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There were some nods and verbal affirmative responses.

“Okay, so we watch them. Watch what they’re doing now. Then we start making some noise, enough to force them to take defensive measures. Then we take them out.”

“Not one Regret lives. We need to have men waiting to take them out as they flee,” Python said.

Wolf nodded. “If we can pull this off, we can get rid of them in one day and word will spread that the Lords of Chaos own fucking Chicago.”

“All right, prez,” Ze said, nodding.

Tiger mulled over everything that was discussed and he had to admit that it was a great plan. One he would have suggested had he thought Jimmy would have been open to the idea. With an attack like that, it would be a miracle to avoid collateral damage, but sometimes you needed to do what you needed to do. Hang-arounds and old boys or ladies weren’t the targets, but if you’re with an outlaw biker, especially ones who don’t know how to respect a treaty, then you’re taking a risk as well. He respected Wolf for finally doing what had to be done.

“Who’s our SA going to be?” Tiger asked.

“Is that something you want?” Ze asked.

Tiger shook his head. “No, the SA is someone who needs to be able to dedicate their life to the club. I have obligations to my family, cub.”

“I couldn’t agree more, Tiger. Which is why I’m nominating Python to take over as Sergeant-at-Arms,” Wolf said.

“I second that,” Romeo said.

“Does anyone have a nomination? Yourself or someone else?” Wolf asked, wanting to be fair.

There were no objections. And the vote was passed.

“All right, last order of business. The Castiellos,” Romeo said.

“What about them?” Tiger asked.

“Dasan, president of the Florida Original Chapter contacted Jimmy about this a little over a month ago, told us to sit on it because he was still in the negotiations phase. But he’d been in talks with Rico Castiello about bringing the Lords in as partners. Transporting his drugs using our network, and selling them for a part of the profit. Rico stated he’s willing to give it a go if they could pull off a hit for him. Basically, he said that his son, Dragon, was able to pull it off. Now, they’re just waiting for the heat to die down before they have their meeting. Dasan is trying to arrange it so that all of the chapters benefit,” Romeo said.

“This is great news, working with them means a lot more money for us,” Goat said.

“Bigger risk with selling the drugs, but also bigger reward. I’m in,” Bruiser said.

“Do we really want to work with the motherfuckers who screwed over Zindel?” Clapback asked.

“It’s perfect,” Tiger said. “Building an alliance gives us some plays we can make.”

“My thoughts exactly,” Wolf said.

Ze was silent as he took it all in. If aligning with the Castiellos could help him get his brother back, then yeah, he’d sell their fucking drugs.

“So, if everyone is on board, let’s have a vote if we’re going to be a part of it,” Wolf said.

The vote was passed with a majority for working with the Castiellos. The meeting was adjourned and Tiger and Ze went home.

EPILOGUE

ZE

A Month Later

Ze knockedon the door of the president and Wolf beckoned him inside, so he entered. The scent of marijuana filled his nostrils, nothing he wasn’t used to. The men of the Lords enjoyed partaking in the sticky-icky as Wolf called it. “I need to talk to you,” he said.

Wolf nodded as he took a puff on his joint and gestured for Ze to take a seat. “What’s up?”

Ze came around the chair and took a seat in the cushioned leather chair. It’d been a month since Wolf had been voted in as president and he’d made the office his own. It felt weird for Ze to be in it knowing that Jimmy’s stuff was no longer there. He wasn’t angry at Wolf, it had to be done. They had to move forward; it was going to take some getting used to for all of them. He was sure Wolf had to get accustomed too.