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“It means the Unhinged Psychos have a new president.”

In Church,I bring the club up to speed.

“The sheriff could be right, Beast. Someone could have a thorn in their side about motorcycle club hierarchy and be trying to prove a point,” Lars says.

“Boney?” Bram suggests.

“I doubt it. His hard-on is for the Knights and this land. No, no this feels more like in-house cleaning to me. And I have an idea who did it.”

Viking straightens in his chair. “You suggesting this was Gaston?”

“The Psychos would kill him,” Gambit says.

“Not if they don’t know,” I say. “Think about it. Dodger goes missing and then Gaston challenges me for the position. Now he’s wearing an Unhinged Psychos cut and their president washes up on the beach.”

“Goddamn,” Lars mutters.

“You really think he’s gunning for the position of president?” Bear asks.

“He always was an entitled asshole,” Lars grumbles. “He probably thought he could run the club better than Gunner so he took the steps to make it happen.”

“I’ll speak to Roxy. See if any of her girls have heard anything. They might not discuss business while getting their dicks played with, but politics won’t be off the table.”

“There’s another possibility that some of you will be thinking but not game enough to say it,” Axe says.

“Which is?” I ask.

“They haven’t found Dodger’s body?—”

Viking almost upends the table to get to Axe. But Lars and Bear hold him back.

He sneers at Axe. “Shut your goddamn mouth.”

“It’s a fair enough question,” Axe says. “If he’s not dead then where the fuck is he?”

“Dodger would never turn his back on this club,” Viking seethes. “Why would he?”

“I don’t know. But Dodger disappears the same time this synthetic phantasia appears on the street.”

Again Viking goes for Axe.

“Enough,” I bark. “There’s no point in killing each other over empty assumptions and what ifs.” I look at them both and give them a clear warning. “This stops and doesn’t continue out there. You got it? We need to stay strong as brothers. Not weaken this club with in-house fighting. Do I make myself clear.”

Both men nod, and Lars and Bear release Viking.

“Fucking hallelujah,” I snap as I bring the gavel down on Church.

I’m sick of discussing Gaston and Dodger.

And truth be told, I just want to get back to my room and fuck my wife.

CHAPTER 45

BELLE

I’m waitingfor him when he gets in from Church.

Naked.

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