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“You’re VP, why don’t you do it?” Snoopy asked. He was a fully patched member now, had been for almost two years. There were some nods around the table, and a few murmurs in agreement.

Romeo shook his head. “I’m no leader, trust me. Sure, I can hold down the fort when I have to, but heavy is the head that wears the crown and that ain’t for me. No… I’m nominating Wolf to be our new president.”

To that, there were a lot more heads nodded and smiles, along with some “hell yeahs” in the mix.

Wolf ran a finger over his bottom lip as he took in the room, gauging everyone’s response to him being nominated. “I mean… I’d be honored to take over the reins. Jimmy left some big fucking shoes to fill, but if my brothers want me to be the new president, I won’t let you down.”

“I think you’re the best candidate,” Tiger said.

“Why?” Hound Dog asked.

Tiger arched an eyebrow. “Do you disagree?”

HD shook his head. “No, I just want to know why you think so.”

Tiger shrugged. “Well, Wolf obviously has all of the respect of every brother here, right?”

Everyone nodded.

“And he knows how to strategize and that’s what we need. Someone who can form a plan and knows the best way to execute that plan. Back when Ze and I first got together, we had that whole thing about trying to avoid an assassin. Wolf came up with a lot of that plan, and it worked. And for fuck’s sake, look at the man,” Tiger said, and there were a few chuckles and nods.

Hound Dog nodded. “Yeah, if anyone were to replace my dad… It’s Wolf.”

“I agree,” Ze said. “Wolf not only has the brains and brawn, but the balls to deal with our crazy fucking asses.”

To that, there were quite a few laughs.

“Okay, let’s get this vote going. All for Wolf becoming our new president, say ‘yay,” Romeo said.

The vote was unanimous.

“All right, it’s decided. Welcome, president,” Romeo said, then he pulled a patch out of his pocket and slid it over to Wolf, who smiled and took the proffered patch with pride.

“Thank you, brothers. I swear, I won’t let you down,” Wolf said.

“Take your seat,” Romeo said, rising and offering the seat that was set at the head of the table, with the gavel. He reclaimed his original seat, happy to no longer be in control.

Wolf sat down and sighed. Already, he could feel a bit of weight on his shoulders, but he was prepared for the job. “Okay, first order of business. We’re killing every last fucking Devil’s Regrets member out there. At first, before they killed Jimmy, I was going to suggest we make them patch over. But we’ve been going too hard at each other for the better part of a year. They kill one of ours, we kill two of theirs, and then we agree to back off and the shit starts all over again.” He shook his head. “No more. We’re taking this entire fucking city, but we need to play this smart and be a force to be reckoned with. I want to make these motherfuckers examples to anyone, and I mean anyone, that the Lords of Chaos aren’t to be fucked with.”

“What do you have in mind, pres?” Python asked.

“We take them all out in one day,” Wolf said.

“Shit, pres… can we even do that?” Bruiser asked.

Wolf nodded. “We have three of the best enforcers in the business right here.” He pointed to Raven, Ze, and Tiger. “Not to mention, the baddest bikers in the whole fucking city. We can do this, but we can’t rush into it. We need to plan and bide our time. They’ll be expecting our retaliation. We need to keep them on the ropes, make sure they’re alert. Make them go into lockdown if possible.”

“Ahhhh, I see where you’re going with this,” Python said. “And even if they aren’t in one place… we watch them, their habits. We can take them all out with organized hits.”

Wolf nodded. “Now, it won’t be easy. Especially since we want to make sure no women and children are hurt… If that’s something we can do. Avoiding collateral damage is my priority, but not above taking our opportunity.”

“Holy shit, you’re serious about that,” Goat said, then ran his hands over his face.

“I’m on board. They killed our fucking president, my father. They stalked our fucking clubhouse and waited for him to come. And then they shot him in the fucking back,” Hound Dog said. “If you don’t have the balls to go the distance, say so now.”

Everyone was quiet.

Wolf nodded. “I’ll take the silence as an indicator that we’re all on the same page.”