“I’ll walk beside you, brother,” Reaper vows, putting his big paw on my shoulder.“Anything you need, I’ve got your back.”
I nod as Stone calls out to the room.
“Turner’s here,” he tells the room.“Suit up and be ready to move.”
The room disperses as Reaper and I stand from the wall we were holding up and make our way over to our president.
“What do you need from us, Prez?”Reaper asks.
“Got everything sorted out with the other chapters.They’ll be stationed at the north, east, and west sides of the property waiting for our call before entering,” Stone tells us.“Let’s go greet the chief.”
We walk out of his office, and the main room is crawling with men putting on bulletproof vests and checking all their weapons.Stone’s dad and Melissa are talking to a few men off to the side.
“I want to be there when you go in,” Melissa voices after making a beeline once she sees us coming out of the hall.
“Can’t have you exposed and put in harm’s way,” Stone declares as Crusher comes over and wraps an arm around his wife and our resident doctor.
“I won’t be in the way, I promise, but you’ll need a doctor there waiting to assess our girl once you pull her out of that hell,” Melissa reminds us.We all saw the marks they made on her back last time, and I’m scared of what’s happened and the condition she’s in.”
My biggest fear is that we’ll find Sutton too late and that the damage done to her since she’s been in their grasp is going to destroy her—and me along with it.
“I’ll wait down the road with Phillip,” Melissa adds.
Stone looks at her for a few moments before turning his eyes to his dad.
Crusher gives his son a slight nod, “We’ll be out of the way.Mel’s got the truck loaded with medical supplies in case any of the men get injured.”
Our prez lets out a groan, shaking his head.
“Fine, but if this spills out, you get out of the way of it,” Stone growls.
“I promise,” Melissa says, almost giddy then surges forward wrapping her arms around her stepson.
Once Stone pats her back, she steps back to her husband’s side.
“I’ll get you a radio so that y’all hear what’s going on after I handle the cop outside.
As we make it outside, Turner stands casually by his cruiser waiting for us.
“Got everything squared away?”Stone asks as he stands in front of the chief of police.
Turner starts nodding.“Contacted all the surrounding cities, letting ’em know we’re holding training out on the farm today.Any calls are to be put through to me and my team.”
“And your team is all on board?”Reaper questions with a raised eyebrow.
“Dispatch has been alerted, and I’ve got six men who are gonna be half a mile down each direction blocking the roads from any vehicles trying to get through,” Turner assures us.“But if this fucking thing goes south, my ass isn’t takin’ the fall, Stone.”
Turner has been on our payroll for years.We’ve had an arrangement that works well for both of us while he sets himself up for a cozy retirement.He comes to us when the law has his hands tied, and we take care of the problem while he turns the other way and lets us do pretty much whatever we want here.
“Just stick to the plan and it’ll be fucking fine,” I growl.
“Just do your part,” Stone barks.“Make sure to have an ambulance close.We don’t know the condition Sutton might be in,” Stone demands then walks off.
“Fucking hate that pussy,” Reaper mumbles as we follow Stone’s lead back up to the clubhouse.
Hawk comes out the door of the clubhouse.
“Whatcha got for me?”Stone asks our tech guy.