AN OUTLAW MONSTER (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (23 page)

But where was safety?

Who was trying to kill us?

Were they going to bust in and just
finish us off?

Poor Eden couldn
’
t get completely flat
because of her pregnant belly. I felt her hand squeeze mine tighter. We were
just near the living room when she let my hand go and touched my face.

“
Go,
”
she said.
“
I can
’
t breathe.
”

“
No,
”
I said.
“
I
’
m not leaving you.
”

The smoke was so thick and it
started to feel like I was swallowing razorblades. It burned my eyes not to
mention the heat made me sweat and our sight was almost at zero. I was going to
have to do it all by feel, which was impossible enough. Add in a pregnant woman
who was losing herself
…

“
Shit,
”
I yelled as Eden fell to
her left side.

She grabbed her shirt and put her
face into it. I grabbed for her arms, thinking maybe I could drag her out of
the apartment. I
’
d
find anyway possible to make it happen. I couldn
’
t
lose Eden as a friend and she couldn
’
t
lose her baby. The hell that would ripple through the MC would end up killing
all of us.

I sat up and pulled, screaming as I
did so.

I felt like my back was on fire.

The smoke poured throughout the
apartment and into my mouth, deep into my chest. Each breath got harder. Even
though I was touching Eden I was barely able to see her. True panic began to
set in.

Attacking the MC was one thing.
Taking out one of the guys was another. But to come after Eden and her unborn
baby?
Her unborn daughter?

“
Help!
”
I screamed.
“
Someone!
”

My mind demanded to know who did
this. I wanted to face the attacker and see the man who was going to kill us.

I heard a large crashing sound.

I tried to pull at Eden one more
time and felt our grips slip away. I toppled back and knew I
’
d never see Eden again. I
reached my hands out, wondering what I could grab onto. I touched something and
then I saw something through the heavy smoke.

It was a face.

The person behind the attack. The
fire. The smoke.

The person who wanted me, Eden, and
her unborn child to not see tomorrow.

The face got closer and I knew
exactly who it was.

It was Duke.

twenty-nine.

(trent)

Denis sliced the piece of glass to
my shoulder, cutting me open. I twisted out of reflex and then saw the bloody
shard of glass coming for my throat.

This really had become life and
death here.

I half expected the guys to come
rushing to the ring to help me, but they knew better. If they fucked with what
was happening, we
’
d
lose the cash. No cash meant no guns. No guns meant not settling all the old
bullshit so the MC could push forward.

I lifted my arm at the last second
and blocked the attack. I grabbed for Denis
’
s
wrist and twisted, driving him back. I brought my other hand up to his hand and
grabbed his hand, squeezing the glass. Denis growled and screamed, blood
pouring between both of our hands.

I took him back to the ropes and
pressed harder, slowing putting the glass to his face. As I dug the jagged tip
into his cheek, I gritted my teeth and sliced. It was only a few inches, but it
was enough to get Denis off his game.

He turned, throwing his shoulder at
my face, hitting me in the jaw. I stumbled back as he rolled into the corner,
clutching his face. Everywhere I stepped, glass crunched under my feet. Most of
the pieces were too damn small to use as a knife. So I just went forward, fists
ready, as normal.

I started to unleash on Denis, fist
after fist to his ribs and stomach.

In a moment of complete stupidity,
I let it slip my mind that Denis could have still had the piece of glass in his
hand. I found out a second later that he did have the piece of glass still in
his hand when he reached around and tried to stab me in the back.

I wiggled away and threw a left,
smacking him in the eye.

He slashed at me, getting nothing
but air.

I punched with a hard right, blood
spraying out of the ring.

He stepped forward from the comfort
of the ropes and the corner. He was ready to go down and I could see it in his
eyes he knew he was fucked. He kept slashing at me, desperate to get lucky and
slit my throat.

When we got to the middle of the
ring, that was it for me. He tried to stab me one last time and I grabbed his
wrist again. I twisted it hard, feeling something pop. I stabbed him in the
throat but didn
’
t get
enough to kill him. So I hit Denis with one more left punch and sent his ass to
the mat.

