretire.ItwasanaerialtourcompanythathadfourHelios,andmany
other things already set up. The women had trained for months with Jimmy and then
finally took over. Doc and her friends had been proud of what they accomplished, and
when their company began to flourish, they had finally felt like they were building
something. The town they settled in wasn’t huge, but it was within distance of all the
major cities in California. It was a nice change from the eastern portion of the country.
The only drawback was some of the customers were famous, and thus wanted special
treatment. That didn’t work for any of them, they had always treated people the exact
same,fromtheGeneraltoaPrivate.Basically,eitherthecustomerssuckedituportheyhit
theroad.TheSisterswereincharge,likealways.

The women had always loved motorcycles. Marbles and her twin, Jacks, had been

raised in a club. The freedom they were raised with appealed to all the women, and the
firstthingtheyallboughtwasaHarleywiththeirfirstrealpaychecks.Thentheycreated
Satan’s Sisters club; there wasn’t really any doubt of their name, it was who they were.
Alwayshadbeen.

All of them taking their days off and riding through the countryside of Seaside,

California.ItwasinupperCali,andhonestly,theareawasnice,butmostoftheirbusiness
came out of southern Cali, which made them think about moving, but as of yet, they
hadn’tputittoavote.Thatwasuntiloneofthemdidalittlereconofthearea.Dochad
alreadyplannedonlookingherewhenshewokeupalittlemore.

“Doc, it is not a tour,” Maverick said softly, and Doc sat up, she knew that tone.

WhenherVicewastalkingsoftly,shewastryingtosoftentheblowofbadnews.Fucka
duck.

“What?”sheasked.

“It’s Dani,” Maverick said, and Doc closed her eyes. Dani was Gypsy’s younger

sister,hell,shewasalltheiryoungersister.Mostofthemdidn’thaveafamilyleft,andif
they did, the families were lowlifes they wanted nothing to do with. Dani had enlisted
afterGypsy,andshehadbeenadamngoodoperatorfortheelitesoldiersinallbranches
ofthemilitary.

“Tellme,”Docsaid,bracingherself.Danihadbeenwithdrawnaftershehadgotten

outofthemilitary,Gypsywasworriedabouther,theyallwere.

“Fivedaysago,shedisappearedcompletely.Gypsyhasbeenlookingeverywherefor

hersincetheyweresupposedtobegettingtogetherfordinner.Gypsywasgoingtohaveit
outwithher,tellhersheneededtofindsomethingtoanchorher,anewpurpose,andthe
Sistersweregoingtohelpher.Noneofusgotworried,‘causeyouknowshehasdonethis
afewtimes,justneedingtogetherheadonstraight.ButthenlastnightJack-Jackcalled,”
Mavericksaid.

“Jack-Jack?LikeOpsWarriors’Jack-Jack?”Docsnapped,andsheheardhersecond

hesitate for a moment. “What the fuck did he want? Dani was a mess after he and his
buddydumpedher.”

“Yeah,well,uh,Iknowthat,butapparentlysomehowtheOpsareinvolvedinthis,”

Mavericksaid.

“Involvedasin,theyarefuckingwithheragain?‘Causeifthat’sthecase,Ihappen

tobeclosebythosefuckersrightnow,andIwillfuckthemup,”Docgrowled.“Ishould
haveknownwhenShadowsaidBoonywasinvolvedwiththeOpsthateverythingwould
beafuckingpieceofcake.”

Mavericksighed,“Yeah,well,theyaren’ttheonesfuckingwithher,buttheyarethe

reason she is hurt. Gypsy said apparently an enemy of the Ops found out that Dani was
theiroperator.Fromwhatwecanfigureout,shewastakenfromherapartmentsometime
inthemiddleofthenightonFriday.ShewasdumpedinfrontoftheOpscompoundon
TuesdayinSanDiego.Accordingtothem,Danigottheshitkickedoutofherandhasn’t
wokenupyet.It’sbeentwodays.LikeIsaid,notsureaboutthewho’sandwhy’s,butwe
areonourbikes,andwe’llbethereineighthours.”

Docstoodupandgrowledintothephone,“Iamonmywaytothecompoundnow.”

She hung up the phone and grabbed her jeans, tank top, and boots. Someone was

poundingonthedoorjustasshefinishedtyingherlaces.Sheyelledloudly,“Hangon.”
Docstoodandgrabbedherleatherjacketandopenedthedoor.MarblesandShadowwere
standingtherelookingpissedasshit.

“Igotusbikes,”Marblesgrowled.

“Notfuckingaroundhere,Doc,ifBoonysetusup,Iwilltakehisassout,”Shadow

said,andDocnoddedandsteppedoutontothelanding.

“I will be right behind you,” Doc said grimly, and the three moved to the Harleys

that were all gleaming black. Once they were on the bikes, Doc turned to them and
nodded,“Let’sgokicksomeass.”

They had just pulled back into the compound, and Fish was laughing at the Lady

Riders singing along with the radio. Honest to God, he missed this shit. Finally, he was
backwherehebelonged,withhisbloodfamily,andhisclubfamily.

“OHHHHHHYOUGONNATAKEMEHOMETONIGHT,”Harmonysangloudly

and really off key, Fish thought and shook his head when the others joined in as well.
Damn it all to hell, he wasn’t going to be the one to tell his daughter her singing was
fuckingscary.Hell,theycouldmakeatapeforHalloweenandscaretheshitoutofpeople,
itsoundedabitmorelikescreechingthansinging.Theotherswereclosetobeingthatbad
too.Heneededashotofwhiskyaboutnow,itmaydullthepaininhisears.

HepulledthelargecarrightnexttotheotheroneTreywasdriving;theProspecthad

been assigned to help him get the women to and from the 7-11. Damn, and if watching
Trey and Jas dance around wasn’t entertaining enough, someone should video the
pregnantwomeninastorefullofsnackstoseehowtheychosetofilltheircravings,itwas
totallyamusing.Ifthepoorcashierhadn’truntothebackandbroughtoutanotherboxof
Rolos,therecouldhavebeenariot.Theyweresugaredupandreadytoroll,hethought,
shakinghisheadasheturnedoffthecar.Thewindowsweredown,andtheLadyRidersin
the other car leaned out their window as well and sang the song together. Damn, they
seriouslysucked,hethoughtandgotoutofthecar.

FishlookedoverthehoodatTreywhowasgrimacingandlookedlikehewasready

tofindabunchofearplugsandwalkedaway.HegrinnedwhenhesawJasfliphimoff
behindhis back. Thatgirl needed akeeper, he really wasgoing to needto talk to Cajun
and Slider about her. Fish frowned and turned when he heard the roar of motorcycles
behind them. The other Prospects who were guarding the women had already pulled in.
He saw the three bikes pulling up to the gate as he moved to stand in front of the back
doorthathadjustopenedandShaywastryingtogetout.

“Staythere,”Fishgrowledtothewomanwhowastryingtopullherselfout.

“Dammit,Shay,”heheardFreedomyellfrominthecar.“Iamtryingtopushyour

pregnantassoutofthecar.”

Fishglaredoverhisshoulderandsaid,“Isaidstaythere.”

“Yeah,yeah,oldman,don’tgetyourpantiesinawad,”Shaygrumbledandleaned

back.“Sorry,Free,thepowersthatbesayIhavetostayhere.”

Fishwatchedasthethreeridersswungofftheirbikes;twowomenandoneman,he

squintedalittle,notknowinganyofthem.Moving,hewalkedafewstepsoutandstared
atthewomanwhowasinthefront.Goddamn,shewassexyashell.Hestaredatherlong
blackhairandtighttrimbody.Shewasn’told,butshewasn’tyoungeither.

WhenthewomanhewasstaringatsuddenlyyelledloudlyattheProspectwhowas

shakinghishead,Fishshookhisheadandwenttostepforward.ButShayandHarmony
were faster, and both were out of the vehicles and moving with intent to the gate.
Apparently,whenshitwasgoingdown,thepregnantwomendidn’tneedhelpoutofthe
car,theirangertookcareofthat.However,theywereasighttoseewhentheywerepissed,
addinbeingpregnant.Fuckingpriceless.

“Dammit,Harmony,”hegrowled.

“Whatinthefuckisgoingonhere?”Shadysnappedastheynearedthegate.Both

womenturnedandstaredatthepregnantwomanwhowasstompingtowardthemwearing
ablacktanktopthathadtheLadyRiderspatchonit.

Harmony raised her hand when the woman behind the one who looked like the

leader opened her mouth, and said, “Button it, blondie, Shay wasn’t talking to you, she
wastalkingtotheotherbitchhere.”

The large breasted woman stepped forward and pointed at Harmony, “You did not

justcallDocabitch?”

Harmonycrossedherarmsoverherchestandsmiled.“Uhyeah,prettysureIdidif

thatisthebitch’sname,bitch.”

Fish walked up shaking his head and said, “Harmony, get your ass back into the

clubhouse.Youtoo,Shay,CreedandForkwillcomeanddealwiththis.”

The dark-haired woman that the blonde called Doc narrowed her eyes at him and

pulledherfriendbackandsteppedup.“Listen,Idon’tgiveashitwhatthefuckyouwant
tocallmesinceIdon’tparticularlycareaboutyouropinion.ButIdogiveashityouhave
mysisterinthere.So,openyourfuckinggatesandletmetakeherandIwillforgetwhata
ragingcuntyou’reactinglike.”

Harmonyjerkedherheadback,andShadysteppedinfrontofherfriend.“Bevery

carefulwhoyoucallacunt,”shesaidinalow,dangerousvoice.DocstaredatShayand
thensaidjustaslowandjustasdeadly.

“LikeIsaid,Idon’tparticularlycarewhatyoucuntssayaboutme.Youhaveoneof

mysisters,andyouseriouslydonotwanttopissmethefuckoff,itwouldbebad.‘CauseI
don’t give a shit if you are waddling away, I will kick your ass from here to hell. Not
fuckingaroundwithyou,openthegoddamngate,NOW!”

FishgrowledandtriedtopullHarmonyandShadybehindhimashesteppedup,but

bothwomenwerestrainingtogettothewoman.“Trey,openthisfuckinggate.Iamnot
waddlinganywhere,cunt,”Harmonysnapped,andFishshookhishead.

“Trey,donotlistentothem,keepthatfuckinggateclosed.”

ShaylookedoverhershoulderatFishandsaid,“Seriously?DoyounotthinkIcan

kickthisbitch’sasseventhoughIampregnant?Imean,comeon,itwouldbeeasy.”

“Please,”theblondeyelled.“Yourfatasswouldn’tlandapunch.”

Shayturnedbackquickly,andshesnapped,“DidyoujustsayIhadafatass?”

“FuckyeahIdid,”theblondesaid.“Now,beagoodlittlewhoreandgetthemenout

here,weneedoursisterback,likenow.”

ThemansteppeduptoTreyandsaid,“Dude,canyougetBoonyouthere,hewill

knowwhatthehellisgoingon.‘Causeifyoudon’t,thesewomenwilltearapartthisclub
untilthereisnothingleft.Theyareserious,andIgottatellyou,soamI.”

Harmonypulledherheadbackandsaid,“Boony?Whatthefuckdoeshehavetodo

withthis?Areyouguyshisdrugdealer?‘CauseIcantellyoutogetthefuckoutofhere,
Boonyhasafamilynow;hedoesn’tdothatshit.”

Shadowsmiledandshookhishead.“Iamnotadealer,Igrowmyownthanks,and

these are not junkies either, this is Doc, she is the leader of the Satan’s Sisters, and
MarblesisanEnforcer.MynameisShadow,andIamwhattheycallamascot.Now,you
have Dani, who is Gypsy’s sister, and let me tell you. These two are tame compared to
Gypsy,especiallywhenitcomestoDani.Iamjustsaying,itwouldgomuchbetterifyou
justcallBoony,havehimcomeoutandletusgettoDaniandtakeheroffyourhands.”

Fish wanted to laugh out loud, damn, this was Doc? He heard about her, hell, he

heardaboutallofthem.Hiscontactsonmorethanoneoccasionhadsaidiftherewasa
problemthatneededtobetakencareof,theSatan’sSisterswaswhotheywouldcall.He
knew their unit was specialized, and he also knew from the reports he read, they were
deadly.HestaredattheleaderandthenatShay,fuck,itwouldbeanevenbattleifShay
wasn’tpregnant.Hell,thiswassonotgoingtogowell.

Trey looked between the two groups and then muttered under his breath while he

pulledoutacellphone,“IreallyneedtotalktoFling,theFuries’womenknowtheirplace.
IneedtobeaProspectinhisclub,it’slessdangerous,”theyheardandShadowsnorted.

“Notsureyouknowthosewomenatall,man,Ijustmetthem,andprettysurethey

wouldgivethesewomenarunfortheirmoney.”

Trey rolled his eyes and then turned around, waiting for Creed to answer. Fish

steppedforwardandDoc’seyeslockedwithhis,andhecouldhaveswornhesawaflash
ofappreciation.Damn,ithadbeenalongtimesincehehadseenthat,well,seenthatand
returned the appreciation. She was a fine-looking woman, he thought as he grinned and
said,“Itmaybeagoodideaforyouladiestostepbackalittle.”

Docsmiledandwinkedathim.“Don’tworryaboutus,sweetheart;wewillbejust

fine.”Fuck,hiscockrespondedtohervoice.Hereallyneededtogetlaidandsoon,this
wasembarrassing.

Harmony turned and looked at her father, and then back to the woman who was

staring at him like she wanted to play ‘hide the salami’ with her father. Oh, hell no, she
thoughtandthenglaredatthewoman.

“Satan’sSisters?Didyoucomeupwiththatnamewhileyouweredancingunderthe

fullmoondrenchedinblood?”

Docchuckledandstaredatherandsaid,“Nah,itcamefromthepeoplewhopissed

us off. Apparently, they are a little intimidated. After our first mission, the asshole we
capturedtoldeveryonewewerethespawnofthedevil.Well,sincewewereallwomen,
thenameSatan’sSisterskindastuck.”

ShadysnortedstaredattheblondechicktheycalledMarbles.“Why,didyouflash

thoseboobsatthem?Theyarebigenoughtoscaretheshitoutofanyone,probablyafraid
tobesmothered.”

“Hell no, you didn’t just say that?” Marbles yelled and snapped her fingers to

Shadow and said, “Get this fucking gate open, hack into their shit and get it open, I am
totallykickingsomepregnantass.”

Fishgroanedandsaid,“Shay,Harmony,comeon,takeastepbackandletmedeal

withthis.”

Harmonyshookherhead.“Nope,Dad,Iamsonotleavingyoualonewiththisviper,

I am pretty sure she’s rabid. I don’t like the way she is looking at you, kinda like she
wouldsuckoutyoursoulgiventhechance,thatisfuckingcreepy.Sheshouldbeputdown
for the safety of your grandchild. If she sucks your soul it could cause harm to your
grandchildwhenyouholdit,”shesaidandreachedintoherpurse.Fishwasfasterthough,
andhegrabbedhisdaughter’sgun.

“Nothavingashootouttonight,darlin’,”hesaid.

Harmonymadeanoiseofprotestbutsaid,“Fine,Icantakethisbitchwithmybare

hands,don’tworry.”

Fishlookedupatthesky, but then he heard Doc say, “Listen, this is fun and shit,

listeningtoyourattempttosoundcrazierthanus,butletmeclueyouin.Daniisoursister,
anditdoesn’tmatterwhatthefuckyouallsay,sheiscomingwithus.Unlessyouwantto
findoutexactlyhowfuckingcrazyweare,youwillstandaside.”

Boony yelled loudly behind them. “SHAADOWWW, dude, it has been too long,

man.Whatthefuckareyoudoinghere?”

Shadowgrinnedandshrugged.“Bon-man,wejustfoundoutaboutDani,weneedto

getheroutofhere.”

“Aww,man,Ithoughtwecouldlightoneofmynewblends,man,itisfabulous,bro,

open,”BoonysaidandmotionedforTreytoopenthegate.

The young Prospect shook his head and said, “Only Creed can order the gates

unlocked.”

Boonylookedaroundthegroupandsaid,“Whoa,someintensevibesaregoingon

here,whatisup?”

Doc, who was staring Shady down, didn’t move her eyes, but she said, “We want

Dani,now.”

CreedandForkwalkedoutoftheclubhousewhenFishfelt,ratherthansaw,Shady

move closer to the gate. Harmony stepped behind her friend, and Shady whispered, “I
don’tgiveafuckwhoyoucamefor;youarenotgettingthem.Nowgetyourassonyour
bikeandpeddleitbacktowhereveryoucamefrom.Whenthischickwakesup,shehasa
lottoanswerforsowewillcallyouwhenwearedonewithher.”

Docfrownedandsnapped,“Fuckyou,Iamsickofthisshit,”thensteppedbackand

motionedwithherheadtoMarbleswholaughedandthentheystoodasthesexyblonde
pulledsomethingoutofthebackofherpocketandthenpushedafewbuttons.Thegate
slowlybegantoopen.TheOpsandLadyRiderswereshockedthatsomehowtheblonde
hadusedwhatappearedtobeherphonetoopentheirgate.

Shadow shook his head at Boony and said, “Man, told you, these chicks are like

superheroes,youdonotfuckwiththeWomenofSteel.”

“Oh, hell no,” Shady muttered and pushed Harmony back a few steps, and she

movedtowardtheopening.Docsteppedforwardaswell,readytomeetthewomanwho
washellbentonstartingshitwithher.

“Fuck,”Fishyelled,andhemovedtocatchthePresidentoftheLadyRiders,while

Treylookedaroundhelplessly.ShadowandBoonybothsteppedbackandstaredwiththeir
mouths open, and thank the good Lord, Fish thought, saw Creed and Fork, followed by
CajunandSlider,thenPokeandEasy,runbythem,placingthemselvesbetweenShayand
the other women who were both staring intently at the very pregnant woman. Jas came
runningbehindthem,whichtoldFishwhowenttogetthemen.

“Letmego!”ShadysnappedandpushedagainstCreed’sback.AndCajunreached

upandgrabbedShay’sshirtandpulledherback.

“Whoa there, mama,” he said smoothly and Slider moved to her front, frowning

downather.

“Everyone needs to calm the fuck down,” Fork snapped and looked over his

shoulder at Harmony and said, “including you, do not make me lock you in the house
again.”

Fish pulled his daughter back, and then grabbed Free by the back of her tank and

tugged her backward as well. “Shit, I need a fucking drink after this,” he muttered and
tried to hold on to the two very pissed off pregnant women as they tried to get around
CreedandForktotheotherwomenShadowwasalreadyholdingbackwithBoony’shelp.

“Didyoujustbiteme?”TreyyelledloudlytoMarbleswhosmirkedandthenblew

himakiss.

“That’sit,”Creedyelledloudly,andeveryonefroze.“Getyourselvesundercontrol,

dammit. What the fuck is wrong with you? Settle down and get inside. Trey, close the
gate.” The Ops Warriors President turned and looked at Fish. “Get them back into the
clubhouseandtellKinktosetthemup,weareallgoingtoneedafuckingdrink.”

ChapterThree

Fish leaned back and stared at the woman who had his attention for the last few

hours.Damn,shehadafineass,hethoughtandtookanothersipofhiswhiskey.“Damn,
Fish,whatthefuckisgoingon?”theGeneralasked.“IwasprettysuretheLadyRiders
were running for their guns a little bit ago when that blonde chick flicked Freedom
betweentheeyeswithherfingers.”

“Theygotfire,”Fishsaid,andtheGenerallaughed.

“Well,thatortheyarestupid.Dotheynotrealizeit’snotasmartthingtodowitha

LadyRider?”

“I am pretty sure they aren’t stupid, especially since both women pulled out

switchbladeswhenShadycalledthemcuntsagain.”

TheGeneralchuckled.“Youknow,Ihaven’thadthismuchfuninalongtime.Rain

isinatizzytryingtogetGeorgieandSofiatotakeaparttheirbikesintheparkinglot.”

Fish’sgazemovedfromthewomanwhentheyheardthedooropening.“Wellshit,”

FishsaidandwatchedasalltheFurieswalkedintotheroom.

“Woot,” a woman yelled and ran toward Shadow, Doc, and Marbles, throwing her

handsupintheairandjumpingintoShadow’sarms.“Ithoughtyouwerealreadygone!I
amsohappyyouarehere.Mybrother…”

Marblelaughedandlookedaroundtoagroupofmenwhowalkedin.“Oh,whereis

thathandsome,waytooserious,hunkofanassholewhorefusedtofuckme?”

“Whore!”Harmonyyelledloudly.

“Jaci,getyourassoutofhisarms,dammit.Itoldyou…”Lokisnapped.

“Honey,” an older woman said softly, which made the General stop and turn. Fish

staredathisfriendwhowasfocused.“DoyouthinkBuddyreallybelongsinabar?”

FishlookedaroundandsawthesmallboywhowasclingingtoLoki’slegwhilethe

largemanheldthebackofhisheadprotectively.

“LITTLEMAN!”Shadowyelled.

“Shadow!” the young boy yelled and waved. “Hello, Doc and Marbles!” he said

shyly,andeveryoneintheroomfellsilent.

“Sorry,” Fling said and ran a hand across the back of his neck. “When, uh, Jaci

heardDocandMarbleswerehere,sheinsistedoncomingover.”

The older woman snorted. “She is a CIA Operative; I do not believe she actually

insistedsomuchaswalkedoutofthedoor.”

“Seriously?”Lokiglaredathismother.“Doyouneedtokeepsayingthat?”

“Well,sheis,”theolderwomansaid.“AndItaughthereverythingIknow,whenI

seehergoingallbadassitmakesanoldwomanproud,youknow.”

“Can someone please just tell me where Dani is so I can see her?” Doc snapped.

“Sheishurt,andIamamedic.”

“Well,wehaveBoowhoisaPAnow,sothattrumpsyou,”Freedomsaid,crossing

herarmsoverherchest,andtheotherLadyRidersnodded.

“Come on,” Fork groaned. “Are we seriously going to get into a pissing contest

wheneitherofyouopensyourmouths?”

“Fuckyeahweare,”ShadysnappedandthenglaredatDoc.“Especiallywhenthis

bitchthinkssheisbadderthatIam.”

Doclaughedloudly.“ThatisbecauseIam,butit’salsobecauseI’mnotknockedup.

I’msureifyouweren’tpregnantyouwouldhaveasportingchancebutsinceyouare,well
tough shit. And for the record, I am a licensed PA as well, so whoever the fuck Boo is,
doesnothavetheexperienceIdounlessshewasincombataswell.”

FishwatchedastheFurieswalkedacrosstheroomandtheystoodwiththewomen

calledtheSatan’sSisters.CreedcursedunderhisbreathandthenlookedatFork.

“GetSlickandJack-Jack.”

The Vice President nodded and looked over his shoulder and yelled to Maxi who

looked like he was about ready to kick someone’s ass. Fish walked slowly to where the
restoftheOpswerestanding,andhehookedhisthickhandsinhisbeltloopsandsighed.
Damn,ithadbeenalongtimesincehehadmixeditupwithanyone.Hereallywasglad
hislawlicensewasapprovedinCali;theymayneedit.

Doc stared at the group of people in front of here. Shit, this was not what she

wanted.SheonlywantedDani,andthenshewasgoingtogetthefuckoutofhere.Now,
the Furies whom she had really enjoyed talking to yesterday were involved. This was
gettingoutofcontrolquickly.Sheneededtostopit,especiallyiftheywerethinkingabout
makingthemovedownhere.SheturnedtoLokiandsaidquietly,“Youguyswereserious
aboutowingus?”andMarblestensednexttoher.LokilookedatFlingwhonodded.

“Good,weneedasponsorclub,”Docsaidquietly,andFling’seyeswidened.

Sunshineleanedaroundherhusbandandwinked.“Sure,Doc,theFurieswouldbe

gladtohelp.”

Herewasthething,theywereaclub,butnoonetookthemseriouslybecausethey

wereonlywomen.Sadbuttrue,especiallysincetheyhadalreadyprovedthemselvestime
and time again in the Corp. When they got out, none of them had the desire to actually
keepprovingthattheywerecapable.Theyhadalltalkedmonthsagoaboutthis.Theyhad
heardabouttheLadyRidersfromShadowwhotoldthemaboutBoony.Theywantedthat,
buttheywantedtodogood,whichwaswhywhenLokiexplainedalittlewhattheirclub

did,well,ithadstruckachordinDoc.Sheservedhercountryproudly,andshewouldlike
tocontinuetoserve,butshehadn’tthoughtaboutbeingmercs.Theideaappealedtoher.

Ofcourse,shewasgoingtotakeitbacktotheclubandaskwhattheythought,but

theywerehere,andiftheywantedtheOpstopayattention,theyneededthebackingofa
club. The Furies were here, so she made an executive decision. Before she committed
fully, Doc turned to stare at Marbles. The blonde woman stared back for a full minute
whileshethoughtabouttheconsequences,andthenMarblesnodded,“Goforit.”

DocturnedbacktoFlingandsaid,“IwouldliketheSatan’sSisterstofallunderthe

Furies.”

Fling looked over his shoulder, and all the men nodded, Doc took a deep breath

beforeFlingsaid,“Yougotit,now,takeastepback.”

DocsighedandlookedbackatCreedandForkwhowerelisteningintently,aswere

the rest of the Ops and Lady Riders who were standing there. You could cut the tension
withaknife,shethought,andshetookastepback.ButbeforeFlingcouldstepforward,
Jack-JackandSlickwalkedthroughthedoorandMarblesletloosethetwoknivesshewas
holdinginherhands.

Fling rolled his eyes and pulled Marbles back behind him when the Ops and the

LadyRidersallshoutedinanger.“Goddammit!”Creedbellowed.

FlingglaredatMarbleswhoshrugged,“Sorry,slipped.”

Fling looked at the ceiling and took a deep breath while both Jack-Jack and Slick

eachpulledtheknifethatstruckrightbetweentheirlegs,goingthroughthematerialofthe
pantleglikeasewingneedleandintothedoorjaminbackofthem.Whentheylookedup,
bothmenlookedliketheywouldlovetowraptheirhandsaroundMarbles’sthroat.

“Areyoufuckingcrazy?ThankfuckItuckedontheotherside!”Slickyelled, and

Creed held up a hand and looked over his shoulder. Neither of the Ops had a clue what
theywalkedinto.WiththeFuriesinthemixnowtheOpshadtotreadlightly,especially
rightnow.

“Likeafox,asshole,”Marblessaidandpointedtwofingerstohereyesandmadea

motion indicating she was watching them. Doc pressed her lips together; seriously she
lovedhergirls,theytookcareofbeingcrazytomakeherlooktotallynormal,whichwas
thewaytheyalllikedit.

Shadow stepped back as well, but he growled at Slick and Jack-Jack who were

staring at Marbles intently. Doc smiled and waited, yeah, this was gonna work out fine.
When they needed muscle, they would be able to provide it. Plus, they weren’t totally
ugly, which was a bonus. But then she looked over to the other side, she spied the tall
drinkofwaterfromearlier,theonewhothepregnantchicksaidwasherfather.Wellthey
wereneighbors,thatcounted,right?Shewouldlethimdiphiswickanytime,butthenshe
sawtheyoungerpreggerswomanwhowasglaringather.Shedidn’tbelieveit, the man
she was scoping out, actually was her father. Honestly, she thought the chick was just
using a nickname, ‘cause there was no way he was that old, hell, he had only a small

amountofgrayinhishair,competitionwasgoodthough.Shewinkedathimagain,andhe
raisedaneyebrowather.

Flingsaid,“Alright,let’sgetdowntoit.”Docleanedforwardandwhisperedintohis

ear. When she was done Fling was standing tautly, and he said, “The woman who was
dumpedisGypsy’ssister,andyouarerefusingtolettheseguysseeher.Areyoufucking
kiddingme?”

Creedhelduphishand.“Listen,Daniwasouroperativewhenwewereenlisted,she

means something to us, especially since Angela was trying to send us a message. Plus,
Jack-JackandSlick—”

“Never claimed her, ever, in fact, they broke her heart,” Doc snapped and stepped

forward. “Don’t be reinventing fucking history; we know what the fuck happened. It is
your fault she was kidnapped and the shit kicked out of her, don’t think you have done
enough? We’ve come for her, and you will turn her over, or there will be some serious
fuckingissues.”

CreedglaredatherbutthensighedandlookedatFling.“Theycanseeher,butsheis

notleavinghere.Booistakingcareofher,asisadoctorweknow.Sheisstable.Untilthis
isover,though,weneedtomakesureshestayshere.”

“Wellthen,getreadytohavesomeguests,”Docsnapped,andFlingputahandon

her arm. And this was the part that sucked by being involved with a club; she had to
answertothem.

“Lettheseguysseeherandmakesureeverythingisgood,andtheywillstayonour

side of the compound. But if needed, when we are helping you, they will guard Dani,”
Flingsaidslowly,andCreednodded.

“Deal.”

Docfeltlikeshehadjustmadeadealwiththedevil.Nomatterhowtheysugarcoat

it,somethingwasgoingdown,anditlookedliketheSistershadjustbecomeinvolvedas
well.Fuck,sheneededtomakesomecalls.

ChapterFour

Doc checked the vitals of Dani who was still unconscious. When the Ops had let

themintoseeher,ShadowandMarbleshadalmostlosttheirminds.Dochadtoo,butshe
hadcontrolledthefeelingofwantingtokillsomeonewhileherfriendshadnot.

“Who in the fuck did this? And I am not talking about who ordered it; I want to

knowwhoexactlylaidtheirhandsonDani?”Shadowsnapped,andDocstaredattheman.

Sheknewhewasstrugglingtomaintaincontrol,itwassomethinghefoughtevery

day, hence why the VA told him he would benefit from medical marijuana to help his
anxiety from PTSD. Sure it helped, but unless he was smoking a doobie twenty-
four/seven,yeah,whenhegotstressed,itwasfuckingugly.

When no one could answer him, Shadow had punched the cement wall in the

hallway;hewasgoingtobesportingacastonhishand.Docfeltthesameway,although
she wasn’t going to break her hand, at least not yet. She was saving that for when they
found the pricks who did it. Creed told her everything they knew, which wasn’t much.
AngelaReyeswasbehindit,butDocdidn’tgiveashit,thebitchmeantnothingtothem.
The only thing that mattered was Dani hadn’t woken up, and it had been three days. Of
course,shelookedlikeshewashitbyatrain,andthedoctortoldhertheyhadtakenherto
the hospital and ran scans to make sure there was no internal bleeding or anything that
requiredhospitalization.Theyhaddonethisinsecretbecausetheywereworriedabouther
being followed. Afterward, with making sure that Boo and the doctor were on the same
page,theybroughtDaniback.Creedtoldthemifpushcametoshove,theywouldcallthe
VA, which was close, and arrange to have a full-time staff brought in if it looked like it
wasneeded.Butthescansshowedshewasstableandonlyneededtoheal.

