Page 9 of Colt

It was unusual to see Viking worked up, so I leaped out of my seat to follow him.

“Gotta go, babe.” I smacked Tara’s ass as I moved past her. “I’ll come find you when I’m done.”

Her face lit up at my promise for more to come later. She walked away, but not without shaking her ass as she went.

Viking didn’t wait for us to sit before starting. “I got a phone call from Fitz. It sounds like the Phantoms made their way back to Reno. Ice and a few of his guys came across them at a diner, and all hell broke loose. Ice is currently being held on felony assault charges.”

“Shit!” I slammed my hands down on the desk in front of me. We couldn’t afford to have any of our guys locked up right now. Reno had enough crap on their plate, with their transition to a new president. They didn’t need that president behind bars and another person stepping in to run the show. And, the thought of Torch taking over did not sit well with me at all. I took a deep breath and turned to Viking. “What’s the plan?”

“Word is Ice will be doing some time. His lawyers are already looking into a plea deal. We’ll be riding up there to help come up with some contingency plans for their club while he’s locked up. Needless to say, the surveillance mission has been put on hold.”

I knew we had to go, but I wasn’t excited about leaving. There was too much shit going on here, never mind seeing Ember again. She’d crossed my mind more times than I could count since she left and it annoyed the hell out of me since she was exactly the kind of woman I didn’t want or need to get involved with. And, missing out on an opportunity to gain some intel didn’t bode well for us.

Viking excused us from his office with the order to be ready to ride out at a moment’s notice. I needed to call my dad and Jenna, but that could wait until tomorrow. For now, I needed to rid my head of thoughts of seeing Ember again. Knowing Tara was waiting for me was the distraction I needed. But, when I saw her brassy, almost orange hair instead of the natural dark red hair I could still remember wrapped around my hands, she no longer held any appeal.Fuck!This shit with Reno was messing with my head. I needed to push away all thoughts of Ember, and I knew a sure-fire way to do just that. Ignoring the fact she wasn’t the one I desired, I walked across the room, grabbed Tara’s hand, and pulled her upstairs to my room.