Chapter 52

Austin
"I don't know anything about that piece of shit."
I rub my hand roughly down my face. We have been at this for over an hour and this bitch still has not given us any information. She is sitting on our couch looking comfortable as fuck while all I'm thinking about is hitting something. Max, with the help of Snake, was able to track down Miranda, A.K.A Psych's baby mamma. I thought she would be timid and nervous around a bunch of angry brooding bikers, but she was quite the opposite. Strolled in here with her two kids and demanded "One of us stupid ass bikers" watch them while she had a smoke.
"When was the last time you seen him Miranda?" Snake demands in a coarse voice.
That seems to startle her a bit, but she quickly applies her mask of defiance back on. She's hiding something, I fucking know it. I stride over to her, get down and close enough to her face and shout.
"Did you fucking hear him bitch? Where the fuck is he? I know you know something and you ain't saying shit, which by our rules means you're a fucking liar and you're with him. So what the fuck is it going to be?" I hate being this kind of person. I don't yell at females, I certainly don't do it with their kids in the other room playing an old beat up board game with Abby, but she is leaving me no choice.
Miranda trembles in front of me. Her tongue comes out to continuously wet her lips and she looks between me and snake several times. If she ain't a junkie, she is definitely hiding something. Seems like it pertains to our club too. No one is that damn comfortable with bikers.
"He's gonna fuckin kill me if I tell you where he is." She says with tears building around her eyes.
I look over to Snake who nods his head in my direction. When we first met up this morning I told him that I wanted him to take the lead, but right now she seems pretty stricken by me. I think she tries to act strong and tough because of where she lives but the truth is, she is fucking scared and I know I have to use that against her.
"Want me to go grab one of you goddamn kids and bring them out here to see their mom being threatened by a fucking biker? Think about what they need. If you're strapped for cash we can help you, but you need to help us first. Tell me where he is." Miranda lets out a long sigh, glances between me and Snake then finally gives us a location.
"I don't know if he is still there or not. He might have even left the states when he realized you guys were after him. Me and him, we ain't together, haven't been in a long time, but he still tries to bring me some money for the kids. Can't do it on my own." She says in a timid voice. That's the first time since she has been here that she actually sounds like a mother.
"We can set you up somewhere Miranda. Got a few businesses that need some employees that ain't got a fucking record. Got plenty of old ladies at the clubhouse that can watch your kids while you get your shit together, even got an old house I was thinking of renting out. I can help you, but you got to tell Austin everything about what has been going on since Psych joined the brotherhood." I look at Snake in shock. Is he really going to offer her all that? Or was it all just a bunch of bullshit?
"Alright. I feel like a fucking snitch for this but, Psych was never a brother to you Austin. He joined up hoping he can get on the action of the drug business but when he realized you all were laying low on that shit, he wanted to go to the source and see if the man can bring him in. Irony was in abundance that day when he realized that the very same man that owned the company that fired him all those years ago, was the man in charge of the drug trade in New York." Shits starting to make sense.
"He thought he could play both fields. Thought he could try and talk you all into going back in the business, then when you agreed, he would show you his connection to Cole. Backfired when he realized you were serious about never being involved. So, he took it upon himself to spread some rumors around and make sure they got to Nicholas Cole about you all going back in and taking over. Once Nicholas believed the rumors he teamed up with Psych to take down both clubs."
"Why the fuck would he want to get rid of both clubs darlin?" Max asks from the side.
"Psych convinced Cole that he would only need him. If both clubs were gone, there would be less competition for Cole, so he agreed and set up a plan with Psych to turn you all against each other. Neither had any idea you two actually knew each other." She says pointing to me and Snake.
I run my hand roughly through my hair. This is some fucked up shit. I need to get a hold of Psych. I can't believe I had someone in my clubhouse that actually does drugs without me noticing. Psych got his name for a reason, he's always been a little fucking crazy, but to have a double life? To have kids, a drug problem, a past with Cole industries? Snake was right. I didn't do my job as president when I let the fucker into my clubhouse.
"Still don't make sense to me." Drift offers from Snake's side. "Cole suddenly stopped trying shit with us. Psych went with us to the meeting so there is a chance he told Cole about us knowing it was him, but Cole has nothing to hide. He had a meeting with some savory looking dudes but what were we going to do with that information?"
Drift is right, that is also the most I've ever heard the fucker speak. Nicholas Cole is not afraid of us. He doesn't like the attention of the feds, but he knows we would never run to them and tell them what was going on. We handle out own business. So, why did Cole suddenly stop trying to kill us. Why is Psych now missing? What changed?
"Cole ain't afraid of ya'll. He's got the upper hand according to Psych. The last I saw him he came in the house grabbing a duffle bag with clothes while I scream at him to get the fuck out. He was howling about how Cole told him he wasn't interested in hurting your club anymore. Psych was pissed. Said he would finish the job himself. I just kept telling him to get the hell out."
All for us look at each other. Cole doesn't want us hurt all of a sudden? I look back over at Miranda and know I need to allow her to just continue but I'm completely lost as to why Nicholas Cole suddenly has a fucking conscious.
"Miranda, did Psych tell you why Cole suddenly didn't want us hurt anymore?" Max asks in a calm tone. I'm glad Max asked that because I don't have it in me to be calm anymore.
"Yeah, said something about the bitch your always with now Austin. Said that once Cole realized she was with you all, he decided he wasn't going to hurt her. Her pussy must be made of gold." She says with a light chuckle.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. I should have listened to Candice when she tried to explain her relationship with Cole. Why the hell didn't I listen? He must have realized that she was with me and in the line of anger, so he told Psych he didn't want a part of it anymore. Once Psych was on his own he disappeared. He still has a vendetta against us.
"I thought for sure you all would have caught him by now though. I mean his old ladies' house is the one he is always hiding out at."
"What old lady?" Max and I shout at the same time.
"You know, that girl that always hangs out around here. The one that's all skanky."
Yeah she is going to have to be a little more specific.
"Which one darlin?" I ask her putting pressure between my eyes with my fingertips.
"Jesse. I think that's her name."
Shit. I share a look of concern with Max. That's two fucking traitors in my club and all I want to do is fucking kill them both. If Psych is trying to make me hurt there are only a handful of ways to do that. I call Miles and make sure he still has eyes on my mom. Once he confirms she is fine, I call Shane. He told me this morning he was driving Lyla to work so hopefully he can tell me if he sees Candy's car.
"Get to the fuckin hospital Aus. Now." Shane growls when he answers the phone. Fuck.
I run out to my bike, not even noticing if my brothers are following or if Snake, Drift and Miranda are still in my clubhouse. Only one thing is more important to me than the fucking club and I plan on telling her that as soon as I kill Psych and Jesse.