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Colton cocked his eyebrow. “And how did you get all of that?”

“The Lords of Chaos isn’t your typical biker club. We have people with particular sets of skills,” Ze said proudly.

Colton smiled. “Yeah, I’m starting to see that.”

“Well, so glad you do,” Jimmy said sarcastically, then looked at Ze. “Is there anything else we need to know? Did he do that to your arm?”

Ze shook his head. “His brother shot me when he tried to finish the job Colton wouldn’t to beat the other assassin.”

Jimmy’s face contorted in a mixture of confusion and outrage. “What the fuck is wrong with you?” He threw his hands up, then waved them. “You know what… don’t answer that. I already know. Okay… let’s take care of business.”

“Hound, go get Zin, bring him here,” Wolf said.

“I’m on it,” Hound Dog replied, then left to get his other son.

“Here is the kit,” a club brother said, handing a medium size metal box to Wolf, who gave it to Colton.

“Go get ready for your photo shoot,” Wolf said.

“All right.” Ze and Colton left the clubhouse through the secret passage and made it back up to Ze’s apartment.

“You stay low, and get into the hallway by the kitchen,” Colton told Ze.

“Why there?”

“Because it’s close to where we fought, your blood is on the floor and it will give me cover since there aren’t any windows.”

“Ahh, right,” Ze said. Seeing Colton at work, he understood the difference in their skill level. He knew he was good at what he did, but Colton was better. Which was why the man had gotten the drop on him twice. Three times if you counted earlier.

Ze dropped to his stomach and began to creep across the floor to the hallway right off the kitchen. “Jesus, this place is a mess,” he said as he looked around at the shattered glass, tossed about furniture, and dried scrambled eggs on the floor.

“I’ll help you clean up once this is all over,” Colton said as he came up behind him. “Now lay down.”

Ze got into a position on his back and posed in a way that made it look like he’d bitten the dust. Colton opened the box and looked over the contents. It had everything he’d needed. He grabbed some items, then he knelt over Ze to get to work.

“I saw you yesterday when you killed that senator,” Colton said as he put the fake bullet hole on Ze’s forehead.

Ze’s eyes widened, but he didn’t move. “How? I’d gotten rid of the tracker.”

Colton smiled as he added blood in a realistic pattern. “After I’d knocked you out, I hacked into your tablet and saw what your plans were. I was curious as to why you seemed so determined to keep moving south. I was even more curious to see if you’d pull it off. So, after I patched myself up, I drove to the location and set up shop in the building near yours to watch you in action. That shot you took was extremely impressive.”

“Holy fuck, you could have killed me then if you were inclined. You could have sniped me at any time,” Ze said, realizing just how easy a target he’d been.

Colton smiled as he worked his creative artistry on the fake bullet in Ze’s chest. “Yes, I could have, but at that point, I’d already decided that I didn’t want to. I just didn’t know how the fuck I was going to get you the way I wanted you.”

“If you didn’t want to fight or kill me, then why did you say you came here because ‘we had unfinished business’?” Ze asked.

“Well, your club brothers were standing right there. I was trying to be sly and hoped that you’d think about the amazing sex we had and take me someplace private. Well, it kind of worked, it did get me into your apartment,” Colton said.

Ze laughed. “I wasn’t lying when I said the next time I saw you, I was going to kill you.”

“And you finally had your chance, but didn’t. Why?”

Ze smiled at him. “Because… it finally registered with me that you didn’t want to hurt me and… that made me happy, because I did remember the amazing sex we had. In fact, I couldn't stop thinking about you. I didn’t want to kill you… I wanted you so badly.”

“My thoughts exactly,” Colton said, then leaned down, kissing Ze. “Now, stay still.” He added more fake blood and gore to Ze’s face and shirt. “Okay, damn, you do look good.” He stood up and took out his cell phone and captured several photos, making sure to get the carnage in the background in each picture.

“Are you done?” Ze asked.