SAVAGE LOVE (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (45 page)

Emily felt like the center of it
all. The problem.

Miller looked at her, his eyes
confirming it.
“
This needs
to end.
”

“
Gaige
is doing it now,
”
Emily said.

“
Shit,
”
Griffin whispered.

“
What
did you say?
”
Miller asked.

“
Gaige.
He and Nate and Blaine
…
they went to Eight Under
…”

“
Fuck,
”
Miller said. he looked at
Griffin.
“
You know about
this?
”

“
I
’
m just doing my paperwork,
”
Griffin said.

“
Goddamn,
”
Miller said again.
“
Shay, ride with me. We need to
end this bullshit.
”

“
I
really hope Gaige knows what the fuck he
’
s
doing,
”
Griffin said.
“
Because if he doesn
’
t, he
’
s going to end up getting himself killed
…
or someone close to him.
”

Griffin walked away, punching the
wall and mumbling
fuck
.

Alone, Emily never felt so out of
place in her life. She reached into her pocket and felt Rachel
’
s necklace. She closed her eyes
and tried to picture a way she could have forced Rachel not to go to that fight
…
but if Rachel hadn
’
t gone then Gaige would have
never entered Emily
’
s life.

twenty-two.

Gaige pulled up at the gas station
and stopped in front of a pump. Nate and Blaine came next and they all shut
their motorcycles off. A man came out of the store, lifted his sunglasses, saw
the guys from Back Down Devil, and hurried back in. He locked the door and
charged through the small store to the back.

“
Not
very subtle,
”
Nate said.

“
They
fucking know,
”
Gaige said.
“
This isn
’
t going to go away.
”

“
What
’
s the plan?
”

“
Call
for a ride,
”
Gaige said.
“
We
’
re
taking Vinny alive. Like I said.
”

“
Fuck,
Gaige,
”
Nate said.

“
Alive,
”
Gaige yelled.

He climbed off his motorcycle and
heard Blaine make the call.

“
Shay,
it
’
s Blaine. Listen. We
need a ride. Oh
…
okay, bro.
”
Blaine closed his cell and
said,
“
Company is on the
way. Miller knows we
’
re
here.
”

“
How?
”
Gaige asked.

“
Strokner
was just at the clubhouse. You have a deal with him?
”

“
I
have no deals,
”
Gaige said.
“
My promise is to settle
this score. And we do it right now.
”

Gaige walked and Nate and Blaine
followed. Gaige eyed the building. There were cameras in each corner. They were
watching the guys as they approached. It was a risky move, but Gaige had been
around long enough to know what would happen next. Eight Under was try an
ambush. Gaige went to the front door and pulled on it.

“
What
are you doing?
”
Nate asked.
“
You saw him lock the
fucking door.
”

“
I
did,
”
Gaige said.

He turned and ran back to his
motorcycle. He started the bike and cut around the gas pumps. Gaige set his
sights on the large glass window. Nate and Blaine rushed out of the way as
Gaige cut the motorcycle and let the ass end smack into the front window. Gaige
dropped the motorcycle as the front window shattered into pieces.

“
Oh,
shit!
”
Blaine cried out.

Gaige stood and lifted his
motorcycle. He let the motorcycle scream a few times and then he killed the
engine.

“
My
mistake,
”
Gaige said.

He took out his gun and went into
the small store. Nate and Blaine were with him and after two steps, gunfire
rang out. The bullets were coming from the back, but nobody could actually see
someone shooting.

Gaige, Nate, and Blaine dropped to
their knees.

“
What
the fuck are you doing?
”
Nate asked.

“
Finishing
this,
”
Gaige said.
“
Now we sneak out of the front
and get Vinny. He
’
s going
to blast out on his crew because he
’
s
fucked.
”

Gaige stood and started to shoot.
He got off four shots before the gunfire returned. Nate took his turn doing the
same and Blaine too.

“
I
’
m going out first,
”
Gaige said.
“
You two stay here and then come
out. Unload your clip and reload. Got it?
”

“
Sure,
”
Nate said.

“
This
is fucking wild,
”
Blaine
said with wide eyes.
“
I
fucking love it.
”

Gaige stood again and saw someone
with a gun a few feet away. Two shots and the guy
’
s
head exploded backward. Another Eight Under dead.
Good
.

Gaige slowly slithered his way to
the broken front window. Nate stood and took his shots. When Gaige got outside,
he hid next to his motorcycle. He waited and right on cue, one of the garage
doors opened. Gaige jumped up and got on his motorcycle. By the time he started
it, another motorcycle came rushing out and took off.

It was Vinny. It was the
motherfucker that shot Emily
’
s
friend. A second motorcycle came out. The guy saw Gaige and took a few shots.
That was the wrong thing to do.

Gaige was right on their asses a
few seconds later, chasing them down. It was a bad decision to go at this alone
but logic slipped out of Gaige
’
s
mind a long time ago. He didn
’
t
want to blame Emily and her wicked body, her delicious pussy, and her perfect
kisses, but the fact was, this was Emily
’
s
fault because Gaige had definitely fallen in love with her.

Vinny had skill on his motorcycle,
cutting in and out of traffic with ease. The second guy didn
’
t have the same skill set. He
kept looking back at Gaige, probably freaking the fuck out. Gaige let them have
a small lead. He wasn
’
t
going to be able to handle business in the middle of traffic. The chase
continued to a desolate road and that
’
s
when Gaige was able to make his move.

He sped up and got along side the
second shooter. The guy looked at him with a face full of fear. Gaige cut to
the right and the guy almost dropped his motorcycle. That wouldn
’
t be good enough. No way in
fucking hell.

