Exposed

by Sapphire Knight

  “Fuck! And Cameron was at this kind of meeting? He doesn’t know anything about that business. Was he just observing or something?” Cain shakes his head and gets a grim look on his face.

  “He seems to be assisting your father in certain merchandise knowledge for distribution. You feel me?” Tate nods, glaring at everything. He takes a deep breath then turns and motions to Emily to come to us. She walks toward us and Tate turns back to Cain.

  “Thank you, Cain. I’m going to give you my number since it looks as if we will be working together in the future anyhow. If something seems whack please call me and I will return the favor. I don’t like fishy shit, and this feels fishy.” Emily walks to us while the guys are exchanging numbers and she smiles big at me. She probably thinks the guys became buds or something. I wonder how much of Tate’s business she knows about. Tate wraps one of his arms around her and pulls her close.

  “Come on, Красота, I have business to take care of. London, Cain, we will see you soon. And thank you for bringing this to my attention.” Tate and Cain shake hands and then they start walking to the exit.

  “Love you, chickadee!” I yell loudly at Emily. She turns around and blows me a kiss.

  “Love you back, sexy!” she yells back, then they are gone. I turn to Cain and smirk.

  “Wow, crazy night and I’m even sober!” Cain starts chuckling.

  “I know, baby, it wouldn’t be a night out with you, without some kind of drama,” he says and wraps his arm around me as we walk to the exit. I smack his arm and make my eyes wide.

  “What are you talking about?” I act outraged but I know it’s true.

  “Please, there were plenty of nights I got you off the bar, or you blacked out or you tried to—” He starts to go into detail and I jump to stop him quickly.

  “Okay, okay, I get it. No need to be naming instances!” He laughs loudly and I beam up at him. I love when he smiles or laughs, he’s so unbelievable sexy. Covered in tattoos, scruff and muscles.

  “Come on, sweet cheeks, I gotta hit up Ares when we get back and let him know what’s up.” He pulls me in to his body tightly and gives me a sweet, soft kiss with just enough tongue to get me wound up. He pulls away and hops on his bike. He holds my hand and I climb on behind him. I will be so grateful when it warms back up, this cold weather sucks.

  We get back to the apartment and Cain calls Ares to update him. They set up to meet tomorrow to talk about everything properly, I guess. I put on a pair of Cain’s boxer shorts I had stolen before I moved, and my bra. Cain strips down naked and gets in the middle of the bed. He’s so sexy with his bed head and sleepy eyes.

  “Come lay, baby,” he says all sleepy and sweet. I love when he’s like this.

  “Okay, honey bun,” I say and crawl in next to him. He has the sheets all nice and warmed up for me. His body is like a giant heater. I curl up and lay my head on his chest. Then I wrap my arm over his stomach muscles and he wraps his arm around my back. He rubs me softly and I start to doze off. I hear him whisper right as I’m falling asleep.

  “I love you, baby boy, and your gorgeous momma, too.” I sleep with a smile on my face. I love him too and I can’t wait to tell him.

  Cain

  “So what you wanna do?” I ask Ares. I just got done telling him everything that happened at the club with Tate and his buddy. I’m still pissed at that little prick. At least Tate turned out to be pretty decent. Ares looks a little lost and irritated at the same time. I know he won’t let any of the other guys see him frustrated. He reaches back to massage his neck muscles. I bet he’s stressed out and ready to go home.

  “Looks like I’m gonna have to call Prez and see what he thinks. I agree with Tate though, somethin’ ain’t right. Contact Tate and see if he can come and meet with all of us, that way if anyone has questions they have a chance to ask. We may find out some useful information that way, ya know?” he says and I nod. I pull out my phone to make the call to Tate.

  “Hey, man, it’s Cain. You mind stoppin’ over at the motel and havin’ a chat with my brothers about the shit goin’ down?”

  “Of course, Cain, it’s no problem, do you care if I bring my guard, Nikoli?”

  “Yeah, you can bring him; you can bring a few guards if it makes you feel better. We just wanna talk, no bullshittin’.”

  “Cool, I have Emily with me. Is London at the apartment?”

  “Okay. Yeah, London’s chillin’ she can go hang out, I know she misses Emily.”

