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habit.”
“So,” Luke said, taking a seat at last and stretching his long legs out in front of him. “Talk, Kingston.”
At that, King launched into the story in its sordid entirety: for Luke, Dillon, and Curtis, he backtracked quite a bit. First, King explained how Aidan had saved Gabi by threatening to tell the MC about Ace’s sexual orientation. Then, King explained how he’d blackmailed Ace by killing Trigger and forcing Ace to turn snitch. Jax, Mac, and Aidan knew all of this, of course, but they didn’t so much as look away when King was talking: it was the kind of thing that none of them fully believed. Still, and despite having witnessed some of it with their own eyes.
Then King talked about the things that nobody knew but him and his team: about how Kirk had figured out who was ratting him out to King’s Men and the cops, and how that had meant Ace shooting Kirk earlier that day. How Ace had called King and told him what he’d done, and told King that he’d made his choice and he stood by it. How he’d told King about the pen drive of pictures, and then how he’d begged for someone to go and get Spider and hide him. How King felt responsible for both men now: Spider because he was an innocent victim, and Ace because although he was pretty damn far from innocent, he was in this mess because of King’s actions. That made him King’s duty of care now – no matter what Ace had done in his life, he’d done the right thing in the end for Warren and Shay, and that mattered to King. It mattered a lot .
“And that brings you to where we are now,” King said heavily. “With Ace and Spider hidden away, and with the Fallen Angels probably hours away from finding the pictures – if they haven’t already – and with Jensen’s men hours away from heading to Denver to kill Ace for killing Kirk.” He paused. “If they aren’t here already.”
“Fuck,” Jax said softly. “ Fuck , man.”
“No kidding,” Mac chimed in. “When you go looking to make trouble, Kingston, you make sure to call down the goddamn apocalypse .”
“And us?” Aidan said, fists clenched. “What do you want from us? Because I don’t give a flying fuck what Ace did for you, he’s one of the men who buried Gabriela alive. If you think for one second that I’m gonna guard him and protect him, then you’re out of your motherfu–”
“No,” King cut him off. “Never, Aidan. Never . I get where you’re coming from.” He glanced at the others. “Same with you Jax, Mac, and Dillon. You guys have got personal history with the MC and Ace Cuddy, and I don’ t expect any of you to look past it. But Curtis and Luke… I am asking for your help on some back-up bodyguard duty for Ace and Spider.” He hesitated. “And Luke, just to give you a heads-up… I’ll be approaching Dallas Foreman and asking if any of his people are available, so Selena might end up assigned if he agrees.”
“Shit,” Luke muttered. “I’d hate that, King.”
“I know, man. I wouldn’t want my woman anywhere near this fucking disaster area either – but Naomi isn’t ex-military or a trained, professional bodyguard. Selena is , and she’d be insulted if she got special treatment because she’s a woman or your girlfriend.”
“Shit,” Luke said again, this time because he knew that King was right. Selena Perez would never stand to be patronized or handled with kid gloves, just because she was a woman. Hell, the woman was a better shot than Luke was, for damn sure, and she could take down any man with her bare hands. “OK, so if Dallas puts Selena on guard duty, then I’m definitely in. I want to work with Selena. I want to have her back.”
“Understood.”
“Why all the extra people?” Curtis asked suddenly. “You short-handed?”
“Badly.” King rolled his neck. “I’ve got Tex, Honey, Jack, Tank, and Valentina here in Denver. Everyone else is out of the city, if not the state.”
“Why ain’t five people enough to
“So,” Luke said, taking a seat at last and stretching his long legs out in front of him. “Talk, Kingston.”
At that, King launched into the story in its sordid entirety: for Luke, Dillon, and Curtis, he backtracked quite a bit. First, King explained how Aidan had saved Gabi by threatening to tell the MC about Ace’s sexual orientation. Then, King explained how he’d blackmailed Ace by killing Trigger and forcing Ace to turn snitch. Jax, Mac, and Aidan knew all of this, of course, but they didn’t so much as look away when King was talking: it was the kind of thing that none of them fully believed. Still, and despite having witnessed some of it with their own eyes.
Then King talked about the things that nobody knew but him and his team: about how Kirk had figured out who was ratting him out to King’s Men and the cops, and how that had meant Ace shooting Kirk earlier that day. How Ace had called King and told him what he’d done, and told King that he’d made his choice and he stood by it. How he’d told King about the pen drive of pictures, and then how he’d begged for someone to go and get Spider and hide him. How King felt responsible for both men now: Spider because he was an innocent victim, and Ace because although he was pretty damn far from innocent, he was in this mess because of King’s actions. That made him King’s duty of care now – no matter what Ace had done in his life, he’d done the right thing in the end for Warren and Shay, and that mattered to King. It mattered a lot .
“And that brings you to where we are now,” King said heavily. “With Ace and Spider hidden away, and with the Fallen Angels probably hours away from finding the pictures – if they haven’t already – and with Jensen’s men hours away from heading to Denver to kill Ace for killing Kirk.” He paused. “If they aren’t here already.”
“Fuck,” Jax said softly. “ Fuck , man.”
“No kidding,” Mac chimed in. “When you go looking to make trouble, Kingston, you make sure to call down the goddamn apocalypse .”
“And us?” Aidan said, fists clenched. “What do you want from us? Because I don’t give a flying fuck what Ace did for you, he’s one of the men who buried Gabriela alive. If you think for one second that I’m gonna guard him and protect him, then you’re out of your motherfu–”
“No,” King cut him off. “Never, Aidan. Never . I get where you’re coming from.” He glanced at the others. “Same with you Jax, Mac, and Dillon. You guys have got personal history with the MC and Ace Cuddy, and I don’ t expect any of you to look past it. But Curtis and Luke… I am asking for your help on some back-up bodyguard duty for Ace and Spider.” He hesitated. “And Luke, just to give you a heads-up… I’ll be approaching Dallas Foreman and asking if any of his people are available, so Selena might end up assigned if he agrees.”
“Shit,” Luke muttered. “I’d hate that, King.”
“I know, man. I wouldn’t want my woman anywhere near this fucking disaster area either – but Naomi isn’t ex-military or a trained, professional bodyguard. Selena is , and she’d be insulted if she got special treatment because she’s a woman or your girlfriend.”
“Shit,” Luke said again, this time because he knew that King was right. Selena Perez would never stand to be patronized or handled with kid gloves, just because she was a woman. Hell, the woman was a better shot than Luke was, for damn sure, and she could take down any man with her bare hands. “OK, so if Dallas puts Selena on guard duty, then I’m definitely in. I want to work with Selena. I want to have her back.”
“Understood.”
“Why all the extra people?” Curtis asked suddenly. “You short-handed?”
“Badly.” King rolled his neck. “I’ve got Tex, Honey, Jack, Tank, and Valentina here in Denver. Everyone else is out of the city, if not the state.”
“Why ain’t five people enough to
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