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“Keep our hands off this.”

“Don’t worry, it won’t be us.”

“Good. Colton, never again.”

“I know, mom, you won’t have to worry,” Colton said.

“My eldest son. I expect this from your brother, not you.”

Now he knew why his mother always said that whenever he did something that displeased her. He wondered if she told Nathan the opposite. He’d ask Nathan himself. “Thank you, mom.”

“Oh, don’t thank me with words. I want my grandchild because it means your legacy and our business will live on. I also want to meet this man you nearly got yourself in quite the pickle over.”

“You will, and soon.”

“Very well. Goodbye.”

Colton slipped his phone back into his pocket and smiled. “It’s done on our end.”

“And while you were talking to your mom, I just got a text from Wolf. They got his ass. Hutchinson,” Ze said.

“Damn, that is impressive,” Colton said.

Ze nodded. “I told you, yeah, we’re an outlaw biker club, but we’re organized. We don’t just bring in anyone. We have a prospecting process that is a full year because we weed out the bitches who aren’t cut out for the lifestyle.”

“Not only that, but Wolf doesn’t play games. When he makes a plan, those fuckers work,” Raven said and both Bruiser and Ze nodded.

“And that’s what he excels at?” Colton asked.

Ze nodded. “Among other things.”

Colton nodded. “Well, I know that I was impressed by what I’d seen.”

“So, I guess we can all relax,” Bruiser said.

“We can’t relax until that asshole who hired assassins to kill me is dead,” Ze said.

“Then, let’s go take care of that,” Colton said. He looked at his brother. “Want to come?”

Nathan shook his head. “I’ve had enough excitement for one day. Watching some old bastard get merced isn’t anything I’m anxious to see. I’m going home to relax.” He rose from the chair.

“Nate, does mom ever tell you that what you did that disappointed her is something she expected from me?” Colton asked.

Nathan laughed and nodded. “All of the time.”

Colton chuckled and rose to walk his brother out.

“Nice meeting you,” Nate said to everyone, and they exchanged their goodbyes and he left.

“I’m surprised you were so cordial with the guy who shot you in the arm,” Raven said to Ze.

Bruiser snorted. “Why wouldn’t he be? He’s fucking the dude who did all of that to him,” he said and gestured to all of the cuts and bruises on Ze’s body.

Ze smiled. “I had to let my anger go. He’s Tiger’s brother.”

“Tiger?” Bruiser asked.

Ze nodded. “It’s his codename, but I think it works great as his nickname for the club too.”