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Jake

S tanding at the back of the assembly hall, I watch while the rest of the brothers who have come to the school today spread out around the room, some spreading out among the crowd while others, like myself, make sure they’re standing close to the exits so nobody can get up and leave before this is all over. Each and every person is going to have to listen to what Wrath and Flame have to say before they are allowed to leave. I can see all the parents eyeing us all up warily, no doubt wondering what the hell is going on right now. They will find out soon enough, as Wrath and Flame are currently making their way to the front and up onto the stage where the principal is waiting for them.

In front of the stage stand Shadow, Blade, Piston, Eagle, Ink, and Rock, the rest of the MC officers, along with Wreck, Blaze, and Flash. They are all wearing blank masks as they stare out towards the crowd, but I’ve spent enough time with all these men to know they aren’t as calm as they seem. It’s the deadly look in all of their eyes that gives it away to me that none of them are happy right now.

From my position, I can hear a couple of parents talking. They’re asking each other if they have any idea what all this is about and why the MC would be out in so much force within a school. They soon quiet down when the principal begins talking, asking for everyone’s attention.

“Thank you all for coming. As you can see, we have the members of Devil’s Inferno in attendance today. Some things have been going on, and after talking things over with Wrath, the MC President, I have decided that it is best if they handle this situation.”

The principal then takes a step back and hands the stage over to Wrath and Flame. Unlike the principal who spoke into a microphone to ensure everyone could hear, Wrath doesn’t bother. He doesn’t need to, not with the silence that’s currently settled across the room and the way his voice will travel.

“Some of you here may already be aware, while others might not, but recently my son came to live with me and started at this school. Unbeknownst to me and my husband, from the moment he stepped foot in this school, some people thought they had the right to verbally abuse him, to target him. I’m not just talking about children being the ones to do this either. No, there is a staff member in this school who thought it was acceptable to target my son despite knowing his past, knowing the pain he had endured throughout his life up until he came to live with me, and they thought it was okay to overlook the way other children were treating him and to stand back while they planned to physically harm him.”

As Wrath is speaking, I see a woman trying to creep around the outside of the room towards the exit I’m standing closest to. I can take a wild guess at who she is. The teacher who has been mistreating Cam. She’s really out of her mind if she thinks she’s getting out of here. I move so I’m blocking the doorway just before she reaches it, and she startles back.

“Excuse me.” She says as she tries to move around me.

“I don’t think so. You can stand right here until they’re finished, and then my President and his husband would like a few words.” I say, my voice hard.

“You can’t keep me here.” She hisses out as she tries and fails to shove her way past me.

“I can and I will. Now shut up, turn around, and pay attention.”

I must not have been the only one who noticed her movements as Wrath was speaking, as I’m soon joined by Ghost and Joker, who were originally standing in the crowd.

“I’d listen to Guardian here if I were you. You have no chance of leaving this room until we’re ready for that to happen.” Joker says as he comes to stand next to me, helping fully block the door.

She huffs as she realizes she isn’t going to win this argument and turns to face the stage with her arms crossed over her chest. I can’t help but shake my head at her; she has no idea just what a boatload of trouble she’s really in. The children who were targeting Cam and their parents are currently getting one hell of a warning about the consequences they will be facing if they carry on to target Cam. She’s going to gain firsthand knowledge of why you don’t target a biker’s kid the way she has.

I listen as Wrath and Flame tell the crowd what will happen if this behavior carries on, and I can’t help but chuckle at the looks of horror on all the parents’ faces in the room. All of them are more than a little bit aware of the reputation we carry as an MC as well as the individual reputations of most of the members. They also know that it won’t be their darling kids paying the price for their own actions but them instead, as we’d never harm a child.

It’s rather amusing to watch a certain group of children and parents. The parents are hissing at their children and getting more than a little worked up. One glance in the direction of where I saw Cam and Micah sitting, and I know that group is of the children who’ve been targeting Cam. Looks like the parents know just what bad apples their children can be. I have a feeling those kids will start behaving now. None of those parents look like they want to be dealing with us at any point in the future. They’re definitely having second thoughts about us going soft. They look ready to shit themselves.

By the time Wrath and Flame have wrapped up what they are saying, all the children in the group that gained my attention are looking down at their feet and looking more than a little sheepish. Good, they should be fucking ashamed of their actions. I’m not even remotely surprised that when Wrath and Flame step off the stage, they head in the direction of the culprits. The reason this bloody assembly had to even happen in the first place. No doubt they’re heading over there to make sure their point has gotten across loud and clear to all those parents, but also to make sure that none of those children are acting the way they have been because of something more sinister. We’ve all seen it time and time again where a child acts out against another in a cry for help. I really hope that’s not the case here.

The teacher who tried to get past me once again attempts to push her way through me and Joker, but neither of us move even an inch. While she’s distracted trying to push through us, Ghost has moved behind her and pulls her arms behind her back before saying something quietly as he moves her. Whatever he says causes all the color to drain from her face and the fight to leave her body.

She’s not going anywhere until Ghost releases her from his grasp. Even though he’s moved her from the exit, he’s kept hold of her. More than likely because he can’t be bothered to deal with any more of her attempts at getting out of here before Wrath and Flame come to escort her out. We don’t have to wait long for Wrath and Flame to finish up what they’re doing and head our way so they can deal with getting her out of here and to somewhere more private where they won’t be interrupted.