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“Fucking bad.”

My answer makes Sin curse under his breath. “And Sam?” He gives me a side glance.

“The result.”

“Fucking Hell.”

“He’s a good kid, Sin. I don’t want him tainted by any of this.”

“And you think him being here is the best thing? Being raised in an MC? This club has taken so much from us, and her.”

“It’s given us a lot too. You need to remember that.”

“Matthew?” Bianca comes into the room. Concern etched on her face. “Oh mija.” She rushes over and sits on the bed next to Tessa.

I tap Sin on the shoulder and leave Bianca to tend to Tessa. As soon as we enter the living room Cut looks our way,

“Jury. Now.”

He heads straight for the front door with the rest of us following.

Hawk

Jury is the last fucking place I want to be right now, especially with Cruise, so God damned close to me.

“Explain!” Cut demands.

I watch Cruise on the other side of the room as he grips the back of his neck. “I was new in town. Met up with a few guys, they ended up being Diablos. I didn’t know shit about MCs back then. All I knew was that they seemed to have an endless supply of drugs and pussy, and I was at a point in my life where all I wanted was those two things. I was fucking lost, man and I needed an escape.”

“So they were looking to patch you in?” Cut asks.

“I don’t know. It didn’t last that long. I met up with them only a few days before all that shit went down.”

“You were there when Sienna was taken?”

“No, I wasn’t. Me and this guy walked up as soon as the van drove away. He told me I didn’t see anything and to keep my mouth shut. I was so caught off guard with what they were doing to the girl that I forgot about the van pulling away.”

“So you stood there like a fucking coward and watched a group of guys rape a young woman?” I ask.

“Listen, I know what I did was wrong, but I was fucking young, man. I had my own run-in with the law, and I didn’t want to do anything to draw attention.”

“Still makes you a piece of shit,” Lick says.

Cruise cuts his eyes to Lick. “You think I don’t know that? Because I fucking do! But I’m not the only one who's done shit in their past they ain’t proud of so you can stop right the fuck there. I’ve tried to atone for my sins of that day, and I’m just about done.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Lick bites back.

Cruise doesn’t answer the question.

“This is a bunch of fucking bullshit, man,” Lick groans. “This is a day where we’re supposed to be paying homage to our fallen brother. Bubba gave his life to save my woman, and instead of this day being about him, we’re in fucking Jury dealing with this piece of shit.”

“The list,” Dyke tells me. “The one you asked me to compile?”

“Yeah, the one of the Diablos who was involved in Tessa’s attack. They’re all dead except one.”

Dyke nods his head towards Cruise.

“Are you kidding me?” Lick says.