Chapter 8

Warning: Violence towards the end of the chapter.

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"So, how is he in bed? How big is his dick?" Alice asked at a hundred miles per second.

I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose.

"Alice, for the millionth time, I'm not telling you anything. We had sex, it was great, and he wants us to officially be an item, that's it. Now can we please get back to business?" I pleaded.

Rosalie waggled her eyebrows at me but set a folder down on my desk.

"I found the information you wanted on Riley Biers except the part of finding his actual person. He's a slippery little fuck."

I opened the folder and scanned it but not finding anything that I either didn't know or didn't have interest in. Tossing it back, annoyed, I leaned back and put my hands behind my head. This Riley kid turned out to be more of a nuisance than I ever thought possible.

"I know you don't want to talk about Edward, but you wouldn't believe what Jasper can do. There's this amazing thing he can do with his tongue-."

I threw a book at my best friend and she yelped, ducking for cover. It missed by a long shot with how quickly she moved. I humphed and crossed my arms, Alice sticking her tongue out at me.

"So we're at a standstill," Rosalie finally stated.

I poured a glass of scotch and tried to resist the urge to pull out a cigarette. Jacob and a few others had been trying to get me to quit lately and I knew it'd be better for me in the long run. It sure didn't make it any easier when I had a craving.

"So how're things with you and Emmett?" I asked.

Rosalie wrinkled her nose and sat in the chair that Alice was still hiding behind.

"His ex came into town this week and he didn't tell me that they dated until after we took her out to dinner."

I had to try not to smile at her confession. Emmett was such an idiot sometimes but you couldn't not love the big dumbass teddy bear.

"Just suck his dick real good to show him that he's not missing anything," Alice piped up.

This time it was Rosalie who threw something at our very short friend.

"Have you not gotten laid in a while, Mary Alice? What the fuck is your problem?!" Rosalie bellowed.

"It's just that Bella put him on this Biers assignment and we've been too busy to do anything," she explained.

I ignored their bickering back and forth and returned to the folder. There was a picture of a girl with long, curly, red hair that looked slightly familiar. I couldn't place where I knew her from and tapped a pen while deep in thought. I didn't even notice when someone else entered the room.

"Bella? Bella!" Edward yelled.

I jumped and turned towards him, blushing.

"Sorry. I was thinking about something."

He quirked an eyebrow and I motioned him over to look at the folder.

"This Victoria chick. She looks familiar but I can't place from where," I explained.

He scrunched his eyebrows and pursed his lips.

"She works at Emmett's strip club. Occasionally bartends at your club as well," he finally said.

Rosalie stopped fighting with Alice long enough to turn around and I swore I saw fire in her eyes and steam coming out of her ears.

"A strip club? He has a strip club?!"

I ducked below my desk knowing that my office was about to be destroyed. Edward didn't follow my lead and earned a shoe to the head before he ducked and joined me. I held a finger to my lips and he nodded in understanding. About five minutes later there was no more noise and we peeked from under the desk to see that the girls had left but my office was in disarray. Edward chuckled and I shook my head.

"She wouldn't be so pissed if he had mentioned the strip club in the first place. So did you come here to do naughty things to me or discuss business?" I asked.

"A little bit of both."

Before I knew it his hands were grabbing my waist and lifting me onto my desk. I didn't hesitate in kissing him passionately. He growled lowly and ripped my shirt open, buttons flying everywhere.

"Hey! That's one of my favorite shirts," I protested.

His lips came crashing back down on my mine and his hands tangled in my hair.

"So I'll buy you another one," he murmured against my lips.

No matter how much we kissed and touched each other, I could not get enough of him. I couldn't even really remember why I hated Edward in the first place when he kissed me like that. Things were getting hot and heavy when a knock on the door interrupted us. Edward groaned and adjusted himself uncomfortably while I grabbed his jacket and wrapped it around myself.

"Go away," he said loudly.

The other person started laughing and barged in. I glared at Emmett but didn't have anything to throw at his dumb head since Rosalie had thrown everything from my desk.

"What do you want?" Edward demanded.

"We may have gotten a hit on Riley Biers. Found about thirty minutes away from here," he explained quickly.

Edward gave me a pointed look and I walked into my bedroom putting on a new shirt and meeting the guys downstairs. We all walked out to Emmett's jeep with Edward getting in the passenger seat.

"So, have you heard from Rose yet today?" I asked.

He shook his head.

"No, why?"

Edward and I couldn't stop the laugh that came to surface.

"Oh, no particular reason. Just curious."

He glared at me through the rearview mirror but immediately went back into business mode.

"It was Jasper that got the hit, actually. Somehow was able to track the GPS in the little prick's phone or some shit. We think he's hiding out in one of our safe houses, boss. If he's there I get the first hit."

Edward chuckled and granted his wish. We pulled up to the safe house to see a car no one recognized.

"Does anyone else know about this hit?" I asked.

"No, just the ones in this car and Jasper. I didn't take the time to tell anyone else lest we lose this opportunity. And lucky for me you two were about to bang so I didn't have to worry about finding the other person."

I smacked him across the chest while Edward just smirked. I took the backdoor, Emmett climbed in through a balcony door, and Edward was watching the front door. It didn't take long before we heard a crash and some cussing before we ran in and found Riley in a headlock. With no hesitation, Edward walked up to him and punched him square in the face, knocking the poor bastard out cold.

"Damn I really want to fuck you right now," I said.

"Save it for later," he said with an added wink.

Emmett rolled his eyes and took Riley out to the car where he tied him up and place duct tape over his mouth.

"So, your place or mine?" I asked.

Edward rolled his eyes but still had a ghost of a smile on his face.