Aftermuchdeliberation,andcallingGypsyandtheothers,itwasdecidedShadow

wouldremainattheFuriescompoundandwatchoverDaniuntiltheycouldorganizethe
movefromtheOpscompound.DocandMarbleswouldbeleavingtomorrowmorningto
returntotheirapartmentbuildingtheSSconsideredtheircompoundbecauseDocowned
thedamnedthing.

Aftereverything,Marbles,Shadow,andDochadgonebacktotheFuriescompound

to discuss how they were going to make this whole thing work. Doc had gotten the
approvaloftheclubtonegotiatetheirmove.Theyofcourseonlyaskedforalandingpad,
andabarthatwascloseforthemtohangin.

“Wehaveanareawehaven’tusedorplannedanythingfor.Youcouldtakeitover,”

Flinghadsaid.

DocandMarbleshadgoneandlookedattheproperty.Whentheycameback,Doc

toldFlingaboutherplansofanapartmentbuilding,withaHeliopadontheroof.Asthey
hammeredouttheplans,Doc’sheadwasalreadyplanningonthelayoutofthebuilding,as
well as the garage she wanted to build as well. It would take time, so Fling said the
womencouldstayintheclubhousesincetheyhadjustgottentheroomsdone.

Then they relaxed and cracked open the bottle of tequila; Marbles was in her

environmentoncethathappened.Docsmiledathersisterasshetookshotaftershotand
drankthebikersunderthetable.Theyhadn’tknownwhathitthem.Docwascomfortably
buzzed and walked out to check out the compound again; she was curious about one
particularplace,whichshewantedtoaskifshecouldputupanoffice.Itwasrightwhere
theclublandconnectedwiththeOps,butitwaswastedspace.Noonewantedtheirhouse
there,ofcourse,soabuildingwouldbegood.

Asshenearedthegate,shesawafiguresmokingacigarettealreadystandingonthe

otherside.Docsquintedhereyes,sherecognizedthebikertheycalledFish,andshefelta
tinglingofawareness.Hewassexy,hishairjustslightlyoverhiscollar,andhismuscular
build made her think of a lion waiting to pounce. The air around him was one of
confidenceandstrength.Docwaitedandstudiedhimforafewminutes;he was looking
offintotheoceanthatwasanaturalbordertobothclubs.Theirapartmentbuildingwould
sitrightinoneofthecoves,itwasperfect.

“Yougonnastandtherestaringatmeorcomeonoverandtalk?”sheheardagruff

voicesay,andDocsighed.

“Didn’t think you heard me,” she mumbled, feeling like a schoolgirl who was

caughtstaringatthehotkid.Shit,shewastoooldforthiscrap.

“Darlin’,youarehardtomiss.”Helaugheddeeply,andshesmiled.Hewasflirting

withheragain.

“Yeah,wellsoareyou,”shereplied.Shewalkedtothefenceandstoodrightacross

fromhim.“HowlongyoubeenwiththeOps?”

Fish took a long drag from his cigarette and then said, “Since I was eighteen.

Creed’sfatherwasthepresidentthen,andwhenhedied,Ialmostquit,butneedlesstosay
that was short-lived. I used Uncle Sam to pay for college, got my Law Degree, the Ops
helpedtakecareofHarmonywhileIwasinschool,andtherest,astheysay,ishistory.”

Doc nodded, and she talked about the Satan’s Sisters. Fish laughed when she told

himaboutthegirls,sayingtheywouldmaketheplaceinteresting.EspeciallyiftheLady
RidersandtheSatan’sSistersgottogether.FishbentoverandhandedabeertoDocfrom
thesixpackofbottleshehadrestingonthegroundnexttohim.

“Youlikedrinkingalonemuch?”sheasked.

“Well,letmetellyou,theolderIget,themoreItendtoshyawayfromtheyounger

brothers. I swear I don’t understand their language half the time.” Fish chuckled. “But
Harmony,well…sheismybabygirl,soIdon’tgofar.”

Docnoddedandthenshewalkedtothegate,Fishstaredatherandwaitedwhileshe

walkedbacktohimontheOpsside.Shestoppedclosetohimandtookadrinkofherbeer
andsmiled.“Youdon’tlookoldenoughtobeherdad.”

Fishgrinned.“Hadheryoung,thoughthermomwouldfitintotheclublifesinceshe

hadbeenhangingaround.Whichshewas,butitdidn’tincludebeingamotheroranold

lady. Once Harmony was born, all I saw was her back. Left us both behind without a
secondthought.”

Docnodded,“Soshewasabitch?”

Fishgrinnedandshrugged.“Iguessitdependsonwhoyouask.”

“So, did you find a new old lady?” Doc asked then took another swig of her beer

andthentossedtheemptybottleontheground,grabbedFish’sandtookadrink.Shesaw
theflashinFish’seyesandgrinned.Yeah,nowweweregettingsomewhere,shethought.

“Nope, I was too busy raising Harmony and making sure she didn’t get into

trouble,”hesaid,andDocgrinned.

“Andnow?”sheaskedboldly,turningandlookingatFishwithaboldexpression.

Fishsmiledandshookhishead,“Well,Iguessitwoulddependonwhowasasking.”

Doc tossed his now empty beer and wound her arms around his neck, pulling him

down.Shesmiledwhenhedidn’tresist.Damn,there was something about this guy, she
thoughtasshekissedhim.Shethoughtshewasincharge,butitquicklychangedwhenhe
swepthistongueintohermouthandravagedher.Itwastheonlywordthatcoulddescribe
it.Fishpushedheragainstthegate,andshemoanedinhismouth.

Sherefusedtothinkaboutanythingbutthehereandnow.Shekissedhimbackwith

abandoned lust. When he pulled her close, she resisted, wanting to remove any barrier
between them. Doc groaned when he pulled away and looked down at her. With a grin,
she ripped her tank top over her head and threw it on the ground next to the beer. Fish
chuckledandsaid,“BeenalongtimesinceIhavedonethisoutside.”

Docshruggedandunbuttonedherjeans.Fishstoodandwatchedasshepushedthem

downoverherhips.Damnherbodywasmadeforloving,hethought.Itwasperfect. Her
smooth,tighthipsandthighs,shewasbuiltabitlikearunner.Asshekickedthemaside
andstoodbeforehimproudlyinhermatchingblacklacybraandpanties,Fishthoughthe
haddiedandgonetoheaven.Ithadbeenalongtimesincehethoughtwithhiscockand
not his brain. Hell, it had been Harmony’s mother the last time he did that, but it didn’t
matter,righthereandrightnow,shewashis.

DocwaitedwhileFishlookedherover,andwhenhelookedbackupathereyes,she

knewnothingwasgoingtostophimfromtakingher.Fuckyeah,shethought.Shewanted
this,shewantedhim.Hepulledhisshirtoverhisheadandthrewitontopofherclothes.
Shegrinnedandthought,nowitwasherturn.

His chest was muscular and fuck if he didn’t have six-pack abs still. His jeans

formedtohisthighs,andshelickedherlipswhenhepulledthemdownoverhiships.He
kickedoffhisboots,andhereyeswidenedwhenshesawhewentcommando.Shit,hewas
hung, she thought and took a step forward as he reached for her. Their bodies tangled
around each other in a dance neither had done in a long time. Doc felt her skin ignite
everywherehetouchedher.Nomanhadeverhadthiseffectonher.

FishkissedDocdeeply,sweepinghistongueinhermouth.Hewouldnevergettired

ofhertaste,hethoughtandthenalmostpulledaway.Whatthefuckwashethinking?She
wastooyoungforhimformorethanonenight.

HefeltDocmoveandthenshedroppedtotheground,pullinghimwithher.They

landed on top of the clothes on the ground with Fish on his back. Doc pulled back and
lookedatthemanunderher.Shelookedintohiseyes,andshefelttheconnectionbetween
them. Fish moved her and unclipped her bra and threw it away as he focused on her
nipples and grinned, moving her up his body even more so he could latch on to one of
them.

Doc sucked in a breath, fuck it felt good. It had been so long since any man had

takenthetimetogettoknowherbody.

Fishreachedupandcuppedherotherbreast,pinchinghernipplealittle,makingher

moveandsquirmontopofhim.Shegaspedhisnameandheldon,andhepulledather
nipplewithhisteethandthenswitchedsides.Shit,itfeltgood.Docranherhandsdown
hissides,tryingtotouchhimasshefinallymovedherlegsandstraddledhim.Herpanties
werestillon,sothebarriercreatedfrictionwhenshemovedagainsthisalreadyhardcock.
SheknewwhenFishfeltit,hegrowledandsuckedonhernipplehard.

Shemoanedalittleandmovedagainsthimagain,feelingthewetnessbegintopool

atheropening,makingherhotter.Fishmovedandranhismouthupto her neck and bit
her ear lightly. “Fuck, darlin’, you are making an old man work hard to not blow my
load.”

Docchuckledandthenlookeddownathim.“Ohyeah,whatitisgonnataketodo

that?”

Fish narrowed his eyes at her and then rolled quickly, putting her under him. She

gaspedwhenshefelthimtugagainstthesideofherpantiesandsuddenlytheygaveway.
“Stayrighthere,”hesaidgruffly,andthenhemoveddownherbodywithamazingagility,
andsuddenlyherthighswereoverhisshoulder,andhewaseatingherpussylikeastarved
man.DocarchedandsuckedinadeepbreathwhenFishsuckedherclitintohismouthand
pulled at it sharply, flicking his tongue over it. She tried to control her body. It didn’t
work,especiallywhenhepulledbackandgrowledather.“Touchyourtits;Iwanttosee
yournipplesstandingupandreadyforme.”

Doc glanced down at him, and she obeyed, moving her hands to her breasts and

pullingonthemintimewithhistongueandmouth.Hewatchedherasthepassionswept
over her. She was amazing, he thought as he watched her moving her hands faster and
faster.Whenshearchedandcriedout,Fishfeltherpussyclencharoundhistongue,andhe
lappedupthejuicesthatflowedfromher.Whenshewasfinished,hemovedup,kissing
herstomach,herbreast,untilfinally,heloomedaboveher.

Doc opened one eye and said, “Go ahead, I am just gonna lay here; you wore me

out.”

“Nope,”Fishgrowledandthenbentandkissedherdeeply.Shit,tastingheressence

onhislipsandtonguehadhergroaning.Shewrappedherlegsaroundhis,tanglingthem
asheshiftedandshefelthishardcocksettleathergate.

“Ohshit,takeme,”shewhisperedashepulledback.

Hegrowled,“Fuckyeah,”ashepushedinsideher.

Docwrappedherlegsaroundhishipsandjustheldon,holyshit,whatthismandid

to her! Fish leaned down and took her mouth and what little breath she had left as he
pumped into her hard. His tongue matching the thrusts and suddenly she felt her body
begintotinglewithawarenessyetagain.Hewastryingtokillher,andshefeltherpussy
clenchasshescreamedagainwithanotherrelease,butFishjustkeptgoing.

He groaned as he felt her pussy flutter around his cock, shit, he was not going to

comelikeafuckingProspect.Fishpulledhisheadbackandgrittedhisteeth.Dochadher
eyesclosed,andhesnapped,“Openyourfuckingeyes;I want to stare at you while you
comeagain.”

Docopenedhereyes, and he saw the glazed look of satisfaction still remaining in

them.HemovedfasterandfeltDoc’sbreathhitchinsurpriseashefeltherpussytighten
justslightly.Ohyeah,shewasgoingtocomeagain,thistimewithhim.

Fish moved enough so he could get a hand between them, changing his angle

enoughtomakehiscockgoevendeeper.Thenheflickedherclitwithhisroughfingers
and all the while, Doc stared into his eyes, not breaking contact. When he saw her eyes
changeheknewitwastime,andhepulledback,pressedhisfingeronhersensitiveclit,
and listened as she screamed his name over and over before he thrust into her one last
time,doingitsoharditmovedthemonthegroundagoodfoot,andthenhecameinside
hersohardhisvisionblurred.

ChapterFive

Fishmovedthroughtheclubhousewithadeterminedlookonhisface.Ithadbeen

justoveramonthsinceSatan’sSistershadshownupattheirgate.Thingsweretenseright
now.Shadywasinhereighthmonthofpregnancy,andHarmonyandFreedomwerenot
farbehind.ThemenwereonedgetryingtofindAngelaReyesandendthisthing.Sofar,
theyhadbeenunabletolocateher.

Theythoughttheyhadherthreetimesthismonth,buteachtimeshehadlefthours

beforetheygottowhereshewashiding.Itwasasifsheknewwhentheywereclose.Hell,
CreedandForkhadevengoneasfarasthinkingoneoftheOpsorFurieswerespiesfor
her.Theyhadvettedeverysinglemaninbothclubsagain,andnoonewasallowedonthe
compoundunlesstheyphysicallyspoketoCreed,Fork,orFling.Rightnow,allmissions
wereonstandby,andtherewerenorunsplannedatall,theywerehunkeredin.

Boony and Shadow had also set up a monitoring system for the phones as well as

thecamerasthatwerealreadyinplace,thoughthistimetheywerewatchingclubmembers
as well, just in case. The Presidents of all clubs had met, and even though they had to
forciblytakeawaythefemales’guns,theyhadallagreednooneleftuntiltheycouldmake
sureeveryonewassafe.

ThisisthereasonFishwasaboutreadytosnap.Truthfully,inalltheyearshehad

been with the Ops, being on lockdown never bothered him. This time was different
though.Thistimetherewasawomaninvolved,onehewanted,butwhohadn’tbeenback
foramonth.

ThenighthespentwithDochadonlymadehimcravehermore,andwhenshehad

left early the next morning, with a brief, passionate kiss, he had been smiling. Mostly
becauseshehadtoldhimthatshewouldseehimwhenshegotback.Heknewtheyhad
gonetogettherestofherclub,hell,Gypsywashereandgavethemupdatesallthetime.
But it wasn’t updates he wanted, and not from her. No, he wanted to talk to Doc, but
damnedifshewasn’tavoidinghim.

Dani had begun to wake up, but as of yet, she hadn’t regained full consciousness.

ThefirstsignsshewasfinallywakinguphadbeentwodaysafterDocandMarblesleft.
ThedoctorandBoohadgivenherpainmedicationbecausewhensheopenedhereyes,she
had been panicked. It took three people to hold her down, and she fought her unknown
assailantsthinkingshewasstillkidnapped.Noamountofreassuringherhadworked,and
with Gypsy’s permission, they had put her under with heavy medication. The doctor
wantedherbodytohealmoresoifshedidfightwhenshewokeup,atleastshewouldn’t
worsen her injuries. So, for now, they were waiting. Just last week they had made the
decision to cut back on the meds slowly, and they were all waiting for Dani to wake up
now.Jack-JackandSlickhadn’tlefthersideotherthantosleep,althoughtheyhadsplit
shiftssoDaniwasneveralone.

FishhadlastedaweekbeforeheapproachedShadowandGypsy,whowerestaying

attheFuriesclubhousenow,bothcomingovereverymorningtositwithDani,notleaving
untilnighttogotosleep.So,hetookadvantageofthetimetheyweresittingbylearning
allhecouldabouttheSS,aswellasDoc.Gypsyhadn’tbeenforthcomingatfirst,butafter
a few days of Fish bringing her meals and coffee, she had warmed up, well, as long as
SlickandJack-Jackweren’tintheroom.Shechasedthemouteverysingletime.

Hehadlearnedalotaboutthewomanwhohadtakenoverhismind.Shit,heknew

shewastooyoungforhim,butitdidn’tmatter.Onthesecondweek,Fishgotherphone
number,buteverytimehecalled,itwenttovoicemail.ThenGypsyhadbeenonthephone
withherjustafewdaysagowhenheshowedup.Hetriedtotalktoherthen,andshehung
up.Itwasbeginningtopisshimoff.

Fuck,hehadn’tputthismuchenergyintoanywoman,notevenHarmony’smother.

Right about now, he wasn’t sure it was worth the effort. He knocked on Creed’s office
doorandwaited until the man yelled for him to come in before Fish took a deep breath
andopenedthedoor.

Creedleanedbackandsmiled.“Hey,Fish,whatcanIdoforyou?”

“Sendmeonarun,”hesnapped.CreedfrownedandthenlookedatForkwhowas

walkingintotheroombehindhim.Fishhadn’tevenseentheotherman,orhewouldhave
asked him for backing in this. He couldn’t stay here anymore; he felt closed in. All the
menweredoingwhattheycouldtofindAngelaReyes.Rebel’sfatherwassettobeherein
the next few days; there had been a delay when they stopped in Colorado on their way
here.Nooneknewwhatthehellhadhappened,onlythattheyhadtohelpsomeone.Rebel
wasstartingherchemointwoweeks,andthensurgery.Theyhopedtohaveallthisshit
doneintimesotheycouldconcentrateonthepregnanciesaswellasRebel.

“Youknowthereisnoonegoingonrunsrightnow.Fuck,Harmonywouldkickmy

assifIsentyouanywhere.WearegettingclosetoAngela;wearegoingtoneedeveryone
to help bring her down. The bitch is slippery, and she seems to find men to help her
everywhere,”Creedsaid.

“Not to mention. Apparently, she has a much farther reach than we thought since

shegotaholdofDani,”Forksaidgrimly,andFishsighed.

“Listen,Ijustneedafewdaystogetoutandride.Idon’tcareifyousendmetothe

fuckingstoretograbsomeparts,justmakeitpartsinTexas,andIwillbegood.Ineedto
getouttahereforafewdays,”Fishsaid.

ForkandCreedstaredathimandthenCreedsaid,“Youhaveaproblemweneedto

knowabout?”

Fishfrownedandsaid,“No,theonlyproblemIhaveisthatIneedtogetoutofhere

forafewdays.”

Creed sighed and leaned forward. “Hate to ask this, and I am only doing it ‘cause

Harmonyisworriedaboutyou,especiallytheamountoftimeyouseemtobestayingwith

Gypsy.So,doesithaveanythingtodowithher?Imean,Ikindahopeitdoes,‘causesheis
hot,anditwouldbeniceifyouknow,finallyarestartingtoliveyourlifeagain.”

Forkgrinned.“Ifitdoes,weswearwewillnottellHarmony,shewilllosehermind,

‘causeyouknow,thewholeolderman,youngerwomanthing.Whichbytheway,Creed
andIarebothgivingyouahighfivefor?”

Fishrolledhiseyes.“No,IcanhonestlysayGypsydoesnothingforme.Listen,I

just need to get out of here for a few days, there were a lot of changes in the last few
months.Ihaven’tlivedinacompoundinalongtime,notreallyusedtoit.”

Creed stared intently and then he looked at Fork who shrugged and Creed finally

said,“Howaboutthis,Jas’snewrideisdone,allbutthetanktheysentofffor.Theywere
gonnashipit;IcouldprobablygetyouaweekifyouwenttoNewMexicoandpickedit
up.IwilltellthemIdidn’twantitdamaged.”

Fishleanedbackandnodded.“Icandothat.”

“Butthedealis,someoneneedstogowithyou.Harmonywillkickourassesifwe

don’ttakeprecautions,especiallyrightnow,”Creedsaid,andForknodded.

“HowaboutIridewithyou?”Forksaid.Creedgrinned,andFishshookhishead.

“Fuck I am not an old man, I can take care of myself,” Fish growled, and Fork

shookhishead.

“Weknowthat,butForkwantstopickupsomethingforHarmonyinColoradoon

theway.Somekindofbabythingshesawonline,”Creedsaid.

FishlookedatFork.“Youinhotwaterforsomereason?”

Creed laughed. “You could say that. The idiot accidentally answered her question

whensheaskedifherstomachwasgettingtoobig.”

Fishmoaned.“Seriously?Youalwaystellthemtheyarehottercarryingyourkid.”

Forkfrowned.“Idid,thatwasafterIhadsaidherstomachwasfine,butsheneeded

somebiggerpants.”CreedandFishlaughedloudly,andForkgrowled.“Ididn’tmeanit
thewayitcameout.Iwastryingtotellherthoseelasticwaistslookeduncomfortable.You
know,itisliketheydigintoherstomach,Iwasworriedaboutthekid.”

Creed and Fish laughed harder as Fork tried to justify what he was trying to say.

Soon, the plans were made, and it was decided they would leave in the morning. Fish
sighedashewalkedbacktohisroom.Seriously,heneededtogethisplacebuiltandsoon.
Livingwiththeseyoungermenjustmadehimfeelfuckingold.

Docmovedaroundtheapartmentshecalledhomewhilehersistersalllaughedand

jokedaboutmoving.Thiswastheirlastnightintheirplace,tomorrowtheywouldbein
San Diego. She had mixed feelings about that right now. Until their apartment building
wascomplete,whichwouldtakemoretime,theyweregoingtobestayinginfourhouses
onthecompound.

“Hey,Doc,”Jackscalled,bringingheroutofherthoughts.JackswasMarblestwin

sister.Theyweremirrortwins,whichmeantiftheywerefacingeachotheritlookedlike
theywerelookinginamirror,butlooksweretheonlythingidentical,everythingelsewas
opposite.Marbleswasoutgoingandfun;shelikedtowalkonthewildside,whileJacks
wasthecalm,level-headedone,whoworriedaboutallofthem.Shewastheirmotherhen,
especiallywhensomeonehurtoneofthem,thenshewasacompletebitch.Docsnapped
herattentiontoJacks;sheneededtogetoutofherheadanyway.“Thinkoncewegetdown
there,wearegoingtobeabletogetDaniwithusinsteadofontheOpscompound?”

SheturnedandlookedathersisterswhoalreadyhadbeenfilledinbyGypsyonthe

fact Dani was remaining on the Ops compound, mostly because Jack-Jack and Slick
refusedtoallowheroff.Theyinsisteditwasthesafestplace,althoughGypsyhadargued
tothepointshepulledherknifeonthemwhentheypissedheroff.Itdidn’tmatter.Dani
wasstayingontheOpscompound.

“She stays there until she is awake and can make her own decision, which we all

knowwillprobablybetoleaveandcometous,”Docsaid,andtheothersnoddedslowly,
obviouslynothappyaboutit.

Thislastmonthhadbeenhardonallofthem,althoughalltheSatan’sSisters,except

forDoc,hadmadetripsdowntoSanDiegotoseeDani,aswellascheckouttheFuries
place since Doc had spent a fortune to have construction started on their building. Doc
didn’t want to chance running into Fish.It wasn’t that the night wasn’t amazing, it was.
Buttheproblemwasthatitwastooamazing.Hell,shehadneverhadamanshewantedto
actually learn more about, but with Fish she did. She wanted to learn everything about
him,anditscaredtheshitoutofher.

Shehadworkedherfingerstothebonegettingeverythingsettomove,mostofthe

things she could have asked the other Sisters to do, but she had refused to do it. Doc
neededtokeepherselfbusy,anditwasthewayshechosetodoit.Theotherwomenhad
noticed,buttheyhadyettoconfronther.Docknewtheywerewaitingforhertosortitout
inherheadaswashernormalpattern.

Doc had always been like that when something happened that bothered her, or a

problemthatneededtobesolved,shewouldbecomequietandfocuseduntilsheworked
herwaythroughit.However,thistime,Docwasn’tsureshewasgoingtobeabletowork
herwaythroughthis.Itwasfuckeduptoobecauseshereallyjustwantedtogetoverthe
manwhowasstealingherdreams.

“IamsofuckingjazzedtogettoSanDiego!IswearIlovedthebeachesdownthere,

especially the beach on Coronado, you know the SEAL training one?” Jugs said and
rubbedherhandstogether.“SincewehaveourIDsasretiredmilitary,itmeanswecango
on the beach and watch. Granted, we need to keep our distance, but fuck, all those hot
bodies,workingoutonthebeach.Shit,Icouldspendallmydaysoffthere.”

Spatlaughedandsaid,“Hellyeah,youknowwecouldtotallybeoneofthetrainers

fortheSEALs,liketrainingthemupcloseandpersonalabouthand-to-handcombat.”

“We should totally offer our services; I wonder who is in charge there now?”

Puddin’asked,andSunnywinkedandlickedherlips.

“Ibetit’snottheColwhowastherebefore.Hewasyummy.”

Doclaughedloudlyandshookherhead.“Untilwegetthingssetupandreadythere,

Ihatetotellyouwearegoingtobealittlebusygettingourbusinessrestarted.”

Mace shrugged. “Not really, Shadow already has started the ads. We just need a

placetostorethecoptersuntilthebuildingisdone.”

Maverickstoodandwalkedtothekitchenandpoppedsomefoodinthemicrowave,

“Wewillworkitout.”

MarblesstoodupasDocturnedtowalkintothebedroom.Sheonlyhadtwomore

things to pack and she was done. But when she turned, she felt her head begin to spin.
Marbleshadthankfullybeenclose,andshegrabbedDocandsteadiedher.

“Whoa,youokay,Doc?”shesaid,andeveryoneintheroompausedandlookedat

her.

Docfrowned.Shit,shehadbeenhavingthesespellsforafewdays,andDocwasn’t

surewhy,andrightnow,shedidn’thavetimetofigureitout.Shehadalreadyfoundthem
a primary care doctor to transfer to in San Diego; she would have them check her out
whentheygotthere.

“Yeah,sorry,justturnedtooquick,”Docmuttered.

Mavericksaidsoftly,“Seemtobedoingthatmoreandmore,Doc.”

“Whatthefuck?”Jackswhispered,andDocsighedloudly.

“It’snothing,butI’mgoingtogetacompletecheckupwhenwegettoSanDiego,”

Doc said warily, and then Maverick opened the door to the microwave and Doc smelt
Chinese food and her stomach instantly revolted. Fuck, she thought as she threw a hand
overhermouthandrantothebathroom.

She heard the rest of the Sisters yell and then run behind her. As she hit the

bathroom,shetriedtoclosethedoor,butithitMarbleswhoslammedherhandagainstthe
woodandknockeditbacksohardtherewasprobablyaholeinthewallnow.Docdidn’t
care;sheflippedopenthelidonthetoiletinjustenoughtimetoemptyherstomach.Fuck,
shehatedpuking,itwastheworstthingever.

DocfeltMarbleputacoolclothonthebackofherneck,andthensheheardthegirls

murmuring to each other about her as she repeatedly heaved until she sank to the floor.
MaverickflushedthetoiletwhileMarbleskneltinfrontofherandwipedherface.

“Whatthefuck?”Jackssaid,andsheturned.“Someonegetthethermometer;maybe

shehastheflu.”

ChapterSix

Docdidnothavethefuckingflu,itwouldhavebeensomuchsimplerifshehad,but

nooo,nother,shewasn’tsolucky.Herfriendswerecurrentlystaringathersittingonthe
toiletstaringatthesmallwhitestickinherhand.Docgrimaced.TheSisterswerelikethis,
whensomethinghappenedtooneithappenedtothemall,therewerenosecretsbetween
them,althoughrightnowsheseriouslywishedtherewere.

“OMFG,”Gypsyyelledfromsomeone’scellphone.“Seriously,whatthefuckdidit

say,Iamsittinghereonthephone,Ican’tsee,bitches!”

“Shhhh,”TaeTaewhispered.“Shehasn’treadityet.”

Shefeltthetearswellupinhereyes,shit,howinthefuck?Shedidn’tneedtoread

it; the damn thing turned bright blue right when she peed on it. Doc wanted to laugh,
seriously,sheneverthoughtshewouldbeamother,ever.Mostlybecausetherewasn’ta
manaliveshedidn’twanttokill.Theyannoyedtheshitoutofher,whichwaswhybeing
attracted to Fish was bothering her. She didn’t want to kill him; she just wanted him,
whichwasabnormalforher.

Shelookedupandsawherfamilylookingatherexpectantly.Doctriedtosmile,she

seriouslydid,butsheknewshelookedlikeaserialkiller.EspeciallywhenMavericksaid,
“Ohshit,shehastheserialkillersmile,butIdon’tknowwhatitmeans?”

Docrolledhereyesandhelditup.“Yayme,apparentlytherabbithasdied.”

“Ohshit,”TaeTaewhisperedloudly.“Sheisthinkingaboutboilingbunnies.”

“Huh?”Marblessnappedassheturned.

“Dude, that smile and talking about rabbits, she is gonna go Fatal Attraction on

someone,”Taesaid,andMarblesrolledhereyes.

“Youtotallyhavethewrongname!”

JustthenTinywalkedin,“Whatisgoingon?Andwhohasthewrongname?”

Marblepointed.“TinyDork,switchnameswithTaeTae.”

“Umno,anditisnotTinyDork,itisTinyonlyyouguyskeepaddingthedork,and

itisnotappreciated!”thesmallwomansaid.

“Canwefocushere!”Mavericksnapped.

“A BABY!” Mace screamed and then danced around the bedroom as she clapped

herhands!“I’mgonnabeinthedeliveryroom!Icalldibs!”

Doc sighed and shook her head. Of course, Mace would be happy, she was happy

abouteverything.Itwasalittledisconcerting,especiallywhensomeonewaswoundedand
bleeding,shetriedtosingtothem.Shelookedonthebrightsideofeverything,justweird,
butlovable.

Shestaredatherfamily;theyhadbeenthroughalottogether,allofthem.Hell,even

the betrayal of one of their own. Doc refused to think about her right now; she wasn’t
worth the energy she needed to use anyway. Pushing up, she moved to the doorway,
everyonebackedupbutstayedcloseasshetriedtofigureoutwhattosay.

“Wait!”Puddin’snapped,andDocfroze.Puddin’wasawildcard.Youneverknew

for sure what would trigger her, she was volatile, but then, of course, she was also a
fuckingmasterathand-to-handcombat.“Whendidyouhavesex?”

Doc felt the heat on her cheeks, and then Marbles laughed loudly and said, “No

fuckingway!”

“Whatdidwemiss?”Jacksaskedsuspiciously.

“Itwashim,wasn’tit?”Marblesgrinned.

“Who?”Mavaskedwithhereyesnarrowed.

Docgroanedandputherhandsuptoherface.“WhatthehellamIgoingtodo?”

“WHO?”Mavyelled,andthenPuddin’pulledoutherknifeandsmiled.

“Right,whoarewegonnakill?”

Marblesrolledhereyes.“Puddin’, put the knife away. And I am talking about the

sexyassinbikerItoldyouabout.Fish.”

“WhywouldsomeonehavearoadnamelikeFish?”Jackswrinkledhernose.

Gypsyyelledonthephone,“SHIT,it’sthatcrazybitch’sfather,isn’tit,Harmony?

Sheisbatshitcrazy,man;herandtheotherLadyRiders.Fishcomesineverydaytocheck
onmeorbringmemeals.Iswearthosepsychoshavethisroomtapped.Everytimehesits
downtotalk,suddenlytheretheyare,askinghimtodosomethingoranother.Thenwhen
he leaves they glare at me. The one called Shady, she went as far as to tell me to stop
sniffingaroundFish,hewastoogoodforthelikesofme.”

