EMPTY SECRETS (A Back Down Devil MC Novella) by London Casey, Karolyn James Page A

He twisted it, his ankle making a
popping sound, and then he fell back and cried out.
    Georgie reached down and grabbed
Jett by the back of his neck and squeezed. The old man had some strong damn
hands. He brought Jett to his knees.
    “ Hey
Victor, ” Jett said. “ I fucked her. So hard. I made
her scream and come, like you couldn ’ t. ”
    “ Good
Christ, ” Georgie said. “ Victor … stay …”
    Victor charged at Jett. He tried to
punch Jett but ended up slapping him in the face. He then stepped back and
started to shake, eyes wide.
    “ You
slapped me, ” Jett said. “ I don ’ t have a set of tits. You fucking pussy. ”
    Jett kicked himself to his feet.
    “ Don ’ t make me kill you, ” Georgie said to Jett.
    Jett looked at Georgie. “ If you wanted me dead, I ’ d already be dead. I know how
this works. Make your fucking call, man. We don ’ t
have time for this. ”
    Georgie nodded.
    “ You
don ’ t get it, ” Victor said. “ We were here on business.
Official business. And this whore tried to take me out and then ran into the
arms of Back Down Devil. It ’ s
a set up. They wanted to fucking …”
    Georgie put a hand up and Victor
closed his mouth.
    The tension in the room was like a
thick fog with the smell of sweat, blood, whatever rough cologne Georgie wore,
and a hint of fear.
    “ Please, ” Angelo whined with his back
against a wall. “ Please … I always did as told. I always
paid on time. Just don ’ t
hurt my daughter …”
    Georgie looked at Stacey. “ This is your daughter, Mr.
Angelo? ”
    “ Yes, ” Angelo said. “ I never did wrong …”
    “ Beautiful
young woman, ” Georgie said.
He touched Stacey ’ s cheek. “ Very beautiful. You married? ”
    “ No, ” Stacey said.
    “ You
will be. Maybe you can come marry me. ” Georgie snickered then turned and looked at Jett, then Victor. “ Let ’ s make this all right. Then we can all move on with
life. ”
    Georgie took out a knife and held
it up. He then put it out to Victor and gave a nod.
    Victor came forward with a smile on
his face. “ Thank you,
Georgie. I need this. They need this. To see. To learn. To understand. ”
    Georgie folded his arms.
    Jett pushed forward and someone
grabbed him by the back of his leather cut.
    Victor circled around Lena. Like an
animal to prey. Hungry. Desperate.
    “ What
should I do? ” Victor asked. “ Slit your throat and let
you bleed out? Stab you and make you suffer? ”
    “ I
hate you, ” Lena said. “ I ’ ve
always hated you. You ’ re a
scum piece of shit. ”
    “ Good, ” Victor said. “ Keep it coming. ” Victor stood to the side of
Lena. “ Maybe I just start
stabbing and not stop until she ’ s
dead …”
    Victor stared at Jett. Jett felt
the fire inside him. If Victor was going to do it, then Jett was going to take
his own beating. He wasn ’ t
going to stand there and watch a woman die.
    “ Oh,
Victor? ” Lena said. “ Jett ’ s cock is massive. I mean, compared to that little
twig between your legs … I
actually think you ’ re more
of a woman …”
    Miller, Gaige, and Blaine started
to laugh.
    Victor ’ s eyes went wide.
    As the knife came down at Lena, it
was all Jett could witness. He kicked his chair back and felt the hand on him
release his leather cut. He dove forward and hit Victor just as the knife was
supposed to hit Lena. Instead, the knife sliced into Jett ’ s shoulder. It was a fiery pain
that stole his breath, but he had saved Lena.
    For now.
    He rolled and pulled Victor on top
of him, wanting to beat the fucking life out of the guy. He looked Victor in
the eyes and then saw Georgie appear, standing over both of them. Georgie
grabbed Victor by the hair and pulled him. Victor moved to his knees and before
anyone could speak a word, Georgie took out a gun and put it to Victor ’ s head.
    Jett hurried to get the knife off
the ground and slammed it into Victor ’ s
gut as Georgie pulled the trigger. And just like that, Victor was