“Shit,” I say stunned. “Is Stone okay?”
“He’s on a warpath, but unharmed,” the prospect replies.
“We on lock down?” I ask.
“Not yet,” he says.
I nod and pull into a parking space. We’re off the bike and inside, passing stunned members left and right. “Where’s my dad?”
“Shed,” someone whispers.
“Damn,” I mutter.
“I don’t think you want to interrupt him right now,” Whisper says quietly.
“Got to, brother. Come on, Charm.” I scan the area. “Wrench, come here.”
The lanky brother hurries over. “Yeah?”
“Watch Dixie Rose?”
“Yeah, man.” Wrench nods.
“I’ll come and get you when I’m done, babe,” I say.
She nods and walks away with Wrench.
I trust the brother and know she likes him, so he’s an easy fix. We make our way out to the shed out back and knock.
Wizard steps out. His eyes are dead and blood is splattered across his T-shirt and knuckles. “’Bout time you got here.”
“I know, we came as fast as we could,” I reply.
“Come inside.”
We walk in and my jaw drops. My father is a mass of bruises, blood, and swollen skin. My stomach churns.
Seated in chairs next to him are Scott and Brett.
“You fucking traitor,” my father hisses at Charm.
“What you wanted to do was wrong,” Charm states.
“Weak. The both of you,” Mouth sneers.
“Shut the fuck up,” Stone barks.
Shadow steps up and buries his fist into Mouth’s stomach.
“You try to bring this poisonous ass shit into my club, and take my place?” Stone shouts.
“You’ve gone astray, brother. You’ve forgotten what this club was founded on,” Mouth yells.
“No, you’re the one who never understood the foundation. It had nothing to do with hate, and everything to do with love, acceptance, and family. What the fuck are you doing? You broke all our rules because your boy is with Dixie Rose?”
“This club is going down the fucking toilet. At least I tried to do something,” Mouth counters.
“Right? Well, I did some digging on you, Mouth. I wondered why you hated black people so much. Trust me, I heard the bullshit about your father being shot in the store by a heroin addict. But it’s amazing the information money can buy.”