Road from Ruin

Chapter Twenty Eight

RED

Doc gives me 14 quick stitches while Delta hides behind me. Can't tell if she's embarrassed that doc heard our little shower show or if it's the blood but either way it's cute as hell. I keep laughing and then quickly receiving a pinch to my good arm.

"What's up with the guys doc? Looked alright when I left." I ask, basically knowing the answer. They came in unprepared, trying to show us they don't care about the lives of their boys — just wanted a scare tactic. We didn't lose a single guy in the attack. We were prepared. But not prepared enough to take on the entire club in this drug war, so hopefully the Cali guys get in and comfortable tonight because we're gunna need them.

"They're okay, stitches here and there, mostly cleanup. You might be the worst. As if they were aiming for you." He finishes suspiciously.

Docs been in my life as long as I can remember. Classic white hair white beard kind soul type. He was good friends with my dad and always turned a blind eye to the club antics. He's always had the clubs back, even though none of us even know his real name. But right now he's spittin some conspiracy that I'd like to get to the bottom of.

"You trying to say something doc?"

"Just that this was a bigger attack than we've ever seen. Obviously they came unprepared since they're all dead and you're all good it's just.... why now. Why lose that many guys on purpose. And most importantly why are you, next up to the pres, a legacy and clearly next in line, the only one who could have died tonight. There's questions here Red that I don't think you guys are even considering. Everyone at the bar was just celebrating the win. But why did it happen." He finishes with a sigh.

The sadness in his eyes is evident, and from the stiffness of my angel behind me I can tell she's scared too.

"They were trying to get one up on us. Let us know they're expendable. Their drugs are bigger, harder and can run faster than ours and they wanted us to know that. Tonight wasn't to cut us down, it was to send a message. I didn't have shit to do with the bigger picture doc and you can get that out of your head right now." I grab the final thread from his hands, bring it to my mouth and bite it in half with my teeth before grabbing his scissors and cutting it off at the stitch.

"Thank you for your work tonight, and it was good to see ya but it's time for us to go to bed. Big day tomorrow and all." I explain while standing, hoping he gets the message that I'm kicking him the fuck out.

His eyebrows shoot to the top of his forehead but he still stands quickly and packs his things.

"It was lovey to meet you miss Delta. Glad to finally meet the woman that's taken this boys heart. Never thought I'd see the day." He says quietly to himself while walking towards the door.

"You as well doc, thank you for taking such good care of him." She answers quietly. Clearly still embarrassed.

Hearing the door open and close behind me I turn to my girl, grab her by the hands and lead her towards our bedroom.

"You know, most club girls fuck right in front of the other guys. Used to be tradition that you claimed your old lady while every other member watched." I explain with an eyebrow raised, feeling her out.

"Well you can bet your fine ass if you ever tried to take me in front of anyone but a mirror reflecting the two of us, that you would be way worse off than you are right now." She finishes her statement by poking me right in my fresh stitches.

"Fuck! Good girl. You know I'd never let someone else see what's mine." I hiss out.

"Don't test me Benjamin you will not win." She says with another poke before turning and heading to the bathroom.

Fucking thank god I met this girl.