Docgroanedlouder,“WhatamIgoingtodo?”

Allofthemknewshewastalkingaboutthefather,notwhethershewouldkeepthe

baby or not. That wasn’t a question, they all knew that Doc wanted a family for a long
time.Thiswasjustasurprise,andtheyweregoingtoneedtohelpherthroughthis.

“Backtothename,whyFish?Imean,doeshegofishing?”Jacksaskedagain.

Mavputahandonhernoseandpinchedit.“Seriously,people,FOCUS!”

“Hey,namesareimportant!”Jackssaid.

Marbleslookedathertwinandsaid,“Wouldyouletitgo?”

Jackshruggedandsaid,“Whatever,now,Doc,whatistheproblem?”

Sheturnedandfellonherbed,bouncingalittleandsniffing.“Whatiswrong?Well

let’ssee…wearemovingtoanewtown,wearestartingourbusinessfromthegroundup,
the place we are moving is attached to a biker club that doesn’t necessarily walk on the

right side of the law. Their women are vicious; Shadow said one of their own crossed
them, and she disappeared, I mean there is vengeance, and then there is fucking crazy.
Howdoyouthinktheyaregonnatakemehavingababywithoneoftheirfathers?Imean,
Ithinkthiscouldbebad,likereally,reallybad.”

“Areyoucrying?”Mavaskedincredulously.MostlybecauseDocnevercried,like

ever.Shewasahardassbitch,andtheyallrespectedherforit.Docwasbroughtupinthe
system,whichwaswhyshetookcareofthisfamily.Itwasherfirstandonlyone;noone
doubtedherleadership,shewouldneverdoadamnthingtohurtthem,ever.

“No,” Doc sniffed, and everyone crawled on the bed around her, making noises,

tryingtocalmherdown.ThankGod,shehadaking-size,butevenatthat,theywerestill
pileduparoundher.

“Itwillbeokay,”Taesaidsoftly.

“How?Inwhatfuckingworldisthisgoingtobeokay?”Doccried.

Then Mav said, “We kill him and say you were artificially inseminated. Easy

peasy!”

“Wouldyoushutup!”Jugssnapped.“Can’tyouseeyouarenothelping!”

“Igaveaviablesolution,ifshedoesn’tlikeit,well,wecanthinkofsomethingelse.

But just saying, think about it hard ‘cause it would be the easiest really,” Mav said, and
thenDocgroaned.

“Areyougoingtopuke?”Tinywhispered.“‘CauseIhaveaweakstomach,andif

youdo,Iwill.”

“Dork!”TaeTaesnapped.

“Knockitoff!”Mavsnapped.“Comeon,Doc,let’sgoouttothelivingroomandsit

downandthinkthisout.”

FishandForkroareddowntheopenhighway,andforthefirsttimeinthelastfew

weeks, he felt at peace. Now he could think clearly about what he was going to do. He
knewbythetimehegotbackthatDocandtherestoftheSistersweregoingtobethere.
Whichwasoneofthereasonswhyheleftwhenhedid.Hedidn’twanttobetherewhen
theygotthere,mostlybecauseitwasobviousshewantednothingtodowithhim.

Hewasn’tdesperate,hethoughtwithafrown,therewasjustsomethingthere,butit

hadbeenone-sided,andhewasn’tgoingtomakeafooloutofhimselfanymore.Hedid
thatonceforHarmony’smom,andhewasn’tdoingitagainforanywoman.Hewasgoing
tokeephisdignitythistime.Shit,heshouldhaveneverthoughtitwouldbeanydifferent.

HesawForkturnonhisblinkerandhefollowed,pullingintothegasstationbehind

hisfriendandgotoffhisbike.“Hungry?”

Fishlookedaround,therewasadinernexttothegasstation,sohenodded.“Yeah,

soundsgood.”

Theyfilledtheirtanksandthenwenttothedinertograbsomefood.Aftertheyhad

orderedandthewaitressdroppedofftheirsodas,Forkleanedback.

“So,whatisthisreallyabout?”

FishhadwonderedwhenForkwasgoingtoaskquestions,itwasn’tlikehehidthe

factthattherewassomethingbotheringhim,butitwasthefirsttimehehadn’tgonetoone
ofhisbrothersandtalkedtothemaboutit.Hesighedandsatback.

“Idon’treallyknow,”Fishadmitted,andForkfrowned.

“Youmeanit’snotaboutDoc,thatSatan’sSistersyoufuckedthatnightFlinggave

herandherclubtheirsponsorship?”

Fishraisedaneyebrow.“Shit,doesHarmonyknow?”

“Oh, fuck no,” the younger man laughed loudly. “Do you really think Doc would

still be alive? More importantly, do you really think Harmony would not have chewed
yourassout?”

Fishsighed.“Yeah,youareright.”

“So, this whole mopey shit isn’t about her? Creed and I figured it was, hell,

everyonefigureditwas,”Forksaid.

“Everyone?”Fishasked,andForkgrinned.

“Brother,youfuckedheronthegrassbetweenthetwoclubs,didyoureallythinkno

onewasgoingtoseeyou?Shit,Ithinkfouroftheguystoldusthenextmorning.”

Fishgroanedandleanedback.“Iamtoooldforthisshit.”

“Ohplease,youareforty-nine,thatisnottooold,heck,ifwedidn’tknowHarmony

was your daughter we would have never guessed you even had a grown kid. Come on,
thereisnothingyoucan’ttellme.IamnotsayingshittoHarmony,youareourbrother,
andbesides,Ilikemynutsrightwheretheyare.”

Fishchuckled.“Mygirlisscrappy.”

Forkshookhishead.“No,Iloveher,butHarmonyisnotwhatIwouldcallscrappy.

IthinkIwouldcallherastone-coldkiller.”

“Yeah,”Fishagreedandthentookadrinkofhissodaandlookedoutthewindow.“I

don’t think you ever met her mother. Her name was Shileen, Shi for short. Thought
everythingwasgoodwithusyouknow,thoughtitwouldlast.Butthenshegotpregnant,
andhertruecolorscameout.Hell,IpracticallyhadtopayhertokeepHarmony,andas
themonthswenton, I figured that she would change her mind. You know what I mean,
after carrying a child for nine months and then going through all the pain of delivery, I
seriously thought once she laid eyes on Harmony she would love her. Instead, the bitch
handedhertomeandaskedforhermoney.That’sright,IpaidhertogivemeHarmony.
Shedoesn’tknow;onlyIdo,sodon’tbespreadingthataround.”

Forknodded.“Iwouldnever.”

“Iknow,”Fishsaidandthenlookedbackoutthewindow,itwasreallytheonlyway

he was going to get this out. “Anyway, I paid her a hundred thousand dollars for her
signature and to never look back. Of course, the bitch didn’t think that meant for a
lifetime.ShecamethreetimesovertheyearsbeforeHarmonyturnedeighteen,threetimes
Ihadtopayhernottointerruptmylittlegirl’slife.Thelasttimewashergraduation,her
motherthreatenedtogoandmakeascene.SheknewitwasthelasttimeIwouldpay,and
I did. Put me off women I tell you. Only had one-nighters for years, and only when
Harmonywasoutoftownorspendingthenightsomewhere.Ididn’tdothatbecausethere
wasnofuckingwayIwasgoingtodothattoHarmony,noway.Neverfooledmyselfinto
thinkingthatIwouldwantawomanmorethanasabedmate.Butthereissomethingabout
her,Doc;thereissomethingaboutherthatjustmakesmethink.Finally,thereisawoman
whoisn’tfullofshit.”

Forknodded.“Ifeelya,CreedandIfeltthesameaboutHarmony.”

Fishlaughed.“Yeah,butonceagainIwaswrong.”

“How’sthat?”Forkasked.

“Gaveherwhatshewantedandthatwasit,”Fishadmittedandthenshookhishead.

“Justneededtogetthefuckoutofthereandgetmyheadonstraight.Sorry,justfeltlike
shit was closing in. I was made a fool of twice now, thinking that for now, it is all just
whatwasmeanttobe.”

Forkclearedhisthroat.“Youknow,Isuckatwomenadvice,don’tyou?”

Fishgrinnedandsaid,“Yeah,Harmonysaysyousuckatrelationshipshit,too.”

“Sheisright,”Forklaughedandthensaid,“butevenatthat,Icantellyouthatifa

womandoesn’twantsomeonewhowouldhangthemoonforher,thensheisn’tworththe
energy.”

“Maybe,ormaybeI’mjustnotmeanttohaveawoman.Eitherway,Ijustneededto

cometotermswithitandmoveon.TheonlywayIknowhowtodothatistoride.Sohere
weare.”

Forkgruntedandthensaid,“Well,brother,wewillrideaslongasyouneedto.”

ChapterSeven

Doc stood and looked around the living room, finally they were unpacked. It had

takentwodaystomovetoSanDiego,onefortheirpersonalbelongingsandoneforthe
business. The copters were now sitting at a small private airport only three miles away.
ThegoodthingwasFlingandtheotherFuriesknewtheowners,whichmeanttheygota
reallygooddealonusingtheirpad,andsecond,itwascloseenoughthatwhenthetime
cametobringthecopterstotheroofoftheirnewbuilding,itwouldbeaneasytransition.

Theyweregivenasmallhangerwithalittleoffice,soyesterdayMaverickandJugs

hadspentthetimetosetuptheiroffice.Theywouldn’tallowDoctohelp,mostlybecause
she was still hiding from Fish. Not hiding, Doc would never lower herself to admit she
washidingfromanyone.No,shewascasuallyremainingonthecompound,inherhouse,
makingsureeverythingransmoothly.Sincetheyarrived,notoneoftheOpshadbeenon
theFuries’land.So,avoidingthemhadbeensimple.ShewantedtogoseeDani,butshe
waswaitinguntilherSistershaddonesomereconnaissanceandfoundoutwhenhewould
begone.Butnoneofthemhadseenhim,andnoneoftheOpswastalking.Iftheydidn’t
seehimthenexttimetheywentover,Docwasgoingtotakethechanceandgo.Fuckthat,
she was going; no man was going to dictate what she did. Making up her mind, she
noddedtoherselfandthenturnedandgroaned.

Shehadnotfiguredoutyetwhatthehellshewasgoingtodoabouthim.Shewas

keepingthebabyofcourse,butshedidn’treallyfeellikesheneededaman,anyman.She
couldfeeltheevilvoiceinherheadlaughloudlyatthatthought.Docgrimacedandshook
herhead.“Idon’tneedaman,dammit.”Shewasgoingcrazy;therewasnodoubtaboutit
rightnow.

“Of course, you don’t,” Maverick answered her as she stepped into their shared

kitchen. Right now, they had three houses they shared. It wasn’t bad, especially because
theyhadplentyofroominthehouses,butalso,therewereafewroomsintheclubhouse
theycoulduseiftheyneededspace.

Docsighedloudlyandturnedandlookedatherfriend.“Iwasarguingwithmyself

again.”

Maverick grinned. “Sounds like you are winning this time, huh? I mean yesterday

youwerelosingthatargument.”

“No,Iwasn’t,Istilldon’tneedaman,”Docargued.

“Okay,”Mavericksaidandheldherhandsupintheairandgrinned.

“Idon’tNEEDone;IsaidIwouldnotmindnotdoingthiswholethingalone,”Doc

snapped.

Maverickfrownedandwalkedtoherfriendandgrabbedherupperarmsandstared

atherintently.“YouknowIdon’tlietoyou,thetruthiswhatyougetevenifitsucksand
ispainful,”shesaid,andDocnoddedandtookadeepbreath.“Iunderstandyouarescared

asshit,becausereally,noneofusthoughtaboutkids,Imeanwedid,butthenwedidn’t.”
Docnoddedmore,andshecontinued,“Ourmilitarycareerwasdangerous,somuchso,we
alljustgaveuponthefactwewouldeverbemothers.Butthebabyaside,Ihavenever
knownyoutonotgeteverythingyouwant.Youareaforceofnature.Youknowaswellas
Idoifthereissomethingtherebetweenyouandthatbiker,thenthereissomethingthere.”

Docgroanedandshookherhead.“That’sjustit,Iliterallyknewhimonenight,and

bamIampregnant.Imeanitdoesn’tmakesense,theshitIkeepthinking,Isoundfucking
girly.”

Maverick smiled and said, “Why? You have never done anything conventional in

yourlife,whythefuckareyoustartingnow?”

Docchuckled.“Thisistrue.”

“Ifyouwantsomethingyougogetit,”Mavericksaid.

“IjustneedtofigureoutifIwantit,”Docsaidslowly,andherfriendsmiled.She

knewherfriendwasstrugglingtoo.ForyearsMaverickhidherfeelingsforthemanshe
loved, and still, she refused to take that next step because she didn’t want to ruin their
friendship. No matter how many time Doc encouraged her to do something, Maverick
didn’t.

DocopenedhermouthbutneveransweredsincePuddin’walkedintotheroomina

rushandsaid,“Shadowhasanissue.”

DocandMaverickmovedinsynctothedoor,“Whatisgoingon?”

“ThemanShadowhasbeenhelpingtheFuriesfind,thehacker,well,apparently,he

discoveredsomethingbig.”

Docfrownedandsaid,“WherearetheotherSisters?”

“Ontheirway.Shadowwaswayfreakedwhenhecalled;hesaidhecalledeveryone

back to the compound and is waiting with Fling and the other Furies in the main
clubhouse.”

Doc nodded and then moved faster as they exited the house. She saw Georgie,

Casey, Anya, and Jaci moving from the other direction as well. She liked the women of
the Furies, they were awesome, and Fling’s old lady, Sunshine, she was great. She and
Sunny had already become close since they shared the same name. They all looked
forwardtogettingtoknowthesewomenbetter.Butrightnow,Doccouldtellevenfrom
thisdistancetheywerepissed.

This was the gig, though. By having the Furies as their sponsor, the Sisters would

backthemupinanything.Whentheyhitthedoor,Docpulleditopenandsteppedinside.
SheinstantlysawalltheSistersalreadythere,includingGypsy,whoDocknewwouldn’t
havelefthersisterforanythinglessthananemergency.

Shadowwassittinginthemiddleoftheroom,hiscomputeropenedinfrontofhim,

and several other ones sitting beside it. Doc glanced and noticed he was using all the

computers.Hetypedonallthekeyboardssofast,theyallknewtheproblemwasserious,
mostlybecausehedidn’tlookstonedorhappy.No,helookeddeadly.

Doc stared at him as she muttered to Puddin’ and Mav, “Get the girls.” She knew

thatlook,theyalldid.Theyweren’tdealingwiththeirfriend;theyweredealingwiththe
stone-coldkillerthemilitarytrained.Therewasahugedifference.Allofthemknewwhen
hechanged,andallofthemknewifhechangedintothekiller,thensomeseriousshithad
comedown.

DocignoredeveryoneandfocusedonShadowasshereachedhim.“Hey,Shadow,

whatis going on?”she asked softlyand sat down. Hedidn’t answer herat first, but she
knewheheardher,healwaysheardeverythingaroundhim.Mostpeopledidn’tunderstand
thatShadowwasn’tjustsmart,hewasscarysmart.HisIQwasoffthecharts.Hemaybea
goof,buthewasafuckingsmartgoof.

DocpatientlywaitedathissidewhileshesawtheSistersmovingclosertosurround

him.TheFuriesandtheirwomenwerejuststaringatthem,talkingquietlytothemselves.
Theroom was fuckingtense. She shutthem out, as didthe rest ofthe Sisters. They had
beenthroughthisbeforewithShadow,andtheyknewhowtohandleit.ShesawMaverick
sitontheothersideofShadow;iftherewasanyonewhocoulddealwithhispersonality
swings,itwasMaverick.DocstaredatMaverickandShadow.Sheseriouslydidn’tthink
they even realized how close they were. Anyone who paid attention would see it.
EspeciallywhenShadowgotthisintense.Maverickwastheonlyonewhocouldcalmhim
just by sitting next to him. He drew from her strength, they all saw it, but Shadow and
Maverickrefusedtotakethenextstep.

“Notwhotheythinkitis,”ShadowmutteredandlookedupandstaredatDocfora

briefsecond.“Jaciwasright;it’snotwhotheythinkitis.”ShesawJacistepforwardout
of the corner of her eye and Loki grabbed her and pulled her back as if being in close
proximity to Shadow wasn’t a wise thing right now. Which it wasn’t, but not for the
reason Loki thought, it was more because if people got too close to him when he was
thinking, it seemed to stress him the fuck out to the point he could barely function.
Sometimesittookdaystogethimback.Thegirlsallhatedseeinghimlikethat,sothey
avoidedit,itwassomethingsheneededtospeaktoFlingabout.

“Why?”Docasked,notaskinghimtoexplainanything,theyallknewwhohewas

talkingabout.“Areyousureheisnotjustplayingyou?Imean,everyoneontheplanetis
lookingforthisasshole,theyhaveallconfirmeditwashim.Youcan’ttellmethewhole
fuckingworldiswrong.”Shadowlookedatherintently,andDocsighedandthennodded.
“Okay,Igetit,”shesaidslowly.“So,youarenotmistaken,thenhowdoweproceedfrom
here,andhowdowefigureoutwherethehellthis‘GhostHackeris?’ If it is not Victor
Burnslikeyouthought,thenwhothehellisit?”

Shadowlookedatthescreenagainandpointedtosomething.Docleanedover,and

shefrowned.Shehadno fucking idea what he was looking at, so she waited for him to
explain.

“So, here is the IP address of the postings where he outed like everyone and their

fucking brother. It has different numbers each time. Which, of course, would leave
everyone to believe that Victor is moving around a lot, trying to avoid being captured,
right?”Shadowsaidabsently.

DocnoddedasdidtheotherSisterswhowerealsolisteningintently.“Right,buthe

wasinKathmandu,though,right?Ithoughtsomeonesaidthathewasspottedthere.”

Shadownodded.“Hewasthere,butthereweretwoIPaddressesatthetimecoming

fromthere,onereleasedtheinformation,theothersentoneemailtoanaccountaskingfor
helpthatIcannottrace.”

“Thatdoesn’tmakesense,”Maverickwhispered.

“Well, it does if this other IP address is a clone, which I believe. Whoever is

releasingtheinformationclonedVictor’s,andbydoingso,theycanhidebehindhimwhen
theyreleasetheinformation.Noonewouldhavenoticedtheclonemarkingsunlessthey
had specifically been looking for them, which many people overlook since the numbers
aresubtle.IwentwiththetheorythatVictorBurnswasnotthe‘GhostHacker,’fromthe
messageJacigotwhenhetoldheritwasn’thim.ItlookslikeitcamefromhisoriginalIP
address,butwhenItraceitback,itgoestoaphoneofsomesort,”Shadowsaidabsently.
“Thensee,whenItrytomessageitback,itsaysitcannotacceptthemessage.”

“Whatdoesthatmean?”Docsaid,encouraginghimtothinkandworkthroughthe

problem,thatwashowShadowworked.Shewasusedtoit,theyallwere.

“If I assume that Victor Burns, who is a genius computer expert according to the

government, was able to get his hands on something he could use to send a message.
Whensomeoneattemptstocloneanemail,ifthereceiversendssomethingback,itisnot
deliveredbecausetheIPaddressontheemailisfake.Hell,mostpeoplecanlearnthatshit
on the internet. These days, you can get instructions for everything. Unfortunately, we
havenoideaifitisreallyVictorBurnsorsomeonefuckingwithus.Buteitherway,there
isalotmoregoingonherethanjustsomeonereleasinginformation,”Shadowsaidslowly,
andthenheleanedbackandstaredatthescreen.

“Let’s break it down,” Doc said, pursing her lips, then looked at the wall and

concentrated. “The major problem we need to solve is if Burns is the one releasing the
information,‘causeifheis,weknowwhy—presumablyformoney.However,ifitisnot
Burns, then whoever it is that is doing this has another motive as well as the money. I
wouldguessifwecouldfigureoutthat,wewouldbeabletofigureoutifitisBurns.”

Shadow growled, “And you think we can pull that off? I mean, I love that you

actually think that about me being able to figure out what the entire intelligence
communitycannotfigureout.”

Doc snorted loudly. “Brother, you know there is no fucking way you are giving

yourself enough credit. People are still telling stories about your legendary hacking into
theTalibanmessagingsystem.Yousavedalotofliveswiththat.”

Shadowrolledhiseyesandsaid,“Igotlucky.Thereisalotmoretothisthanmeets

the eyes. If Burns was in Kathmandu and being held prisoner, then the Furies walked
awayfromamanwhowasindanger.”

FishlookedatForkwhomotionedhimtopulloverandnodded.Theywereheaded

home, finally. After being on the road for seven days, his ass was dragging,andhewas
lookingforwardtosleepinginacomfortablebed.

HeglancedtothesideandliftedhisheaduptoForkwhoknewtheyneededtopull

intothenextgasstationsotheycouldfillup.Theywerecloseenoughitwouldbethelast
stop.Fishfeltasenseofurgencytogetbacktothecompound.Hewasn’tsurewhy,buthe
seriouslyfelttheneedtomovequickly.

Whentheypulledintothegasstation,Forklookedathimandsaid,“Somethingis

wrong.”

Fish nodded, at least he wasn’t the only one who thought that. “Call Creed right

now,seeifthereisanythinggoingon.”

Fork nodded and motioned to his bike and Fish lifted his head; he would fill both

bikestosavetime.Thecalllastedlessthanaminute,andForkwasbackandgrimacing.
“What?”

“The Furies asked for Creed and Shady to come to the compound to discuss

something important. He didn’t have time to go into it, but needless to say, Creed was
ampedup.Whichmeansheisnotsayingwhatisgoingonoverthephone.”

Fishnodded,andthenslidhislegoverhisseatandturnedonhisengine.Forkwas

nexttohimthewholewayastheypulledoutontothehighway.Theirenginesroaredas
theypressedtogethomeassoonaspossible.Later,aftertheywerebackatthecompound,
Fish would realize the reason he wanted to get home was not only his club but also
becauseDocwasthere.Harmonyhadletitslipwhenshetalkedtohimtwodaysago.

“HowisDani?”Fishaskedafterlisteningtohisdaughterrantaboutnotfittinginto

her ‘favorite’ jeans anymore. Fork had looked terrified when he had handed Fish the
phone after Harmony apparently vented to him about getting her pregnant. Fish had
laughed and shaken his head when he watched one of the leaders of a powerful MC
becomeworriedabouthowhiswomanplannedtogetrevenge.

Harmonysighedandsaid,“Fine,Iguess.Imean,Ireallythinkthatweshouldlimit

thosecrazyassbitchesfromcomingovereveryday.Nowthattheyareallhere,fuck,itis
likeacunts-r-usreunioneverytimeweareinthesameroom.Thereisjustsomethingthat
rubs me the wrong way. And that Doc, let’s just say Shady is planning on a smackdown
verysoon.”

FishlookedatthedoorassoonasshesaidtheSatan’sSistershadmoved.Forthe

first time since Harmony’s mother completely fucked him over, Fish was attracted to a

woman,notjustbecausehewantedtofuckhereither.Nope,hewanteditall.Duringthis
trip Fish had made up his mind, he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. After being
aloneforsomanyyears,hejustwantedtofindsomeoneotherthanachickwhowantedto
sayshefuckedamaninanMC.

Hehadneverbeenthismessedupoverafemale,theyweretoohighmaintenance,so

he tended to make it very clear, no emotional attachment. Then what did he do? He
ignoredallhisruleswithDoc.

They made it to the compound in just under three hours, both men were sore, but

theywereback.Fishdidn’tevenbothertakingoffhischapsorjacket.Instead,hestalked
intotheclubhousewiththesoleintentoffindingoutwhatthefuckwasgoingon.

ChapterEight

Doc leaned back in her chair, what a fucking clusterfuck, she thought. It was bad

enoughthattheydidn’tknowwhothehellwasreleasinginformationbecauseasofthirty
minutesago,ShadowreceivedamessagefromBurns,hegaveinformationonlyhewould
know,anditwasconfirmed.TheFurieswerepissedoff.Thegovernmenthadeitherlied
intentionally,ortheyhadignoredhismessagesaskingforhelp.Eitherway,itwasonebig
fuckup.

Shadowwasintense,andalltheSisterswereworriedabouthim.Theysawhimlike

this only twice, and both times, they had to be on standby if he went off the rez and
delivered his own justice to people he felt fucked with innocent people. He had a very
strongethicaboutthat,theworsepartwas,alltheSistersagreed.Ninetimesoutoftenif
Shadow went off, then Mav did, and so on. Doc and the twins usually were the ones to
covertheirassesandmakesuretheydidn’tgetarrested.

“Andheknowswhothefuckweare,”Shadowsaidslowlywithafrown.

“Yeah,buthowmuch?”Mavsaidquietly,andShadowgrimaced.

“Youknowwhatourunitdid,andyouknowitwasoffthebooksmostofthetime.If

someone got a hold of our files, we are fucked. There are a lot of people who are still
lookingforus,andnotadamnoneofthemarefriendly.”

Jugs grinned. “So, what you’re saying is, the Taliban doesn’t want us over for

dinner?”

Tinysnortedandsaid,“Theyprobablydo,buttheyprobablywantusfordinner.”

Docgroanedandthenstoodandstretched.“Youguysgobacktoourplaceandwait.

IamgoingtotalktoFlingandseewhatthefuckwearegoingtodoaboutthis.”

Tae-Taestoodandshookherhead.“Doc,weknowyouareourPresi…”

“Don’tfuckingsayonemorewordofthatsentence.Nothinghaschanged.”

Mav shook her head and said, “Prez, we know you haven’t actually figured

everything out. But we know what the Furies do, and we made a commitment to them.
Now,youknowwebuiltthisbusinesswiththeideawewouldallatonetimeoranother
getknockedup,youarejustthefirst.”

“See,”Jugssaid.“Youareanawesomeleaderpavingthewayforallofus.”

“Yeah,”Gypsysaid.“Ifyouareashittymother,thenwewillrealizethatwecan’t

havechildrenbecausewearetooself-centeredandbitchy.Butatleastwewillhaveone
kidtoshare.”

Docrolledhereyes.“Really?Didyouneedtotakeitthatfar?”

Gypsysmiledandsaid,“HellyeahIdid,becauseyouknoweveryonewasthinking

it.”

Docsnortedandshookherhead.“Go,IwilltalktoFlingandthencomeback,then

wecandecidewhatwearegoingtodotohelp.IfitmeansIsitonthesidelines,well,then
Ido.”

AllherSisterslookedatherclosely,andthenMavnoddedandsteppedtowardthe

door,andtheothersfollowed,allexceptforShadowwhowasstaringatherlikeshehad
threeheads.

“What?”Docsnapped,andShadow’seyesnarrowed.

“Baby?”hehissedquietlyatherandDoc’seyesgotwide.FUCKADUCK!They

hadn’ttoldhimbecauseofallofthis.Howinthefuckcouldshehaveforgottenthat?

“Ummmmm, well,” Doc stuttered as Shadow stepped closer to her. She saw the

fiercelookinhiseyes,fuck,hewasinhiskillermode.ThankGodFishwasn’thereright
now,thatwouldhavebeenbad.Shadowdidn’tdosurpriseseither.Hehatedthem,andif
somethingstartledhim,youhadbetterhopehedidn’thaveaweapon.

“Who?”hesnapped,andDocclosedhereyesandshookherhead.

“Itdoesn’tmatter,”shesaid,tryingtobesoothing.

“Tellme,”hegrowled,andDocrolledhereyes.

“No,”shereplied.

“Doc,”Shadowsaidinadeepvoice.

“Wewilltalkaboutthislater,”shewhispered.

Shadow stepped back and stared at her and then said, “Just tell me it wasn’t ‘No

Neck,’please?”

Docfrownedandsaid,“Whothefuckisthat?”

“The dude who you went out on a date with just before North Korea. We dubbed

him ‘No Neck,’ ‘cause duh, he looked like his head was just sitting on his shoulders. It
wasfuckingunnatural.”

Docgrinnedandshookherhead.“No,itwasnotTim,hewasjustafriend,thatisit,

afriend.”

Shadow snorted. “Yeah, figured you wouldn’t screw that guy, but had to be sure.

‘Causetheonlyother…”

Doc’seyeswidened,andShadow’sfaceturned purple, no shit, Doc stepped closer

andwhispered,“Breathe.”

Shadow shook his head in denial. “Aww, come on! You’re telling me to calm

down?”

DoclookedaroundandsawtheFuriesallsittingatadifferenttable,talkingtoeach

otherquietly,butshenoticedthatFlingandRidgewerestandingbythedoorwaiting.Shit,
theytoldhertheycalledtheOpstohavethemjoinforapowwow.Shedidn’tknowwhy,

but she did know that they found out something else. Doc had already prepared herself.
Butdamn,itstillsucked.

However,shitwentsouthwhenthedooropenedandnotonlydidCreed,Ridge,and

Shady walk in, but they were followed by Fork and Fish. She felt Shadow freeze at her
back,andshelookedoverhershoulderinjustenoughtimetoseeShadow’sfacebecome
deadly.Heroared,andDoctriedtograbhim,buthewastoofast.Well,shit, she thought
andhitherforeheadwithherhand,thiswassonotgoingtogowell.

When Fish heard they had made it in time to go to the meeting, he, of course,

announcedhewasgoingtogoastheirlegalrep.Notthattheyneededone,butitwasthe
onlythinghecouldcomeupwithtotagalong.CreedandForkbothstaredathimintently
before agreeing. He took a deep breath and then went to change his clothes quickly. He
hadthirtyminutestogettotheFuries’clubhouse.

Shewasgoingtobethere,andFishhadenoughtimetofigureouthowthefuckhe

wasgoingtohandleit.Hemovedtohisroom,butbeforehegotthere,heheard.

“Dad!”Harmonyyelled,andheturnedandhiseyebrowsraised.Wellshit,shewas

reallygettingbig.Asshemovedtowardhim,hewantedtolaughbecauseitdidn’tmatter
ifshewaspregnantornot,hisdaughterworeonlyHarleyclothes.Althoughifhewasn’t
mistaken,shewasnowwearingthemen’stanktop.Itswallowedher,whichremindedhim
ofwhenshewaslittleandwouldstealhisshirts.Hegrinnedandheldouthisarmsashis
babygirlwalkedrightintohishug.

“Imissedyou,”shesaidsoftlyandsighed.“Finallygotyououthereandthenyou

takeoffforaride.”

He laughed and said, “Well, I am back, and I don’t intend on leaving again for a

while.”

Harmonypulledbackandstaredupathim.“Why?”

“Why,what?”hesaid,confused.Whatthehellwasshetalkingabout?

“Didyoucomebackjustsoyoucouldsitatthatchick’ssideandtakecareofher.

