Total pages in book: 189
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
At his flippant reply, Viper strode forward to where he was sitting on the couch and stared down at him imposingly. Moon was perceptive enough to know he was about rip him a new one.
“Maybe because Rider doesn’t know the answer to the question I asked you.”
“Sorry, Viper, I must have tuned out for a second. What did you ask?”
Viper wasn’t mollified, but he did step back. “I asked you if you finished with the inventory at the factory.”
“Almost. All I lack is the refrigerated section.”
“Fuck. Shade’s waiting for the numbers so we can compare to last month’s figures. What’s the holdup?”
Moon sat up from his relaxed position on the couch. “It’s taking so long because those seed packets are a bitch to count. I’ve busted my balls for the last three days to get the inventory done for you. Sorry I decided to take a night off because all I could see was numbers when I closed my eyes.”
Moon expected Viper to have at him again, but he was too tired to give a damn. If Viper wanted to give the job to someone else to complete, he could. Shit, he didn’t need the money from the overtime pay that badly.
As the words floated through his mind, he remembered the promise he had made to Echo and knew he was fucked. He was going to need that overtime money when they came to him with their wish lists.
Viper began nodding toward Puck. “Puc—”
“I’ll have the figures to Shade by six,” Moon cut him off.
Viper turned back to him. “If not, Puck’s getting the job, and he’s going to get paid for doing the whole inventory.”
Moon clenched his jaw to keep from smarting off to Viper. Viper paid enough that the brothers competed with each other as to who would get first pick of either taking the overtime or turning it down. Doing the inventory was easy, and he had jumped at the chance when Viper had offered it to him. He had to get his mind back on track and put last night on the back burner.
“I’ll get it done.”
Viper gave him a curt nod before he continued with club business. “When Shade has the numbers, we’ll be able to compare them to the ones Wizard sent over and see if any of the changes we implemented have made a difference in the losses we’ve been experiencing the last four months.”
Moon met Viper’s eyes. “I told you what I think.”
“I know what you think—the losses are coming in transit. But the drivers have cameras mounted in their vehicles, both in the cab and cargo area. We have all looked at the footage. Unless you or anyone else is seeing something I’m not, then the losses have to be coming from the factories. Have you?”
“No.” Moon shook his head. “It’s a gut feeling.”
Viper didn’t dismiss the way he felt. Frowning, he rubbed his jaw, as if thinking, before he dropped his hand. “All right, then if the inventory comes back with another loss, we’ll continue monitoring the factories using monthly inventories, and we’ll give each delivery truck an escort of two brothers.”
The brothers all groaned.
Viper ignored them and continued, “The Ohio brothers won’t be pitching in to help with the delivery trucks from Ohio to here. I want to keep them in the dark as long as I can, other than Wizard, Puck and Jesus. He wants to wait and see which factory is losing more inventory.
Rider’s boot dropped from the coffee table it had been propped on. “That’s pretty damn convenient for him. We’ll be the ones having to make the rides. You want two of us to ride all the way to and from Ohio with each delivery?”
“For a month,” Viper confirmed.
“Damn. Why two escorts? One should be enough,” Rider argued. “What’s being stolen aren’t high-ticketed items.”
Viper’s expression became grim. “Because the amount of losses we’re experiencing has been increasing. Whoever is stealing from us is getting more confident. I’m not going to make the same mistake I made with Reaper. Each one of you will have backup, and you won’t know which one of you will be riding until Shade gives you the go.”
Reaper’s coffee cup hit the table. “That’s not going to work. I’ve got a wife who’s expecting and a kid I can’t leave at a moment’s notice.”
None of the brothers were happy about it, yet Reaper being Viper’s brother was the only one brave enough to speak up.
Viper wasn’t having it and gave Reaper a stone-faced expression. “You are the last person to complain. Ginny has seven brothers to stand in for you when you can’t be there. The rest of us aren’t as lucky. Everyone is going to pull their weight as escorts.”
“Everyone?” Razer asked.
“Everyone,” Viper stated. “That includes Knox, Drake, King, and me. Train, you and Killyama can follow along as escorts together in a vehicle if you want to include her.”