Chapter 8
CHAPTER EIGHT
SMOKE
Tipping the bottle back, letting the amber liquid slip down my throat is a welcome feeling.
I have been out in the Vegas heat all fucking day, working at the club’s garage on getting the cars and bikes fixed before the weekend. There is a party here at the club for Jericho’s thirtieth birthday.
I remember when I turned thirty-five, and that party was wild. I woke up in my bed with four women; we were all naked, and my cock ached for days after, he was rubbed so raw.
It took me days to come down from that night; we still to this day have no clue what drugs I took or was given.
“Pres, Bobby-Jay is at the gate,” I hear being said behind me.
“Let him in, Prospect,” Pres commands.
I slide off my stool, walking over to Pres, who taps his Ol’ Lady Harley’s ass and she knows to leave the room for now. We have no beef with Bobby-Jay. Fuck, we have a good deal going with him, and it has nothing to do with the fact that I want his daughter, but Pres will always protect the women of the Three Kings.
My gut tightens when I see Bobby-Jay step through the door, and the look on his face tells me that I am not going to fucking like what he has to say.
“Tote, sorry to come to you like this, but I need your help.”
“Bobby-Jay, you are always welcome here, man, you know that,” Pres greets him.
The two men shake hands, and we sit. The man looks equally pissed and scared.
It takes a lot to scare Bobby-Jay. Hell, he is usually the one putting the fear of God into everyone who crosses him wrong. Plus, he is well-respected by those who know him and what he does.
“You ever heard of Vincent Evander?” The second the words are out of his mouth, my blood turns molten.
I go to speak, but Pres looks me dead in the eyes, and I see the warning to shut my fucking mouth.
“We have heard of him. What has the fucker done?”
With a flicker of a gaze toward me, I tense. Taya.
“He came onto my land without permission. My fucking land, Tote. My baby girl was there; thank fuck my two guys were also there and they got to her in time.”
“What did that cunt do?” I stand up so fast my chair tips over, my blood hot and ready to fight in my veins.
“Sit down, Smoke.” I don’t listen right away, my rage building to find that piece of shit and rip him limb from limb.
“SMOKE. Sit your ass down, now,” Pres snaps.
The deep tone of his voice leaves no room for argument, so I sit. My jaw cracks from the pressure, my fists tightly clenched as I wait to hear what Bobby-Jay has to say.
With my knees bouncing, I wait for the man to speak.
“He came onto my land, with two of his men. Taya was home alone in her house. My two guys were out in the field doing some fence work. That cunt broke my gate to get in, and he got to Taya’s house. He threatened her, Tote. He brought up how much money he knew we as a family have, and that with him taking her as his, they could rule together. When she refused and gave him a piece of her mind, because you know my daughter, plus, she pulled her rifle on him, he fucking smirked and told her that he always takes what he wants, and he would take her no matter the cost.” By the time Bobby-Jay is finished, he is shaking with rage, and I for one know how he is feeling.
“So, you need protection for Taya? You got it, brother. You know we see you as an additional family of the Kings.”
“Fuck, I can’t thank you enough, Tote: you, and the brothers. Me and mine can only do so much, and I cannot bring in other ranchers or farmers from nearby lands. I will not add a target to their backs.” Bobby-Jay sighs and suddenly he looks ten years older. “These fucking kids will be the death of me.”
“Well, let’s hope that you are not taken from them for many years, brother,” Bute adds in, making me laugh.
“Have you dealt with him before?” Tote asks Bobby-Jay.
He nods. “This is the third time. He wants the land, but he has made it clear that he wants Taya also. We have kept her side of the business quiet, but we know that loose lips and all, secrets get spread.”
“But this is the first time he has actually threatened Taya?” Pres edges.
“Yeah. She is my baby girl, Tote; I can’t let anything happen to her.”
“If I know Taya like I do, she will not want us following her around like guard dogs. She hates the attention on her, and while she is off the farm, having one or maybe two bikers being her shadow will piss her off. While at the farm, we could have some brothers coming to you to help around the place.”
