Tracker, Garrick, Sly, Jimmy and Chance on the team to head out tonight and check out the area we will be going to. You guys go ahead and get shit ready but wait on Tracker. Garrick go down and get your sister would you.” Prez says and the guys all stand and walk out. “I don’t like this Prez.” Draven says shaking his head. “You think I do? I don’t want her in this anymore than the next guy but she has insight Draven. We need that insight to keep her safe.” Prez says as Draven huffs. Garrick and Casey walk in and Draven shoots straight towards her. He grabs her and pulls her into his lap. “Hey baby girl we need to talk to you a little.” Prez says while Casey looks around at all of us. “What about?” She says looking back to her dad. “We need to know what Hell Raiser’s deal is. We have a meet and Greet with them in 2 days but I need the run down on them.” Prez says as Casey nods. “Draven isn’t…” Casey starts to say when Prez cuts her off. “Draven isn’t riding on this one baby girl don’t worry.” Prez says and Draven starts to speak up. “Shut the fuck up Draven you are barely fucking healed up.” Prez says and turns his attention back to Casey. “They run drugs you know that. They work with some guys out of Columbia. That’s where the main part of the drugs come from. They trade out girls for drugs sometimes. I don’t know where the girls come from or how they get them. I do know that whatever shit Spike was into isn’t through Hell Raiser’s. They didn’t want to get involved with whoever Spike was messing with. I heard them one night saying that they believed Spike was going out on his own but they didn’t have proof of that yet. They were watching him for a while but never got into anything he did. They don’t bring their shit around this way that’s why the night…… the night that all of that went down I knew it was a set up.” Casey says as she looks down and Draven pulls her closer. “Thanks baby girl.” Prez says as he nods towards us to go.
“ Come on Bell we need to talk a minute.” I grab Bell’s hand when I come down the stairs and see her sitting at the bar. I pull her along all the way back to the room. “What’s wrong?” She asks when I close the door and don’t say anything. I look up and can tell she’s nervous. “Bell I'm going to be gone a few days.” I say as I walk over to the bed. “You got a run?” She says like she is a little relieved. “No. I was put on the team to go check out the meeting spot.” I say and I can see the tears fill her eyes. “Don’t fucking do that Bell. Don’t cry.” I say and it comes out a little harsher than I mean it too. “After what happened last time..” She starts to say and then sobs. I sit down next to her and pull her to me. “It will be fine Bell. It’s just a meet and greet. That’s why we are going out first to look into the area.” I say as I rub her back. “That’s all they were doing too Tracker and you saw what happened. We almost lost Draven and Garrick and Casey too.” She says crying. “Look Bell you know this lifestyle. You know how we live.” I say and this time I meant it to sting. She knows how we live here and what we have to do and face. She grew up here so sitting around crying isn’t changing the facts. “I know but we…. I…. I don’t want to lose you.” She says quietly as I pull her face up so she looks at me. “You aren’t going to lose me Bell.” I say before I kiss her hard. I hold her a little longer before I need to get ready. “Draven’s staying back this time and Prez is locking down the club. That means everyone will be here in a while Bell even Doc.” I say grabbing my bag and loading it up. I look over at Bell and she is crying again. “Damn it Bell what’s wrong?” I say as I kneel in front of her. “A long time ago I was with this guy Dan. I was 14 and he was 19. My dad hated him and not just for the age thing. He hated everything he was.