Ironside by Alexis Abbott

Author:Alexis Abbott [Abbott, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pathforgers Publishing

A minute later, I throw the front doors open and stride outside, fully dressed and wearing my kutte as the afternoon sun casts an orange light on the scene in front of the bar. Against my will, of course, Justine is already at the nearest open window, watching with wide eyes as I approach.

Bones and Big Daddy both have shotguns trained on a tall man straddling his bike, and Breaker stands between them, arms crossed, staring the man down before turning his head to look at me. He gives a nod as I approach.

“Welcome to the party,” he says. “Looks like we’ve got ourselves a wannabe turncoat.”

“No shit?” I say, narrowing my eyes at the man.

He’s broad-shouldered and built strong and lean. He’s a few years younger than me, and he looks like he knows how to throw his weight in a fight. His eyes show their tension even though he’s keeping a mild face, hands raised and fingers splayed.

“Again, guys, you’ve literally got me at gunpoint,” the turncoat says, trying to sound affable. “The reinforcements are starting to be a little much.”

“Don’t make me come over there and gag you,” Big Daddy growls. “It’s been a slow day, I don’t need much of an excuse.”

“What’s your name?” I ask the guy, brow furrowed.

“Tank,” he grunts, and I notice the kutte hanging on his handlebars.

“And what’s that?” I ask, pointing to Diesel’s MC colors.

“Like I was tellin’ your friend here,” he says, nodding to Breaker, “that’s my peace offering. I’m Diesel’s enforcer, and I’m here to talk, since putting that fucker in the ground seems to be a, uh, mutual interest of ours,” he says, gesturing between us with a still-raised hand.

“That why you’re here?” Breaker asks. “To betray a man who trusts you?”

“Yup,” he says bluntly. “Put a knife and his back and twist until I don’t have to twist no more.”

“This is obviously a trap,” Bones says, glancing back at us. “Right? I mean, come on.”

“Mighty strong words for Diesel’s trusted man,” Breaker points out, nodding. “Don’t know if I can trust a traitor. But hey, a dead Buzzsaw is better than nothing.”

“Why’d you change your mind so quick?” I ask Tank, crossing my arms.

He gives a snort of a laugh. “Trusted man my ass. I’m the fucker’s cousin.”

Our eyebrows collectively go up in surprise.

“I signed up with him when I heard he was running an MC since I had nowhere else to go,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders. “I’d just been discharged, and we both rode, so it sounded good to me. He kept me at a distance, tried to keep me in the dark about what was going on with the girls.”

“So you were involved in that?” Breaker says as Bones and Big Daddy steady their aims again.

“Shit, I slowed his operation down any way I could,” he growls, smile fading. “Trucks breaking down, people getting tipped off, I was careful, but I knew he’d have me dead before sundown if I just tried to bail on the whole thing.

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