VIPER ( HELLFIRE SOULS MC book two)

Chapter 4

My alarm blaring is what wakes me up from a dead sleep. A late night working at the strip club has me sleeping in till two pm. After checking that the world isn't on fire I put my phone back on the charger and get up and out of bed.

I head into the bathroom and take a quick shower, I do a quick trim on my facial hair. I'm definitely not a full beard kind of man. But also not a smooth ass baby face either. I throw on a Henley , ripped up jeans , and my shit- kickers before heading downstairs.

I decided on a quick and easy breakfast, bacon and scrambled eggs. I can pretty much cook anything, it might not always taste good but it's edible. I needed to learn how to cook. My mother wasn't a mother . She didn't cook ,clean or take care of Elodie at all.

My dad well he wasn't the worst father in the world but he also wasn't all that good either. But he fucking cared, he gave a shit about Elodie and I. When he was around he did his best but the man couldn't cook and knew next to nothing about kids of how to raise them.

I raised Elodie long before I was her guardian. She's mine. My kid. That year we spent in foster care separated , killed me. I had spent her whole life protecting her but then I had no idea where she was and if she was ok. It was torture. I promised myself that I'd never let her down again.

I failed in that promise too, something happened the summer she turned eighteen. She loved the compound it was home. Now , she's only been back three times since she left for Harvard. Three times in five years . Something happened, someone hurt my sister .

I'd give anything to know what happened, but I can't ask her I know she'd pull away from me if I did. I can't loose her completely. But I vow it, one day I will learn what happened and I will kill who ever hurt my sister.

The strip club is open during the day but we only see like ten customers at the most. Which means we have one bartender, and like four strippers instead of our usual five bartenders and fifteen strippers. The rest of the employees usually use this time to do inventory or restocking.

Our deliveries also come around this time too. I usually have to be here on delivery day to make sure no one's trying to rip us off. Iris , Razor's old lady works as a manager here at the club. Razor got her the job after her old job as a manager of a night club in NYC fell through.

Apparently the owner tried to get with Iris , even after she said no. Razor found out and went on a rampage. The club owner is currently at the bottom of the Hudson , and Iris is the manager of a strip club that Razor works security for. Overprotective bastard. I grew up with Razor and Ink , their dad was one my dads best friend.

Iris is good people , and an even better manager. She works a tight ship that's for sure . Most of the men on security are terrified of her, well not of her but her going to Razor about them having bad behavior. I once watched Razor bang two guys head's together after they disrespected Iris.

I'm in the back helping unload the latest delivery of liquor with the rest of the guys. " hey Viper," I turned around and saw Iris standing there " what's up" I said with a nod of my chin to her. " so bullet left with Mouse on the run this morning, and he asked me to go with lavender to get that testing done...."

" anyways , bullet told this girl he met at the shop a few days ago about the bartender position. So she coming in for her interview and a training session afterwards if hired. And we'll I can't be in two places at once . I called everyone else but with the run happening everybody is stretched thin. So is there anyway you can take Lavy."

I heard on her birthday that Helen the midwife who will deliver Lavy's baby saw something on an ultrasound. Enough of a something to have her asking bullet to take lavender to a specialist. This run ended up getting pushed up early and the appointment was a favor called in so unfortunately bullet can't be with lavender today.

" yeah of course, have skull and her driver Henry met me here." She nods before heading back to the main floor. The guys and I finish up soon after , I head upstairs to the office and get started on writing out the schedule of the security's shifts for the week.

The sound of my phone ringing brings me out my concentration , I look down at the screen and see it's Elodie calling. " Elliot! I miss you , you need to come over for dinner soon." I sigh " you need to start calling me viper , it's  been fifteen years since anyone else called me Elliot."

She snorted at my words , " so you're fucking woman is gonna call you viper huh, I don't think so ! I'm you're sister , if I'm around the club or anyone else I'll call you viper but when it's just us you will always be Elliot." I pinch the bridge of my nose, I honestly thought she'd grow out of this stubbornness.

" whatever" , I hear her laugh of victory " anyways , I want you to come over for dinner." As much as I want to say , she could always come home and see me I know pushing her won't help. " I'll be in the city later this afternoon. Lavender , bullets old lady . I told you about her she's got an appointment in the city so I'm going with."

" yes, bring her with you. I'll make chicken parm and pasta for dinner. Ok I gotta go , I need to use the rest of my lunch break to pickup some stuff from the grocery store." I laugh at her excitement " yeah , yeah whatever I'll text you when we're done with the appointment. I love you be safe." ,
" love you too Elliot." I hang up and head downstairs to grab some food for lunch.

The second I hit the last step my body freezes , my eyes land on the hottest Fucking woman I have ever seen. Tattoos everywhere, long black hair and a resting bitch face that had my cock hardening faster than I've ever experienced in my life.

She's standing behind the bar with Iris siting in front of her. This is the chick wanting the bartender job. I'm holding on by a thread right now , I want to walk over their and fuck her in front of everyone and show them she's mine . Like some fucking primal shit. Fuck , where the fuck did that come from.

I take a deep breath and walk towards a darker corner of the room. A need to watch her and see what she's like from a far takes over me before I can ever realize how creepy I sound. I need to make sure she gets hired. I can't just let her walk away. She obviously needs the job , if she asked bullet .

To be honest I never really thought I'd have an old lady . My whole life has been dedicated to the club and Elodie. But one look at her behind the bar .... Well I think I just found my old lady.