Free Nasty Bastard (Grim Bastards MC Book 4) by Emily Minton, Shelley Springfield

relieved breath. “Thank you.”
    Then she walks over to me and places a hand on my arm. “Take care of her, Smoke. No one deserves to be hurt like she was.”
    With that, she leaves the room, and I mutter, “That son of a bitch is back, and he beat the hell out of my woman. I should have buried his ass for what he did to Sheila. This time, I’m gonna make sure he never touches anyone again.”
    Boz walks toward me and asks, “Your woman? I’m a bit confused about why you would call her that. Aren’t you the one that turned your back on her?”
    Even as close as we are, I never told Boz everything that happened between Gidget and me. He knows I turned my back on her, but he doesn’t know why. Now isn’t the time to tell him, so I keep my mouth shut.
    “Hell, you know more than me. I didn’t even know the chick existed a few days ago,” Brew says with a shake of his head.
    Hack nods, adding his own thoughts. “Me neither. Been a Grim Bastard for a while, and I didn’t even know Stone had a daughter.”
    I don’t want to tell them anything, not a fucking word, but I do. “She’s been mine since I was old enough to know why God gave me a dick. I pushed her away, wanting her to go to college and live her dreams. Now that she’s back, I’m not gonna let her go again.”
    Boz walks over to me, gets in my face, and asks, “You telling me you want me to accept a traitor’s daughter as your old lady? You really expect me to give club protection to Gidget, after everything her father and brother did?”
    My voice is every bit as hard as his when I answer. “You either accept her, or I’m turning my cut in and walking away.”
    Instead of being pissed off, he reaches out and clamps a hand on my shoulder. “I trust Gidget. I just wanted to make sure you did, too.”
    With that, he turns around and looks at Hack. “Round and Rocky are in the common room. Bring them in here.”
    Hack cocks his brow, a question in his eyes, but he doesn’t ask it. Instead, he walks out of the office and does as he is told. We all stay quiet until Dad, Rocky and Hack walk in. As soon as the door is closed, Boz looks at them.
    “I want you both wearing an officer cut,” he says, lifting his chin to them.
    My father looks puzzled as he asks, “What the fuck are you talking about, Boz? My son is your VP; I’m not taking his place.”
    Boz shakes his head and explains. “I want to make two new officers. The two of you won’t carry a title, just officer. I need more men I can trust at my side, and I can’t think of anyone better than the two of you.”
    Both men nod their head, looking surprised as fuck. I know the feeling. Normally, Boz runs shit by me, but I had no idea this shit was gonna happen. Still, I don’t disagree. We need more than four officers.
    Boz lifts his chin to me and says, “Now, tell us what the fuck is going on?”
    Walking across the room, I step past the fridge and grab a bottle of Jack off the shelf. Not bothering to grab a glass, I pull off the top and pour the fiery liquid down my throat. It doesn’t do much for my anger, but it feels good going down.
    Finally, I turn around and start the story Gidget told me. “Torch showed up at her house, looking for something that Stone owed him.”
    The boys go back and forth asking questions, most of which I can’t answer. I tell them what I know, then add, “She doesn’t know shit. I think she probably knows her dad and brother are dead, but she didn’t ask me about them.”
    “She grew up here, knows how shit works,” Dad says with a shrug. “The girl was never stupid. She knows they’re dead. Knowing how they treated her, she probably doesn’t give a shit what happened to them.”
    I nod my head in agreement. “That’s what I’m thinking, too.”
    “What the hell was Stone doing with Torch?” Rocky asks, finally opening his mouth. “I know Stone betrayed the club, but what does that have to do with Torch?”
    Boz cocks a brow then goes on to