  “Great, then it’s settled, I’ll drop her then stop by.”

  “Cool, thanks Tate.”

  “Of course.”

  “Later.” I hang up before he says anything else and turn to Ares. He’s sitting there staring at me, he obviously heard my whole conversation.

  “All right, brother, him and his boy are comin’ after he drops his girl off.” He blinks and studies my face for a moment.

  “You know the guy comin’ with him, too?”

  “Naw, man, I just went to school with Tate’s Ol’ Lady, that’s how him and I met. London is best friends with Emily. Talk about a small world, huh?”

  He grunts. “Ain’t that the truth.” Speaking of London, I want to tell everyone about our good news. I know they will all be happy for us. I’ll quit moping around the clubhouse and they will get to see London. I get excited and smile suddenly.

  “Hey, man, I’m gonna call everybody in here for a minute so I can tell y’all at the same time.” Ares looks at me weird.

  “Y’all didn’t elope or some shit, did ya?” he says with a smirk on his face like he knows me so well. If only she would, I’d be long gone with her on a honeymoon right now.

  “Shit, I wish we did, but I know she won’t or I would bring it up.” I get the brothers quickly and ask them to come to Ares’ room for an announcement. They figure it’s orders from Ares so they all come to his room right away. Once everyone’s all settled I beam a smile and share our news.

  “So besides the Russian shit we got goin’ down, I got somethin’ I’d like to share with y’all.” They all nod and wait for me to make my announcement.

  “So London went to the doctor the other day and found out she’s four and a half months pregnant. We are havin’ a son round mid-April.” I finish and smile at my brothers. A few make a loud whoop sound and I chuckle.

  “Congrats, man!” Capone says first. I fist bump him and he pats my arm.

  “Fuckin’ awesome, brother! A muthafuckin’ mini Cain goin’ to be runnin’ round the clubhouse!” 2 Piece says and gives me a man hug. I hug him back and beam a cheesy smile. A mini Cain, I love that.

  “That’s great, Cain!” Ares says and pats me on the back. I turn to Twist since he’s been quiet.

  “Wow, is London okay? Is she happy?” Twist asks and I look at him crazy. Has he lost his fuckin’ head? I’m about to deck his ass.

  “Of course she’s happy. She’s over the fuckin’ moon 'bout this shit.” What the hell is he talking about? He never gives two shits if someone’s happy about anything.

  “Then I am happy for you, brother. You both deserve to be happy together.” I blink at Twist a couple times and he fist bumps me. That came straight from left field.

  “Thanks, brother, that means a lot and I know she will be pleased you are happy for us.” He nods and then sits on the edge of Ares’ bed. Leave it to Twist to be weird. I know he cares about her, but damn. Brother was looking at me like he was gonna scalp me if she wasn’t content. We better find something for him to relieve some stress on soon, he’s like a ticking time bomb. I’ll be damned if he takes that shit out on me. I’m glad I’m not staying here.

  We are all sitting around discussing the baby and London when there’s knock on the door. We get silent and all look at each other. I reach in my holster and pull my Glock out and point it toward the door. 2 Piece pulls both his out as well. Ares clears his throat and goes to the door. As the Enforcer he always heads up any potential threats or dangerous situations first. It�
�s fun, but I’d hate to be in his shoes all the time.

  “Yeah?” he asks loudly and peeks out the side of the curtain.

  “It’s Tate for Cain,” comes a deep voice through the door. Ares glances at me and I nod. He leans over and opens the door and scoots back so we all see Tate enter. He comes in with the giant Russian I saw at OO7. I stand up and shake hands with Tate then turn and shake hands with the Russian.

  “Hey, thanks for stopping by,” I say to them. I want to be as friendly as possible so we can work together. Plus, I don’t wanna cause shit with Emily and London because of their men. Those girls have been best friends for as long as I have known them. I’m not going to give London a reason to confiscate my balls.

  “Of course. I want to get to the bottom of this, also,” Tate says and looks at everyone in the room.

  “Brothers, this is Tate. He was referred to at the meeting as Knees, he’s supposed to help us on the weapons front. Tate, these are my brothers: you have Ares, our Club Enforcer, right here, then Capone handles our weapons, 2 Piece here and this is Twist.” Tate shakes each of their hands and looks them straight in the face. That will earn him some respect right away. Not many have the balls to do that when they first meet the men.