‘CauseyouknowJack-JackandSlickhaveannouncedthatassoonasshewakesup,they
areclaimingher,”Harmonysaidandthengrowled.“Unfortunately,thatmeansweneedto
accept the rest of those bitches, but we all think if we out bitch them, it won’t be a
problem.”

Fishshookhisheadandsaid,“Harmony,yougirlsaregonnaneedtoletthatshitgo.

YouandIknowthatifthereisdissensionintheclub,thenitwillmakeeveryonetense.We
don’tneedmuchmoreofthathere.”

Harmonypursedherlipsandlookedlikeshewasthinking,andthenshesaid,“Just

likeShadytoldCreed.Theyareanawesomestressrelief.”

Fishchuckled.“Well,Ineedtochangeandgetback,thereisameeting.Iwillcome

findyouwhenit’salldone,okay?”

Harmony sighed loudly. “Yeah, meet us in the big room, we are making dinner

tonight,itisspecial.”

Fishnoddedandthenkissedhisdaughterontheforehead.“Iwillbethere.”

Ashewalkedintohisroom,hesmiledalittle,special,thatcouldmeananythingfor

this club, but he was thinking, someone else was gonna be a daddy. Fuck, the way they
were procreating around here; soon the Ops were going to have a daycare on-site. He
didn’t give a shit, as long as his grandchild was safe, then they were all good. Shit,
granddad, he was chasing around some young chick, and he was gonna be a granddad.
Fishpausedandthenlookedaroundhisroom.Hehadalreadymadehischoice,butitstill
wasalittlestrange.Ohwell,shedidn’thavekids,maybeshewouldliketobeagrandma.

Well, shit, she is thirty-something, he highly doubted being a grandma that early

would be appealing. Fish paused just before hitting the big room and looked at his feet.
Maybehewasjusttoooldandhadtoomuchgoingontodealwiththisshitaboutbeing
withayoungerwoman.Maybeheneededtofindsomeonehisownage.Goddammit,he
hadthissorteduntiltherealityofthesituationjustfuckedeverythingup.

With a sigh, he moved forward into the room where most of the Ops and their

women were gathered and waiting. Creed was talking to them and explained what was
happening.

“Somehow, we are tied to this whole fucking mess. Fling thinks we know this

persontheyarelookingfor,”Creedsaid.

“How’sthat?”Sliderasked,andtherestofthemengrumbled.

“Dani,” Creed said, making eye contact with Slick and Jack-Jack as their mouths

tightened.

“They know who did that?” Slick gritted out, and Fish rubbed a hand across his

neck.Toomuchshitwastyingtogetherandbringingdarkdaystobothclubs.Something
wasgoingtohavetogive.

HeknewtheFuriesdidsomecovertshit,hell,allofthemrespectedwhattheydid.

They had all served their country. Sometimes when soldiers got out, they lost their way,
theycouldn’tgetbackintotheirlives,theysawtoomuchnastyshit.Thentherewerethose
whowerebitterwiththenormalpopulation,theoneswhoscoffedatwhatthemilitarydid.
Thecitizenswhofelttoomuchmoneywasspentonthemilitary,eventhoughmorethan
half of the families needed to apply for state assistance because they were paid like
fuckingshit,andstill,thesemenandwomenputtheirlivesonthelineeveryfuckingday
inordertoprotectourcitizens.Yeah,mostofthepeopleservingwerepissedoffaboutone
thingoranother,thentogetoutandbetoldyouhavenomarketableskill,yeah.Especially
sinceputtingonaresumethatyoucantakeapartapistolandputitbacktogetherinone
minute,doesn’tqualifyasexperience.

So,theveteransenduphomeless,ortheyfindeachotherandbandtogether,as the

Ops and Furies did. But this shit going down? It was making them all nervous. Shady’s
momwasaclassAcuntandneededputdownliketherabidbitchshewas.Fishcouldn’t

imaginehowthefuckshecouldbeinvolvedwiththeFuriesshit;it didn’t make a lot of
sensetohim,soitwasagoodthinghewasgoingtothemeeting.Maybehe’dbeableto
helpfindsomeanswers,andifneeded,Fishcouldcallinsomefavors.

“Yeah, not only do they know who did it, they know where that cunt got the

informationaboutDaniandus.SeemstheFuriesreallywantustotakedownShay’smom
sowecanfindoutwhothefuckgavehertheinformation,”Creedsaid.

FishsawHarmonyraiseherhandandhiseyesnarrowed.“Honey,youknowweare

goodongettinginformationoutofher.TheLadyRidershavealreadyprocuredashedto
bedeliveredtomorrow;weareputtingitnexttothebackdooroftheclubhouse.”

“Yeah,”Shadysaidandlookedaroundatherfriendsuntilhereyesfinallylandedon

herdaughter,Jas,whowassittinginthebackwithSunshine.“Wealreadyhaveourtools
readyforthatbitch.”

Creed looked at the women grimly and then sighed. “Come on, let’s go have the

conversationwiththeFuries,getaplantogether.”

Theyallmovedtothebackdoor,andFishputhishandonShady’swaisttohelpher.

Theotherskindachuckled,andShadysaid,“YouaretheonlyoneIwouldlethelpme.”

“Whyisthat?”Fishgrinned.

“‘CauseIknowyouwon’tsayshitabouthowroundmystomachis.Thesebastards

keepmakingabigdealoutofhowIcan’tseemyfeetrightnow,”Shadygrumbled, and
Fishgrinned.

“Notrealsmart,arethey?”

Shady snorted and then said, “Yeah, we have a room designated as the dumbass

roomforthosewhoneedtosleepelsewhere.”

Fishlaughedloudlyandsaid,“Hasitbeenused?”

“Hellyeah,”Shadysnortedbeforemovingon.Hehadjustwalkedinsidethedoorto

theFuries’clubhousewhenheheardaroarofanger,andsuddenlyhewastackledfromthe
sidebeforehecouldevenseewhothehelljumpedhim.

ChapterNine

“Shadow!” Doc screamed, and suddenly the whole group of Satan’s Sisters were

backandrantowhereShadowwasstraddlingFishforlikeasecondbeforetheolderman
flung his legs up, wrapped them around Shadow, and pulled him back onto the floor,
trappinghim.Docfrownedandwatched,howthefuckdidFishdothatshit?

Shadow roared again and tried to break free, but Fish wouldn’t let him go. The

Furies and the Ops both surrounded the two men, Shady being pushed behind Creed to
protect the pregnant woman. Fuck, this wasn’t good, especially when Maverick was
screamingtobeletthrough.TwopeoplecouldcalmShadowdownimmediately,Docand
Maverick.SinceDocwasthereasonhewentoff,itwasdowntoMav,butnoneofthemen
werelettingherthrough,theyblockedtheSisters.AfewofthementriedtohelpFishbut
heyelledatthemtostayback,hewouldhandleit.Shit,shethought,shereallydidn’tneed
thisrightnow.

“Let me the fuck through you dick weed,” Mav snapped at Ridge’s back, and the

Vicelookedoverhisshoulderandsaidsomethingquietly.Doccouldn’thearit,butMav
waspissedthefuckoff.Finally,herfeetbegantomovetowardthecircle.Thenshecould
hearFish,insteadoftheclubmenwhowereyellingateachother.

“Whatthefuckiswrongwithyou?”Fishyelled,andShadowinhisragedidn’tsay

anything,butsheheardagrunt,whichmeantherfriendhadtriedtobreaktheholdFish
hadonhim.

“Calmthefuckdown,”Fishordered,andsheheardanothergrunt.Theguysdidn’t

understandShadowastheydid.Theydidn’tknowwhathewentthroughanddidn’tknow
hisPTSDcouldbesevereattimes.EspeciallywhenitcametotheSisters.Shadowcould
killanyonewhohurtthemifhewanted.HehadproveditwithTae-Taewhenshebrokeup
withsomedudebecausehegotalittlerough.Theguyhadendedupinahospital,which
theyhadtopayfor.ThankGod,hehadnotbeenarrested.

“Let her through,” Doc yelled, and Fling turned and looked at her with a frown.

“Seriously,letherthrough,sheistheonlyonewhocangethimtostop.”

FlinglookedbackatFishwhowasstillyellingatShadowtostopandtellhimwhat

thefuckwasgoingon.ThentheleaderoftheFuriessteppedtothesidesoMavcouldget
inthere.Docmovedtothesideuntilshehadaclearviewofwhatwasgoingon.Fishstill
hadhislegswrappedaroundShadow’sbodysohisarmscouldn’tswingathim.Shadow
wasn’tcalmingdown,hewasgrowlingatFishandbegantospewwords.

Fuckmylife,shethoughtwhenShadowroaredthatFishhad‘notprotected’her.She

sawFishfrownandthensnapped.

“Ihavenotseenherinmorethanamonth,”Fishyelledback.

Mav slid down next to Shadow and began to whisper in his ear. Doc could see

Shadow relaxing slowly as Mav continued to talk to him softly. She could see Fish

frowning as he listened. Doc closed her eyes, please for the love of God do not say
anything,Docthoughtandprayed.Sheneededtofigureoutwhatshewasdoingfirst.

Creedmovedandbentover,andDocopenedhereyestoseehimsaytoFish,“You

okay?YouneedmetogetBoo?”

Fishlaughedandshookhishead.“Fuckno,assoonasIcan’thandlesomeyoung

buckwhoisoutofcontrol,isthedayIhangupmyleathers.”

Creednoddedandstood;heglaredatFlingwhoastellingMavShadowneededto

chillthefuckout,likenow.Mavglaredupathimandsnapped,“Justgimmeaminute.”

Docmovedalittle,andFish’seyessuddenlyshottoher.Shit,hewashere.Finally,

shethoughtandthenignoredthefactthathewaspissedasshit.Shefeltherpussycontract
at the knowledge he was here, shit-shit-shit, fucking hormones. The tension in the air
raisedbyfivemorenotches,andshecouldfeeltherestoftheOpsnoticingher,wellshit.
She felt their gaze on her, especially the pregnant one, well, the other pregnant one.
LookingatShadynow,Docwasimpressedshelookedsogoodconsideringhowbigshe
was.Doccouldhavesworntheysaidshehadanothertwomonthsyet,butlookingather,
themedicsideofDocthoughtshewasgonnapopanyday.

Fishstaredather.Finally,hewasgoingtosetsomeshitstraight,hiscockgothard

justatthelookofher.Shewassexy,andrightnow,hewantedtothrowheronthetable
and fuck that sassiness out of her. He could see it in her eyes, the challenging look, oh
yeah,shewashis.

Andthatwaswhenithappened,andnoshit,DocwasprettysureanHBombcould

havedroppedandcausedthesameamountofdamage.

MavtriedtoslamherhandoverShadow’smouth, but it didn’t work, which kinda

sucked. “YOU FUCKED OUR PRESIDENT AND GOT HER PREGNANT AND
DITCHEDHERASS,WHATTHEFUCKISWRONGWITHYOU?ASSHOLE,YOU
HAVENOCLAIMTOHER!”

Forasecondtheroomwentsilent,likewhentheexplosionofabombwasbuilding,

soundsjustcan’tcompetewiththatpower.Thentheeruptionhappens.

Fish’s face was red, well, it was purplish red, Doc thought as his eyes flew to

Shadow when the words penetrated. “WHAT THE FUCK?” Shady yelled, and Creed
turnedtograbthewomanasshelungedtogettoDoc.Fishsnappedoutofit,andswung
hisfistandhitShadowrightinthejaw,causingherfriend’sheadtosnaptoside.Shadow
roaredagain,andDoccringed.

Thiswassonotgoingtoworkoutwell.

Fling grabbed Mav and yanked her back from the two men who were now

struggling with each other. Shadow got one arm out and swung; Doc cringed when she
sawthesplitinFish’slip.FishrespondedbyheadbuttingShadowwhowasstunnedlong
enoughforFishtoletthemangoandstandup.Hestaredather,fuckaduck,shethought.

But then Shadow bounced up and blocked her line of vision. Mav and the other

Sisters moved back, coming to Doc’s side, back, and front, surrounding her. Shady was
strugglingwiththeOpspresident,butshewasscreamingobscenitiesatthem.Basically,it
waschaosandnotagoodkind.

Thesidedoorwasflungopen,andmoreOpsstreamedintotheroom,bothmenand

women. Someone must have called them. Doc saw the Lady Riders move to Shady and
pullherback,whisperingtoher.ThenthedoorbehindtheSisterswasflungopen,andall
themenandwomenoftheFuriesenteredquickly.

Doc took a deep breath, something needed to give. The room was filled with so

muchtension,thiswholethingwasgoingtodestroytheclubs’relationship.Thiswasnot
whatshehadplannedwhentheymoveddownhere.Shethoughtshecouldsomehowget
Fishalone,tellhim,andthengivehimachoice.Eitherstickaroundordon’t,butshewas
notgivingupherbaby.

Thenoiseintheroomgrew,menandwomenyellingateachother,andDocsnapped

her gaze to the Lady Riders who had somehow gotten in front of them. Shit, pregnant
chickthrowdown,sonotgood.Docblockedoutthemenandconcentratedonthewomen,
well, one woman. Harmony. The woman looked like she was going to give birth right
now.Shewasholdingherstomach,andmovingasclosetoDocasshecould,bumpingthe
other Sisters out of the way. Hell, they would never hit a pregnant chick, ever, but they
wouldgrabherarmsandrefusetoletherthroughinordertoprotectDoc.

“Tellmehowthefuckyouthinkyouarepregnantbymyfather?”Harmonyyelled,

andDocrolledhereyes,shesodidn’tneedthisshitrightnow.

“Well,whenthemommareleasesanegg,andadaddyshoveshisdickupherpussy

andlet’sgoofhisswimmers,whentheymeet,eithertheegglaughsattheirsizeandtells
themtofuckoff, or they are impressed with their tails and allow them to attempt to get
throughtheirshell,”Docsaidslowlyandcalmlylikeshewastalkingtoachild.

“Ohshit,”Shadysaidandputherhandtoherforehead.

“Seriously?” Harmony snapped. “You do not want to poke this particular dragon,

bitch.YouknowwhatIamtalkingabout,sostoptryingtobeacondescendingcunt.How
inthefuckdoyouthinkyouarepregnantbymyfather?”

Doc smiled a little smile, knowing it would piss off the woman, but honestly, she

didn’t give a shit, she was in a mood. Dammit, all those hormones flowing around, she
didn’t give one shit the condition of anyone but herself. And now everyone knew,
everyoneinbothclubsknew,anditpissedherthefuckoff.Sheneededtimetodeal;she
neededtimetotalktoFishwithoutthewholefuckingclubbeinghere.Butapparently,she
wasn’t going to get it, so she did what she did best. She pissed people off in order to
releasesomeoftheunspentenergyshehadthatwascausinghertobeoutofcontrol.

“Yes,Idoknowwhatyouaretalkingabout,andIaminaroundaboutway,telling

youtofuckoff,itisnoneofyourbusiness.Seethatiswhatpeopledowhenotherpeople

who have no fucking business asking anything open their mouth and try to make
themselvesimportant.Now,runalongandgestatewhileyoustillcan.”

Harmony’seyesnarrowed.“Noneofmybusiness?Thatismyfatheryouaretalking

about. If you think for one second this doesn’t involve me, hell, all of us, you are sadly
mistaken.”

Docnarrowedhereyesandsaid,“Itwillnotinvolveyouasmychildwillnotbea

factorinyourlife.AsfarasIamconcerned,itwasanimmaculateconception.”

“Oh no, there is no fucking way this can be happening, and with this cunt. He is

gonnabeagrandfather;heisgoingtodoteonmychildren,findsomenicewomanwho
makescakesandcookiesforhisgrandkidsandthenhewilllivehappilyeveraftersitting
onhisporchinarockingchairwithhiswife.Youdonotgettoruinthatshitformydad!”

“Seriously? Did you not just hear what the fuck I said, he is not involved,” Doc

snapped and pushed up on her tiptoes and looked over Jugs who was blocking with her
boobs.“Youactlikeheisahundred,shit,heisn’tthatold.”

“He is too old for anything but a quick fuck with the likes of you. Besides, if he

weretohaveimpregnatedanyone,theywouldbeluckytohavehimasafatherbecausehe
is awesome! Hell, he could probably even make your kid slightly normal,” Harmony
snapped,andFreedomsuckedinabreath.

Shitwasabouttogetwild,Docthoughtasshefeltthepressureinherheadraise.

“Bitch, do not even try,” Doc warned, and Harmony pulled a knife out of her

pregnancystretchjeans.Howthefuckdidshecarryaknifewithabelly?

“Oh, I will try, but I will make it so you will never think about my father again!”

Harmonyyelled,andShadygrabbedherfriend’swristandpulledtheknifeoutofherhand
andglaredatthewoman.

“Whatthefuck,Ithoughtwetookallyourknives.”

Harmonysmirked.“Yeahright,likethatcouldeverhappen.”

FreedomsteppedclosewithBoowhohelduptheirhands.“Comeonnow,”Freedom

said.“Weneedtositandfigurethisshitout.”

“We already have it figured out; we don’t need to sit down with strangers and

discuss shit. Our club already knows and supports this, so back the fuck off, or we are
going to have some serious issues. Doc already made up her mind, and that is it,” Mav
snapped.

“Goddammit, Harmony, back off.” Doc heard Fish yell, and she saw Harmony’s

eyesburnbrighterfromsomeone,especiallyherdadtellinghertobackoffandstop.Doc
knewitwasn’tinthewoman’snaturetoanswertoanyonebecauseshewasthesame.She
didn’ttakeordersfromanyone.

Doc risked a glance and saw four of the Furies had Shadow in their grasp, which

madeitalittlelessvolatile.However,theroomwasstillvibratingwithtension,fuck,and

it was all her fault. She could see the anger brimming in Fish’s eyes, he was pissed and
rightfully so. Her eyes were drawn to his, and she felt herself grow cold. Fuck him, she
thought, glaring now at him, how dare he look at her like she did something wrong.
Asshole,shedidn’tneedhim,fuckshedidn’tneedanyonebutherSisters.

“Let’salljustcalmdownplease,”Creedsaidsmoothly,andthenFlingnodded.

“Chillthefuckout,”headded,andCreedsmiled.

“Iwasgonnasaythat,butIfeltlikemaybeIshouldnothavecussedatpeoplewho

werepissedoff,”Creedsaiddryly.

ShadyputahandonHarmony’sshoulderandpulledherbackalittleandwhispered

intoherear.WhileJugs,Mace,andTae-TaesteppedinfrontofDocandpushedherback.
Doc rolled her eyes. She wasn’t in any danger, no matter how pissed off everyone was,
Docknewtheywerenotgoingtohurther.

“Clearout,”Fishsnapped,andeveryoneturnedtolookathim.Docsmirkedalittle.

Whatever,shewasready.Hewasoutofthistotally.

ChapterTen

Fish waited while everyone in the room attempted to decide if they were going to

leavehimandDocalone.Therewasn’treallyachoice,buthewouldletthemthinkthere
was.Toomanythoughtswereflyingthroughhishead,andoneofthemwasthenightthey
were together. Had he used protection? Fuck, he couldn’t remember, too much fucking
shit was going on, plus they had been drinking. He knew in the past it wouldn’t have
mattered,Fishalwaysusedaglovewithawoman,butthen,mostofthewomenhefucked,
well,let’sjustsaytherewasnofuckingwayhewouldn’tcoverhisdick.Hedidn’twantit
fallingoffwithsomeweirddisease.

Butaftertheweekontheroad,andfinallycomingtoadecisionhedidn’tgiveashit

abouthisageorhers,hewantedDoc,andthatwasallthatmattered.However,everything
went south right when Shadow announced that Doc was pregnant. He was shocked, but
thenhefeltasurgeofpride,fuckyeah,hisswimmerswerestillfuckingawesome.Shit,a
kid,no,ababy,hewashavingababy,again,athisage.WhattheFUCK?hethought,his
eyesgoingtohisgrowndaughterwhowasheavilypregnant.Agrandfatherandfather in
one year? This was too much to take in, he thought as he looked up at Doc who was
staringathimclosely.

Hemethereyes,andhewonderedforamomentifwhathewasseeingwasreal.She

looked at him almost like she wanted to run to him and comfort him. But he had to be
wrong;Docwasn’tthekindofwomantodothat.Now,ifshelookedlikeshewasgoingto
kickhiminthenuts,surehewouldbelievethat.Fishshutouttherestoftheroombecause
hefelttheirmovement.

He turned and watched the Furies pull Shadow back to the door, the younger man

struggled, still raging and yelling something that Fish ignored since it had to do with
somethingabouthismotherfuckingagoatorsomethinglikethat.TheOpsandtheLady
Ridersbothmoved.FishsawhisdaughterbeingdraggedbyShadyandFreedomoneither
sideofher.Shit,thatwasgonnabedifficult.HeandHarmonyhadalwaysbeentheonly
familytheyneeded,andwiththeOpsastheiradoptivefamily,everythinghadalwaysbeen
okay with them. But he was looking at his daughter’s face, and she was pissed the fuck
off.However,therewassomethingelsethere,somethingheknewasherfatherwasgoing
to need to be dealt with. Hurt, she was frightened of Fish being with someone else, let
alonehavinganotherkid.

TheyfinallymadeitoutoftheroomandtheonlyonesleftwereFish,Doc,andher

club,whichstillformedabarrierbetweenthem.Hesighedandshookhishead,raisinghis
handtopinchthebridgeofhisnosebriefly.“Weneedafewminutes,”hesaidquietly.

“That may be,” Maverick said stepping forward. “But you better understand one

thing,ifyouupsetherinanyway,wewillkillyou.Andno,Iamnot dramatic, we will
literallykillyou.Cutyourdickoff,shoveitinyourass,andtheneachofuswillstabyou
intheheart.”

Fish grimaced, well, okay then, he thought, that was a little graphic. “Just please

leave,”hefinallysaid,andDocwhisperedsomethinghecouldn’thear,whichseemedto
help.

Hedidn’tmove,hewaited,andDocshiftedonherfeetbutheldhisgazeuntilthe

doorlatchsounded,lettingthemknowtheywerealone.Docmovedforwardafewtimes,
then stopped and folded her arms over her chest and planted her feet apart slightly. She
lookedlikeshewasgoingtokickhisass.

“Wannatellmewhatthatwasallabout?”Fishaskedslowly.

Docsighedandsaid,“Thatwasmyfriend,wantingtokickyourassbecausehejust

foundoutIwaspregnantliketwosecondsbeforeyouwalkedinthedoor.”

Henodded.“Well,istheresomereasonhewastoldbeforesayME?”hefinishedthe

calmsentenceonayell.Now,hewaspissed.

Docfrowned.“Uhyeah,becauseheissomeoneIhaveknownfor-fucking-ever,and

youandIjustmetandfuckedonetime.Sorry,Idon’tgiveashitifyouhadyourdickin
meornot,youdonotownme.AndyoucertainlydonothaveasayinwhoItalktoor
whatIsay.Iwasgoingtotellyou,buttobeperfectlyhonest,Iwasn’tgoingtotellyou
today.Ididn’tevenknowyouwerecoming.IfIhad,IwouldhavetakenShadowoutof
theroom;IknowhowprotectiveheisoftheSistersandyeah,thatmakeshimdangerous
toeveryonebutus.ThisisnotthewayIwantedtotellyou,Ihadplannedonhavinganice
adult conversation and shit. Anyway, here we are, so, I am pregnant. It is my fault, I
wasn’tthinkingreallythatnight,uh,Idon’treallyneedtotakebirthcontrolsinceIdon’t
hookupmuch,andifIdo,Ialwaysmakesuretouseprotection.Ithappened,andsothere
yougo.Idon’treallycareaboutwhatyouwantinthis,itismybody,andIamkeepingmy
kid.Ifyoudecideyouwantsomethingtodowithhimorherwhentheyareborn,cool,if
notthatiscooltoo.Butjustsoyouknow,IamnotleavingtheFuries,sowewillbenext
doorneighbors.Iwouldappreciateifyouchosetonothaveanythingtodowithmykid,to
makesureyouarescarcewhentheyarearound.Idon’twantsomeoneblurtingoutshit.If
youdo,wewillworksomethingout.”

Fish grinned and then started clapping. “Wow, you were prepared, you know it

would have been nice to prepare me as well, but hey, I am flexible. Now, just so you
know,thereisnofuckingwayIwouldeverturnmybackonmykid.Ever.So,getthatthe
fuckoutofyourheadrightnow.Also,youbettergetusedtothefactthatIamclaiming
you,whichmeansyouwillbeanOps,notaFuries.Rightnow,Iamintheclubhouse,but
I will be buying a house soon enough so until then, you will stay with me. I will be
involvedfromtheget-go,everythingtodowithourkidwillbediscussedtomakesurewe
are on the same page. If you suddenly feel like you don’t want the kid, well tough shit,
youaregivingbirthtoit,andthenIwilltakeit,butyouarenotdoinganythingelse.”

Doc frowned as she looked at Fish, she seriously thought he was going to run the

otherway,whythefuckwouldn’the?Herfrowndeepenedasshethoughtaboutwhathe
said, being an Ops, living on their compound, staying together. So not happening, she
thoughtandthenshejustlaughedoutloud.

“Itiskindacoolyoucanhaveasenseofhumoraboutthis.Imean,Iexpectedyouto

beangryandpissy,buttocrackjokes,thatisawesome,”shesaid,andFishfrownedthis
time.

“Yeah,notjokingaround.Nokidofminewillbebornwithoutmeandtheirmomma

beingtogether,”hesaid.

Doctiltedherheadandlookedupintheairforasecond,andthencountedtofive

beforelookingdown.“Andhowmanykidsdoyouhave?IthinkIhavetherighttoknow,
consideringtheywouldberelatedtomykid.”

Fish’seyesnarrowed,“Itoldyou,Harmonyismyonlykid.”

“Well,apparentlynotanymore,”Docsnapped,andFishglaredather.

“Listen,thiswillgomucheasierifyou—”

“Shutmymouthlikeagoodlittlewoman?Well,sorrytotellyou,asshole,Iamnot

a club whore with no family. I have plenty of people who will help me, so you can go
aboutyourlifeandforgetmykidandme,wewillbefine,”Docyelledback.

“Thefuckyousay,”Fishgrowledandthenstalkedtowhereshewasstandingand

grabbedherupperarms.“Youareminewhetheryouwanttobeornot;Idon’tgiveashit.
YourfatewassealedwhenIgaveyoumykid.Noonetakeswhatismineunlesstheywant
tohavethefightoftheirlife.So,asIsaid,ifyouarein,thenyouarewithme,ifyouare
out,thenyouarewithmeuntilmykidisbornandthenyoucanleave.”

Docthoughtherheadwasgoingtoexplode,literallyblowupfromthepressureshe

suddenly felt. Fuck that shit, she thought and slapped one of his hands down and then
pulledherarmbackandpunchedhiminthenose.

“Motherfucker,”heroared,andsheignoredhim.

“Iknowyoudidnotjustsaythatshittome!”shegroundout,andhelookedather

and glared, his nose bloodied and if she were a guy, she would be on the floor
unconscious. But there was no way he would hit a female. She knew that because she
believedhewasagoodman.Thiswasjustaseriouslysuckysituationthattheyneededto
workthroughinordertocometoadecisiononhowtohandlethis.

“Don’tyougetit?”heyelled.“Iamnotfuckinggoinganywhere!”

Doc glared at him, and then they heard something, both turned and looked at the

door.“Isthat?”Docsaidslowly.

“Fuck,stayyourassrighthere,”Fishsnappedandranforthedoor,pullingouthis

gunfromthebackofhispantswaist.

Itwascomingfromthefront,andtherewasnofuckingwayshewasstandingthere

whileherclubandtheotherswerebeingfiredupon,nofuckingway.Shemovedbehind
Fish, and when they reached the door, they could hear it clearer. She pulled her gun as
wellandtappedhimontheshoulder.

Docsworeunderherbreath;sheneededtogettohermedicbag.Shewenttopush

byFishwhorefusedtobudgeandwrappedanarmaroundherwaistandpulledherbackto
himandsnapped.Noonestoodbetweenherandherfamily.

“Itoldyoutostaythere.”

Docfoughthimandsaid,“Ineedtogetmybag.”

Fishgrowledandpushedherbehindhimandcrackedthedoor.Shecouldseeover

hisshoulder.Itwasmayhem.ShesawbothFuriesandOpsrunningandfiring.Fuck,then
she saw the Sisters and Lady Riders as well, all behind the stack of crates that shielded
them,andtheywereallarmedandreturnedfire,allofthem.

“Whereisitcomingfrom?”Docyelledtobeheardoverthegunfire.

Fishturnedandthensaid,“Fromtheoceanside,looksliketherearemultipleboats

outthere,Icanbarelymakethemout,buttheyhavesomeheavyfirepower.”Docnodded,
andFishturnedtoherandsaid,“Youneedtostayhere;Iamgoingtogettheotherwomen
backinhere,itissafe,thewallsareconcrete.”

He must have seen approval in her eyes because he nodded and then pushed the

doorfurther open andran. She caughtthe door and watchedas he madeit to the crates.
She knew the Furies and the Ops had fortified both clubhouses in concrete after some
incidentawhileback.Thehousesclosesttotheoceanwerealsofortified,withbunkersin
thebasementifneeded.

She held her breath as Maverick and Jugs helped Fish block the pregnant women,

andtheyallrantowardthedoor.Docscreamedwhensheheardrapidgunfire,“Hurry!”

Shethrewopenthedoorwideandsteppedbacksotheycouldallgetintheroom.

Fishwasthelastonein,andheswungthedoorshutandlockedit.Thenhemovedtothe
otherdoorandlockeditaswell.

“Is there another entrance?” he snapped looking around the large room; it was the

commonroomofthecompound,soyeah,therewerelikefiveentrances.Totheroomsthe
singleguysused,orthemarriedoneswhentheywereinthedoghouse.Therewasalsoa
kitchen where they took deliveries, as well as Fling’s office, which had a separate
entrance.TheSistershadgottenthegrandtourjustdaysago;theywerefamiliarwiththe
layout.

“Yes,”Docyelledandlookedatherclub.“MaceandJugs,thekitchen;Marblesand

Tae-Tae,theoffice;Puddin’andDork,makesuretheroomsarecleared;GypsyandSpat,
gotothearmory.Mav,youarewithme.Everyoneelse,let’sgetthetablespushedtothe
sideagainstthedoors.”

EveryonemovedbuttheLadyRiderswhostaredatthemwithamixtureofwariness

and anger. Doc met Shady’s eyes in almost a challenging way, waiting for the other
President to say something. Doc was surprised that without breaking eye contact, Shady
said,“Boo,getamedcentersetup,therestofyou,checkthewindows,seeifwehavea
clearshottotheocean,ifwedo,thatiswherewewillsetup.HarmonyandFreedom,you

guysstaywithme,callNikeandmakesureourcompoundissecure.IalreadysawKnight
andZcomingfromourside.Findoutiftheycanattackfromtheside.”

