Page 15 of Drax (Iron Thunder MC 3)
It was my fault.
I would never admit it to her. I was too proud to say the words. The reason why Mary-Beth and I weren’t together right now was because of me. Because I was the biggest jerk on the planet.
And now she had clearly found someone new and was probably glad to be rid of me.
But I couldn’t let her go. She was still the only woman on my mind.6Mary-BethI drove straight to Teasers because I knew that was where Crash would be.
I usually avoided going there as much as possible; while I was aware of what biker guys were usually like, what their tastes and preferences were, a strip club was just not a place I was comfortable hanging around in.
Yet, that was the Silver Knights Clubhouse and that was where Crash and his buddies usually always were.
I knew I needed to see him. I needed to talk to him and get some answers, even though I was sure he wasn’t going to give me any.
I parked up at the front. The blue-pink neon sign announcing the name of the strip club blinked overhead as I banged the car door shut. The parking lot was dotted with bikes and muscle cars. This place was always buzzing. Far more popular than Fifth Gear of course, which was just a dive bar.
I went up to the door and could already hear the muffled sounds of music playing inside. I had to brace myself. Prepare myself for the experience.
The music was too loud inside. The lights were dim and bright at the same time, almost blinding me as I made my way in. On the stage, there were naked and nearly naked girls performing and gyrating, pasting themselves to the poles and thrusting their hips along with the beats.
Men were gathered around the stages, looking up greedily at the girls, waving wads of bills in front of their legs.
On the couches, more men sat around with girls on their laps, laughing and drinking and dry humping.
I had to clear my throat. It was an assault on all my senses and sensibilities. I always felt claustrophobic in here.
I tried to forget the scene and focus on finding my brother. I scanned the floor till I saw a bigger crowd in the corner. Crash was the President of this Club. The big boss. So obviously, he was in the center of a throng.
He had two skimpily clad brunettes sitting on his legs, and his hands were on their glitter-covered backs. Some of the other members of the Silver Knights were sprawled on the couches around him, and there were drinks and cigarette smoke everywhere.
I strode up to them and Crash caught my eye.
“Sis! What are you doing here? You said you were out with your friends,” he said, and his hand traveled down the back of one of his girls. I tried avoiding their eyes. I wasn’t here to make friends.
“I need to speak to you, Danny. Now,” I hissed, hooking my hands on my hips.
Crash sniggered.
“Sure, sis, we can chat. Sit down with me, order a drink, enjoy the view,” he said and smiled at the girls. I shook my head at him.
“I’m serious right now, Danny. I need to talk to you about something important. In private.”
I glared at him till he knew I meant business, after which he rolled his eyes and pushed the girls off his knees. They almost fell to the floor because of how forceful he was with them.
Maybe I might not have noticed this behavior before, but now I was beginning to see small things about my brother that made me doubt him.
“Alright. Fine. Let’s talk.”* * *Eagle, Crash’s VP, was already there in the back office when I followed him. Eagle looked up at me but there was no reaction from him. Not even a greeting. I always got the feeling that he wasn’t my biggest fan.
“What’s up?” Crash asked and sat down at his desk. There was a chair for me across from him, but I was in no mood to sit down. I glanced at Eagle who was sitting slumped on a stool, scrolling through his phone. It didn’t seem like he was doing anything important.
“I said I wanted to speak to you alone,” I reiterated, tilting my head just an inch in Eagle’s direction. Crash waved a hand in the air.
“Forget about him. It doesn’t matter what he hears.”
I clenched my jaws and took in a deep breath.
“Look, Danny, I want you to be completely honest about what’s happening with the Iron Thunders.”
My brother’s face went from smiling and calm to thunderous in a matter of seconds.
“Why?” he snapped.
“I just want to hear the truth from you, okay? I want to hear you explain the situation to me.”
Crash exchanged a slow glance with Eagle and then focused his eyes on me again.