He thinks on things for a brief second, before he speaks again.
“We could start on the new build I want. Well, one for each of my boys. I am getting too fucking old to be hearing them fuck women in my house.” Everyone laughs, but we also know there is a sinister reason he is here.
“Could we have one of the prospects go to her and give the impression that he is into animals or some shit?” Intel adds.
“Into animals?” Crow laughs. “Is this a sex kink of yours that we don’t know about, brother?”
Intel flips VP off, but with a grin on his face.
“The only kink I have, brother, is how fucking loud I can make my holes scream.” He winks.
Bobby-Jay runs his hand over his bald head, and he looks to me.
My body stiffens at the look he is giving me, and I get the gut feeling I will not like what he is about to suggest, but on the same hand, I will do what needs to keep Taya safe.
“You have something going on with my daughter, we all know it, Smoke. You need to do something to get close to her. She won’t suspect a thing if you two start dating; push it with her, we know that she feels something for you. I mean, come on, Smoke, she gets pissed just thinking of you with other women, which will fucking stop if you actually start dating my daughter.” His voice takes on a serious tone.
The brothers laugh because they know that she has my dick in a vise; no other woman has caught my interest in a while.
“Bobby-Jay, I have not stuck my cock in anyone since I had Taya at the bar.”
With a grimace he speaks, “Yeah, we do not need to hear of you sticking that pencil dick into my baby girl.”
“You do know that I will be sticking my dick in her again, right? If this is going to happen, Bobby-Jay, I will make Taya mine, whether it be with her on board or not.” The side of my mouth tilts up when I see him getting pissed.
He goes to speak but Fuel beats him to it.
“What I do not understand is that you are fucking feared in the money world, Bobby-Jay. A Nevada version of that main guy from that Yellowstone show. So why the hell does this Evander guy think he can come in and walk all over you?”
He is not saying anything that we are not thinking. Bobby-Jay is known for having prized cattle, and the same with Taya’s pigs. The whole fucking farm is state known; people come far and wide to want to breed with their male animals.
“He thinks that because I have a daughter, I have a weakness.” He thinks on it, looking my Pres dead in the eyes. “He is right. My kids are strong as fuck, Taya included, but at the end of the day, I will do what I can to protect them. Evander is a slimebag; he will walk over anyone and everyone to get what he wants. Hell, he would sell his own mother if it got him something he wanted. He has no loyalty or respect.”
“So, what do you propose we do? She is your daughter, and you know her best,” Pres asks the man.
Bobby-Jay sighs, then he looks to me, holds my gaze for a second, before looking back to Pres.
“Smoke needs to date Taya; my boys agree. Convince her to go on a date with him, so he can keep her close. I do not trust this motherfucker to not come after her when she is not at the farm.”
My heart fucking stutters in my chest, but my blood heats up at the idea of that prick getting his hands on my girl. My skin prickles, and my fists clench on my thighs.
Knowing Taya, she will be out for blood, more specifically my blood, if she finds out about this deal her father is making. She may want to slice me up and feed me to the pigs, but she will never forgive her father for this.
Taya Coyle is strong and very independent, plus, she is also loyal and respectful. So finding out that not only her father, but also her brothers and the club, went behind her back will break her. I just hope to fuck that her family will be prepared for the fallout.
I just have to pray that my balls stay intact when she finds out that I am a part of her father’s deal.
Am I being a cunt for doing this? Maybe, yeah, but I will do what it takes to protect her, just like her father and brothers. With that thought in mind, I decide that the sooner I get this girl to go on a date with me, the better.
Evander is someone from my past, not directly, but he hurt people I knew and cared about. For years, I have kept an eye on him, and he always seems to stay under the radar of the police, but now he is firmly in my grasp, I will, when the time comes, end him.
Time to set the plan in motion for getting under Taya’s skin so she won’t let me leave.
Pray for me and my balls because this is going to be one wild ride.