"I'd be more than happy to oblige later, my lady, but now have this asshole to take care of."

"I wasn't talking about sex, Edward. I was talking about where we get to torture this idiot and make him pay for what he's done."

Edward turned and faced me, looking at me for a long time. The only thing that broke our eye contact was Emmett yelling for us to hurry up so he could finally have the fun he's been waiting for. The ride to my restaurant was short so Emmett brought Biers downstairs and tied him to the chair that had seen more blood than all of us combined.

"Make some phone calls, Emmett. I want our buddies here for this," I stated.

"Uh uh, no way. I'm waiting right here for when he wakes up."

"Did I fucking stutter?"

He look taken aback momentarily before puffing out his chest with a set glare on his face.

"You're not my boss and you don't tell me what to do."

I was at his neck with a knife to his throat in a heartbeat.

"Woah! Calm down guys. Emmett, listen to what Bella says. Since we joined together she's as much your boss as I am," Edward interjected.

I reluctantly pulled away and put my knife back in my boot. The larger man glared at me for a few seconds before retreating upstairs.

"What's that last bit I heard, Emmett?" I asked in a saccharine-sweet voice.

"I said if it weren't for the fact that he was getting laid that he wouldn't put up with your shit either!"

I laughed to the point where I was doubled over with tears streaming down my face. Edward just shook his head and pulled out his phone, trying to not join in the laughter.

It took about twenty minutes before Riley came to. By then Emmett had come back downstairs with Jasper and Embry. He couldn't get a hold of Alice or Rosalie and even my calls went straight to voicemail. I'd have to have a talk with the crew about keeping their cell phones on at all times.

"So this is the shit that tried to get me," Jasper stated amused.

Embry just crossed his arms and glared which made Riley squirm uncomfortably in his chair. No one said anything for a few minutes until Riley spoke up.

"If you're going to kill me, get in over with. I won't say shit."

I glanced at Edward and he nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Who's Victoria?" I asked.

Emmett stiffened next to me but I ignored him. Edward agreed to talk to Emmett later about doing background checks on everyone he hired in his club from now on.

"I'm not saying shit," Riley replied venomously.

I nodded to Jasper who tipped Riley's chair over and kicked him in the ribs. The kid gasped in pain but remained stoically silent. I sighed and grabbed my own chair, adopting my favorite position of sitting on it backwards.

"You know, this isn't my first rodeo. You're nowhere near the top of most important people I've had in this room. Not one of them has left alive. We can last a hell of a lot longer than you with this interrogation and I don't fancy hurting a kid as young as yourself even though you got yourself into this mess. Unless you start speaking you're going to force me to do things I really don't want to do. Which will piss me off and make me hurt you more. Understand?"

He didn't even look at me while I spoke. He made no acknowledgement that he even heard me but I was sure he had. I shook my head and nodded towards Jasper and Embry.

"I may not enjoy hurting a kid such as yourself but Jasper and Embry have no qualms. Especially since they're the two that you decided to attack. I'll leave you to them."

I got up and took Edward's hand, heading upstairs. We sat close to the door to wait for the boys to finish whatever they were planning for the kid.

"That was pretty hot," he finally said.

I smirked and pulled out my pack of cigarettes. He quirked an eyebrow causing me to shrug.

"I haven't quit yet. I'm considering telling Alice to fuck off and let me do what I want," I explained while searching for a lighter.

Successfully finding one, I lit it and he reached a hand out for the pack. He lit his own and we sat quietly smoking for a while until my cell phone rang.

"Dammit, Rosalie. What the fuck have I told you about leaving your phone on?" I questioned menacingly.

"Oh quit being so dramatic. Have you seen Emmett?"

"Get your ass to the restaurant right now."

I hung up before she could reply and Edward looked at me curiously. I ignored him and waited for the blonde to show up. It didn't take long before I saw her walking towards the door.

"Bella, what's the fucking problem?"

I fixed my cold stare on her until which worked half of the time with Rose.

"Stop questioning my authority, Rosalie. Watch your fucking tone or you'll join Riley downstairs."

She opened her mouth to reply but closed it just as quickly.

"Riley's here?" she finally whispered.

"You'd fucking know that if you answered the damn phone when Emmett called."

"Emmett's downstairs?"

I pinched the bridge of my nose and reached for the pack of cigarettes but stopped myself. Taking a deep breath, I look at Edward then turned back to Rose.

"Yes, he's downstairs. No, you're not going down there until everything's done."

She didn't respond and instead took a seat at a table on the other side of the restaurant. I looked back towards the basement door and Edward followed my gaze once he heard it opening. Jasper came walking out with some blood on his face.

"I think he's ready to talk, boss."

I got up and went downstairs, Edward following closely behind. Rosalie moved to get up but a glare in her direction sat her back down.

Embry and Jasper had done quite a number on the poor kid since we went upstairs. It was equally impressive and frightening how quickly they could work.

"Jasper here tells me you're finally ready to talk?" I asked, returning to my favorite chair.

He nodded and I waited for him to start speaking.

"Victoria is my girlfriend. She's the head of one of the local gangs and she was originally after Masen's crew but then decided she wanted yours as well. It's all about power with her, and revenge when it comes to Masen."

I looked at Edward who was rubbing the back of his neck guiltily.

"And why would she want revenge?" I asked not taking my eyes off of Edward.

"You don't know?"

My head snapped towards Riley and I heard a collective gasp from the other men in the room. Too bad Riley didn't realize how badly he just fucked up.

"Did I say you could ask fucking questions? We wouldn't be sitting here having this wonderful conversation if I knew everything I wanted to you dumb shit," I replied and kicked his chair back over.

"Now tell me the damn story," I demanded.