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CHAPTER 8

DRIFTER

“It’s not you exactly,” she starts, a flush to her cheeks. “This is… complicated.”

If I’m not mistaken, I’ve seen that flush before…

When I was ramming into her and she screamed my name like I was the last man on earth. Come to think of it, that’s just how I like it. Her flushing.

I think what my lady needs is to be reminded of who she belongs to. Make no mistake, I may have fallen fast, but I know Ruby was meant to come into my life last night. I also believe everything happens for a reason. My heart hasn’t stopped pounding since I first laid eyes on her.

This is love, no matter what she says.

“Doesn’t have to be. I’ll be patched in after this. My standing in the club will be higher,” I say. “I get that I’m not good enough for you, that bein’ a prospect is pretty pathetic when you’re a VP, but I know what I feel, Ruby. I can’t stop thinkin’ about you.”

“Jamie, please⁠—”

“I love it when you use my real name.”

She places a finger over my lips. “Don’t ever speak like that.”

I’m tempted to nip the top of her fingertip, or suck it into my mouth, but I also understand there is a time and place for everything.

“Like what?”

Ruby swallows hard, looking away for a second. “Sayin’ that you’re not good enough for me.”

“It’s not a sob story, it’s the truth. I’m not tryin’ to make you feel sorry for me. It’s semantics.”

She shifts uncomfortably. “We should stick to the matters at hand. I came here to hear what you learned today. Let’s just get to the facts first, okay?”

I clear my throat, back to business. “The Dirty Crows MC were hired by Lanzetti. I’m still figuring out their role in all of this. Rumor has it they are owed money, and I don’t know yet whether Lanzetti cleared the debt. It could be a misunderstanding, or the Crows are playin’ games, either way, it’s fishy. We all know Lanzetti is a snake, so him not payin’ up fits the crime.”

“I knew it,” she says, grimacing. “Those dirty bastards. Diamond was right from the start, but can we really be surprised?”

“I’ll get to the bottom of it. There are multiple sheds on the back of the property under lock and key. I don’t know exactly what they’ve got goin’ on, but it’s weird,” I say. “Nobody guards a farm this closely just because they bought land and plan to build a resort. Every single corner of the property is guarded. If that’s not suspicious, I don’t know what is.”

“Drugs?” Ruby ponders. “Or guns? Could be both. What we need is Nash to raid them. Fuck the Fourth Amendment. They chose to move in and disrupt our peace.”

“True, but without a reason, he’s not gonna get very far or obtain a warrant.”

“So we’ll create a reason.”

I love how my girl thinks. “You have an idea?”

“What I’d like is that Crows’ Prez’s head on the gate post to boot. That’ll give Nash a reason to raid Lanzetti, don’t you think?”

I lean against the wall, enjoying the way her flaming hair falls over one shoulder. She’s so pretty.

I don’t give a fuck she’s nine years older than me. She’s fucking hot.

“Just know I’m workin’ for you, baby doll, day and night.”

“Working for me?” She raises a brow. “Technically, you work for Diamond while you’re here.”

“Yeah?” I step closer. “Well, it isn‘t Diamond who I wanna bury my cock inside, is it? You’re the one who left scratches all over my back because you couldn’t get enough. You’re hung up on the age gap and my prospect status, which I’ve already explained will be changin’ as soon as we’re done with Lanzetti, so you don’t need to worry about any of that.”

She blinks, taking in my words. “I’m runnin’ out of reasons why this is still a bad idea.” Maybe she meant to mutter that, but I heard her loud and clear.