Doc nodded and then turned and moved to the direction of the offices. Fling had

already designated a room for the Sisters. She wasn’t sure yet what they had in there,
though, she had planned on checking it out after tonight’s fucking meeting. She really
hopedthattheofficesuppliesarrived.‘Causeseveralofhergunswerestoredinheroffice
safe.

Everyonemovedquicklyastheyheardthegunfireoutsidethebuilding.ThankGod

hersafewasthere,andshealsohadawindow,whichshelookedoutofonhertiptoes.It
facedtheocean,andshecouldseeboththeOpsandFuriesfiringtowardtheocean.The
marinalituptheboats,andDocgrimaced,thereweremenintherocksclimbingupfiring
attheclubs.Whowerethesefuckers?Sheturnedandyelleddownthehallway.

“Ihaveaclearshotinmyoffice.”SheheardFishsnappingorders,andshegrabbed

her guns and pulled the table under the window. She began climbing on the desk when
Fishgrabbedheraroundthewaistandliftedherbackonthefloor.

“Wounded,”hesnappedandcrawleduponthedeskafterhepushedhertowardthe

door.“Go!”

DocranintothehallwayandsawMavmovingtowardherwithherhandsfilledwith

guns and ammo. “I have his back,” her Vice said, and she nodded and jogged down the
rest of the hallway. When she entered the room, she had just what seemed like just
minutes ago left, she cussed under her breath. Holy shit. It was like a war zone. There
wereafewmen,butthereweregunslayingontables,andthemenwhoweretherewere
all bleeding. She saw Freedom with Easy; she nodded to Freedom when she looked up,
“Yougood?”

Freedomnodded.“Justcreasedhisneck.”Docnoddedandcontinuedtowhereshe

spottedFling.

“Whereareyouhit?”sheasked.

Flingmovedhisarm,andshesawthebloodstaininghisshoulderdownhisarm.She

pulledgauzetocleanitup.“WhereisSunshine?”

“Fuckinghell,”hegrimacedasshepressedthepaddingtohisshoulder.“Sheiswith

hersister.”

Docnodded, and they heard a commotion on the other side of the room, and both

womenlookedatShadywhowasknockingoutwindowsandyellingwhilefiringaswell.
“Damnthatgirl.”

Flingsatupandyelled,“Shady,whoareyoutalkingabout?”

Shadyturnedaroundandsnapped,“Myhard-headeddaughter.Hammerwaspinned

down,andshewentouttohelphim.Nowtheyaremovingwiththeotherstotherocks.”

Flingnoddedandstood,hegrabbedhisgunandranoutthedoor.Shemovedtothe

window and grabbed a gun as she went. Shit, it was a fucking mess. She could see the

guys, they had all positioned themselves to protect the clubhouse as well as the armory.
Therewereashit-tonofmenintherocksonthebarriertotheocean; they weren’t even
tryingtohide.If one got shot, another one took his place. But the men were advancing,
theycouldseethemmovingslowly,buttheyweresurroundingthem.

“Whoarethesefuckers?”Docmuttered,andShadylookedather.

“Well,eithermymotherhiredsomemen,oritissomeoneherefortheFuries,there

areonlyafewchoices.ButsinceShadowwascontactedbyBurns,Iwouldguessthisshit
isfalloutfromthat;theyaretryingtoplugahole.”

Docgrimacedandthenstaredoutthewindow.ShesawamanrunningtowhereJas

wasat,andshefrowned.“Whatthefuck?Howdidhegetoutthere?”

Mavcameupbehindherandsaid,“Theidiotjumpedoutthewindowwhenhesaw

Jasinthemix.Didn’tevengivemeawarning,justoutthewindowhewent.”

Docsworeunderherbreath,andShadygrowled.“Damnthatgirl;Idon’tgiveashit

howoldsheis.Iamgoingtobeattheshitoutofher.”

They watched as Fish grabbed Jas around her waist and pulled her back while he

firedatthemenwhocaughtsightofhim.Docsworeunderherbreathandmovedtoward
thedoor;heneededtogethisassbackinhere.Shewasn’tgoingtobeawhinybitchand
follow his every move, dammit. She was the President of the Satan’s Sisters, the retired
leaderofacovertunit.Shedidn’tgetscaredorworried,shemadesureshitgotdonethat
neededtogetdone,dammit.Whythefuckwasshestandinghere?Docfeltlikeherskin
wascrawlingandthenshefocusedonFish,watchedwhathewasdoing.Sherealizedhe
knewhowtokeephimselfsafe.Sheneededtotrusthim,whichwasimpossible.

Dochatedjustwatching;shewantedtobeouttherehelping.Shadywaswhispering

toHarmonyandtheLadyRiderswhatshewasseeing.DocfelttheotherSisterscomingto
herside,allofthemworriedaboutwhatwasgoingon.

“Theyarepushingtheassholesback,theyhadalotofmen,buttheyweren’ttrained

like ours. I can see Creed and Fork motioning to the others. Fling and the Furies are
flankingthenorth,theOpstothesouth,”Shadymuttered.

“WhereareFishandJas?”Freedomasked.

“TheyareonthesouthsidewiththeOps.HammeriswiththeFuriesnow.Theyare

gettingreadytorushtheassholes.Theboatsaregoingtobetheissues.Themiddleisclear
ofourmen.Ifwehadacleanshotthroughthere,wecouldmaybehelp,”Shadywhispered.

DoclookedoverhershoulderandlookedatGypsywhowassmiling.“Yeah,Igot

it.”

Shadyfrownedandlookedoverhershoulder.“Whereisshegoing?”

Docrolledhereyes,“Waitforit;Gypsywasourweaponsexpert,shewillhandlethe

boats.”

Shady frowned and shrugged, then turned back toward the window. “How is she

doingwithDanistillnotwakingup?Thedocwasbythismorning;hesaiditwasnormal
forhertobeoutthislongwiththeinjuriesshehad.”

Docnodded.“Yeah,butmuchmore,wearegoingtoneedtofiguresomethingout.

Theycutthemedsbackfarenoughforhertowakeup,sheshouldhavebynow.”

Shadygrimacedandnodded.“It’samatterofgettingJack-JackandSlickonboard.”

Docshookherhead.“Theyaren’tgoingtohaveachoice.”

Shady sighed and looked back out the window, then she said, “They’re almost in

place.”

DocturnedandsawJugsandMavnodding,andDocnoddedback.Hereshe goes,

Doc thought and then watched out the window for only a moment before she saw the
surface missile launch. Shady pulled back and whispered, “What in the fuck?” They all
watchedasthemissilehitoneoftheboatsanditexploded.Fuck,thenoisewoulddraw
attention.Theircompoundsweredeepintothewarehousedistrict,thegunfirewasenough
for someone to call, but it could be overlooked since there were no houses close. But a
boat exploding, it would be noticed, but it took care of the problem of the assholes
escaping.

“Toldyou,sheisaweaponsexpert.Shenevergoesanywherewithoutherbabies,”

Docsaidcalmly,andtheywatchedastheFuriesandtheOpsbothmovedtoclosethemin.
Theassholesdidn’tstandachance.

“Well,thatwasentertaining,”Freedomsaiddryly.

“Whydon’twehaveamissile?”Rainasked.

Docshrugged,“Gypsyhasherlicenseforweapons.Ofcourse,theydon’tknowall

herbabies,shelikestomakesurethey’rehiddenfrompryingeyes.”

“Babies?”Harmonysaid.

Docchuckled,“Thatiswhatshecallsthem.Foreachdifferentweapon,shenames

them.ThesurfacemissileiscalledBetsy.”

“Betsy?”Freedomasked.

“Yep,anddon’taskwhy,Idon’tknowhowhermindworks,andIreallydon’tthink

youwanttoknow.It’sascaryplaceinsidehermind.”

Harmonysnorted.“Please,it’sscaryinallourminds.”

DoclookedattheLadyRiders—maybetheyweren’tasbadasshethought.Shady

turnedandliftedherheadtoDoc.Well,guesswemadeaconnection.Shelookedbackout
thewindowandspottedFishagain.Damnthatman;hehadleftJasandwasmovingtothe
side.

“Cops, here we go,” Harmony said with a grin as they heard the sirens. “The

assholeswillrunnow.”

“Shit,thishadtodrawattention,”Mavmuttered,andShadysnorted.

“Hell,thisismellowcompared.Hopefully,theycatchoneofthem.CreedandFork

knowthecopswhopatrolthearea,”Shadymuttered,andDoclookedatherclosely.

“Butstill,”shesaid.

Shady whispered, “Don’t ask questions, Fling; Creed, and Fork, they take care of

that. We take care of the shit we do. So, like for the Lady Riders, we have our Broken
WingsNetwork.TheOpskeeptheirnosesoutofourbusiness,unlessweaskforhelp,and
eventhen,theytakedirectionfromus,theydonotleadanyoperation.”

ChapterEleven

Hewasbonefuckingtired,Fishthoughtashegrabbedoneoftheassholeswhohad

triedtoattacktheFuriescompound.Forksnapped,“Takethemtotheshed.”

“Wehavethatmuchroom?”Fishasked.

Flingsaid,“No,taketheotherstoourroom.Wecanspiltthefun.”

Creedgrinnedandnodded.“IcanloanyouMaxiifneeded.”

TheyallturnedandlookedatMaxiwhowascleaninghisknifeoff.Themanhadn’t

usedagun.Honestly,theFurieshadbeensurprisedbecauseMaxihadcomeupbehindthe
assholes.Surprisedtheshitoutofthemwhenhebeganpickingoffthepricksonebyone.
Fishknewhisbackground,knewthedarknessintheman,butherespectedhim.Especially
nowthatheclaimedSofia.Themanhadfinallyfoundhispeacewiththepast.

He turned and caught a glimpse of Doc as she wrapped Easy’s arm, then she was

gone. Freedom was standing close and giving the Easy a lecture about taking care of
himself.ButFishcouldseethelookonEasy’sface;hewasn’tlistening,hismindwason
the assholes who caused the problem. The Ops and the Furies looked ready to torture
informationoutoftheremainingassholestheycaught.

ForkwalkedaroundtheFuriesclubhouseandsaid,“Copstakencareof;Creed,you

needtodonatelikesoon.”

Creednodded,andthenhesaid,“Let’sgo;weneedtogetthisinfo.”

FishnoddedandgrabbedoneoftheguysandstartedtopullhimtowardtheFuries

spot. He would normally go to the Ops, but he needed to be able to see Doc. The brief
glimpseshehadseenweren’tenoughtomakesureshewasokay.

Fling,Loki,andRidgegrabbedthreeothers, and they walked toward the building,

Fish let them lead. When they entered the large meeting room, his eyes landed on Doc.
ShenowwasstandingovertothesidetakingcareofKink,hehadgottenwinged,andBoo
waspissedoff.

Docturnedandstaredathim.Hesawhercheckinghimupanddownforwounds,

buthehadn’tbeenhitatall.Fishsawthereliefinhereyes,well,shewasn’taversetohim
atleast.Theywalkeddownthehallwaywheretheofficeswere,andwhentheyreachedthe
endofthehallthereappearedtobeavaultdoor.Flingpunchedinthecodeandthenhit
open.Nice,Fishthought,almostbetterthantheshed.

TherewerefiveroomsthatFishcouldsee,Flingpushedamaninsideeachoneof

themandslammedthedoor.ThenheturnedandlookedatRidgeandsaid,“GetOx.”

Ridge nodded and left. Fling looked at Fish and said, “Thanks, why don’t you go

andseeiftheyhaveanythingthatneedstobetakencareof?”Fishnoddedandthenmoved
tothedoor.“Andhey,”Flingsaid.Fishturnedaround,“IfyouaregoingtobewithDoc,

youaregoingtoneedtofigureoutwhichclubyouwillbewith.Couplesfromdifferent
clubsmakeithardoneveryone.”

Fishpausedandnodded.Fuck,hehadbeenonOpsWarriorforalmosttwodecades,

how the fuck was he supposed to respond? Especially since the women usually join the
man’sMC,mostlybecausetheydon’tbelongtoanMC.However,DocisthePresidentof
anMCwhowassponsoredbytheFuries.Shit,Harmonywasgoingtofreakthefuckout.

Docmovedtothesinkandwashedthebloodfromherhands.Forthelasttwohours

she helped patch up members of both the Ops and the Furies, and she was exhausted.
Ridgehadcomeintothemainroomandinformedeveryonethatthecompoundwasclear
and both clubs were on lockdown until further notice. He had then come and told Doc
personally that a briefing for all the Presidents would be in the morning. Fuck, she
seriouslyhopedtheyhadleftheratleastoneassholetodealwith,shewasreadytotake
outherfrustrationsonsomeone.Especiallysinceherfuckinglibidowasinoverdrivefor
somereason,andeithershefeltlikecrying,fuckingorrippingsomeone’sheadoff.Atthis
point,itwasatoss-up.

DocfeltratherthansawFishwalkintotheroomwithher.Whensheglancedover

hershoulder,shesawhewasleaninginthedoorwaystaringather,anddammit,helooked
sexy as fuck. What the hell was wrong with her? Suddenly she gets pregnant and then
turnsintoawhore,itwassupposedtobetheotherwayaround.Hegrinnedatherlikehe
couldtellwhatshewastalkingabout.

Sheshookherheadandthenwipedhernowcleanhandsonatowelshehadonher

shoulder. When she turned, she leaned against the counter and appeared to look calm,
thoughshewasfeelinganythingbut.Sinceseeinghimearlier,shewasthrownoffguard.
Her emotions were all over the place, especially since he had wanted to help with their
child,whichshewashappyabout.Somemenwouldn’tgiveashit,especiallywhenthey
wereolder.Whileshewasworkingontheotherguys,shehadplentyoftimetothink.

Honestly,shewasn’tgoingtobeabletodothisalone,andnomatterhowmuchshe

lovedherSisters,andsheknewtheywoulddowhateversheasked,Doccouldn’taskthem
forthisthough.Theyhadtheirownlives,andyes,theSisterswouldalwaysbetogether,
butDocknewshecouldn’taskthemforthis.EverysingleoneofherSisterswouldgive
uptheirlivesforoneoftheirown.Includingherself.Butitwasonethingtoknowit,and
onetobereal.

Fishlookingentirelytoorelaxedleaningagainstthedoorway,whichpissedheroff.

He didn’t seem worried about anything, while her thoughts kept running rampant about
thefuture,herclub,thebaby,shiteverything.

“Youaboutready?”Fishsaidslowlywithhisdeepsexyvoice.

Hereyesnarrowedathim,andshereplied,“Forwhat?”

Fishgrinnedandshookhishead.“Well,wehavethingstotalkabout,butIfigured

witheverythingthathashappened,youneededalittledowntime.So,Ithoughtmaybewe

shouldgoforaride,youknowtoclearourheads.”

Docsighed,ofcourse,hewouldthinkofsomethinglikethatsoshewouldn’tbeable

tocallhimaselfishbastard.Damnhimforbeingsough,nice.Itwasagoodidea,andone
she was beginning to warm up to, although she knew it would be impossible, but
somethingsheknewwouldclearherhead.Herplanhadbeentogobacktoherhouseand
lockherselfinherroomforawhile,butaridesoundedsomuchbetter.

“We are on lockdown still, so until I talk to Fling and Ridge it’s not happening,”

Docaskedsmoothly.

Fishgrinnedandshookhishead.“Yeah,Iknow,andIalsoalreadycleareditwith

CreedandFling.”

Docfrownedandsaid,“Lockdownislockdown.”

Fishnoddedandsaid,“Itis,butthisisneeded,andonceweleavehere,wewillbe

goingtostayinasafehousetheOpsownuntilweworkthisout.”

“Umm,no,”Docsaid,shakingherhead.“Iamnotleavingmyclub.”

Fishsighedandsaid,“Youarenotleavingyourclub;youarejusttakingalittletime

todealwithasituationthatisprivate.Iunderstandyourneedtobeherebut,Miranda,we
needsometime,andwearegoingtotakeit.”

Doclookedathimcloselyandthensighed.Shewasn’tgettingoutofthis.Sheknew

it,soshehadbetterjustgetusedtotheidea.Fishseemedtobesayingalltherightthings.
Nowshewasgoingtoseeifhetrulymeantit,orwasfeedingheralineofbullshit.

“Fine,aride,”Docsaid,andFishgrinnedandnodded.

“Gotellyourgirls;Iwillmakesureeverythingiscoveredfornow.”

Docsighed,yeahlikethatwasgoingtobeeasy.Afterthiswholefuckingshootout,

shewasgoingtobeluckyiftheydidn’twrapherinbubblewraptoprotecther.Shehad
seenthewaytheywatchedherwhileshitwasgoingdown.Shewasn’tstupid,oneormore
oftheSistershadbeenwithinarm’slengthofherthewholetime.Shakingherhead,she
movedtothedoorandwenttofacethemusic.

ChapterTwelve

DocandFishfinallywereabletoleavethecompoundafewhourslater.Therewas

shit that needed to be dealt with before they left, and by the time they pulled out on a
smalldirtalleybetweenseveralofthestoragebuildings,Docwasfuckingboneasstired.
Butshestillwantedtheride.Toomuchshitwasswirlinginherhead,especiallythepart
whereCreedandForkannouncedthemenwhoattackedthemweremercsforhire.They
didn’tknowdick.Whichleftthemrightwheretheystartedstill.WasitAngelaReyes,or
wasitsomeoneelse,andifitwassomeoneelse,whothefuckweretheytargeting?Creed,
Fork,andFlingwereonthephonecallinginfavorstoeverycontacttheystillhadinthe
government. While Boony and Shadow had both been ordered to hack whatever system
theycouldtocoveruptheincidentaswellasfindoutifanyoneinthegovernmentknew
aboutahitplacedonthem.

She sighed when they hit the highway and turned their bikes to the ocean and the

road. Moving through the bays onto Coronado, until they reached the end of the small
island,andthentheyturnedandwentbackthesameway.Dockepthereyesonthelights
onthewaterwhileallowingFishtoleadherwherever.Shedidn’tgiveashitbecauseshe
feltthetensionleaveher.

Doc had been with Fish a total of forty-eight hours tops, and yet she trusted him

witheverythinginher.Shedidn’tfocustoolongonthat.Shecouldn’t.Itwoulddriveher
nuts.Butshedidfocusontheonethinghergrandmothertoldherwhenshewaslittle.Of
course,itwastheonlygoodmemoryofherchildhood,sosheclungtoit.Hergrandmother
raisedherafterherdrugged-outparentsdumpedherontheoldwoman’sdoorstep,shehad
beenDoc’sonlyfamily.JustbeforethewomanpassedawaywhenDocwasseventeen,she
told her, ‘If you find a good one like your grandpa, hold onto him. Not all men are like
yourfather,andnotallwomenarelikeyourmother.Youneedtobelievethereissomeone
outtheremadejustforyou,andwhenyoufindhim,holdonwithbothhands.’Thinking
aboutthatwhilethinkingaboutFishmadeheralittlefreakedout.

She looked at him, the wind blowing his hair back. The weathered features that

didn’tmakehimlookold,hellno,theymadehimlooksexyasshit.Shemovedback,so
thevibrationsfromthebikeweremakingherpussytingle,shit,shewasnotgoingtohave
anorgasmrightnow.Shehadnevermetanyonelikehim;hehadtheroughnessofanMC
member and the softness of a man who actually cared and respected women. It was
strange, but it was also something she always thought a man she could be with would
have.

Theyrodeforhours,andwhenherarmsgrewtired, and she motioned him to turn

backthewaytheyhadcome,hesurprisedherevenmore.Shakinghishead,herevvedhis
engineandledherinanotherdirection.Shefollowed,ofcourse,thinkingtheywerestill
goingtorideforawhile.Shewouldn’tcomplain,althoughwithmoving,andthemission
theyhadpreviouslybeenon,ithadbeenalongtimesinceshehadriddenthislong.She
neededtogetherassonthebikemoreoften;itsuckedknowingshehadbeentoobusyto

ride.Whichmeantshewasn’tdoingwhatsheloved.Thatwasthewholepointofowning
theirownbusiness,toletthemdowhattheywantedwhentheywanted.Itwastimetoget
back to the basics, which was making sure all her Sisters had their time to feed their
primalside.

As Fish pulled into a residential neighborhood, she frowned. What the hell, were

theygoingtomeetsomeone?Shit,shehadn’teventakenashower,onlywashedtheblood
fromherarmsandface.Forallsheknew,shestillhadasplatteringofbloodonhershirt.
Toolatetocheckthat.WhatwasFishthinking?Sheknewhisbootshadbloodsplatteron
them. Fuck, how were they going to explain that? She was lost in her thoughts as Fish
pulledintothedrivewayofanicebungalow.Shesearchedandknewthebacksidehadto
haveaccesstothebeach,itwasrightthereonthewater.Whoeverlivedherehadchosen
their property well. There was enough room between houses that they actually had
privacy. Fish reached up and pulled out what looked to be a phone and typed in
something. She waited, wondering if he was letting the owners of the home know they
werethere.

FishlookedoverhisshoulderandnoddedtoDocashemotionedforhertofollow

him into the garage that was opening. She frowned but followed. When the door closed
behindthem,sheturnedoffherbikeandslidofftheseat.Shepulledoffherhelmetand
hungitonthehandlebarsofherbikeandshookoutherhair.Theyhadbeenridinglong
enoughitwasstickingtoherskull,whichalwaysfeltweird.

“What are we doing here?” she asked and then motioned with her head to the car

parkedontheothersideofthegarage.“Whoseplaceisthis?”

Fishfinishedsecuringhisbikeandthenturnedtoherandsaid,“TheGeneral’s.”

Sheglaredathimandsaid,“Heisatthecompound,sowhyarewehere?”

“We need to talk somewhere away from the club, so I asked him to use his place

untilwegetthisshitsorted,”Fishsaidcalmlyandthenwalkedtoher,grabbedherhand,
andpulledherbehindhimashewentthroughthedoortothehouse.

Thiswassonotokay,shethoughtandpulledbackonhishand.Hedidn’tevenlook

overhisshoulder,hejusttightenedhisgripanddraggedherthroughthehouse.Shedidn’t
even look at the charming interior of the house. Later, when she actually explored the
place,shewouldnoticethelittlethingsthatmadethisplacefeelwarmandwelcoming.

“Hey,”shesnappedasshepulledbackharder,andfinallyFishreachedalivingarea,

andheturnedandstaredather,butrefusedtoletgoofherhand.

“What?”hesaidgruffly.

“Once again, let me ask, why the fuck are we here? We talked already; we know

wherewestand.Conversationover,”Docgrowled.

“No, we didn’t talk, because if we did, you would get that I am not giving up my

kid,noryou,”Fishsaid,andDocrolledhereyes.

“Yeah,yeah,Igetit,youdon’twanttobeadickandactlikeaspermdonor,Iget

howthatwouldruinthewholerepyouhavegoingon.”Docsighed.“Let’sberealthough;
you have a grandkid coming, there is no way you will be able to divide your time and
money between the two of them. And sorry, I will not accept anything less than full
support of my kid. No problem, I have my girls, I have plenty of money, I am good. I
didn’taskyoutobeapartofthis,IknowitwasashocktohearitfromShadow,andfor
thatIamsorry.Butfromhereonout,youareclear.NoneofthegirlsorShadowwilltreat
youanydifferent;wecanbecivilaboutshit.”

Fish looked at her and then burst out laughing, at her, laughing, she thought and

glaredathim.Really?Thiswashowthiswasgoingtogo?Shedidn’tseeanythingfucking
funny about this situation. She was working on getting her mad on when he stopped
laughing and stared at her blankly and said slowly, “That was kinda funny, didn’t know
youwereacomedianontheside.”

Doc exhaled and rubbed her free hand down her face, and she said, “Okay, let’s

figurethisout.”

Fish nodded and then said, “Baby, there is nothing to figure out, when it comes

down to it, I am claiming you and my kid. So really this is for you to realize it is
happening,nottotalk.”

Docputherhandonherhip.“Youdon’tknowme,”shesaidwithaclippedvoice.

She really hoped it conveyed to him that he had no chance of knowing her either. They
hadaone-nightstand,thatwasit.

“Don’tworry,beforeweleaveherewearegoingtoknoweachotherjustfine,”Fish

said smoothly and then pulled her to the couch and sat down and leaned back looking
relaxedandshit.Whatever,shethought,shecouldbeacoolcustomerjustaswell.

“Cardsonthetable.Idon’twanttobeclaimedbyanyman,hell,Ididn’teventhink

Icouldhavekidsanymore,withalltheshitwewentthroughintheservice,theinjuries,I
figured my shit wasn’t working anyway. But it is, and at first, I freaked, but then I was
kindahappy.Now,justbecausethatiswhereIam,doesn’tmean…”Docstarted,andFish
interruptedbeforeshegotafullheadofsteam.

“DidInotmakemyselfclear?Iamnotamanwhochangeshismindmuch.Now,I

explained about Harmony; her momma screwed me over and huge. It made me really
leeryofgettinginvolvedwithanyoneformorethanonenight.ButHarmonyisgrown,and
IfeellikeIdidarightfinejobwithher.”

Docnodded.“Iknow,Iremember,butIamnother,andmykidisnotHarmony.”

“Ourkid,”FishcorrectedandDoclookedathimconfused.

“Huh?”Docsaid.

“Youkeepsaying‘mykid,’itis‘ourkid,’”Fishsaid,andDocnarrowedhereyes.

“Really?Thatisallyouhavetosay?”Docsaid,andFishshrugged.

“Notmuchelsetosay,morelikeyouneedtocometotermswiththewayitis.Itold

you,soitisnowuptoyou.”

Doc rolled her eyes. “I will repeat, you don’t know me. How can you claim

someoneyoudon’tknow?Hell,Icouldbeapsychobitch,Icouldstabyouinyoursleep,
kill some dude, boil him up and serve him to you for dinner. I could be one of those
women who are all possessive and shit. Like if someone stares at you I could possibly
shootthem.”

Fishlaughedandshookhishead.“Youareacomedian.”

“I am serious!” Doc snapped and ripped her hand away from his. He had been

holdingitsincetheyenteredthehouse,andshehadlethim.Now,sheneededdistance,but
damnitalltohell,shemissedhistouchrightwhenhelethergo.Fuck,shewasscrewedif
shedidn’tgetherheadonstraight.“Yousayyouwanttoclaimme,butyoudon’tknow
crapaboutme.Iknowthatisnothowthisworks.”

Fishleanedforwardandsaid,“Baby,Iamwaytoooldtogivetwoshitsabouthow

shit works and how it doesn’t. I learned a long time ago, if it is good, and I know it is
good,thenitisright.Idon’thavethepatienceformessingaroundanddating,sosorryif
that is what you are looking for. If you weren’t pregnant, I would have considered one
dinner,butsincewearealittlebeyondthewholedatingthing,Ithinkwearegood.”

Doclookedathimwithashockedexpression.“Idon’tneeddating,butIdoneedto

knowmoreaboutsomemanwhosayshewantstomakethispermanent.Youcouldhave
badhabits.”

Fishgrinned.“Fuck,allmenhavebadhabits,thatisnothingnew.”

“Idon’tevenknow…”

“JakeLenard,nicetomeetyou,”hesaidwithagrin.“Myfavoritecolorisred;my

birthdayisJanuaryfifteenth,favoritefoodissteak,noallergiestoanythingIcanfigure,
the last check-up was three months ago when they gave me a clean bill of health other
thaneatingtoomuchsteak.”Hereyesnarrowed.“ButyouknewallthatbecauseIalready
told you and I know you remember. Now as for you, your favorite color is black, your
birthdayisMarchtwenty-third,favoritefoodiscrab,youarenotallergictoanythingbut
liketosayvegetablesforfun,andyourlastdoctor’svisitwasfivemonthsagowhereyou
were given a clean bill of health as well. Also, you were in an elite unit in the military;
your missions were harsh. You love your club and would do anything for them because
you are the President, and I have been around long enough to know what that entails. I
wouldneverinterferewiththatbecauseIknowhowcloseaPreziswiththeirclub,youare
their leader, their parent, their confidant. Everything about that job is difficult, from
handing down punishment, to giving out praise. I get it, and I think I can help you by
beingasupport.Iwilllistenandtalktoyouwhenitstressesyouout.WhatIwillnotdo,is
take over anything, I have no desire to do that, nor will I interfere with your job and
position.So,thatiswhatIamsuggesting,anditisuptoyoutotakeit.ButIwilladd,I
haveneverinmylifefeltthetypeofconnectionIhadwithyou.Thatnight,wellitwasan
eye-opener. I have wondered for years about my infatuation with Harmony’s mother, I

thought it was for real, but experiencing what I am feeling for you, I realize it was a
passingfancy.Don’tgetmewrong,IamgladIgotHarmonyoutofit,butinthelongrun,
hermotherdidnothavewhatittakestobeinaclub.”

Docwassilentasshelistenedtoeverythinghesaid.Hewasright,whattheyshared

had been special, she had felt it that night. Even she couldn’t argue with that, but that
wouldn’tprotectherheart.Docwaslogical;thingswereblackandwhite,whichwaswhy
she sucked at relationships because most men didn’t get that, they were all about the
shadesofgrayinanysituation.Sheturnedandwalkedtothewindowandlookedout,so
peaceful,andyetthetensioninthisroomwaspalpable.

Shefelthimcomebehindher,butsheignoredhim,lostinherthoughtsofdealing

with everything alone. She had done it for years, and even her friends knew that Doc
neverspokeaboutanissueuntilshehadthoroughlythoughtaboutitandplanned.Itwas
thewayshewas,butFishdidn’tseemtogiveashit,hewantedwhathewantedandnow.

“WhenIwasyoungermyparentswereshit;theytreatedmelikeaburdentheyhad

tobearbecausetheywantedtodootherthings.IsworeIwouldneverletanychildofmine
feellikethat.Childrenareagiftandtheassholeswhodon’tseethatdonotdeservetolive.
So, I made sure I could always take care of my children, financially and emotionally.
WhenHarmony’smothergotpregnant,Iwasscaredasshit,Iwasstillinthemilitary,and
withtheclub,theyaretheoneswhopickedupthepieceswhenhermomleft.Thatiswhy
I never left the club, even when I became a District Attorney. A lot of people didn’t
understandhowIcouldbeintheOpsknowingwhattheydidandstillworkinthelaw.The
answerissimple,theOpsdowhattheydo,Iknowtheycheckpeopleoutbeforetheydo
business,andIalsoknowthattheyhaveaverystrictcodeaboutwhattheydo.Irespect
themandeverythingtheydo,sotherewasnoconflict.Idon’tgiveashitwhatotherssay,I
dealtwithitinmymindandcametomyowndecisionsoifpeopledon’tlikeitfuckthem.
Now I will be strictly working for the clubs, any of them that needs me. They are my
family,justlikeyouandtheSistersaremyfamilynow,youareapackagedeal,soamI,”
hesaidquietly.

