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“Thank you, honey,” she said, patting my shoulder. “I’ll be in the kitchen if you need anything else.”
Once the door was shut behind her, Rixon reached for a cup and offered me the other.
“What are you afraid of?” I asked, retaking my seat and taking a sip of my drink. Molly always had made the best fucking cup of coffee.
“That Kaash is planning a coup. I suspect he’s been turning others against me for a while now.”
Letting out a breath, I sat back. “Do you think he would? That’s brazen, even for him.”
“A lot changed when you went inside,” Rixon told me, running a hand through his hair. “Kaash started making more demands of me. I did my best to appease him by letting him takeover management of Muse, but he wants more. He wants the strip club to be more… lucrative.”
“The only way it could become more lucrative is if it turned into a brothel.”
Rixon gave me a loaded look. Holy fuck.
“That’s what you two have been arguing about?”
Rixon nodded. “Not just prostitution. He wants to get into sex trafficking. Says he has contacts down in Mexico who want white women and can pay us big money.”
“And you’ve told him no?”
“Not just no. But not fucking ever. Our Kelsey was taken into the sex trade, and we lost her. I won’t subject another parent to that, even if it did bring in an obscene amount of money for the club.”
Leaning forward, I rested my cup back onto the tray. “How many people do you think he’s turned against you?”
“It’s hard to tell.”
“Give me your best hunch then.”
Rixon settled his heavy stare on my face. “Hale is a definite. Nate might be too.”
“That kid who was serving on Friday night?”
“Yeah.” Rixon groaned and rubbed at his eyes.
“So, he’s going after prospects before any loyalty can be formed to you. He won’t get fucking far with a couple of prospects, Rixon.”
“No, he won’t, but what if he’s got some of the others? What then?”
“Like who?”
“Vox. Ryker. Silas.”
I shook my head. “Vox is more loyal than I am. Plus, he’s the legal guardian of his kid sister. There’s no way he’d be getting into the sex trade. Ryker’s old lady is pregnant with their first kid, so he won’t be jeopardizing a damn thing.”
“What about Silas?”
Silas could’ve gone either way, but I didn’t say that out loud. “Silas is still loyal to you.”
“He’s loyal to the club, and the club’s best interests. He’s a numbers guy. He’ll support whoever brings in the money for the club to survive. He’s got no family. No connections. This club is his life.”
Fuck. “You think Silas could flip? Join Kaash?”
“He probably already has.”
Fuck. Fuck.Fuck. “What are you going to do?”
“Not sit around and hold my dick,” he growled. “I need you to help me figure this out.”