  “It’s nice to meet everyone. This is my friend and head guard, Nikoli. He heads up security for me. This is my brother, Viktor, he is familiar with the businesses and does disposal when needed. He’s been hearing things that my father has been into from my Uncle’s Bratva men as well.” Ares stands and shakes Viktor’s hand.

  “Y’all have a seat so we can figure out what’s going on,” Ares says and gestures to the small table and desk chairs for them to sit in.

  “What all was your meeting with my father about?” Tate asks and we all shift to look at Ares to see what he wants to say. He looks back at us.

  “Get the samples that Gizya pushed on us,” Ares says and everyone complies. We each place our bag in front of Tate, Victor and Niko. Tate looks at the drugs in the bags.

  “Y’all bought this from him?” Tate asks and looks at each one of us. Ares huffs.

  “No, he gave it all to us to sample. He tried getting us to do it right there in front of him with your boy and a bunch of bitches. We didn’t test any of it though. We told him none of us do the drug thing. We were only coming for a weapons deal, so I don’t know why he’s trying to push this on us when we don’t sell drugs. Our MC actually tries to clean most of the shit up off the street. We each have our own little vice we like but we ain’t out sellin’ the shit to anybody.” Tate looks at Viktor then to the ground and shakes his head angrily.

  “We were supposed to be out of this shit. I can’t believe he’s still up to his old tricks. Viktor, do you think Uncle is in on this shit with Gizya?” he asks his brother and looks even more livid the more he thinks about it. Viktor shrugs.

  “I don’t know, Tate, it wouldn’t surprise me though. You want to be legit besides the weapons trade, but they just want to do business and make money. We may get along better with him now, but he’s still the same man as before. I look over the accounts to the clubs, so he’s not putting the money into them. Uncle must be helping him with that part at least,” Viktor says to Tate and we keep quiet. Gotta see what they want to do, it’s their pops. Tate looks from his brother to Ares.

  “Ares, did your club come to any terms for distribution for my father?”

  “Naw, man, we just told him we’d try the shit out at our club, we don’t sell for nobody. Not even the fuckin’ Russian Mafia. My Prez don’t want none of that shit, we got plenty of other shit to worry about.”

  “Alright, is your contact Cameron or another of my father’s men?”

  “Gizya gave me his line directly to give to my Prez. I have Cameron’s number for questions about the product or if I need to order any. I have one of your father’s men’s numbers that’s supposed to handle weapons and work with Capone. He’s supposed to be hittin’ you up to get in touch wit’ Capone too 'bout the delivery and pick up of the crates we want.”

  “Okay, Cain has my number but I will also leave it with each of you, in case something happens you each can get a hold of me. Thank you for bringing me into this with you. I’m not pleased with my father’s decision to distribute drugs and try to get you all hooked on product so you decide to sell for him. My uncle pulled the same thing before. Now it makes me wonder if it was my father’s plan all along. I’m going to be The Big Boss soon and even sooner if he keeps this up. I will not be in the drug trade. Right?” He turns and asks Viktor and Nikoli. They both nod at Tate then at Ares.

  “Right, sounds good. We are due to head back home in two days. We will let you know if he tries to set anything else up before then,” Ares says and stands. Tate, Viktor and Nikoli get the hint and stand to leave also. Ares shakes each of their hands and we all follow suit. Tate stops at me last.

  “Cain, I’m going to head over and get Emily as soon as I discuss a few options with my men.” I nod at him.

  “Alright, man, I’m gonna head over to the apartment after I talk to my brothers too. I’ll probably run into you there.”

  “Oh and, Cain?” I look at his face and raise an eyebrow.

  “Yeah, man?” I say and he smirks at me.

  “I have known about London’s secret since she found out. If I’m adding that up right, then congratulations are due. I know Emily will be thrilled with this news.” I smile big and shake his hand again when he presents it to me.

  “Yep, that’s my baby and I am so fuckin’ happy. Get my girl and a kid, fuckin’ perfect,” I answer and Tate smiles back at me.