Doc turned and looked him in the eye, “I hear what you are saying, but I don’t

understandhowthisisgoingtowork.IamthePresidentofaclubandnottheclubyou
belongto.”

Fish nodded. “Yeah, I thought about it already, and I will be in both clubs, I can’t

leavetheOpsbecauseIhavebeenwiththemforovertwentyyears.”

Docnodded.“Iwouldn’texpectyouto.”

“JustlikeIwouldn’texpectyoutobecomepartoftheOps,Iunderstandyourplace.

Wejustneedtofindthathappymediumforbothofus.Iknowwecandoit,”Fishsaid,
andshestaredintohiseyes.

Doc really wanted to believe it would be that easy, but she knew it wouldn’t. If

somethingintheSSwentdirectlyagainsttheOps,hewouldhavetochoose.Andthatwas
whatsheknewwouldtearthiswholethingdown.Shedidn’tknowtheOps,andshedidn’t

trustanyonebutherclub.Hell,shedidn’teventrustFlingortheFuries.Theymaybetheir
sponsor,buttheystilldidn’tknowexactlywhattheSistersdid,noonedid.

Fishtookanotherstepforwardandthenreachedupandcuppedherface.Hestared

atherintentlybeforefinallyloweringhisheadandkissingherlikehehadwantedtowhen
hefirstsawher.Hebrushedhislipsatfirst,testingher,andDocsighedandopenedher
mouthjustalittle.

Fish took advantage of that and deepened the kiss. He pulled her close to him, so

theyweretouchingfromlegtolips.Dochadtoadmitshelovedthefeelofhim.Fishwas
toned, and she could feel his strength by just standing like this. He enveloped her,
protected her, fuck it had been so long since someone made her feel like this. Okay, no
manhadmadeherfeellikethis.Itwaslikecominghome.

He swept his tongue into her mouth and tasted every corner he could. When he

pulled back, Doc was breathless, and her eyes remained closed for a second before she
slowlyopenedthemandlookedatFish.

“Youarebeautiful,”hesaidslowly.

Doc wanted to roll her eyes like she would have if any other person said that, but

shefoundshecouldn’t.Thelookonhisfacemadeheractuallybelieveitforthefirsttime
inherlife.“Itisyou,”shewhispered.

Fishsmiledandthensaid,“No,baby,thisisallyou.Strength,vulnerability,passion,

compassion,allrolledintoone,anditshinesfromyou.Eventhebadass,thatjustmakes
youfuckingsexy.”

Doc chuckled and shook her head. “Not sure everyone else sees me as you do.

People pretty much think I look like a bitch, that was one of the things my commander
toldmewhentheyassignedmetotheSS.”

Hesighedandsaid,“Thatwasbecausetheywerelookingforakiller,youhadtobe

abitchtodowhatyoudid.Butwithme,now,youcanbewhoyouweremeanttobe,andI
willtakeeverypieceofyou.”

Shecouldn’tlookaway,hiseyesheldherandthenhebentandsweptherupinhis

armsandmoved.“Thistimeitisnotgonnabeonthefuckingground,Ineedabedtodo
everything I want to do to you,” he growled, and she felt her pussy tighten. Shit, she
shouldn’tbesoturnedonfromjustonekiss.

Hepausedatthedoortowhatlookedtobeabedroom,andhelookedather.“Thisis

it,baby,Itakeonestepinthisroom,andthereisnogoingback.Youneedtomakesure
youunderstandthat.Iamnotaboywhodoesn’tknowwhathewants,Iamamansetin
myways,andIknowexactlywhatIamaskingfor.”

Doc stared into his eyes, and she knew she would never be able to deny him,

becauseeverythingwasrightthere,inhergrasp.Themansheknewshewouldlove,the
childthatalreadygrewinsideher,anddammit,theclubthatwouldneverleaveher.Fuck,
there wasn’t even a question of it, but nothing had ever been easy for Doc, this just
seemed,ugh,toosimple.Ignoreit,shethoughtandthensaidfirmly,“Takethestep.”

Fishgrinnedandthenkissedherhardashewalkedthemintothebedroomhewas

consumingher.Shefelthimbumptheedgeofthebedwithhisthighsandthenhedropped
her.Rippinghislipsfromher,hegrowled,“Getyourclothesoff.”

Docsmiled,thenighttheyhadbeentogether,thatwaswhatmadeheraroused,the

gravellyvoicewassosexy.Shepulledhershirtoverherheadandwatchedashepulledoff
hisHarleyteeandthenkickedoffhisboots.Hisbroadchesthadjustenoughhaironitto
make him look like a fucking pin up. Doc fell back and kicked off her boots, and she
heardthemhitthefloorandpulledherpantsuntilshewasleftwearingonlyherbraand
underwearandshewaskneelinginthemiddleofthebed.

Fish grinned as he pushed down his underwear and stood before her naked, shit

yeah,hewassexy.Shegrinnedandcrawledtotheedgeofthebedandlookedupathim
withamischievouslookinhereye.Shereachedoutandgrabbedhiscock,pumpingita
few times and pulling him closer. She licked her lips in anticipation, the last time, she
hadn’thadachancetotastehim,butfuckyeah,thistimeshewasgoingtotakethetime.

Hereachedupandpulledherhairbacksohecouldseeherface,andasheheldher

hairloosely,shemovedforwardandranhertongueoverthetipofhiscock.Sheheardhim
suckinquicklyandthehandthatwasinherhairtightened.Docgrinnedandthenmoved
inagain,andthistimeshesuckedhisheadintohermouthwhilestillholdinghiscockwith
onehandandthenreachingupandtakinghisballsinherhandwithherother.Sheheard
himmoanjustalittleandsheknewthiswastotallyworkingforhim.Hell,itwouldbefor
anyguy.

Fish let his head drop back, fuck her mouth was amazing. She was teasing him,

though,onlytakinginhisheadandusingherhandontherest,pumpingittightlyinher
handswhiletouchinghisballs.Helookeddown,andhepulledherhairbackslightlyuntil
shelookedupathim.

“Stop fucking around, or it will be my turn,” he snapped, and she grinned and

nodded.

“Okay,okay,jeez,littleimpatient,”sheteased,andFishgrowledalittleather,and

shefelthercreampoolinherpanties.Yeah,shewasgoingtobereadyforhimwhenthe
timecame.

Hetuggedherheadforward,andDocdidn’tdisappoint.Thistimeshetouchedthe

tipofhiscockwithhertongueandthensliditdownherthroatasfarasitwouldgo,and
thensheswallowed.FUCK!hethought,reachingoutwithhisotherhandhegrabbedmore
ofherhairandcompletelylostcontrol.Hebeganfuckingherface,andsheseemedtoget
offonitevenmorethanhewasifyoutookhergroansandmoansintoaccount.Thenthe
handonhisballsleft,andhelookeddownandsawherslideitintothefrontofherpanties.
Shit,shewassexyasfuck,awomanwhogotoffongivingheadwaslikeeveryman’swet
dream.

She pumped her head as he held onto her hair tight, he felt her suck harder with

every pass. She wanted his cum, and he was going to give it to her. “Come on, baby,
harder,”hewhisperedandthenhefeltthehandonthebaseofhiscocktighten,sheheard

him, he wanted to make sure she understood, though, so he pumped in and out of her
mouth,slammingindeeperwitheachpass,anddamnedifshedidn’topenherthroatand
lethimin.Shetookallofhim;notonefuckingwomanhadbeenabletodothat.

“Fuck,” he swore when she had him deep in her mouth and swallowed again, that

feltamazing.Hewasclose,hecouldfeelhisballspullingup,andheshoutedhisrelease
justasshetookhiminhermouthonelasttimeandthenheldonandswallowedashiscum
floweddownherthroat.

Hisheadwasback,andhewasbreathinghardwhenhefeltherpullawayfromhim,

andthenhelookeddown.Fuckshewasgorgeous.Andnowheneededtotasteher,there
was nothing stopping him. He was a man on a mission. He gave as well as he got and
damnedifshewasn’tthebestheeverhad,whichmeanthewasgoingtoneedtoworkfor
it.

FishgrabbedDocandflippedherback,soherlegswerehangingslightlyoverthe

edge.Heignoredherscreamofsurprise,especiallywhenhedroppedtothefloorandsaw
howwetshewas.Reachingup,hepulledthepantieshardenoughthatheheardthemrip.
“Hey,”Docsnapped,andheignoredherandstaredatherpussy,itwasperfecthethought
andthenkissedeachofherthighsasheslungthemoverhisshoulders.

Shit, he knew how to work his mouth, Doc thought as soon as he latched onto her

clit.Shealmostcameoffthebeditfeltsogood,shit,ithadbeenalongtime.Heteased
andflickedherclit.Shefelthimpushafingerintoherpussyandshemoanedloudly.

Fishwatchedherfaceashetastedher,shewasamazinglyresponsive.Hepusheda

secondfingerintoherandwatchedassheclosedhereyes,andhefeltherclenchonhis
fingers,tryingtokeephiminsideher.Hemovedthenandsuckedherclitintohismouth
andcaptureditbetweenhisteethandthenslowlydroveheroutofherminduntilshewas
awrithingmessonthebed.

“Fuck,” she cried when he pulled back. She looked down at him with an angry

expressiononherface.“Seriously,”shesnapped.“Isuggestifyouwanttoliveyouwill
putyourfacerightbackwhereitwas.”

Fishchuckled,“Really?Iamnotreallyfeelingthelovehere.”

Her eyes narrowed, and she said, “And you won’t be feeling much of anything if

you don’t finish me off right now. Because that is the only way you are going to get a
pieceofthis.”

Hegrinnedandthenleanedforwardandlickedhergentlyandshegrowled,shehad

beensoclosebeforehestopped.WHATTHEFUCK?shethoughtasshesuddenlybowed
offthebed.Shefeltthesizzlingshockbutbeforeshecouldaskwhatthefuckitwasher
worldwasexploding.Shecamehardandfast,fuckthefastestshehadevercome.Panting
sheliftedherheavyheadandsaid,“Whatthehellwasthat?”

Fishsmiledandhelduphisfinger,whichhadasmalllittledevicewhichhekinda

wiggled at her. She frowned and said, “Is that a shocker?” He winked at her and then

movedupherbodyuntilhewasrightnexttoherandhitthelittlebutton,sheheardasmall
staticnoise,andshegrowledathim.“Areyounuts?Youcouldhavekilledmyclit!”

Hechuckledandthrewthedeviceoverhisshoulderandthenkissedherhard.When

hecameupforair,hewhisperedagainstherlips,“Iwouldneverhurtsomethingthatwas
mine.Ineedtogetsomeuseoutofit.”

Docrolledhereyesbutpulledhisheadbackdowntoherandsaid,“Getmoving.”

Fishmovedsohewasbetweenherlegsandhestaredatherasheslidslowlyinto

her.DocclosedhereyesonlyforFishtosnap,“Keepyoureyesopen,Iwanttoseethem.”

Shenoddedandthenwhenhewasfullyseatedinher,hewatchedhereyes.Shewas

holdingherbreathalittlewaitingtoadjusttohissize.Shewastight,whichheexpected
sinceaccordingtohissourcessherarelyhadarelationship.Infact,therewasonlyonethat
hecouldfind, and it lasted only six months before she broke it off. From there, she had
briefaffairs,mostlylastingafewweeks.Butnotregular,whichmadeFishhappyknowing
she took relationships seriously. Because this, whatever she wanted to call it, was
happening.

Hemovedback,andshegaspedalittle,Fishknewhehitherintherightspotwhen

she bit her lip. Sweeping in he kissed her again, tasting every inch of her mouth, he
wanted her taste on his tongue. Doc held on to the back of his head, kissing him and
takinghertasteofhimtoo.Bothofthemwererelishinginthefacttheybelongedtoeach
other.

“Mine,”DocgrowledasshepulledbackandlookedatFish.“Youareminenow.”

Hepumpedinandoutofherafewtimesthenhesaid,“Fuckyeah,Iownthispussy

now.Onlyme,forever.”

Theystaredateachotherintently,Docfeltitbuilding,theintensityoftheirgazes,as

wellasthefacteveryfuckingtimehepushedinsideherhehitherclitaswell.Fuck,itfelt
amazing,thebestever.Shesuckedinabreathandsaid,“Hurry.”

The air between them sizzled almost, they were both frantic for the same reason.

Fishstaredatherandknew,shewashis,shehadgivenherselftohim,anddammit,itfelt
likeapieceofhimhehadn’tknownwasmissingsuddenlywasthere,rightthereforhimto
touch.

Docreturnedhisstare,onlythinkingthatafteralltheseyears,shehadsomeonewho

wouldfinallybalanceher.Thefeelingofbeingalonelefther.Nomatterhowmanyofher
friendspledgedtheirloyalty,itwasnotthesameasknowingyouhadsomeonetotalkto
late at night when you couldn’t sleep, someone who knew what you needed before you
evenknewyouneededit.ThiswaswhatFishwantedanddamnedifshedidn’tknowFish
wastheone.

He growled and pumped faster, “Come now!” he ordered and Doc screamed her

release,fuck,shethoughtasFishcamewithher,andheldhimselfupaslongashecould,
butthencollapsedonher.

Docwrappedherarmsaroundhimandjustheldon.Ittookawhilefortheirhearts

tocalmdown,andforthemactuallytofeeltheirlimbs,butDocwrappedherlegsaround
his waist when she felt him move a little. She wanted him inside her for as long as she
could.Theconnectionshefeltwassomethingshehadonlyheardabout.

ChapterThirteen

Docopenedhereyesandstaredatthemanwhowasstillsleepingnexttoher.Last

nighthadbeenamazing,andsheknewtheyhadtakenthelaststeptobeingtogether.Fish
wasgoingtoclaimher,andshewasgoingtolethim.Theywouldfigurethingsoutfrom
there, but honestly, she was still leery about her Sisters, and the Furies. How were they
going to react to this? She hated trying to figure out how her club was going to react.
When she found out she was pregnant, she really thought they would flip out, but they
werecalmerthanshewas.Butthis?Yeah,theyweregoingtofreakout.

Fishopenedhiseyesandstaredrightintotheeyesofthewomanwhowasquickly

becominghisheart.Lastnightwasjustasgoodasthefirstnight,anddamn,itsolidified
whatheknewwastrue.Thiswasthewomanforhim;itdidn’tmatterhowmanydaysor
hourstheykneweachother,Fishhadjustknownthatnight,shit,hesoundedlikeahippy.

“Morning,” she whispered, and Fish wrapped his arms around her and kissed her

deeply.Shesunkherselfintothekissandsighedwhenhepulledback.

“Morning,”hesaidgrufflyandthenlethergo,andsheslidoutofbedandwentto

thebathroom.Heknewsheneededtimetoherselfsoheslidoutofbedandgrinnedashe
thoughtaboutthepreviousnight.Shewaseverythingherememberedandmore,therewas
no way anyone would ever touch her again but him, he would kill anyone who tried.
Staringatthedoor,wantingtogoinsideandtakeherintotheshowerandfuckheragain,
Fishsighed,heneededtogiveherthespaceheknewsheneeded.Startashemeanttogo
on.She and thebaby were hispriority, Harmony was aswell, but shehad her men, and
Dochadhim.Hewasgoingtoneedtoexplainthattoher.Itwasgoingtobehardbecause
theyweresoclose,butheknewhislittlegirlwouldsupporthim.

When she shut the door, she heard him rustling around and then leave the room.

Thensheheardtheshowerstartsomewhereinthehouse.Sheshookherhead;Docwould
havelikedtoshowerwiththeman.Shewasaslut,shethoughtandmoaned,need to get
readytofacethemusicandgobacktoreality.Docbrushedherteeth,refusingtolookin
themirror.Focus, she thought, when they got back to the compound she needed to find
outwhattheylearned.Shealsoneededtoblockoutthefeelofhimbetweenherlegs.Last
nighthehadtakenherthreetimes,andeachtimeshehadcomesohardshehadseenstars.
Yeah,shecouldgetusedtothat.Shesteppedintotheshowerandletthehotwaterflow
overher.Bythetimeshewalkedoutoftheshower,Docwasreadytodealwithherclub
and the others. The Sisters were involved with whatever the fuck was going on because
Shadowwouldneverletthisgo.IfhethoughtsomehowthatBurnswasinnocent,andjust
apawnbeingused,hewouldfighttotheendtomakesurethemanwasexonerated,that
waswhohewas.TheSisters,wellwhenitcametoShadowtheytendedtocoverhisass
whilehedidwhathedid.

Whenshewasdressedandwalkedintothebedroom,shesawFishhadmadethebed

andwascurrentlysittingontheedgeofitandwasputtingonhisboots.Heliftedhishead
andlookedatherseriously.

“Creedcalled,”Fishsaid,andDocfroze,fuck.

“What’sgoingon?”shesaidandwatchedasFishthoughtforaminute.

“Oneoftheguystheyinterrogatedbroke,theyhaveinformation.Noneofthisshitis

what it seems like. There are more players involved than what we thought,” Fish said
grimly,andDocfrowned.

“Moreplayers,how?”

Fishsighed,“Iamnotsure,allIknowisCreedwantsourassesbackthereASAP,

theyarehavingaPresidentmeetingintwohours,thenawholeclubmeeting.”

Doc nodded and then walked to her boots and pulled them on. “We better get a

moveon;wedon’twanttogetcaughtintraffic.”

Fish grabbed her arm as she passed him and she frowned and looked at Fish

questioningly.“Wegood?”heasked,andshenodded.

“Yeah.”

Fishstaredatherintentlyandsawthelookinhereyes,andheknewtheywereon

thesamepage.Henoddedandthensaid,“Comeon,together.”

Shenoddedandsaid,“Together.”

They made it back to the compound without incidence and used the same gate as

they left from which was hidden. Fish noticed there was no one in the open. No people
walkingandlaughing,noonehangingoutinfrontoftheclubhouse,nothing.Theyparked
intheareabetweenthetwoclubs,andDoctookoffherhelmetandstaredaround.Shesaw
thesamethingashedid,itwaseerie.

“Wherearewemeeting?”Docasked.

Fishtookherhandandsaid,“IbelieveontheFuriesside,let’sgo.”

The pair walked between the two compounds and Doc almost shivered at the

ominousatmospherethatalmostsuffocatedher.SheknewFishfeltitbecausehishandgot
tighterandtighterastheymoved.Shesawthebulletholesforthefirsttime.Fuck,there
weresomanyofthem.Lastnighthadbeenwild,andtheywereluckythecasualtiesthey
hadweren’tlifethreateningfortheguys.Itcouldhavebeensomuchworse,she thought
astheynearedthedoor,wherejustlastnightDochadstoodandhelditopenfortheLady
RidersandtheSistersastheyranbackin.

WhenFishopenedthedoor,hepushedherthroughfirst,asiftomakesureshemade

it to safety before he did. She wanted to stop and kiss him, but when she saw the club
roomwascompletelypacked,shestopped.

“Fuck,” Doc whispered, and Fish sighed. They had everyone’s attention, and

everyonewaslookingattheirhands,andthewaythepairbothseemedtomovetoprotect
oneanother.ShespottedMarbleswhowasjustgrinningandshakingherhead.Theyheard

the first clap and Fish narrowed his eyes on Kink. That bastard was gonna get him in
trouble.

Soon the whole room was clapping and hooting loudly. Doc rolled her eyes, and

Fishjustshookhishead.ThenShadowsteppedforwardwithhiseyeslockedonDoc;the
roomwentsilentasthelargemanwalkedtoher.

He stopped right in front of Doc but his eyes shifted to Fish and finally, he said,

“Aboutlastnight…”hestarted.

Fish interrupted him and said, “I would have done the same thing, hell, I have

practically done the same thing. When Harmony told me she was pregnant, my first
instinctwastofindthosebastardsandkicktheirass.YoucareaboutDoc;she is part of
yourfamily,Iwouldexpectnothingless.”

Shadownoddedandadded,“Iwillkillyouifyouhurther.”

DocraisedaneyebrowandFishchuckled.“Trustme;I think she will take care of

thatherself.”

Docsighedandthensteppedclosertoherbrotherandsmiled.“Thankyou.”

Shadow looked down at her and said quietly, “Was there ever any question about

howIwouldreact?Youaremysister,myfamily.Youknowifyouneedanything,allyou
needtodoisask.”

Docnodded,andthenhemovedtotheside,behindhimstoodtherestofherfamily,

andtheywereallstaringatFish.SheturnedandsawFishwasstaringrightback,notin
theleastbitintimidated.Mavstoodinthefront,andshelookedatDoc,sheknewherVice
wascheckingtomakesurenothingwasoff.ShewouldknowbyDoc’sbodylanguagethat
things were good. It took a few moments, but then her Vice nodded,andDocletgothe
breathshewasholding,theyacceptedit.Shereallyshouldn’thavebeensoworried,she
knewtheywouldsupportanydecision.

Flingsteppedintotheroomfromthebackwheretheofficeswere.Hemotionedwith

hisheadforDoctocomeback.Shenoddedandthenshetookafewstepsandpausedto
lookbehindher.Fishremainedwherehewas,justwatchinghercloselyasshemoved.She
said,“Areyoucoming?”

Fishfrownedandsaid,“Why?”

Hereyesmovedaroundtoherclub,Mavshrugged,andDoclookedbackandsaid

quietly, although she knew the rest of the room was listening. She had seen many
Presidents of MCs not involve their women in making decisions. Although they were a
women’s club, Doc didn’t think that way. Even claimed, he was part of the club. “Club
business,youarenowclub,theco-president.Meetingsincludeyou.”

Hestaredather,andthennoddedandwalkedtoherside.“Let’sgo.”

“Together,”shesaid,andhenodded.

“Together.”

WhentheyenteredFling’soffice,allthePresidentsandtheirmenandwomenwere

intheroomalreadysittingatatable,withbeersinthemiddle,andalsoagallonofmilk.
Shadyandhermenwereononeside,Creed,ForkandHarmonyonanother,Sunshinesat
attheheadofthetable,withachairnexttoherthathadtobeFling’s,whichleftDocand
Fishtotakethechairsoppositeofthem.Theroomwascrowdedandtense.

HarmonyandShadystaredather.Fishtookherhandandthenpulledhertothetable

andpulledoutachair.DocsatdownandrefusedtobreakeyecontactwithHarmony,who
shewasfocusedon.Shewasn’tshowinganyweakness;thewomanwouldlatchontoitif
she did. She heard Fling close the door and then move to the front of the table and sit
down.“Youcanhaveyourstaredownafterwetalk,ladies,thisismoreimportant,”Fling
said, and Harmony rolled her eyes, which broke eye contact. Doc wanted to laugh, the
littlewomanwastryingtobebold.Itwasadmirable.

“Layitonus,”Shadysaidwithadrawl.

Fling nodded. “I don’t know how all this shit became intertwined, but I think it’s

because someone has been watching everything we do. They have somehow found out
shitaboutusthatnooneshouldknow.Includingourservicerecords.”

The room was quiet as they all thought about those consequences. Doc leaned

forwardandsaid,“Theyhavethemall?”

Flingsighedandthennodded.“Yeah,Shadowsaidtheyhadthemall,hehasbeen

workingwithBoonytohackintothehacker’ssystem.Theproblemis,itkeepsbouncing,
and they are one step behind when they move. But so far, they have caught him long
enoughtomirrorsomedocuments.TheSatan’sSistersareinthere.”

Docsworeunderherbreath.Shedidn’twantanyonetoeverknowsomeoftheshit

they did, not because she was embarrassed or anything, fuck that, they defended their
country.Butsomeofthemissionshadcasualties,plussomeofthem,theyrescuedpeople
whomtheyreporteddeadinordertosavetheirlives.Thebrassknewthatsometimesthey
workedoutofthebox,andtheyacceptedit.Butifanyonefoundout,fuck,somepeople
wouldbeindanger.

Sheleanedback,andFishputanarmaroundherandleanedin.“Together.”

She sighed and nodded as they continued to talk around the table, everyone

expressingtheiropinionofthesituation.

“WhatIdon’tgetiswhytheOpsandLadyRidersareeveninvolved.Imean,Iget

thattheSisterswouldbebecausewesupportedthecharterforthem.ButtheOpsandthe
LadyRidershavenotbeendirectlyinvolvedwithanymission,”Sunshinesaid,andCreed
frownedandshrugged.

“Notsureifit’sbecauseofthemilitaryaspectorwhat,buttheyclearlyknowalotof

shitaboutus,whichmakesusapartofthis.Wewouldhavebeeninvolvedanywaysince
weliverightnexttoeachother.Wedecidedwhenyouallmovedherethatwewouldbe
twoseparateclubs,butunitedagainstourenemiestogether,”Forksaid.“Sofar,theFuries
havehadourbackeverytime.So,wehaveyoursthistime.”

Flingsighedandleanedback.“Andthisiswhywearealltogetherforthismeeting.”

TheroominstantlywentsilentasFlinglookedatSunshinewhonodded.Hereachedback
andpulledastackofpapersfromhisdeskandthenputthemonthetableinfrontofhim.
“ShadowactuallygotsomethingmorefromthehackerwhoclaimstobeBurns.”

Shadywasrubbingherstomach,andshesnapped,“Tellusalready,Ineednachos.”

HarmonygroanedandlookedatCreedandFork,“OhmyGod,thatsoundsamazing,

thatandaSlurpee.”

ThemenallmadeanoiseofsurprisewhenForksaidunderhisbreath,“Fuck,she

had that for breakfast, buying the Slurpee machine, the hot dog roaster, and the chili
cheesenachomachinewasbrilliant.”

Doc’s eyes got wide, fuck, she hoped she didn’t crave that stuff, although the

thoughtofacorndogsmotheredinchiliandthenatwoliterofMt.Dewsoundedamazing
rightaboutnow.

Flingclearedhisthroat,andtheyalllookedback.Shadygrumbled,“Sorry,Iknow

this is important, but this kid is demanding. If I don’t get what she wants, later tonight
therewillbehelltopay.”

“He,”Slidergrowledasheleanedforward.“Whathewants.”

Shadygrinnedandshookherhead.“Delusional.”

“Right?”HarmonysnortedandlookedatForkandCreed.

“Oursisahetoo,”Forksnapped,andHarmonyshookherhead.

Sunshine giggled and said, “No worries, it lightened the moment, besides, when I

waspregnant,allIwantedwastheArby’sMeatMountain.”

Harmonyleanedforward.“Neverheardofthat.”

“Yeah,itisoneofthosesecretmenuthings,youknowhowfastfoodsallhavethem.

Anyway,ithaseverymeatonthemenuinonesandwichwithswisscheeseandtheirBBQ
andHorseysauce.Itwaslifechanging,”Sunshinesaid,staringdreamilyintospace.

Flingshookhishead.“Freakedmeoutwhenshewoulddevourthewholething.”

Sunshineslappedhiminthebackoftheheadandsaid,“Itwasnecessary.”

“Moving on,” Fling said, rubbing his head. “So, this apparently is a record of the

jobsthispersonhasdone,alltheclients,thejobs,andthepayments.Thereisahitlistin
herehehasnotcompleted,eitherjobshecouldn’taccomplishoroneshehasn’tdoneyet.I
gottasay,Iwassurprisedaboutthewaythelistwaswritten,someofthejobs,eventhough
theyweredoneseemedtoaddpeople.Itwaslikewitheverykill,theonewhohiredthis
fuckerforthejob,keptaddingmorepeople.Whenonejobwasdone,theyweregivena
newnameortwoandsoon.EachcenteredaroundtheOpsandtheLadyRiders.”

“WHAT?” Creed roared and grabbed the stack of paper. He flipped through them

until he reached almost three pages. He started at the beginning and began to read out

loud. “Candy (marked killed), Monk (marked killed), Reyes (he is crossed out), Raph
(with a star), The General (star), Dani (with a ?), Fish (star), Freedom (star), Harmony
(star), Shady (two stars), Jas (an @). There are a shit ton more, all with the location of
where the people are at and their current schedules, fuck, he even has your 7-11 runs
listed.”

The room was silent, and Doc leaned forward. “How the fuck could this all be

connected,itdoesn’tmakesense.”

Shady held out her hand for the papers, and Creed handed them over. The woman

lookedateverypage,andgrabbedapenoffFling’sdeskandbegantodrawlinesthrough
the papers and making notes. They all sat and watched, and no one interrupted even
thoughDochadwantedtoonmanyoccasions,Fishpressedherhandonherthighseveral
timestostopher,butshewasgettingimpatient.Fuck,theywerethenewonestotheclub,
andtheyhadnoideawhatthefucktheyweregettinginto.

Honestly,theSistershadenoughfuckingenemies,theydidn’tneedanymore.They

hadbeenwatchingtheirsixeseversincetheygotout.Theymayhavebeenasecretunit,
but the jobs they did were not all secret. Some of them were public, and a lot of people
hatedtheSisters,eveniftheydidn’tknowitwasthemtheyweresupposedtohate.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, Shady looked up. Doc saw the look in the

other woman’s eyes, and she focused on Harmony, and they almost seemed to be
communicating.Bothwomen,whomomentsbeforehadalovinglookintheireyeswhen
they were talking about their babies, now looked like deadly killers, which was a little
unnervingreally.

ShadylookedatFlingandthenslidthepapersbackandsaidwithadeadvoice,“Itis

mymother,shehasbeenaclientforalongtime.So,ifIwouldhavetoguess,Iwouldsay
a lot of the people I marked we have a connection to. Which makes it kinda convenient
don’tyouthink,especiallysinceitlooksliketheyhaveournewestmovementswhenwere
onlockdown.”

Everyoneleanedupandlookedatthemarksonthepapers.DocfrownedandsawSS

at the bottom of one of the pages, no one singularly, they were listed as a whole group.
Sheturnedherheadalittleandthenwhispered,“Someofthiswasbeforewemoved.”

Fishleanedcloseandsaid,“Yeah?”

“No,youdon’tgetit,beforeweleftouroldbuilding,weliterallydidn’tgooutside.

HowinthefuckdidtheyhavesomeofmineandMav’smeetingtimes?Therewerelike
four, one a week before we left, we made sure all our stuff was square, but none of the
others knew about them. Shadow’s name is bolded and has an exclamation point on it,
same with Boony’s, they know who can find them. They are trying to erase the
competition.”

“Thatmaybe,butwealsohavesomeothershitgoingonhere.It’snotjustShady’s

mother.WhenMerlinwasinCanada,someonewasusinggovernmentassetstocausethe
Furiesproblems,Idon’tseehowonecanbeconnectedwithanother,”Flingsaidslowly.

“Thenwehavemorethanoneproblemonourhands,andsincetheclubsareunited,

itmeanswewilldealwithallofittogether,”Creedsaid,andForknodded.