He fell face first, down into the
shattered glass.

He hit with a hard thud and then it
was just me standing there.

The entire place was quiet and it
felt that way for about a goddamn hour.

In truth, it was only a couple
seconds before the place erupted in cheers.

Cash and Jasper jumped up on the
mat and climbed into the ring to get to me. Cash wrapped his arms around me and
lifted me.

“
Holy
fuck, brother!
”
he
screamed.
“
You did
it! We get money. We get pussy.
”

Jasper put his hands to my face.
“
Hey, Trent. Are you good?
”

“
I
’
m fine,
”
I said.

After the fight - or any fight or
kill - I was calm. I didn
’
t
let it all get to me. I let it all wash away. That
’
s what made me
the monster
. I was
already moving on to the next mission. The next fight. Shit, I was thinking
about showering and heading back to Daurian so I could get into Harlee
’
s panties and have that
sweet pussy again.

Trev got into the ring as two men
entered the ring to tend to Denis. He was moving, slowly climbing to his knees.
The guy was completely out of it. He probably wouldn
’
t be coherent until tomorrow.

We got out of the ring and walked
back to the same room where we had to meet with Peter. He stood there, door
open, waiting for me. His hands were out and a big smile grazed his face.

When he tried to touch me, I
knocked his hands out of the way.
“
Don
’
t fuck with me.
”

“
Whoa,
whoa,
”
Trev said,
slipping between us.
“
Let
’
s give Trent a few minutes
here.
”

“
How
about a shower?
”
Miller asked.
“
Guy
needs to be patched up here.
”

“
I
take good care,
”
Peter said. He whistled and pointed.

I turned my head and saw a woman
slowly walking down the hallway. Everything on her body was too tight. Her tits
were huge. Her face, eyes, everything were wildly put together.

Not a single person made a sound as
she walked right by all of us.

“
That
is nurse,
”
Peter
said.
“
She take good
care of you, fighter. Stitch you and suck you.
”

“
Fuck,
”
Cash said.
“
Someone give me a knife. I
’
ll cut my leg off right
now to get a piece of that ass.
”

“
Easy
now,
”
Trev said. He
then looked at me.
“
Go
get cleaned up, okay?
”

“
No,
Prez,
”
I said.
“
We
’
re not done here yet.
”

“
You
won the fight,
”
Trev
said.

“
You
’
ve earned that,
”
Miller chimed in.
“
That was a hell of a
showing out there.
”

I looked at Peter.
“
What the fuck was that
about?
”

“
What?
”
he asked.

“
You
know exactly what I
’
m
talking about,
”
I
said.
“
The fucking
window. That was on purpose. You stalled the fight out. Why?
”

Peter let out a deep laugh. He put
up a finger and stepped back into the office. I felt my heart starting to race
again. Adrenaline pumped through my veins like fresh gasoline. The pain in my
shoulder subsided, along with all the other other cuts and bruises.

Peter grabbed a wad of cash and
brought it to me.
“
Take
all, fighter. Take all.
”

“
Whoa,
”
Cash said.
“
That
’
s double of what you said.
”

Peter nodded.
“
You help.
”

I looked at Trev.

“
Give
us the reason,
”
Trev
said.
“
We have to
know what we were part of.
”

Peter nodded.
“
Fair, fair. Let
’
s say
…”
He puckered his lips.
“
Diversion. Everyone is
here, nobody is over there. Understand?
”

“
Christ,
”
I said. I slapped the wad
of cash off Trev
’
s
chest.
“
We were pawns
for their attack.
”

“
Anyone
we should worry about?
”
Miller asked.
“
Friends
of ours? Enemies of ours?
”

“
No,
”
Peter said.
“
Nothing to care for. The
extra is showing of good faith.
”

“
That
guy wanted to slit my throat and kill me,
”
I said to Peter.
“
What
was that?
”

“
Entertaining,
”
he said with a grin.

