Chapter 7 #2
“You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” Viper knew me better than anyone.
He knew my history, knew I’d never spent more than a couple of nights with one chick and liked it that way, so I wasn’t surprised when he stepped towards me and asked, “It’s only been like a day and a half.
You actually gonna tell me you got something for this girl? ”
I didn’t have to answer. He could tell by the expression on my face. Shaking his head, he chuckled as he replied, “Well, I’ll be damned. Never thought I’d see the day.”
“I’m just as surprised by the realization as you are, Prez.” I exhaled a deep breath as I ran my hand through my hair. “I know it sounds fucking crazy, but there’s something about her I just can’t shake.”
He cocked his eyebrow as he asked, “And how’s she going to handle it if she knows your club ends her brother?”
“I’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”
“And if she does decide to talk?” he pushed.
“Then, I’ll handle it.”
“I have your word on that?”
I looked him in the eye as I promised, “My loyalty is with you and this club. You gotta know there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to protect you or my brothers.”
“I know that. Just needed to hear you say it.” He thought for a moment, then said, “We’ve got too much going on for you to be watching over her twenty-four hours a day.
Get with Menace. Have him put a tracker on her car …
and monitor all her calls. Once you’ve sorted that, get with Tripp and Forest. Let them both know they’ll be helping you keep an eye on her for the next couple of weeks. ”
“You got it.”
“And bring the girl by my office. I want to have words with her before she’s released.” As he turned and started down the hall, he stated, “She needs to understand exactly what’s at stake before we let her out of here.”
“Understood.”
Once he was gone, Shotgun looked over to me and asked, “You know I’ve got your back, but you sure about this, brother?”
“I know it’s gotta sound crazy, but yeah. I think it’s the right thing to do.” I shook my head. “I just hope I don’t live to regret it.”
“I’ll help see to it that you don’t.”
There was something about his tone that made me wonder exactly what he meant by that declaration, but Shotgun wasn’t the kind of man who’d react without reason. Trusting him to do the right thing, I nodded and said, “Thanks, brother.”
“Tell Menace I’m here if he needs a hand with anything.”
“Will do.”
Not wanting to waste any time, I left Shotgun and went to Menace’s room to give him the rundown of what we needed to do about Delilah.
As I expected, he had no problem getting the tracker set up for her car and was able to route her calls and messages through his systems, enabling him to monitor all calls coming in and out of her phone.
Once he had everything covered, I went down to the kitchen to snag some breakfast for Delilah.
I grabbed a cup of coffee and a couple of biscuits, then carried them down to her room.
When I walked in, she was sitting on the bed looking as beautiful as ever in a pair of black knit leggings and a long sleeve t-shirt.
Her damp hair was pulled up in a messy bun, revealing her gorgeous blue eyes that focused solely on the wall in front of her.
She didn’t even glance in my direction as I placed her coffee and biscuits on the bedside table. I stepped towards her and stood directly in her line of vision. “We need to talk.”
Her eyes drifted away from me and over to the corner of the room as she replied, “There’s nothing for us to talk about, Hawk.”
“Okay ... Have it your way.” I turned and headed towards the door. “I thought you wanted to get out of here. Apparently, I was wrong.”
“Wait ... Are you saying I can actually leave?”
“That’ll depend on you.” I made my way over to her and leaned back against the desk. “I gotta know that you aren’t going to do anything stupid.”
“Like what?”
“Like run to the cops.” My tone grew serious as I explained, “No one can know anything about what’s gone down here. No one. Danny’s life and yours will depend on your keeping your mouth shut.”
“Okay.”
“I’m not fucking around, Delilah. You even think about going to the cops or—”
“I won’t say anything. I swear.” She stood up to face me as she said, “I’d never do anything to jeopardize Danny’s life. My lips are sealed.”
“I’m going to hold you to that, and just in case you get any wild ideas, I’ll be keeping an eye on you.” Her eyes never left mine as I told her, “I’ll be monitoring your every move, and—”
“You’re going to be stalking me?”
“Call it whatever you want, but I’m not taking any chances. I’m putting a lot on the line by letting you walk out of here.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Her brows furrowed. “Are you saying that you’re the reason why I’m getting to leave?”
“That’s not important. Just remember what I said. Play this thing smart, and you’ll have your life back. One fuck up, and there’ll be consequences.”
“I won’t fuck up.”
“Good.” As I started towards the door, I told her, “Grab your stuff. It’s time to go.”
“Wait ... What about Danny? What’s going to happen to him?”
“That’s not my call.”
“How am I supposed to leave here without him?”