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Smoke narrows his hard gaze at me. I frown. “What?”
“You know what,” he growls
“No, I don’t,” I bite back, even though I have a pretty good idea.
“We’re all waiting for you to decide.”
“On what?”
He throws up his hands. “On what to do about the current situation.”
Smoke closes his eyes and blows out a breath, then levels his gaze on me again. “Look, Maverick. I know I haven’t been around as long as most of the guys, but I see the way they respond to you. The way they look to you when there’s trouble, come to you when they need support. If you decide to make a move, to try and end this hell, I know the club will back you.” He shrugs. “Sure, Fat Mike may have a small group at his bidding, but there are more who will follow you.”
“I’m way too old for this shit, Smoke.”
Being forty, I know I’m not ancient, but I’m not a spring chicken, either. Forcefully taking over a motorcycle club is a young man’s game.
Have I mentioned I’m tired?
“Shut up. You’re notthatold,” Smoke smirks, expression quickly sobering once again.
“Listen, I hate putting this on you, Maverick, and I’d happily go another route if we had one. But I’m afraid Fat Mike is going to burn this club to the ground if we don’t do something soon.”
And there it is. The crux of the situation. I know it. He knows it. Hell, the whole club knows it.
I blow out a breath and nod. “Okay. I’ll call a meeting tomorrow with those we know are sick of things. Let’s see where everyone else’s head is before we make any big decisions.”
Smoke stands, pushing the chair back under the desk.
“I don’t need to tell you we can’t have this getting around the clubhouse, Smoke. Don’t imagine Fat Mike will appreciate us having a meeting without him.”
“True. I’ll head over to Dodger’s house and let him know what’s going on. We’ll be back in time for the run tonight.”
“Sounds good. Figure if we leave by five, we’ll get to the warehouse on time.”
Smoke nods before leaving the room, closing the door behind him.
Now that the decision has been made, my mind begins to spin with possibilities. With all the things that could go right…and wrong.
One thing I know for certain. This isn’t a situation to rush into. I just hope everyone else agrees with that because, unfortunately, this could turn into a bloodbath really quickly.
ChapterTwo
Jenny
Dead Man’s Curse’s clubhouse
Prodigy, California
“Where are you going?”
Turning, I spot Bev walking toward me. The wife of my dad’s VP, Tread, she’s my mother’s closest friend…as well as a busybody. The fact I am thirty-seven doesn’t matter. In her eyes, I’m still that child she played dress up with when she babysat me.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the woman. But I just wish she’d stay out of my business. Like now. It’s not like I’m even doing anything. Just heading to my dad’s office to say goodbye before going home. But because of her tone, as well as the raised eyebrow, I feel like I got caught with my hand in the cookie jar.
“Hi, Aunt Bev.”
“Hello, child. What are you up to today? You working at the shelter?”
