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My gaze skittered back to him, and I nodded.
The Columbus chapter president jerked his chin at Will, and both men released my VP at the same time.
With one final scathing look, Kaash stalked from the room, shoving past Will as he went.
Eli clasped me on the shoulder, drawing my attention. “Nick, are you all right?”
I nodded, swallowing shallowly, amplifying the pain. But that didn’t stop the way my brain thumbed through Kaash’s words like the pages of a damning manifesto.
“What the fuck was that?” Will asked, bewildered, concerned eyes flickering to Eli.
That was my motherfucking world spinning on its axis.
That was finding out who had killed my brother.
Thatwas the smoking gun.
Chapter 28
Nick
Vox was in his room,sliding a new pair of gloves over his scarred hands. He looked up when I quietly rapped my knuckles against the doorjamb.
He stared at me solemnly while he fixed his mask into place. I knew he was in here because he hated crowds, and the funeral had filled his daily quota for being around people. “I need a favor.”
He frowned at the rasp in my voice. “What the hell happened to you?”
I stepped farther into the room, shutting the door behind me. Rubbing at my sore throat, I said, “I need to ask you a question, and I need an honest answer from you.”
“I don’t bullshit people, Nick. Life is too short for half-truths and pretty words.”
“Who has your loyalty?”
He frowned at the question. “My president. Why?”
I shook my head. That answer was too ambiguous. If his loyalty was to the president of the MC, it meant it could change—especially if Kaash managed to get rid of Rixon like he wanted. I toyed with the idea of not saying any more, but all of this had to end, and I was running out of time.
“Kaash has been trying to have me killed.” As I said the words, I knew how crazy they sounded. Howinsanethe statement was, but like a faucet opening, the words came tumbling out, recalling everything Kaash had said to me as he tried to literally choke the life out of me.
As I spoke, Vox’s expression grew tighter and tighter. “Why? Why the hell would Kaash do all this?”
“He wants to take the club and move it into the skin trade. He’s keeping the girls at Muse hooked on cocaine, and the woman I spoke to said that he runs through the younger girls quickly. I think he’s farming them through the club.”
“Rixon would never allow that.”
“He wouldn’t have to allow it if he was dead, and Kaash was president.”
Vox rocked back on his heels. “These are pretty serious claims, Nick.”
“I know. I also know who killed Dimitri.”
His lips twisted into a snarl. “Who?”
“Our own fucking enforcer.” And my supposed best friend.
His eyes widened. “Gunnar? Are you sure?”
I nodded, jaw clenched. “From Kaash’s mouth.”
