Page 52 of Hell's Claim

Finally, Bear sat back and shook his head. “No one stands out, and I mean nobody.”

“I agree, which is why Sunny’s research is vital,” Chance replied.

“That’s why you two have been fighting,” Bear realised.

“The first time was because of Callie. The second, yeah, because of this. Sunny’s now had three ass-whoopings in a few weeks,” Chance said.

“Attempted… get it right. I held my own against you both, and you can’t deny it,” Sunny interrupted, his pride stung.

“You had to make that point because…?” Chance asked dryly.

“Facts needed to be corrected. But we’re getting off the subject. We have got a traitor, one who helped Zeus try to murder me two decades ago,” Sunny replied.

“Seriously, I can’t see it being someone in the club now,” Bear denied.

“Can’t say I’m happy about it, but we’ve a rat, and that’s a fact. No way would the cops just randomly hit on Zeus’s burial ground. Plus, he was there when they arrived. He’d have been arrested if they’d caught him a few minutes earlier. Ain’t no secret that Sunny thinks we have a dirty brother still,” Chance said.

“Someone tried to get Sunny banged up to avoid him prying,” Bear realised.

“Yup. That’s my take on it, too. Hate to say it, but we gotta start paying attention to who’s doing what,” Chance agreed.

“Sailor’s cover can’t be broken. That might put a target on him,” Sunny stated.

“He’s gonna have some tough questions to answer when it comes out who he is,” Bear muttered.

“And we’re going to take his back. Sailor enjoys the lifestyle; it gives him something he has been missing since leaving the army. It would be a shame to lose him,” Sunny said strongly.

“Agreed. But he might lose the trust of everybody. I can’t force people to vote for him,” Chance replied.

“We vote first, they’ll follow our choices,” Sunny suggested.

There was a knock on the door, and Chance shouted out for them to enter.

Diesel opened the door, his face stern. “Everyone is here.”

Chance nodded, got to his feet, and they headed for church.

Once seated, Chance opened it with a bang of his gavel.

“We’ve called church for a reason,” Chance began.

“Zeus’s body was found. Which means we have got a rat,” Diesel stated from where he sat.

Chance and Sunny turned to him in surprise. Bear’s eyes narrowed.

“What?” Chance asked.

“It’s fuckin’ obvious. Don’t take us for fools. Sunny’s own actions the last few years gave away he thought we had a dirty brother. We all thought he was paranoid from his time in the army, so let him be. But events lately? I say we’ve a rat,” Diesel announced.

“And I believe Sunny is investigating us. Who you eliminated?” Big Al demanded.

“Fuck,” Sunny muttered, swapping glances with Chance. Their brothers were too clever by half.

“That’s confidential,” Sunny retorted, and eyes narrowed on him.

“Bullshit. You’ve been investigating us for how long? Pried into our private lives and spied on us? Those aren’t the actions of a brother,” Pyro snapped.

“How long have you known Chance?” Rooster growled out.

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