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“Think what you want. But try to tell me she’s not valuable.”
“Oh, she’s valuable. Like you said, she probably got something good on that camera. I wanna know who got killed, too. But I saw the way you looked at her.” He grinned. “Your damsel in distress thing is—”
I heard voices shouting outside the door, in the lounge. I wondered if a hand of poker had led to a fight.
But no. Angelo was there. He’d been out that night, and from the way he looked, he’d seen something that shook him to the core.
“What is it?”
“Wolves.” He was panting for breath. “Three of ’em. On their bikes, about a block from here. Watching. Could have been more in the other direction. I was in such a hurry to get in here, I didn’t wanna take the chance of checking.”
“Shit.” I mulled it over, thought about the options. “Get yourself a drink. I’m glad you made it back safe.” I turned to Onyx, sitting on a stool at the bar. His face was unreadable as always. “What do you think?”
“You’re the boss,” he said, sounding cool and calm. We could have been talking about the toppings to order on a pizza. I could always count on him being able to keep his head. “It’s your call. I’ll back you, whatever you wanna do.”
“They’re not gonna like it.”
“It’s for their own good,” he said. It was amazing the way I knew he knew what I was saying without having to say it out loud. I nodded, then turned to the rest of the room.
“Is everyone here?” I looked at Onyx. He got up to take a head count.
“What are you going to do?” Brett asked. I felt Erica’s bleary eyes on me.
“We’re gonna go into lockdown.”
Brett snapped to attention, getting the other girls together. She knew what to do in this situation. The girls made sure the beds had fresh sheets and pillows, and that the bathrooms were stocked, then they came back down to check the kitchen situation.
Brett and Onyx returned to me at the same time.
“We have plenty of food to last us up to three days,” she reported. “And all the rooms upstairs are ready.”
“All the guys are here,” Onyx confirmed.
I nodded. “Get them all out here.” He rounded everyone up, and soon two dozen people surrounded me. Including Erica, still sitting at the bar with a bewildered look on her face.
I couldn’t worry about her at the moment. I looked over the group.
“Guys, we’re in lockdown,” I said. “Call your women, let them know you won’t be home tonight. If they have a problem with it, they can talk to me. Meanwhile, bedrooms and facilities are stocked and ready, kitchen’s in good shape, and you know we have plenty of booze. We’re in good shape here. It’s safer for us to stay put while the Wolves are watching so closely. I don’t want anyone in or out for any reason, unless I’m with them. Understood?”
Everyone nodded.
Everyone except Erica. Well, she knew she wasn’t going anywhere, so I didn’t care much if she agreed or not.
***
It was a tense night. Maybe we all saw this coming after what happened with our guys. It was part of the process, the ongoing war between our clubs. I wouldn’t lose another one of my men.
“How’s it going?” Axel asked me, hours later. I had been watching the ongoing card game. I knew my guys well enough to know they could play all night.
“I’d feel better if I’d been able to give the family members a chance to get here,” I said. “But I don’t trust the Wolves to let civilians through.”
“Nah, man, you can’t trust them with anything.” I saw him look behind me, to where I knew Erica still sat. The camera was forgotten, sitting on the bar. I decided to give her a break on it, for now. She needed to cut loose a little.
“What do you think about her?” he asked. I didn’t need to question who he meant.
“What
“Think what you want. But try to tell me she’s not valuable.”
“Oh, she’s valuable. Like you said, she probably got something good on that camera. I wanna know who got killed, too. But I saw the way you looked at her.” He grinned. “Your damsel in distress thing is—”
I heard voices shouting outside the door, in the lounge. I wondered if a hand of poker had led to a fight.
But no. Angelo was there. He’d been out that night, and from the way he looked, he’d seen something that shook him to the core.
“What is it?”
“Wolves.” He was panting for breath. “Three of ’em. On their bikes, about a block from here. Watching. Could have been more in the other direction. I was in such a hurry to get in here, I didn’t wanna take the chance of checking.”
“Shit.” I mulled it over, thought about the options. “Get yourself a drink. I’m glad you made it back safe.” I turned to Onyx, sitting on a stool at the bar. His face was unreadable as always. “What do you think?”
“You’re the boss,” he said, sounding cool and calm. We could have been talking about the toppings to order on a pizza. I could always count on him being able to keep his head. “It’s your call. I’ll back you, whatever you wanna do.”
“They’re not gonna like it.”
“It’s for their own good,” he said. It was amazing the way I knew he knew what I was saying without having to say it out loud. I nodded, then turned to the rest of the room.
“Is everyone here?” I looked at Onyx. He got up to take a head count.
“What are you going to do?” Brett asked. I felt Erica’s bleary eyes on me.
“We’re gonna go into lockdown.”
Brett snapped to attention, getting the other girls together. She knew what to do in this situation. The girls made sure the beds had fresh sheets and pillows, and that the bathrooms were stocked, then they came back down to check the kitchen situation.
Brett and Onyx returned to me at the same time.
“We have plenty of food to last us up to three days,” she reported. “And all the rooms upstairs are ready.”
“All the guys are here,” Onyx confirmed.
I nodded. “Get them all out here.” He rounded everyone up, and soon two dozen people surrounded me. Including Erica, still sitting at the bar with a bewildered look on her face.
I couldn’t worry about her at the moment. I looked over the group.
“Guys, we’re in lockdown,” I said. “Call your women, let them know you won’t be home tonight. If they have a problem with it, they can talk to me. Meanwhile, bedrooms and facilities are stocked and ready, kitchen’s in good shape, and you know we have plenty of booze. We’re in good shape here. It’s safer for us to stay put while the Wolves are watching so closely. I don’t want anyone in or out for any reason, unless I’m with them. Understood?”
Everyone nodded.
Everyone except Erica. Well, she knew she wasn’t going anywhere, so I didn’t care much if she agreed or not.
***
It was a tense night. Maybe we all saw this coming after what happened with our guys. It was part of the process, the ongoing war between our clubs. I wouldn’t lose another one of my men.
“How’s it going?” Axel asked me, hours later. I had been watching the ongoing card game. I knew my guys well enough to know they could play all night.
“I’d feel better if I’d been able to give the family members a chance to get here,” I said. “But I don’t trust the Wolves to let civilians through.”
“Nah, man, you can’t trust them with anything.” I saw him look behind me, to where I knew Erica still sat. The camera was forgotten, sitting on the bar. I decided to give her a break on it, for now. She needed to cut loose a little.
“What do you think about her?” he asked. I didn’t need to question who he meant.
“What
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