“Bottomline,mymotherispartofthis,”Shadysaid,andshelookedatDocstraight

in the eye. “And we are going to need all the help we can get, she has already proven
difficulttodealwith.”

Docnodded.“TheSistersarein.”

“Youdon’twanttotalktothemfirst?”Harmonyasked,andDoclookedather.

“Nope,”Docsaid.“Theytrustme.”

Shadystaredatherandthennodded.“Thisisgoingtogetmessy,youallknowmy

motherapparentlyhasalotofmoneyatherdisposal.”

Flingshrugged.“Sodowe.”

“So how do we focus on everything? Letting any of this shit be put on the back

burner is not an option. Which means we will be spread thin. It’s not something that is
wise.Noneofthesepeoplearegoingtojustletitlay,theywillcomebackatuswithguns
abarreling.Weneedtobeprepared,thereisnootheroption,‘causeifanyofusgetcaught
withourpantsdown,it’snotgoingtobegood.Now,weneedtofigurethisshitout,whois
doingwhat?”Creedsaid.

“Breakitdown,”Flingsaidandthencontinued.“YouhavebeendealingwithShay’s

momforawhilenow,andnottryingtobeadick,butithasgottenyouguysnowhere.And
neitherhavewe.Everyturnwehitabrickwall.Ironsideisgettingpissedabouthavetobe
politicallycorrect.”

CreednoddedandthenShadysaid,“Thosearenottheonlyproblems,it’sthepeople

theyarehiringaswell.Theyareusingdistractionstogetwhattheywant.Whilelastnight
wasintenseandfuckedup,iftheyreallywantedusdeadtheywouldhavesentsomeonea
littlebetter.Theyhavealreadytriedtheroutefromtheoceanside,itdidn’tworkthelast
time, and seriously, if you think these assholes didn’t know that, then you are on crack.
Then,” she continued and motioned with her head to Fling, “the Furies also have their
littlesidejobgoingon.”

Flingsaidquickly,“Wehavedelayedanymissions.”

“So,innocentscanbekilledwhilewesortourshit?”Shadyfiredbackandfrowned.

“And what if one of the people you are supposed to be protecting is the one who could
blowthisshitwideopen?Theyarefocusingonthesepeopleforareason,nowitmaynot
have shit to do with our situation, but honest to God, I am a cold bitch, but not when it
comestopeoplewhoarecasualtiesinmywar.”

Flingsatback,“Fuck.”

Shadynodded.“Yeah,fuck.”

Docleanedforward,“Iknowwearenewtothiswholethingyouallhavegoingon

here, but honestly, I am sick of getting fucking shot at, and shit, these fucking assholes

needtobeburied.Now,currently,wedon’thaveasmanypeoplewantingtokillus,but
thatdoesn’tmeantheSistersaregoingtositbackandletyoualldealwithsomethingthat
needs all our help. At this fucking table, we have more connections in the military than
activeunits.Sohowaboutthis,theSistersdealwiththecunt-a-mombecausemostofus
have mommy issues and will kill the bitch if we even get one clear shot. Ops, you deal
withthegovernment-whores,‘causeIknowforafact,youmaybeontheirradarasatiny
blip with your crazy asses, but the Sisters and Furies are lighting up their screen bigger
thanshit.FlingandShady,dealwithallthemercenaryforhireassholeswhoseemtobe
afterus.Imeanshit,everyoneandtheirbrotherwant a piece of us it seems, so we deal
andgowithit.Allofusgettheweaponsexpertstogethertocheckourarsenalstomake
surewehaveenoughtostartWorldWarIII.Andeachofuspicksthesneakybastardsin
ourclubs,andtheycanbetheoneswhofigureoutaplacewecantakethisfight,andnot
draw too much attention, which could be a third-world country, but hey, ruin theirs not
ours.”

EveryonewassilentastheystaredatDocandthenshelookedatFish,“Toomuch?”

He grinned and said, “Nah, they just know you are right, and they are pissed they

didn’tthinkofit.”

Docliftedherheadandshrugged,“Ohcool,soareweonthesamepagehere?”

They all nodded, but before they could talk, there was a knock on the door. Fling

grabbedthepapersandturnedthemover.“Comein.”

Marblesstuckherheadandinsaid,“Daniisawake.”

ChapterFourteen

The leaders as a group got up and walked quickly out the room. They saw all the

clubs looking at them expectantly. There was no sign of the Sisters, Slick or Jack-Jack.
Fuck,Docthought,thiscouldturnoutvery,verybadly.Shewalkedquicker,andFishfelt
hermoodchangefromexcitedtoalmostdesperatetogettowhereshewasgoing.Asthey
walkedintotheclubhouseoftheOps,sheknewwhytheyellingwasloud.Shecouldhear
boththeSisters,Jack-JackandSlick,shit,therecouldbebloodshed.

Doc pulled away from Fish, who refused to let her totally go, he just grabbed her

handandmetherstrideastheymoved.Whentheyenteredthecrowdedroom,Doctookin
thesituationquickly.

Danihad been satup in bed,she noticed that thehead was raised.Boo was in the

corner,lookingatthereadingonthemachines,aswellasattemptingtochangeabagof
fluidswhilethetwomenwerepushingin,andGypsyandTinywerestandingguard.The
menwerenotdealingwell.Fishsawthesamething,andthenheyelled.

“Goddammit, can you all fucking get out of here until they get her stable and

comfortable.YouguysyellingishurtingDani,youarefuckingidiots.”

“IamjustfuckingtryingtogethertounderstandJack-JackandIhaverightstobe

hereaswell,”Slicksnapped.

“No, you fucking don’t, the minute you and your idiot friend just left Dani…”

Gypsyyelled,andSlickpointedafingerather.

“Listen,youdonotknowdick…”

“And I don’t fucking want to know anything about your dick you man-whore,”

Gypsysnapped,andFishjustraisedhishandandwhistledloudly.

“DidyouhearwhatthefuckIsaid?Clearout!”

EveryonestoppedandlookedatDani,whonotonlylookedveryconfusedbutalso

had tears in her eyes as she watched the drama unfold. Doc moved behind Gypsy and
lookedatDani.

“Hey,honey,”Docsaidsoftly.“Canyoulookatme?”

Danididn’tturnatfirst,notuntilDoclookedoverhershoulderandsawFishpulling

out the guys, and then whispering to the girls softly and urging them to leave for a few
minutes. When Fish closed the door, it was only Boo, Fish, Doc, and Dani in the room,
anditfeltlessheavy.DaniturnedherheadandstaredatDoc.

“W-W-Whatis…”shetriedtosay,butthenburstintotearsandputherhandsonher

face.

DoclookedupatBoowhowasfrowning,shepulledoutherphoneandhitthespeed

dial.Docknewshewascallingthedoctor.ShegentlytookDani’shandsandpulledthem

down.“Comeon,honey,it’sgood,stopallthecrying.Hell,wejustgotyouawakeforthe
firsttimeinawhile,Idon’twantyoutodecidetogobacktosleep.”

Daniliftedhereyesandsheopenedhermouth.“W-W-Whatisw-w-wrong?”

Dockeptherfacefromchanging,shewasn’tgoingtoshowDanihowworriedshe

was right now. Damn it all to fucking hell, why Dani? Doc thought and then smiled
through her worry. The stuttering could mean she had a little bit of fluid still putting
pressureonpartsofherbrain.Docdidn’twanttothinkaboutthatrightnow,shewasjust
happyDaniwasactuallysittingupandawake.

“Well,youhaveaheadinjury,andsometimesitjusttakesawhileforittoreboot.

Howaboutforrightnow,youletmeandBoolookyouover,”Docasked,andDanilooked
atFishandfrowned.

“W-W-WhyisF-F-Fishh-h-here?”Daniasked,andDoclookedoverhershoulder.

“Well, seems me and the old man over there were meant to be,” Doc said, and

Dani’seyeswentwide.

“R-R-Really?”sheasked,andDocgrinned.

“Yep,”shesaid,andFishsmiled.

“Iwillstepoutandmakesureeveryoneisbehavingokay,”Fishsaidandlookedat

DocandDani,thentoBoowhowashangingupthephone.

“Doctorisonhisway,”BooannouncedquietlyandthenlookedatDani.“Youwill

likehim,heistheonewhoreallysavedyourlife.”

DanifrownedasFishbegantowalkaway,andDocsaid,“Babe,hangon.”

Fish turned and frowned and then walked back to the bottom of the bed and said,

“Youneedsomething,Dani?”

Theyoungwomanhadtearsinhereyesandshetookadeepbreath.“H-H-Howise-

e-everyoneh-h-here?”

Docshookherhead.“Dani?”

Danishookherheadfrustratedandthenpointedtothepenandpaperonthesmall

desk. Boo grabbed it and gave it to Dani. The young woman was writing furiously.
Finally,shestoppedandhandedthepapertoDocwhoscannedit,andFishcouldseethe
frownbeginningtoform.Hiswomanlookedupathimwithpaininhereyesandthenshe
turnedtoDani.

“Doyouknowwhereyouare?”Docaskedslowly,andDanilookedatherconfused

andshenoddedandpointedtothepaper.DocstoodandwalkedtoFishandhandedhim
the paper and then ran a hand over her face and motioned for Boo to come as well and
readwhatDaniwrote.

She was going to need to deal with this, fuck, how the hell was she going to deal

withthisshitwitheverythinggoingon?Iftheyhadbeenpresentedwiththisinthefield,

they would have sent the patient immediately home to deal with these issues, which
meant,Dochadneverreallydealtwiththis.Gypsywasgoingtobepissedthefuckoff.

FishfrownedashereadthemessageDanihadwritten.

How did everyone get to Germany? And why is everyone here? They will be

transportingmestateside,right?Idon’tunderstand,itwasaconcussionblast,Iamfine,
justshaken,thedoctorsaiditwasaprecautiontheyweresendingmehome.

DocwasbacksittingnexttoDani,andshesaid,“Oh,Dani,Ineedtoknowwhere

theblasthappened?”

Dani took the clean pad that Doc had and wrote something down. Fish and Boo

movedtoseewhatshesaid.DoctiltedthepageasshenoddedtoDani.

Kabul

Docsighedandthensaid,“Honey,youareinSanDiego.”

Danileanedbackwithafrownandsheshookherheadandgrabbedthepaper.

No, the doctor I spoke to was in Germany, Ramstein, you know this, you were

assignedclosetous.DanilookedatFishconfused.Iknowyou,butIdidn’tknowyouthen.

Fishrubbedthebackofhisneck,wellshit.Docnodded.“YouknowFish?”

Daninoddedandthenwrotesomething.

He has a daughter, Harmony, she is a PI who called me a few times to ask some

questionsaboutsomeofthemissionstheOpshad.Shewasmakingsuretheirasseswere
covered.

Fishclosedhiseyes,heknewHarmonylookedintothatwhenshestartedbeingaPI.

Shehadn’ttoldtheguys,though,andFishhadnotknownshewenttoDani.Hehadmet
thewomanafewtimesrightwhentheguysallreturnedfromtheirservice,hehadreally
thought that Slick and Jack-Jack were going to claim her right off the bat. But the guys
hadfuckedshitupbecauseoftheirPTSD.Thosetwohadtheworstofitintheclubs,hell,
evenMaxiwasn’tasbadasthem,andthatwassayingafuckofalot.ThedayDanileft,
Fish had been the one to take her to the airport because the club was all busy trying to
handleJack-JackandSlicksincetheywentonarampage.

Docnodded.“Okay,Dani,whydon’tyourestwhileBooandItalktotheothers,and

wefigurethisout.”

Daninarrowedhereyes,butyoucouldseetheexhaustiononherface.Fuck,shehad

beenasleepamonthandwastiredagain.Theshitthislittlewomanhashadtogothrough.
Danifinallynodded,butshedidn’tlookhappy.Afterlookingatherchartandwhispering
toBoo,thetriofinallyleftDaniwhohadfallenasleepbeforetheymadeittothedoor.

Fishopenedthedoorandheldupahandtoeveryoneinthehallway.Itwaspacked,

andFishsaidquietly,“Inthemainroom,sheissleeping.”

Doc saw Slick and Jack-Jack both pause, they didn’t want to leave Dani, and she

glared at the duo. She didn’t give a shit if they were here now, they hadn’t been there
when Dani was such a mess that she could barely get up in the mornings. Doc and the
otherSisterswerethere,anditwasbad.SherememberedthelongnightsofDanicrying,
shehadsufferedalot,butmostofitwasbecauseofherissuesaswell,whichtheidiots
had never talked to her about. They hadn’t made the time to get to know Dani. Instead,
theyhadfuckedherandcutherloose.

Whentheyenteredthelargeclubroom,Gypsysaidquickly,“Tellus.”

Doc took a deep breath. “Okay listen, Boo and I are calling in another doctor, a

specialist. We knew when Dani woke up we would need to see if there were any issues
duetoherheadinjuries,andthereis.”

Gypsynoddedandsaid,“And?”

“Sheishavingproblemstalking,shehasastutter,whichIamsuretheywillbeable

tohelpimprove.Shealsoishavinganissuewithmemory.Now,wearegoingtogetthe
bestdoctorinthecountryforher,yougottaknowthat.Atthecurrenttime,shethinksshe
is in Germany after the blast that took out the com center in Kabul,” Doc said, and
everyonewentsilent.

“But,”Gypsysaidslowly,“thatwaslikewhat,sixyearsago?”

Docnodded.“Sorightnow,sheneedsrestandmeds,wewilldealwithshitaswe

go,butseriously,youguysscreamingandyellinginherroom,sonotgoodforher.Sheis
confused,andsheknowsthereissomethingwrong.Untilwespeaktoadoctor,everyone
andImeaneveryonewhogoesinthatroom,doesnottalkaboutshitthatwillupsether.”

“Shedoesn’trememberanything?”Creedsaidsoftly,andDocshookherhead.

“Notrightnow,butitcouldbetemporary,oritmaybepermanent.”

Fish was watching Slick and Jack-Jack who looked like they had been punched in

thegut,heknewhowthetwomenfeltbecausewhenDocwasn’twithhim,itkilledhim
notknowingwhatwasgoingon.Now,knowingshewascarryinghischild,itwasgoingto
beworse,heknewit.Theguysweregoingtoneedtounderstand.

“Jack-Jack?Slick?”Docsaid,andbothmenstoodupstraightandnodded.

The room went silent as she looked at Gypsy who ground her teeth. “She doesn’t

remember what went down with you guys. My suggestion, if you are serious about this
shit, then this time you make sure you have an in before she remembers because I can
guarantee if she remembers before that, you two are going to lose her forever. She had
made up her mind years ago about that shit,” Doc said, and the men nodded and turned
andlefttheroom.Gypsysteppedclosetoher.

“You sure you should have done that?” Gypsy said, and Doc sighed and nodded

slowly.

“Wemaybepissedaboutwhatwentdown,butyousawthemwithher,Ididtoo.At

first,Iwasagainstit,Iknowwhattheydidtoher,howmuchithurt,butiftheyareserious
now?Shelovedthemthenandifshestilldoes…”

Gypsycursedunderherbreath,“Oneshot.”

Docnodded.“Iagree.”

DocsteppedintothemainroomoftheclubhouseandHarmony,FreedomandShady

steppedinfrontofher.Fuck,shedidn’tneedthisshitrightnow.Foldingherarmsoverher
chest,sheglaredattheshorterwomanandwaited.

“So,”Harmonysaidslowly.“Hearmydadclaimedyou?”

Docnarrowedhereyesandshefeltsomeonebehindher.Shestiffenedatfirstuntil

she realized it was Fish. “Not now, Harmony,” he growled, and his daughter shook her
head.

“Sorry,pops,itneedstobenow,”shesaid,andDocsighed.

“Well,wearehere,letitrip,”Docsaid.“Butbeforeyougolookinglikeaspoiled

child,letmeremindyouthatyouaregrown,andyourfatherdoesnotneedprotecting.So,
pitchyourfit,andloseyourfather’srespect.”

Harmonynarrowedhereyes,andshesnapped,“IwasgoingtosaythatIunderstand

my dad needs someone in his life. I was going to say, I was happy about it. And I was
goingtoapologizebecauseIrealizedIwasshockedanddidn’thandleitwelllastnight.I
mean, finding out my dad is going to be a father again, would throw most people for a
loop,andtherefore,Iwasgoingtoapologize.However,youjustbeingallbitchyhasmade
mechangemymind.Iamnotapologizingforshit,andguesswhat?Iamaspoiledbratso
getusedtoit.”

Doclaughedandsaid,“Wellgood,atleastyouareintouchwiththefactthatyouare

aragingbitch.”

Shadyrolledhereyesandsteppedforward.“Whatsheistryingtosayisthatsheis

cool with all this ‘cause she loves her dad and wants to see him happy. And before we
havebloodshed‘causebothofyouwhoresarebeingunreasonable.MayIremindyouthat
everyoneandtheirbrotherwantstokillus,wedon’tneedtodoittoourselves.”

Fishsteppedupandsaid,“Sweetheart,youknowIloveyou.”

HarmonysmiledatDocwithascarykindofevilsmileandthenshelookedather

father and Doc saw the tears in the woman’s eyes, and she relaxed. If his daughter hurt
himinanyway,Docwasgoingtokickherpregnantass.

“It’sbeenalongtimesinceIfeltlikethisforanywoman,youknowthatyourmom

wasabitch.Ittookmealongtimetoworkthatout,butwithDoc,itisdifferent.Iwould
dieforher,”hesaidquietly,andHarmony’seyeswidened.

Doc saw Freedom put a hand on her friend’s shoulder and squeeze and then

Harmonymovedandhuggedherfatherasthefirsttearescapedhereyes.

“Ijustwantedyouhappy,”shewhispered.“Butintheclub.”

Fishsighedandthengrinned.“Honey,Iamgonnaberightnextdoor.”

“But,”Harmonysaid,andFishcontinued.

“Andnothingisgoingtokeepmefrommygrandbaby.”

Docstaredasthetwohuggedeachothertighter,Shadyleanedinawhisperedinher

ear,“Evenwithallthelovefestgoingonovertherewestillhaveawarningforya.Ifyou
hurthim,wewillgutyou.”

DocturnedherheadandstaredattheleaderoftheLadyRiderswhoseeyeslooked

likecoldsteelrightnow.Shenarrowedhereyesandthenleanedforwardandwhispered
intoShady’sear,“Heismine,andIwillnothurthim.Butyouoryourslutsthreatenme
again, we are gonna have a problem. And just to say, if you all hurt him by being
demanding bitches playing the whole, ‘my daddy loves me more,’ I will let my Sisters
looseonyou.”

Shadyleanedbackwithagrin, and she looked at Freedom whose eyes were wide

andsaid,“Wearecool.”

Freedommutteredunderherbreath,“IsweartoGod,youbitchesarenutsandnow

wejustaddedsomemorecrazinesstothegroup.”

Fish kissed Harmony on the head as she pulled back, and they heard the roar of

motorcycles, then Shady turned. “Well shit, so much for a quiet night. Looks like Rebel
andtheothersgottheBloodEaglesinwithoutaproblem.”

Docfrowned.“Youcalledinanotherclub?”

Freedomshookherhead.“Oh,hellno,seeRebelisoneofourstrippersforBitches

2. Well, she is part of the Riders now; anyway, her dad is the President of the Blood
EaglesandwhentheyheardthatRebelwasouthereandwhileonarunsearchingforthe
man who killed her mom. She was targeted by our enemies who happened to have the
samemanintheirclub.Whilefollowingtheasshole,shecrashedherbikeintoacar.Rebel
endedupinthehospitalwheretheyfoundoutshehadscartissuethatmayormaynotbe
cancer, and was going under the knife. So, they decided to get their asses up here. She
wantedtowaituntilherdadwasheretostartthechemotheyweregoingtoneedtodo.”

DocfrownedandlookedatShady.“Isshealwayslikethat?”

Shadyshrugged.“Yeah.”

DoclookedbackatHarmonyandFish.“Wegood?”

HarmonynarrowedhereyesforabriefsecondandthenshesawthewayDocwas

staringatherfatherandknewhefinallyfoundawomanwhowouldstick.Shenoddedand
thensaid,“Yep,welcometothefamily.”

ChapterFifteen

The Sisters and the Furies went back to their side of the compound to meet, only

taking time enough to change their clothes and shit. Doc needed the time to grab
somethingtosnackonaswell.Thebabywashungry,shethoughtasshewalkedbackinto
the main room carrying her apple and biting into it. Fling motioned with his head, and
whenshereachedhim,hesaid,“Weleadthefullmeetingstogether.”

Doclookedaroundandnodded.“Yep,givemetwominutes.”

Fling nodded and moved to the front while she saw Fish sitting with Shadow, and

shemovedtohimreallyquick.“Wegood?”

Fishlookedatherandnodded.“Always.”AndshemovedtoFling.

Fling and Doc stood in front of the clubs and told them what Shadow had

discovered and what Shady confirmed in detail. They all needed to know what the hell
wasgoingon.

Ridgeleanedbackinhischairandsaidloudly,“Technically,thishadnothingtodo

withus?”

Flingfrowned.“Ididn’tsaythat.Thehacker,theonewehavebeenchasing,isnot

thehacker,heisavictim.”

“Are you gonna call the higher ups and tell them?” Loki asked, and Jaci leaned

forward.

“Pleasetellmeyouarenot;VictorBurnsisavictimhere.Weneedtofindhimand

gethimfree.”

“The problem is, we don’t know where he is, and he doesn’t know where he is,”

Shadowsaid.“Thecellphonehebuiltdoesn’thaveGPSorvoice,onlytextandevenwith
that,itishitandmiss.Buthegavemejustenoughtohelpmefindtherealhacker.Buthe
isgood,hell,eventheinfoIgotisonlypieces.Thefilethere,ittookmefivetriestogetit,
andIdon’tthinkitiscomplete,Ithinktherearemoredatesonthere,”Shadowsaid.

“Howcouldonepersondoallthis?”Georgieasked,andBoomernodded.

“Yeah,hell,someofthatshitwasgoingdownatthesametimeasothers.Howinthe

fuckishe/shepullingthatoff?”

Fling ran a hand down his face, and Doc said, “We just got this info, we haven’t

beenabletofigureeverythingoutyet.Thereisalotofshitgoingon,andsorightnow,we
are just giving info. The Ops will be doing the same thing, the clubs are on lockdown
obviouslyuntilwecanfiguresomeofthisshitout.Buttheyareaskingforthebusinesses
to be shut down for now. We need to find where they are getting their information. It is
seriouslytoodetailednottowonderifitissomeoneintheclub.”

Flingturnedhisheadquickly,shit,hehadn’tplannedonthrowingthatshitoutyet.

Theyhadn’teventalkedaboutit.Theroomwenttensewhenshesaidthefinalsentence

andtheyalllookedfromDoctoFlingasiftheywerehopingsomeonewasgoingtotell
them they were fucking around. It was shocking, and if someone in their club was
responsible, then they would be dealt with harshly. There was a knock on the door and
Flingfrowned,nooneshouldbeonthegroundsrightnow.

Ridgestoodandwalkedtothedoor,Treywasstandingthere, and he straightened.

“CreedandForksentmeoverhere.”

Fling motioned for him to come in. He looked around the room, they had talked

aboutthiswhenDocwasgone,themembersoftheFurieshadvoted.

“Trey,stepup,”Flingorderedtheyoungmale,andthenheturnedtoDocandraised

aneyebrow.

Fuck,shethoughtandturnedtoFishwhowasalreadymovingtostandinfrontof

theclub.Theyhadn’thadachancetotalkaboutit.Whatthehellwashedoing?Hewasan
Ops, she was not going to allow him to switch clubs. Doc opened her mouth and Fish
staredatherinangerandshookhishead.

“We have had a lot of shit going on. You all know that Bjorn ‘Ironside’ Falcon is

goingtobecomeaProspect.Hewillbehereinafewweeks.Wealsohadarequestfrom
CreedandFork.Apparently,TreywouldliketoalsobecomeaProspectfortheFuries,and
FishclaimedDoc,soitneedstobedecidedwheretheywillreside.Wehaveneverallowed
someonefromanotherclubtoresideinourspace.However,wehavebeenaskedtoputit
toavote,toseeifFishcanhaveadualmembershipwiththeOpsandtheSisters,”Fling
said,andDocsnappedhermouthshut.“Wealreadyvotedand,Trey,yourcutandroom
arereadyforyou,justgowithLokiwhowillshowyouwhereitis.And,Fish,theclubhas
decidedthattheyapproveofthedualmembership,butweonlyaskthattheSisterspatch
beaddedtoyourcutmakingitshowthedualstatus.”

“Fuckyeah,”Marblessaid,andtheotherSistersraisedtheirhands.ThentheFuries

all nodded. Doc stared around the room, both clubs had just given them their blessing,
shit. Her heart was beating fast, and she felt Fish lean into her slightly, and she let go a
breathshedidn’tknowshewasholdingandliftedherheadinacknowledgment.

Fish nodded, and then Fling turned. “In light of this, Doc, you and Fish will now

havethehousestandingnexttotheapartment,youcanmoveinimmediatelyasitwasour
guesthouse.Obviously,youarepregnant,andyouaretheonlyfemaleintheclubwhich
is,whichmeansyouwillbeinthebackgroundworkingshit.Wewillnotjeopardizeyouor
thekid.Wetalked,andtheclubhasagreed,youneedextraprotection.”Docopenedher
mouthtoargue,butthenhehelduphishand.“Don’tfuckingargue,Fishwillbewithyou,
butsowilloneoftheguys.Theyaretakingshifts,weprotectwhatisours,especiallynow.
Nootherbusiness.Youallknowthisshitweareswimmingin.Wearegonnabehelping
theOpsandLadyRiders,andtheywillbehelpingus.So,giveusabit,andwewillfigure
outwhoisdoingwhat.Untilthisshitissorted,ShadowandBoonywillbothberunning
security checks. Loki and Puddin’, you both will be working with Maxi and Rain, you
fourwillbeinchargeofhelpingoutwithrecog.”

“Yeah,andmawillberightthereinthemix.”Lokisnorted,andJacishookherhead.

“For now, everyone get settled, tomorrow we start,” Fling said and then grabbed

Sunshineanddraggedheroutoftheclubhousewhileeveryonelaughed.

Fishleanedover,“Let’sgobreakinournewhouse.IwillletRidgeknowwherewe

aregoing.”

Shelaughedandrolledhereyes.“DUH.”

Fish had let her walk out the door holding her hand, but when they were out the

door, the man had grabbed her and swept her up into his arms and began to walk very
quickly.

“YouknowIcanwalk,”shelaughed,andhelookeddownather.

“Beginaswemeantogoon,”Fishsaidfirmly.“Iwillalwaystakecareofyou,but

thatisn’twhatthisisabout.Inmyeyes,wewerejustmarriedsincetheclubsgavetheir
blessing,nowitisonlyapieceofpaper.Sincewedon’thavetimerightnowtomakeit
official,thisisourweddingnight.Iwillcarryyouoverthethresholdtoourhouse.”

Doc sucked in a breath, was he serious? She looked at the determined look on his

face—he was, this was forever. They had said it, but what Fish said and what he was
doing,itmadeitreal.Damn,shewasanoldladynow,howfuckingcrazywasthat.

Hehadstalkeddownthedirtroaduntiltheyreachedtheconstructionsite,andDoc

saw the house Fling had been referring to. They had already posted a sign saying
‘PresidentofSatan’sSisters,’intheyard.ShehadseentheoneinFling’syardandtherest
of the officers in the club. The Sisters had kinda chuckled about that, but now, Doc
thoughtitwaskindacool.

Fishmovedtothefrontporch,andwhileDocwouldhavekindalikedtocheckout

her view, he moved to the door and said, “Open it,” to her, and she laughed and leaned
overanddidwhathesaid.

Withthedooropen,Fishmovedthroughit,pausingtokissherastheycrossedthe

threshold. Fuck, she wasn’t sentimental, but she would always cherish that. Then he
kickedthedoorshutwithhisfootandgrowled,“Wherethefuckarethebedrooms?”She
looked around, it was furnished thank goodness, although Doc saw a few things that
needed to go, especially the girly pic of a garden over the couch, damn, that was a bit
much.

Doclaughedandsaid,“Possiblyonthesecondfloor?”

Fishnoddedandmovedtothestairs,hetookthemtwoatatime,andonceshetried

totellhimtoletherwalk,thelookhegaveherwassointenseitmadeherlaughbecauseit
wassexy,butalsohumoroushowhornyhewas.

“So, uh, everyone acknowledging us makes you horny?” she teased as they reach

thesecondfloor.

He stopped and looked down at her. “No, it just makes it official, I am always

fuckinghardwhenIamaroundyou.”

Docgrinned.“Goodanswer.”

Hekissedherhardandmovedquickly.Themasterwaseasytospotsinceitwasthe

only bedroom door open. Doc saw the flowers on the dresser, and she rolled her eyes.
Yeah,thatwastotallyTats,shewastheonewhosecretlylikedthewholegirlyshitwhenit
cametoromance.Theyalwaysteasedher‘causeherrulewasifadudeshowedupfora
dateanddidn’thaveflowers,shewasnotfuckinghimuntiltheseconddate.

Fishstoppedwhenhesawtheflowersandfrowned.“Whothefuckissendingyou

flowers?”

Doclaughed,“ItwasTats.”

Hegrowled,“Betterbe.”

“Aww,lookatyoubeingallpossessive.”Shelaughed,andFishgrowledather.

“Youaremine.”

ThenDoccontinuedtolaughwhenshewasfinallythrownacrossabed.Fishstood

at the foot of the bed, looked at her, and ordered, “Get your fucking clothes off.” Doc
pausedtostareathimashewhippedoffhisshirt,hewasgorgeous,andhewashers.She
wantedtowatchhimtakeoffhisclothes,buthesnappedather,“Youarenottakingyour
clothesoff.”

Docnarrowedhereyesandsaid,“Really?”

Hewaspullingthemaledominancething,likehecouldbetheonlyoneinchargein

this situation. She was gonna challenge him, he knew it, and she knew it, and they also
knewthatwaswhatmadethemwork.Theywerefeelingtheirway,andinthebedroom,
theywouldalwaysclashbecauseitwashottoseewhowouldwin.Docgrinnedandthen
said,“Bringit.”

Shekneltonthebedandpulledhershirtoverherhead.Fish’seyeswentdarkwhen

hesawherbra.Shehadquicklychangeditwhentheygotbacktothecompound,grabbing
thefirstthingshesaw.Yeah,theyrememberedlastnight,Fishhadexpressedhislikingof
herunderwearaftertheyhadfucked,andnowhewasdoingitagain,Docwasthinkinga
triptoVSwascomingrealsoon.

Doc was wearing a black, lacy bra with a matching thong. So, when she turned

aroundandbegantopushoffherpants,sheheardhimgrowl.Docgrinned,sheknewhe
likedtheshow,andshewasmorethanreadytogiveittohim,andshewiggledherassa
littlewhileshegotthepantscompletelyoff.Docturnedinenoughtimetoseehimtossing
hisHarleyteethatwasinhishandandthengrabbinghisbeltandpullingquickly.

