“She is no man’s bitch.”
“She’s yours. Just let me go, no trouble.”
“You had trouble the second you looked at her.” Shade motioned to Rider, who was sneaking forward to move back. Slot looked at him but Shade did not take advantage of the man’s lack of attention, instead drawing his attention back towards him, which wasn’t easy.
“Have you heard of The Last Riders?”
“Yeah, but I am not afraid of you. You guys fuck more than you fight.”
Almost casually Shade replied. “That’s because the other motorcycle clubs have learned not to mess with us, which gives us more time to fuck. Did they tell you how we got our name?”
“No.” The conversation was making the man more nervous, you could practically see him shaking. Winter couldn’t blame him. Shade was dressed in black. What skin you could see, he had covered in tattoos except his face; his face was filled with menace and determination.
“See that wheelchair over there with the woman sitting in it?” The man was beginning to look more terrified than Lily.
“Yeah.”
“I am going to give you one just like it. They call us The Last Riders because, if you fuck with us, we fuck you up so bad that you will never be able to ride again. Slot, you have taken your last ride.” Shade finished his sentence between gritted teeth and before Slot could take another breath, Lily was out of his reach and Shade was beating the shit out of him. The sheriff and his deputies were swarming the parking lot; someone from the restaurant ran across the street to get them. None of The Last Rider members made a move to stop Shade. It took two deputies and the Sheriff to pull him off the whimpering biker. With a final kick to the man’s face, Shade let himself finally be pulled away.
As soon as Lily was freed from Slot, Razer was leading her immediately to Beth. Winter frowned; through the whole ordeal Lily had stood frozen as a statue. It didn’t change with her release. Beth enfolded her into her arms, speaking quietly into her ear. Winter couldn’t hear what she was saying but it had no effect.
“Does she need to go to the hospital?” Winter asked concerned.
“No, I need to get her out of here and go home.” Beth answered.
“The sheriff will give us a ride home and we can come back tomorrow for your car.” Razer said, moving close to Beth and Lily protectively. The whole time Lily still did not move. The sheriff’s car pulled next to them and the Sheriff got out to open the car door for the three of them.
“You all right?” Viper moved to stand next to her.
“Yes.”
“I will be back in a minute to get you and Ton. I am going to go get my car.”
“Okay.” Winter didn’t know what else to say, giving his hand a tight squeeze and a nod to his father who immediately moved to her side as Viper jogged off.
“I’m sorry Winter, I should have left when Beth tried to get me to.” Ton apologized.
“It would have been wise, but I understand your frustration with Sam. She’s had Viper just as angry, Ton.”
It didn’t take Viper long to return with his car. They dropped a quiet Ton off before returning to the clubhouse. He was packing her back inside when the other members began returning. Viper sat her down on the bed.
“Do you need me to get your pain medicine?” Viper asked in concern.
“No, my back doesn’t hurt.”
“I need to go downstairs, you alright?”
“I’m fine. I think I am going to lie down for a while.”
“I’ll bring our dinner up when its ready.”
“Sounds good.” Winter watched silently as he went into the bathroom and washed his hands and face before going downstairs. Winter could tell he was still furious. She just hoped the sheriff was smart enough not to release the bikers anytime soon.
Viper went downstairs; the members were waiting for him. The women were sitting in the living room while the men were off in the kitchen.
“Cash?” Viper wanted information.
“The Sheriff arrested all the bikers. Sam was let go as you requested. Rider is trailing her, seems she has taken up with the club across the state line.”
“Blue Horsemen?” Viper asked, surprised. Until now, they had been smart enough to keep a respectful distance.
“Yes.”
“Confirm this, then we will make our move.” Cash nodded in agreement.
“Where is Shade?” Viper asked.
“Same place Razer is.” Cash answered.
Viper nodded. “Knox, Train, make sure when this goes down they leave some of them breathing. I want someone left alive to spread the message not to fuck with us.”
“It’s going to take more than me and Train to accomplish that job. We could contain Razer if were lucky, but Shade,” they both shook their head. “You know how he is when he’s pissed and that doesn’t even begin to describe the mood he is in now.”