I pushed forward and locked up my
left fist. I was going to hit him until Xavier and Max grabbed my arm to stop
me from hitting the Russian guy. If I had actually hit him, things would have
taken a serious turn for the worse.

“
Calm
now,
”
Peter said.
“
Go shower. Clean up. Then
we all go home happy.
”

“
That
protection in Nevada,
”
Trev said, pointing at Peter,
“
comes
with an understanding that we know the truth of what you
’
re up to.
”

“
Deal,
”
Peter said. He put up a
finger and walked back to the desk again. He grabbed another smaller wad of
cash and gave that to Trev.
“
Trust
money.
”

“
Yeah,
trust,
”
Trev said. He
then handed that money to Miller.
“
For
riding up here, brother.
”

“
Our
ride was easier than yours,
”
Miller said.

“
That
’
s solid cash for pussy,
”
Blaine chimed in. He put
his hands up.
“
Not
that I
’
m going near
that stuff. No way.
”

“
Jesus,
”
Miller said.

“
So
…
are we doing this?
”
Cash asked.
“
I
’
m very thirsty.
”

“
Want
some water?
”
Peter
asked.

“
No,
”
Cash said.
“
I want beer and pussy.
Together.
”

“
Have
at it,
”
Peter said.

Peter led the way and I hung back.
So did Jasper and Trev.

“
Go
have fun,
”
I said to
them.
“
I
’
ll be there in a few.
”

“
I
’
ve got enough waiting back
at the clubhouse,
”
Trev said.
“
I don
’
t need anymore headaches
or women in my life. Right now I need to get on the phone with Garvan and set
up our next meet.
”

“
I
’
ll look for Bryant,
”
Jasper said.
“
Then I
’
ll reach out to Rocco.
”

“
Hey,
about the guns,
”
I
said.
“
I won the
fight. I got the cash. It
’
s
time for my plan.
”

“
Why
the fuck do you think we
’
re
standing here?
”
Trev
asked.

I saw Jasper
’
s eyes go wide.
“
Hey, maybe you should get that shoulder
checked out.
”

I looked and saw the open gash. It
wasn
’
t all that bad.
But from the corner of my eye I saw the woman standing at the end of the hall.
Sleek and beautiful, now wearing a white top that didn
’
t cover up much of anything.

“
Shit,
”
Trev said.
“
Let me go make my calls.
You go get patched up and cleaned up.
”

Jasper winked at me and I took my
leather cut, shirt, and rings from him. He patted me on my good shoulder and
gave a nod.

“
Don
’
t fuck me on this,
”
I said.
“
I have a way out of it
all.
”

“
I
know you do, brother,
”
Jasper said.
“
Go take
care of yourself.
”

I turned as Jasper and Trev walked
away. The woman pointed at me and then wiggled her finger.

I walked toward her, right into
the eyes - and arms - of a bad temptation I didn
’
t need.

**

Her name was Ana and her slight
accent was as cute as she was. She knew how to patch me up though, cleaning up
the gash, putting in a couple stitches, and then a nice bandage that she
insisted was waterproof.

“
You
sure about that, darling?
”
I asked with a grin.

“
Totally,
”
she said. Her eyes were a
wicked amber color.
“
Go
take a shower and find out.
”

“
How
the hell did you fall into this mess?
”

“
Same
way anyone does,
”
Ana
said.
“
Money.
”

“
I
guess that
’
s straight
forward.
”

“
I
like what I do,
”
she
said.
“
I help clean
up guys like you.
”

“
Nurse
Ana,
”
I said.
“
Thank you.
”

She leaned down and put her nose
dangerously close to mine.
“
Try
…
Dr. Ana.
”
She then kissed the tip
of my nose and stood up and turned.

Her ass was killer tight in her
pants.

I felt my cock pulsing and that
’
s when I stood up. I
grabbed my shirt, leather cut, and rings. The showers were through the next
room. They were open showers, like a men
’
s
locker room in a gym.