Hetoedoffhisbootsandstripped,slowlytakinghistime,andwatchingher,hiseyes

roaming her body and making her feel like the most important person in the world. His
eyeslingeredonherflatstomach,andhewonderedwhatitwouldlooklikeroundedwith
hischild.Afeelingofpossessivenessflowedoverhim,mine,hethought.

Shelookedupathimandsaid,“IswearIwillnevergetusedtoseeingyourbody.

Shit,whoeversaidyoungmenweresexy,pft,theygotnothingonyou,honey.”

Fish laughed and crawled up the bed until she was bent over, with her legs still

underherandhimleaningoverherpushingapartherthighs.Itgavehiscockaniceplace
torestasherfeetpushedupherass.However,shewasn’tsureshewassobendable.

He looked down at her breasts that were pushed up right into his face, and he

reached up and pulled her bra to one side, so only one of her nipples was exposed. He
teasedaroundthenipplebeforetakingitintohismouthandsuckinghard.Shegaspedat
thefeelingofhismouth,shelovedit.Shecouldfeelthebondstretchingtoeachofthem
andstrengthening.Theywouldbegoodtogether,shethought.

She held his head in place with one hand while she ran her other hand over his

muscularback,hefeltsogood.Impatientlyhepulledonherbrauntilitripped.Hethrewit
onthefloorandbegantoplaywithbothofhernipples,oneinhismouth,andonewithhis
hand. Then he kissed his way up her neck, licking over her neck, and sniffing. She
moaned at the sensations running through her. Finally, he reached her mouth, and he
grabbedherheadandpulledittothesidesohecouldcontrolthekiss.

Heravagedhermouth,notbeinggentle,dammit,shelikedit,andshecouldfeelit

downtoherdamntoes.DocgaveasgoodasshegotandtheywerebreathlesswhenFish
torehismouthfromhersandlookeddownather.

“Youwantitthatway?”

“Iwantyouanywayyougiveit,”sheanswered,andFishgrinnedandcrushedhis

mouthdownagain.

Heexploredhermouth,claimingeverysingleinchhecouldtouch.Hislipsburneda

path from one side of her mouth to the other. When he pulled back, she could see the
passioninhiseyes,fuckyeah,shethought.

He kissed up to her ear and nipped the lobe before claiming her mouth again and

palmingherbreast.ThankthegodsTinymadethemdoyogabecauseitwashelpinginthis
position,shepushedupwithherthighs,tryingtogethiscocktoenterher.Heliftedup,
avoiding her, and she made a noise of protest. The tingling between her legs was
becominghardtoignore.Sheneeded.

“Fuck,gimmewhatIwant,”shecried.

“Notyet,IwillgiveittoyouwhenIamfuckingready,”Fishsaidandsliddownher

body,kissingherthewholeway,stoppingforaminutetoteaseeachofhernipplesback
intopeakedbuds.Hepulledherlegsoutfromunderherandheldherupbyherass.

Withouttakingoffherthong,hebentdownandlickedherthroughherunderwear.

She almost came off the bed with the friction of the lace running over her already
engorgedclit.Shit,hewasamazing,shethought,andthenranherhandsupherbodyand
playedwithhernipplesasshelethimlickhermostprivatearea.

“That’sit,Doc,pinchthemniceandhard,soIcanseehowpinktheyarefromhere,”

Fishsaid,andshemoanedanddidasheasked.

Fish pulled on the thong, so the thin string pressed into her, she moved her hips

around trying to get the friction again. However, he pulled her thong off with one snap,
and she waited. She could feel his breath on her mound and knew he was waiting for
something.Shejustdidn’tknowwhat.

Finally,shelookeddownathimandgrowled,“Whatthehellareyouwaitingfor?”

“You. I said to play with those nipples until I told you to stop. You stopped. I

stopped,”hesaidsimplyandheldhereyeswithhis,andsheslowlyranherhandsbackup
to where her breasts were. Taking each nipple between two of her fingers, she tugged.
Whileholdinghereyes,hebentandlickedherfrombacktofront.

Doccouldn’thelpit.Shepluckedathernipplesasheheldhereyesandcircledher

clit with his tongue. The tension in the air was building. She could feel the anticipation
fromboth.Hegrinnedandsaid,“Givemeyourhand.”

Docwasconfused,butthelustwascloudinghervision.Shedidasheasked,andhe

pulledherhandwithhistoheropeningandtogetherputoneofbothoftheirfingersinside.
Shemoanedandmovedherhipsalittletotakethemdeeper.Shewantedtofeelit.

Slowly, he manipulated his finger in and out with hers. “Come on, baby, help me

pleasure you. Let’s see if you can multitask,” she felt the sting of a pinch on her ass.
“HandonyournippleandfuckyourselfwithyourfingerswhileItakecareofyourlittle,
shiningbudtryingtogetmyattention.”

Doc’s eyes widened, she hadn’t expected this from him. Both times before he had

beendemanding,butnothinglikethis.Itwouldneverbeboringapparently,andsheliked
that.Laterwhentheywerelayingtogether,tryingtocatchherbreath,shewouldtellhim
thattoo.

Whenhesuckedherclitintohismouthandbitdowngently,shecriedout.Thenhe

setthepace.Flickinghernubwithhistongueandmovingherhandinandoutofherwhile
watchingherplaywithhernipples.Damn,talkaboutmultitasking.Shefeltthetingleand
burnofherorgasmbuilding.Justwhenshethoughtshewasgoingtogoovertheedge,he
pulledbackquickly.

“Oh,hellno,youdon’tcomeunlessI’minsideyou,”hewhispered.

Shewhimperedandnodded.“Fine.”

Helaughedandthenflickedherclitafewmoretimes,buildingherbackup.When

hewassatisfiedshewasready,heslidupherbodyandthenpausedatherentrance.She
was barely breathing because she wanted him so badly. If she made any move, she was
afraid he would pull back, and Doc was so close to the edge, if she wasn’t allowed to
come soon, she was going to go crazy. He owned her she realized, no one would ever
knowherlikethis,onlyFish,onlyhim.

Docturnedherheadandarchedhernecksohecouldhaveaccess,andFishgrowled.

“Fuckyeah,baby.Now,whodoyoubelongto?”

“You,”Docsaidfrantically.

Fishbitgentlyonherneck,wantingtoleaveamarkonhersoeverymanwouldsee

it.Shemaynotadmitit,buthefelttherushofherjuicesashemadesurethemarkwas
there.Heenteredherwithonelongstroke,andshegaspedatthefeelingoffullness.He
wasfuckinghuge.Fishpaused,allowingherbodytobecomeaccustomedtohissize.

“Fuckyeah,baby,youaremine,”hesaidandkissedhershoulder.Shelookedathim

intheeyes.

“Fuckme,hard,”shedemandedandthenthrewherheadbackwhenhepulledoutof

herandslammedbackintoher.Thepacehesetwasfrantic.

Doc moved right along with him, making sure he was getting enjoyment too. She

kissedandpettedhisbody.Itwasslickwithsweat,andherhandsranoverhimsmoothly.
Thesensationswereamazing.

Fishpumpedintoherandkissedherneckandlips.Makingsureshewaswithhim

thewholeway.Shehadneverhadsuchanamazinglover.Hewastakingcareofherand
makingsureshewasokay.Hewhisperedintohereareverytimeheenteredherandwas
drivinghernuts.

“Do you like that, baby? How does that feel? Do you like my big cock? You are

mine,andwillalwaysbemine.Aftertonight,youdonotlookatanothermanlikeyouwill
lookatme.Iwillneverallowsomeonetohavethis,itismine.Yourpussyislikehotgold.
Ilovethewaywefeeltogether.”

Doc couldn’t answer him if she tried. Her breaths were coming in pants, and she

sunkhernailsinhisassandpulledhimtohertighter.Fishpickeduptheamazingspeed,
andshefeltthetinglebegin,andthenscreamedoutinfrustrationwhenhesloweddown.

“No,”shescreamed,andhechuckled.

“Wecometogether,”hesaid.

Shenoddedherheadandthenfocusedonhiseyes.Whiletheywerestaringateach

other,hebegantopickupthepaceagain,liftingheralittle,sohestrokedacrossherclit
whenheenteredher.

Itwasn’tlongbeforetheywererightbackwhereshewasreadytoexplode.Holding

eachother’sgaze,Fishsaidinafirmtone,“Now,”andshewentovertheedgeatthesame
timeshefelthimreleaseinsideher.Pumpingslowlytodrawoutherpulsingorgasm,he
continuedtowhispertoher.

“Mine,allmine,Ifuckingloveyou,”hesaid,andshegrinnedandpulledbackwhen

shewasableto.

“Ifuckingloveyoutoo.”Shelaughed,andFishchuckled.

ChapterSixteen

FishrolledoverandstaredatDocashesawherbeginningtostir.Fuck,heknewhe

would get this for the rest of his life. Doc opened her eyes, and she stared at him for a
minutebeforehesawhereyesclearandshesighed.“Morning.”

Fish just rolled and pulled her under him and then he kissed her softly. Taking his

time, giving her what she needed to start her day, she thought. She wrapped her arms
around his shoulders and gave him a squeeze, when he pulled up his head he said,
“Morning.”

Sheopenedhermouth,thinkingshewasgoingtosuggestamorningquickiebefore

theyhadtodotheirmeetingwiththeSatan’sSisterstotalkabouthowtheyweregoingto
tackleAngelaReyes.DochadreadthefilelastnightwithFishwhiletheyweretakinga
breakfrombreakinginthehouse.Thewomanwaswhacked,thepathofdestructionshe
left behind was frightening. Kit Delgado was going to come over to give them more
information. She had been the secretary of the crazy bitch, and she ended up losing her
entirefamilybecauseofit.DataandNumbers,theOpswhoclaimedher,werealsogoing
tohelp,buttheyweremeetingwithBoonyaswell.Thankgoodnessforallthecomputer
expertstheyhadbecausetheyweregoingtoneedthem.

Doc read the file, but she wanted to have Tiny talk to Kit one-on-one. Tiny had a

degree in psychology, which helped when she liked to fuck with people, and Doc really
wanted her to get the information so they could fuck with Reyes before they killed her.
Thatwasthegoal,butDocknewthewomanhadbeenfuckingwithShadyforyears,and
theSistersalltookexceptiontothatsincetheLadyRiderswerehelpingthemnow.

Itdidn’tmatterwherethebitchwas,theSistersweredevious,theyhadfuckedwith

people they couldn’t find before, it was fun. Each one of the Sisters had a specialty in
more than one area, and they all used them to their fullest. Doc was a pilot and a
mechanic,shecouldfuckupsomeone’svehiclewhichcouldbehelpful.

Fishmovedalittleandputhishandonherbellyandthenleanedoverandkissedit

softly.“Youaren’tsickthismorning?”

Docshookherhead.“Nope,morningsicknessonlylastedmaybetwoweeks.”

Fishnoddedandsmiled.“Haveyoudecidedonadoctoryet?”

They had talked about doctors and shit like that when they spent the night at the

General’s house. Both agreed that they would see who the Lady Riders used. Fish had
been to one appointment, but it had been the ultrasound, which the doctor wasn’t there.
Harmonyhadbeensopissedthebabyhadnotbeencooperativesotheycouldnottellthe
sex.Shehaddeclaredattheappointmentitmustmeanthatthebabywasaboybecausehe
wasbeinguncooperative.

“No,Ihaven’thadachancetospeaktoHarmonyortheothers.Andbythereception

at the meeting yesterday, I’m not sure she is gonna be real receptive to me using her

doctor.Butifworsecomestoworse,IwillaskBoo,”Docsaid.

“Idon’tcare,aslongasyouandthebabyarealright,”Fishsaid,kissingherstomach

again.

Docheardanoiseandfrowned,Fish’sheadcameup,andheturned.“Alarm.”

“Fuck,forwhat,”sheaskedandpulledawayfromFish.Theybothrolledoffthebed

and grabbed the clothes they had flung off the night before. Shit, she didn’t have
underwear, she thought and slid on her jeans without it. He was so buying her new
underwearifhewantedtotearthedamnthingsoff.

Bothofthemmovedaftergettingtheirbootson,Fishreachingthedoorfirstbuthe

pausedandlookedoverhisshoulder.“Ialwaysgofirst.”

Docnoddedandthenputahandonhisbackandheldontothetee,lettinghimknow

he could go first, but she would have his back and be close. Together they left their
bedroomandfacedrealitythatwasquicklybecomingtheirlife.

Shadowwalkedoutofthemainclubhouseandstretched,hehadbeenhunchedover

acomputerallnight.Mavhadstayedwithhimuntilshefellasleepwherehecarriedherto
thebedroomFlingtoldhimhecoulduseifheworkedlate.Afterhelaidherinthebed,
Shadowhadstoodoverherstaring,wishinghecouldclaimthewomanwhostolehisheart,
butheknewhecouldn’t,hewastoofuckedup.

Afterthat,hehadgonebacktoworkandforcedhimselftostopwishingforshithe

knewhewasn’tgoingtoget.Atleasthehadmadesomeheadwayonwhatthefuckwas
goingonwiththehackerandBurns.

Shadow had written down and printed everything. Late in the night, Burns had

contacted him and sent him a link in the one message he was able to send. After
attempting to find where Burns was being held, he had to give up. The device he was
usingwasjusttoofuckingbasic.Hereallyhopedthemanwouldtellthemexactlywhere
hewas,insteadofsayingitwasdaytime.NarrowedtheareatotheEasternEuropeanarea,
but that really didn’t help. If it weren’t for the fact, Burns had given them enough
informationtobelievehewasaprisoner,Shadowwouldn’thavebelievedawordtheman
said.Asitwas,theywereworkingagainsttheclocktosavetheman.

ThelinkwasoneBurnsusedashispersonalsite.Oncehewasin,Shadowcouldsee

everythingBurnshadbeenworkingon,itwasreallyimpressive,andsomeoftheshitnot
quite legal, which made him smile. Burns apparently may have worked for the
government, but he wasn’t beyond honing his skills on his free time hacking into sites.
Afterhehadsecuredthesiteinfoandmadesuretherewasnowaysomeonecouldgetinto
itagain,ShadowhadgonebackandlookedateverythingBurnshadbeeninvolvedin.He
searched how he worked, what commands he used to get into certain sites, basically
stalkingthemantryingtolearneverythinghecould.

He had made progress, but he hadn’t actually finished everything, well, he could

have if he had another pair of hands and could stay up for seventy-two hours without

havingapsychoticbreak.Heraisedhisfacetothemorningsunandtookadeepbreath.
Fuck, he was stiff. Feeling his anxiety beginning to rise, he pulled out the joint he had
smokedforthelastfewhoursandlitit.Takingadeepdrag,hefeltthecalmnessflowover
him.

Shit, that was so much better than the drugs they tried to get him to take. They

fucking didn’t work, only made him so fucking spacey he could barely function. Yeah,
fuckthem,hethoughtandthensmiledandlookedaroundbeforetakingonemoredragand
then he carefully put the joint out and slid it back into his pocket. Shadow only needed
enoughtochillhimout,orhewouldbepingingparanoidshit.

HeheardsomeoneyellandShadowwalkedtotheedgeofthebuilding.Hepeeked

arounditandsawTrey,theProspect,andJas,Shady’sdaughter,arguingaboutsomething.
Oh,younglove,hethoughtandthenwenttoturnandgobackinside.Hedidn’twantthem
to see him. Maybe he should hit the rack and see if he could get a few winks in.
Somethingcaughthiseyes,though,andheturned.Hiseyesweresearching,thebuildings
thatsurroundthelandweren’twherehesawsomething.HeknewtheOpsownedmostof
thebuildingsandtheyusedthemforstorageandbusinesses.Theyweresafe.

His eyes moved to the building in back of them, the apartments and business

buildings that were on public streets. He saw nothing for a moment, his eyes squinting.
His eyes working over the buildings. Then in the distance, he saw a flash, just a small
flash, and his eyes narrowed. He reached behind him and pulled his range finder back
around,heworeitaroundhisnecksincetheattack,itmadehimfeelbetter.Hisriflewas
insideonthetablenexttowherehewasworking.Flingandtheothershadignoredthefact
Shadowrefusedtoremoveitfromtheroom.

Shadow moved to the brick barrier that was set up outside the door now, another

measurebothclubswereusing,andhekneltandrestedhisarmsonthebricksashemoved
to the area he saw the flash. He had been able with his eye to see exactly what was
reflecting,andthehairsonthebackofhisneckwerestandingup.Someonewasthere,he
couldfeelthem.

His brain switched to his sniper mode, he saw the reading on his range finder and

knewitwasanothersniper.Buttheyweren’tasgoodashewas,veryfewwere.Shadow
movedslowlyandmeticulouslyashepassedoverabuildingthatwasalmostamileaway,
and he saw it. Someone was on the roof, and he was catching the glint from his scope.
Fuck,hestared,thinkingoftheangleofhisrifleandShadowyelledloudly.

“Trey,getJasthefuckoutofhere.”

Heheardsomeonerespond,buthewasfocused.Thenhefeltsomeonenexttohim.

Shadow jerked but continued to stare, the man was moving with someone, he was
tracking.Fuck,heknewwhoitwas,itwaslikeshehadaradarwhenitcametohim.

“Whatisgoingon?”Mavwhispered.

Hesaidcalmly,“Sniper,onabuildingaboutamileaway,getmyrifle.”

Mavmovedtodowhathesaid,buthestoppedherquicklywithhiswords.“Make

surethatTreyandJasareinside,thesniperistrackingsomeone,Ithinkitisthem,butI
don’tknowwhoelseisout.Hitthealarmtotellpeopletogettheirassinside.”

He heard the door open and knew she would follow his instruction. It only took

momentsandhefelthispocketbuzz,thealarmwasaddedtoanappontheirphone.He
felt Mav come back, and she whispered, “Gun, and I told Ridge who came into the
clubhousetograbTreyandJas.TheOpswerewarnedtoo.”

Shadownoddedandthensaidcalmly,“Taketherangefinder,thebuildingtwoclicks

toyourleftifyouarelookingatthebillboardwiththeMarlboroManonit.Lookatthe
roof,givemethereadings.”

Hehandedhertherangefinderanddidn’tevenlookather.Instead,hegrabbedhis

rifleandsetitonthebricks,notyouroptimumplacetosetup,hewasgoingtoneedto
compensate. His mind thinking how to use the stand while he clicked the dials on the
scopeheneededto.

“Grabmyphone,leftbackpocket,textGypsy,tellherwhere,andhavehergrabher

rifle as well, and have Ridge send a man with her, they need to get to the building if I
miss,theyhavefiveminutestobeontheirway.Iwillkeephimbusyuntilthen.”

Mavfrowned.“Howinthefuckareyougoingtodothat?”shesaidwhileshedidas

heasked,andbythetimeshewasdone,shesawShadowstandstraightupandmovehis
rifleafewtimes.

She grabbed the range finder and looked through it, fuck, the sniper spotted him.

She knew because she saw the figure turn just slightly. That asshole, “Get down,” she
snapped.“Hesawyou.”

“Oh,Iknow,”Shadowwhispered,“butheneedsjustalittledistraction.”

“Yeah,no,hereallydoesn’t,”Mavsnapped,andShadowchuckled.Thenoisewas

devoidofanyhumor,sheknewthatlaughandshehatedit.Itwashowheneededtodetach
himselfwhenhewasshooting.

Mavheardhimfire,andshesuckedinabreathandwaited,theshotwasoff,mostly

because she hadn’t given him the measurements, but that was what she knew his
distraction was. She thought she saw the sniper laugh when the bullet went into the
billboardnowhereclose.

“Text Maxi, ask if he has made the sweep,” Shadow muttered, and he knelt back

down.Mavwantedtoslapthemaninthebackoftheheadbutheldoffuntilthiswasover,
thenshewouldkickhisass.Shedidwhatheasked,andMaxirepliedinstantly.

“Hesaid‘2’,”MavwhisperedandShadowsworeunderhisbreath.“What?”

“There is another one, tell him our measurements, so he knows who we have

covered,”Shadowsaidgrimlyandlookedbackinhisscope.

Mavlookedintotherangefinderandthencopiedthemeasurementsandsentthem.

AfewsecondslatershehadtheothermeasurementsandtoldthemtoShadow.

“Tellhiminfiveagain,”Shadowwhispered,andMavdidwhatheasked.“Giveme

themeasurements.”

Mavdidasheaskedandthenlookedinthefinderagainandrepeatedwhatitsaid.

Thenshesaid,“GypsyandLokitookone,TreatandZtookanother.”

Shadow took a deep breath, they were not getting away. He was counting in his

head,andhesawtheothersniperadjustingshit,hewouldgettherefirst.Shadowgrinned
andthenMavsworeloudly.

“What?”Shadowsaidtensely.

“Tinysaidthereisthree,andthethirdonehasabeadonTreyandJas,theyaretoo

farfromthedoortogetin,theyarebetweenthestackoftwobyfours,”Mavsaidandthen
followeditupbythemeasurements.

Shadow took a deep breath, shit, the stack was high, but there was also a ton of

flammable shit there. Someone had to get them out. “I am going to shoot, and you are
goingtowaittomakesureImaketheshot.Donotmove,”hewarned,andMavshookher
head.

“No.”

“You will,” he said in a steely tone, and she looked back through the finder when

shesawhimtightenhisfinger.Damnthatfuckingman.

ShefelthimleaveandMavwantedtomovewithhim,butshecouldn’t.Herphone

vibrated, but she couldn’t look down, she waited and then she saw the sniper drop.
Quickly she turned to move to the corner of the building where she knew Shadow had
already moved around. Before she reached the edge of the building she heard the shots,
therewerefiveofthem,onesheknewwasMaxi,andonesheknewwasShadowbecause
shecouldhearitclearly.Theotherthreecamemaybeasecondafterthefirsttwo,andshe
movedfaster.Theygotashotoff,shethought.

Whensheroundedthecorner,sheheardevenmoreshots,andshedropped,butnot

beforeshesawShadowgodownandhewascoveringJaswhowaslayingontheground
bleedingfromwhatlookedlikeherleg.Treywasscreaming.

Doc and Fish had been forced to remain far enough away they couldn’t get to the

clubhouse.Instead,theyhadgonehousetohouse,tellingmembersandtheirwomentoget
theirassesundercover.ThisshitwastotallypissingoffDoc,theseassholesweregoingto
die,shethoughtastheymadeittothelasthouseandthenhadtostopandwait.

ShecouldseeShadowandMav,shecouldalsoseeJasandTrey,whentheytriedto

getbackintotheclubhouse,theycouldn’t.Fishyelledloudlytotheyoungcouple.

“Getyourassesbetweenthewoodpiles.”

TreyturnedandsawFish,thennoddedandgrabbedJasandpulledherbehindhim.

“Shit,itisnotthebestplacetohide,”Docsaid,andFishcursedandnodded.

“Bestwegotrightnow.”

TheyheardthefirstshotandthenitwaslikethefuckingworldstoppedwhenFish

spottedthedamngastanks.“Stayhere,”heyelledandthenranforthewood.

ShesawJasfallandthensawShadowrunninganddropontheyounggirl,covering

her.Shesawthebloodonhisback,andshestoodassheheardTreyscreaming,“JAS!”

DocbegantomoveasshesawFishandTreygrabthetwoandpullthembetween

the piles of two by fours. Fish turned and glared at her, but she ignored them as she
quickly ripped Shadow’s shirt and snapped, “Pull your belt out and get it around Jas’s
upperthigh,cinchittight.”

Fishmoved, and she focused on Shadow who was unconscious and having a hard

timebreathing,fuck,thebullethadhitalung,shethoughtandsnappedherfingerstoTrey
whorippedoffhisshirtandtoreitaswellandhandedherpiecesofit.

Mavdroppedbesideherandsaid,“Ambulanceontheirway.”

“LETMEGO!”DocheardShadyroar,andshelookedupandsawtheleaderofthe

LadyRidersloseitwhenshesawherdaughter.CajunwasholdingherasSliderkneltnext
toJasandputahandonherheadasJasmoanedinpain.

“THAT BITCH IS GONNA DIE!” Shady yelled, and Doc heard the sirens in the

backgroundandheldherbreath.Shadowwasnotgoingtofuckingdieonherwatch,and
Shadywasright,peopleweregoingtodie.

DocandtheSistersweregoingtogohunting.

Epilogue

Mavheardhimbeforeshesawhim.Dammit,theyjustdidn’tknowhowtodealwith

the man. All they had to do was be literal and detailed so his mind could process every
angleofaproblemorsituation.Shehadnoticedityearsagowhenshefirstmethim.They
weretakingachancehere,butsincetheOpspulledsomestringsasdidtheGeneral,they
hadaflooroftheirown.Jaswasrightnextdoor,andtheotherswereallalongthecorridor.
Seriously,ithadbeenaturkeyshootpractically.Thefuckerhadcomeoutofnowhere.As
soonastheyfoundoutwhothatbastardwas,hewasdead,ifnotbyherhand,byShady’s.
Thewomanhadbecomeunhinged,sohadtherestoftheLadyRiders.Itwasasighttosee
thatwasforsure.

Damn,Mavericksuckedinabreath,haditreallybeenthatlong?Shehadactually

loved a person for most of her adult life and never told him. How fucking pathetic was
that,butseeinghimlyinginbed,withmedicalequipmentattachedtoalmosteverypartof
his body, made up her mind. When Shadow was better, he was claiming her ass, or she
wasmovingthefuckon.Nomoreplayingaround.

Mav heard a noise, and she turned. Doc and Fish were standing behind her, with

their arms wrapped around each other. Motherfucker that was what she wanted, and
Shadowwassogoingtosuckitup.Shedidn’tgiveashitabouthisissues,theywoulddeal
withthemtogether.

“Howishedoing?”Docaskedsoftly,andMavshrugged.Docwalkedtotheendof

thebedandpickeduptheclipboard.

“Wellifallthebellsandwhistlesareworking,Ibelieveheisimproving.Thatone

overtherehasn’tgoneoffinlikefivehours.Itistheoxygenone,soheisbreathingalot
better.Jas?”

Doc nodded. “Holding her own, her leg is messed up. His numbers are all

improving.Ithinkheisonthemend.Hopefully,hewillbereleasedbackhomesoon.”

Mavlookedatherleaderandthensaid,“Heiscominghomewithme.”

Doc looked at her and then sighed and said, “Do you know what you are getting

into?”

“IknewtheydayIsawhim,”shewhispered,andDocnodded.

“Well,itisabouttimesomeonetookthereinswithhim,”Docsmirkedfinally,and

Mavsmiled.

“Yeah, like I can make him toe the line all the time.” Mav snorted. “He is not a

pussylikesomepeoplethink.”

Doclaughedloudly.“Whothefuckwouldeverthinkthat?”

“SomeoftheOpswerecallinghimahippie-geek.”Mavshrugged.“Heagreed.”

“Ofcourse,hedidbecausehehatesitwhenpeoplerealizewhoheis.Itmakeshim

uncomfortable,”Docsaid,andFishfrowned.

“Whoishe?”Fishasked.

Doc put her arm around him and whispered, “I will tell you later, let’s just say,

Shadowisnotwhatheseemsinmanydifferentways.”

“Youknow,thereisasickpersontryingtosleep,right?”Theyheardamutterfrom

thebedandthenaloudgroan.“Bastardisgonnapay.”

Maverickstoodandmovedtothebedandlookeddownathimandtouchedhishair

gently moving it out of his face. Shadow smiled softly and closed his eyes, loving her
touch,evenifshedidn’tknowwhatitdidtohim.Butwhenhefeltthesharppullonhis
hair,heyelledloudly,“WHAT?”

Mav was glaring at him and leaned down. “WHAT IN THE HELL WERE YOU

THINKINGJUMPINGINFRONTOFADAMNBULLET!”

BooksbyHarleyMcRide

OpsWarriorsMC

SharingFreedom

BringingHarmony

Shady

HellFrozeOver

Tasered

PropertyOf…

WelcometoHell

LadyRiders

RainFalls

TreatsAren’tAlwaysSweet

BrokenWings

BabyBear

Furies

Inferno

Shattered

Scorched

Backfire

Satan’sSisters

Doc

CostaNostra

CapoRicco

UnderbossRaphael

KOInk

Co-authoredw/CarsonMackenzie

Vengeance

Pierced&Inked

Brawn&Brazen

Cuffed&Briefed

TattedandTamed

DazzledandDazed–ComingSoon

PamperedandPinned–Coming

Justice–Coming

TheTitansofSouthSide

Co-authoredw/CarsonMackenzie

SmokedandSmitten

BreakingandEntering–ComingSoon

Iwouldlovetohearfromyou!

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/harley.mcride?fref=ts

Website:

www.harleymcride.wordpress.com

AbouttheAuthor

HarleygrewupinIowa,movingfromplacetoplacewithhersinglemotheruntilshe

wastwelve.ShenowcallstheMountainWestherhome.Thesmalltownsheresidesin,
withthepopulationjustover10,000,makesitperfectforherandherhusbandtohitthe
openroadwhenthemoodarises.

Nowthatherkidsaregrownandincollege,sheandherhusbandhavethetimeto

enjoythegreatoutdoors,traveling,andridingtoplacesthey’veneverbeen.

Writing has been the last piece of her life to complete the circle. Harley enjoys

bringingtwoofherpassionstogether,writingandmotorcycles,sharingwithreadersinthe
hopetheywillenjoythestoriesasmuchassheenjoyswritingthem.

Whenherlifefeelsasthoughitisbecomingoverwhelming,shecanalwayscounton

her mother, Mama McRide, to bring it back to balance by keeping her on her toes and
focusingonwhatisimportant–livinglifetoitsfullest.

Document Outline

Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue
Books by Harley McRide
About the Author

Wyszukiwarka

Podobne podstrony:
europejski system energetyczny doc
KLASA 1 POZIOM ROZSZERZONY doc Nieznany
5 M1 OsowskiM BalaR ZAD5 doc
Opis zawodu Hostessa, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
Messerschmitt Me-262, DOC
Opis zawodu Robotnik gospodarczy, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
Opis zawodu Położna, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
Opis zawodu Przetwórca ryb, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
Blessing in disguise(1), Fanfiction, Blessing in disguise zawieszony na czas nie określony, Doc
Opis zawodu Politolog, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
Protokół wprowadzenia na roboty, Pliki DOC PPT
Połączenie komputerów w sieć, DOC
Opis zawodu Technik informatyk, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC
ŁACINECZKA ZBIOREK DOC, ►Filozofia
Bronie V, DOC
Opis zawodu Elektromonter linii elektr, Opis-stanowiska-pracy-DOC

więcej podobnych podstron

Doc Harley McRide

Document Outline