Chapter 45
Wrath
I shoot off a quick text to my wife.
We have a lead.
I’ll tell you more when I can.
Love you.
With that, I climb on the sled and fire her up. The sweet sound of engines roaring follows.
“I’ve got the address. Let’s roll,” Chief says.
We follow behind him, roaring through town. I’m shocked as shit when Sentry blazes past us with a police siren on. We roar through the city at blazing speed. Every light is green by the time we blaze through it. I have a feeling it’s Bugs' handiwork.
Sentry turns off the siren not long before Chief signals to cut our engines. I cut my engine and glide into the parking lot, parking beside the others. The motel that has stairs on the outside of the building to the second floor.
With Chief at the lead, we quietly climb the stairs. Sentry and Knight are carrying a handheld battering ram. When they get the signal, they break down the door. After that, things happened fast. Aaron and Felicity were surprised, but quickly grab guns. Before they could fire off a round, we all opened fire.
When the bullets stop, Chief yells, “Check in!”
One by one, we check in. Thank God none of us are hurt. I can’t say the same for Aaron and Felicity.
Chief gives Knight a nod. He leaves the room. I see Trinity and Sentry on their phones. Trinity has a frown on his face when he hangs up.
“Our cleaners can’t come.”
“We have a cleaning service if you can hold the scene.”
Sentry spoke up. “We can hold the scene. Unless things get hairy on Knight’s end.”
Knight comes up a few minutes later.
“We’re good to go.”
“Wrath, call your cleaners. Sentry you and Knight stay here. The rest of us will head outside.”
I send a 911 text with the address to the cleaners. I get a response immediately with an ETA.
?
An hour and a half later, two pink vans pull up. The logo on the side says Magnolia Maids. I’m surprised when the first door opens and Maggie steps out. She’s the business owner and doesn’t usually come to sites. I hurry over to her. Chief and Trinity do the same.
“Hey Mags.”
“Hello Wrath.”
“Maggie, this is Chief and Trinity. The President and VP of the Baton Rouge club.”
“Oh, we know, Mags,” Chief says with a smile.
“We met last fall at the New Orleans compound,” Trinity adds.
“The patch party. I’d forgotten.”
“Wrath, why don’t you head back to the compound. Trinity and I will take care of this. Bear, Pyro, Preacher, and Triton ride with him.”
“Thanks, brother.”
He gives me the nod and I beat feet to my sled.
Millie
I wake up to find Wrath gone. He left a note on his pillow. I get up and stretch, still feeling sated from last night's lovemaking. And a little tender. My man lays it down. I mean, I haven’t had many partners. But I’ve had enough to know my man’s got it going on in the bedroom, the bathroom, and the living room. And...
Since I have time while Wrath takes out the trash, I decide to take a long hot bath. The tub in the guest suite is surprisingly large and it has jets! I need to have one of these put into our home. Our home. I love how those words sound. I love how the words make me feel.
It doesn’t take long for the tub to fill. Too bad I don’t have any bubble bath with me. I turn on the jets, close my eyes, and relax.
I stay in until the water gets cold. With time to spare, I put on a face mask and paint my nails. While the mask dries, I wash my face after my nails dry and get dressed in my favorite jean shorts. They’re pink and white striped. I pair the shorts with a white shirt. It’s cotton with eyelets around the bottom trim and collar. With cap sleeves. I pair it with strappy sandals.
When I’m done, I raid the fridge and pantry. There’s nothing in the pantry and little in the fridge.
I check my phone. No message from Wrath. I don't want to interrupt him, so I leave a note. I head downstairs to find the place empty save one prospect, Jones. I met him last night.
“Hey Jones. My cupboards are bare. Where does a girl go to get coffee and groceries?”
“It’s my turn to do the shopping, but I’m supposed to stick close to you. Everyone else is busy.”
“Why don’t we go together? I need something to do while Wrath is busy with club business.”
“I’ll pull around the van. The SUV is in the shop. Grace went joy riding and broke the axel. He has to pay to replace it.”
“While you do that, I’m going to check out your kitchen. I’ll meet you out front in five minutes.”