  “Good, I’m happy for you both. She deserves someone like you, Cain, someone who truly cherishes her,” he says and walks out of the hotel room. Did we just become best friends? Ha-ha, fuckin’ London and her movie quotes. We are definitely watching Stepbrothers tonight.

  “Ares? What’s the plan, brother, you are in charge on this run,” 2 Piece asks and we all turn our attention to Ares. Good question, glad he brought it up.

  “Fuck, of course shit would be fucked up when the Prez doesn’t come with us. I don’t know what to do just yet, it’s the fuckin’ Russian Mafia. I’m gonna call him back again and let him know what Gizya’s sons said and see what he wants us to do.” Twist stands up and addresses Ares.

  “Alright, sounds good, man, we are down for whatever, you know this.” I can tell that crazy fucker is just waiting for some shit to pop off. I know he would love the chance to add more to his resume. I wouldn’t mind getting a piece of these idiots trying to get us all hooked on their shit. I’m not tryin’ to become a fuckin’ junkie an’ neither are my brothers. I need to see London. We have to wait to hear what Prez wants, so essentially we are done with this meeting and I’m gonna pop smoke if nobody needs me here.

  “Cool, then I’m gonna head to my girl’s place. Bitch is bein’ stubborn about comin’ home and it’s drivin’ me fuckin’ crazy. I’m gonna end up just packing up all her shit for her and having someone pick it up.” A few of the brothers chuckle and Capone snorts. They know good and well I won’t do anything without London’s approval about shit like that. I’m not a fuckin’ pussy. I just respect my baby and her opinions.

  “Why don’t you borrow my truck to come get it, it’ll give her an excuse to come back and visit her friend again,” 2 Piece asks and I could hug him for the suggestion. This just might get her to tip over to my side and come back with me. I squeeze his shoulder, affectionate but manly.

  “That’s a really good idea. I’ll run it by her and see if it helps motivate her. Thanks, man.”

  “Sure, brother, no problem, you know we are here to help if you need it, too.” I nod and fist bump each brother on my way out.

  “Later,” I call out on my way out the door.

  I’m walking out of the motel room when I’m hit from behind with what feels like a steel pole. Oh, hell no. I turn around quickly and back step a few paces in case the person on the other en
d of that pole swings again. Fuck, that shit hurt. Bastard got me good in my mid back. If it wasn’t for all the fights I’ve been in, I would probably be on the ground right now. I see that sandy-haired fuck that was textin’ my Ol’ Lady. I don’t fucking think so. I knew I should have taught him a lesson at the club. It’s cool, I’ll teach the fuck right now.

  “Oh, boy. You done fucked up now. You have any idea what I do for my club?” I say as menacingly as possible. It probably sounded like a growl, but that works too. I spread my legs apart a little to brace for impact in case the asshat decides to clobber me with his pole again. I look over and see Twist grinning like it’s Christmas morning. Good, he can tie this clown up after I’m finished with him.

  “Screw you! What did you tell Tate about me?” He’s holding the bat in front of him like he’s going to play baseball. It keeps shaking really badly. I don’t know if he’s scared or pumped up. I glare at him.

  “Don’t you fuckin’ worry 'bout what I told anybody. Why the hell you here makin’ mistakes?” He sneers and throws the bat at me. I dodge it and when I look back over at him he has a small gun pointed at me. It looks like it’s probably a nine. He’s so shaky, I wouldn’t be surprised if it went off by accident.

  “He wants to get sliced and diced it looks like,” Twist snickers and I smirk at him. We’ve had some fun in the past together practicing torture methods on some low-life child abusers.

  “You better not touch me! You better not tell Tate anything! I’m going to call Gizya and tell him you went behind his back to his son!” he screams and waves the gun around between me and Twist. Twist starts to laugh loudly when the gun points in his direction. No doubt imagining what he’s going to do to Cameron when he gets the chance.

  “Ahh, that’s where you’re wrong.” Cameron lowers the gun when Twist’s laughing distracts him. I leap forward with a two-two jab to the face. He stumbles back and I’m kind of surprised he didn’t fall. Guess he has balance after all. Cameron assumes a defensive position with his arms up and his knees bent. He has one hand pointing the gun at me but you can see it’s not actually going to hit me where it’s aimed. I taunt him hoping to distract him some more.