Gaige took out his gun and pointed
it at the guy. Before the asshole could react, Gaige pulled the trigger. A
bullet through the head was the fair punishment. Watching the motorcycle twist,
turn, fall, and seeing the guy
’
s
head slide against the pavement in a bloody, brain filled mess was the revenge
for Emily and her deceased best friend.

Now Gaige just had to deal with
Vinny. He put his gun away because the same fate wouldn
’
t occur on the road for Vinny. There was something
better waiting for him.

Gaige caught up to Vinny within a
few seconds. He cut to the right and Vinny cut right back at Gaige. This guy
wasn
’
t going to go down
without a fight. That was fine by Gaige. He wanted to fight. Right now.

As they went around a turn, Gaige
moved to the right and kicked at Vinny. He hit Vinny at his ribs and sent Vinny
to the ground. The bike skidded with Vinny under it. Gaige hit his brakes and
then turned his motorcycle around. He got off and slowly walked to Vinny as the
man screamed in pain. Gaige knelt down next to Vinny and placed his gun to his
head.

“
Scream
again and I
’
ll blow your
fucking brains out.
”

“
Fuck
you,
”
Vinny said.
“
Just fucking kill me if you
want. But I have information. I didn
’
t
make the call. I was put on the job.
”

Gaige stood and lifted the
motorcycle off Vinny. He rolled it to the side of the road and let it drop.
Vinny was already trying to stand. With one good punch, he sent Vinny back to
the ground, out cold.

Satisfied for now Gaige put his gun
away and took out a smoke. He lit it and smoked while he waited for the rest of
the guys to show up.

They did a few minutes later, Nate
and Blaine first.

“
Holy
shit,
”
Blaine said as he
stared down at Vinny.
“
Is
he dead?
”

“
Not
yet,
”
Gaige said.
“
I have to deal with this.
”

“
That
’
s a fucking mess back there,
”
Nate said.
“
You shot him while riding? That
’
s
…”

“
I
don
’
t care,
”
Gaige said.
“
They break rules, so do I. I
’
ll have Miller call Chief Jerry
to clean that up. Make it a drug deal gone wrong.
”

“
Fuck,
”
Nate said.

A car pulled up a minute later and
Shay climbed from the front seat. He looked at Vinny on the ground and there
was no need for words. Shay and Gaige lifted Vinny and put him in the trunk of
the car.

Miller arrived next and climbed off
his motorcycle with fire coming out of his eyes and ears.
“
What the fuck is this?
”

“
Revenge,
”
Gaige said.

Miller grabbed Gaige by his leather
and pulled him close.
“
What
the fuck are you doing?
”

“
Solving
problems,
”
Gaige said.
“
I need Vinny alive. I
’
ll take care of him at the
clubhouse. I have to make Strokner happy.
”

“
Shit,
”
Miller said. He released Gaige.
“
Shit. I don
’
t like fucking businessmen
messing with us.
”

“
Not
for long,
”
Gaige said.
“
Trust me, Miller. I know what I
’
m doing.
”

“
Yeah.
I hope so. I
’
m going to
call Jerry about the mess up the road. I want everyone else back at the fucking
clubhouse right now. Got it?
”

Everyone nodded.

Gaige said,
“
We
’
re
there.
”

The ride back to clubhouse was a
peaceful one. Gaige felt the relief come off his shoulders a little, knowing
that at least half the problems were solved. Eight Under would receive the
message loud and clear. They sent out two assholes to shoot at Back Down Devil
and the revenge was complete now. It would take them time to fix their little
shit hole of a gas station and get back to business.

Now Gaige needed to get to Max and
make it all go away.

Back at the clubhouse, Gaige parked
his motorcycle and waited for Shay. Shay backed the black car down the ramp to
the underground garage. He and Gaige then carried Vinny from the truck into a
small room that was labeled to be a janitorial closet. A lot of blood was
spilled in that room. A lot of screams buried in the heavy concrete.

They tied Vinny and left him there.

Gaige shut the door and locked it.

“
You
going to kill him?
”
Shay
asked.

“
Soon,
”
Gaige said.
“
I need to do something else
first.
”

“
You
need to see your woman,
”
Shay said.
“
She
’
s gotten to you, bro.
”

“
Yeah,
maybe she has.
”
Gaige
started to walk and Shay put a hand out.
“
Don
’
t fucking do it,
”
Gaige warned.
“
I
’
m
not in the mood.
”

“
No,
brother, I don
’
t care where
you stick your cock. I want you to know that Jace stuck up for your woman in
there.
”

“
Yeah?
”

“
That
Strokner fellow had his hands all over her. Touching her. Saying things to her.
Jace had a gun pointed at him and he still made a move. He took a nasty hit to
the face too. Keep that in mind.
”

“
Thanks,
”
Gaige said.

They exited the underground garage.
Shay got in the car and Gaige went to the clubhouse. Once inside, he looked
around and started to feel comfortable. This was his home. These were his
brothers. Even if they didn
’
t
all get along.

Gaige spotted Jace at the corner of
the bar with a shot and beer in front of him. He saw the cut on his face and
knew he needed to say something. He walked to the bar next to Jace and ordered
a beer. He drank from it as he stared at the back of the bar.

“
What
you did today
…
,
”
Gaige started.

“
I
don
’
t want to fucking talk
about it,
”
Jace said.

“
We
’
re not going to talk about it. I
’
m going to thank you for fucking
helping me when I wasn
’
t
here. This is a messy time right now and it
’
s
good to know we all have each other
’
s
back.
”

“
Of
course we fucking do,
”
Jace
said.
“
That
’
s what the patch means, bro.
”

“
Good.
Glad we got that out in the open.
”

“
But
mark it in your fucking mind,
”
Jace said,
“
I don
’
t expect something in return.
And you better not expect me to do it again. We
’
re
all putting a lot of trust in you, bro. You better not fuck us over.
”