My cell rings and I slip it from my pants pocket.
“How many fuckin' hours does it take to fuck one woman,” Mercy says from the other end of the line.
Mercy transferred from our Ohio Chapter to stay here in Kanal a few weeks before we met Beggar, it only became official two months ago.
She used to be a special ops informant until her twin died four years ago after she got the wrong Intel and sixteen people dead.
I call it bad judgment, our superiors said it wasn't her fault, but one thing I've always known about Mercy was that she never believed in bullshit.
And we both knew it was her fault and when she asked me I told her.
She handed in her resignation a day after. Joined the club a year after that.
“Depends on the woman, tell Spade to hurry the fuck up. River's bringing Hannah around, he wants everybody back here to welcome her.”
Mercy and Spade have been handling the deaths that have been happening in Kanla. We normally don't stick our noses in these things, but since River became President that has changed.
It is our town and we need to protect it even if it means playing detective.
With splitting the club up between looking for Beggar, the night club we are opening, our other businesses, charity events and now this, needs a good structure plan and leadership.
River is a fucking good President.
“I like Hannah, she's cool. Still waiting for that lead from the sheriffs office about the new body should be there in thirty.”
“Tell Hannah that when you see her, and tell Spade to stop fucking Jo's science teacher, River is going to bust his face when Jo fails science.”
I end the call just as my cell rings again. This time a small smirk comes to my face as Kylie's name flashes on my screen with a selfie she took a year back when I took her sky diving.
“Hey, how's my lil sis, Are you stopping for a visit?” Kylie is the only one of my siblings who understand me, she helped me to pretend.
She hated it when my mother cried whenever I got hurt and I would just look at her.
Kylie's changed over these months, from her secret girl feelings for Vincent to her on going plight to pretend she is untouchable.
“That is what I want to talk to you about.”
“I'm listening.”
“There is no other way or easier one to tell you this so I am just going to blurt it out.”
“Okay shoot.”
“Beggar is here, at my house, showed up like over two weeks ago bleeding to death, the doctor, Vincent , Deno and Marco are the only other ones besides you and I who know. But I don't trust Vincent, he has been staying since she got here and while Beggar talks to me I sense she is keeping her guard up with him. He also keeps asking when you coming, I told him you said in a few weeks, I just didn't feel right telling him you didn't know, I thought maybe you'd check the cameras and call but nothing, so here I am calling you..”
I don't comment on the camera story, “I'll be there tonight, if Vincent asks stall.”
“Okay, she is on the second floor, I will leave the window open. She doesn't know you coming, she keeps insisting she doesn't want to talk to anyone, but I thought maybe if you or ZERO.”
“He's moved on Ky, I'll be there”
I dial River as I end the call with Kylie.
“I am not helping you hide a body, call Spade.”
“Beggar is with Kylie, I'm leaving, you have my vote for Hannah, this stays between you and me for now, I'm calling in one of those favors you owe me.”
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