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six
.

 

Jake didn

t flinch as Apollo brought the hammer down. He knew
this game. Apollo wasn

t
going to actually hurt him, at least not right now. What Apollo wanted to do
was scare the hell out of Jake so he

d
talk.

The hammer swung by Jake

s head and Apollo let it go,
letting it smash to the floor. Apollo then grabbed Jake

s neck.


Who?
Why?


I
already told you,

Jake
said.

I heard that you had
membership open. And that you were looking for a fighter. So I hitched my way
here.


Those
were some fast fucking skills out there,

Kami said.

Jake looked at Kami.

I reacted to a man with a gun.
What would you have done?


Hey,

Apollo growled.

You took the ride with ease. You
chased the guy down. You made him crash. That

s
not by the hands of some pissed off guy. That

s
beyond skill. You got any tats, brother?


Plenty,
brother,

Jake said back.


Smart
mouth,

Apollo said.


I

m a fighter,

Jake said.

I hit that point and just snap,
okay? My old man used to ride with a club before he took off. All my mother

s boyfriends would beat the shit
out of me and ride motorcycles. So I learned to fight back and learned to ride.


Why
not go straight?

Kami
asked.


Who
said I didn

t?


What
happened?

Apollo asked.


Nothing,

Jake said.

So if your membership isn

t open, then let me fucking go.


You
don

t get what you walked
into,

Apollo said.

Oh, I do, Apollo. I fucking do.
Now make the right decision and unhook my fucking wrists.


What
did I walk into?

Jake
asked.


You
want to wear the cut?

Apollo asked.


Yeah.


You
really want to fight?


Yeah,
I do.

Apollo walked behind Jake. He undid
the chains and grabbed at Jake

s
shoulder. Jake stood up, taller and thicker than the Rusted Devil President.
They stared at each other. Jake knew better than to do anything stupid. He had
to remain silent and take whatever happened.


Signing
up with us is like buying your tombstone,

Apollo said.

It

s a death wish.


Then
I guess it

s a good thing I

m not afraid of death,

Jake said.


Then
let

s find out,

Apollo said. He backed up. He
pointed to Kami.

Get Ax.
Let

s have ourselves a
little fight.

Next thing Jake knew he was being
chained up again and thrown from the garage. At least he survived it. He
expected to be bloody, dying, or dead by now. He stumbled out of the garage and
kept himself from falling. Taking a deep breath, Jake looked around and then
lost his breath.

There was a woman standing ten feet
away. She looked surprised to see him and did not look like she belonged with a
MC. Even still, she was just

goddamn.
Jeans that hugged all the right spots, a black shirt that was
tight because of her chest pressing against it. Her dirty blonde hair pulled
back and up, loose strands dangling around, making it look sexy messy,
instantly making Jake think about sex.

They were in a stare down for a
little bit as Kami started saying something. Then Apollo came out and put a gun
to the back of Jake

s head.


No!

the woman yelled.

All eyes went to her.


What
are you doing out here?

Kami asked.


Needed
air,

the woman said.

Don

t shoot him in front of me.


He

s not getting shot,

Apollo said.

Unless he tries anything stupid.

Apollo jammed the gun to back of
Jake

s neck and Jake spun around.
He caught himself ready to throw his shoulder into Apollo.

He

s the President

he

s the fucking President


Fucking
calm down,

Apollo warned.

Jake turned, his blood boiling. He
felt bad for whoever this Ax guy was.

Kami walked to the woman and touched
her shoulders. Watching it made Jake even more pissed off. All of a sudden, he
was a jealous guy now? What a fucking disaster the entire thing had become. The
plan had been to get to the MC and get inside. Drink beer, get respect, find
out information.


Just
go back inside and relax,

Kami said to the woman.

Don

t fuck around out here, Keira.

Keira.

The name stuck right in Jake

s head. She wasn

t just beautiful but she was
unattainable. She was untouchable. Not to mention everything about Jake was
going to be a bold lie to her.

Kami turned and walked back to
Jake.

Keep your fucking
eyes away.


Old
lady?

Jake asked.

Kami got right into Jake

s face.

My fucking stepsister.

Jake fought the urge to smile.

So the woman

Keira


Let

s walk,

Apollo said.

He grabbed the chains on Jake

s wrists and guided him along
the back of the lot. There was a side area where random cars were parked. Most
of them were junked, missing pieces and beat up pretty bad. Apollo stopped Jake
right before walking into the line of junked cars.

When Jake was forced to turn, he
saw a group of guys coming. It was the rest of the MC. Two of the guys he
recognized from saving their ass from bullets shot at them. The group broke up
and then one walked over who Jake figured to be Ax. Big, tough, carrying a beer
bottle. Walking with a cocky swagger, thinking the patch made him tougher than
anyone else in the world.


That

s Ax,

Apollo said.

Good
luck.

Apollo pushed Jake forward. Ax
dropped the beer bottle and then rushed forward, fist already cocked back. The
first punched rocked Jake in the mouth, sending him back and down to one knee.

Ax rushed again, laughing.

Jake looked up at Ax.

Jake

s
hands were still chained behind his back. And Ax was ready to swing again.

seven
.

 

Keira got to the door and then
stopped. Instead of going inside, she walked around  the other side of the bar.
That

s where the all the
guys were lining up and cheering. Of course, this was after Apollo and Kami
took away the hot guy with chains on his wrists.

She felt stupid for being so
intrigued by someone because they were good looking. He could have been part of
the cartel. He could have been part of the reason why the MC was so depleted
and ready to collapse.

Yet Keira was still intrigued.

She pushed through the guys and
ended up against the side of the bar, able to see everything. She was just in
time to see Ax punch the guy in the face, taking him to his knees. The guy
still had his hands chained behind his back.

How is that fair?


Come
on,

Ax said.

Get up, asshole.

Keira saw Kami looking at her. His
eyes went wide and he motioned for the bar.

Keira shook her head.

She wanted to know what the hell
the point of all this was.


Don

t let him up,

Pitt yelled.

He

s
fast and smart. Kill him!

Kill him?

Ax threw another punch and it
connected again. The guy fell to his back.


Get
up, Jake,

Apollo ordered.

Show me how tough you are.

Jake.

Keira had a name to go with the
sexy, rough face.

And that sexy, rough face was
getting into big trouble.

Ax went for Jake again. This time,
Jake rolled. He jumped up to his knees in one swift move. He jumped again and
was on his feet, his legs bent in a deep squat. His face was bleeding, dirt and
rock clung to the open wound. He looked left to right, trying to assess what to
do next.

Keira couldn

t look away.

Ax moved at Jake again and Jake
jumped back. He slammed his back to Ax

s
chest, sending Ax back. Jake then turned and went for Ax, driving his shoulder
into Ax

s jaw. The entire
group groaned as Ax

s neck
twisted.

Jake didn

t let up either.

He went for Ax again, driving his
other shoulder again up into Ax

s
face. This time Jake left his feet and lined up a perfect shot to Ax

s nose. It exploded and Ax
grabbed his face, yelling.

Jake stood with his knees slightly
bent, his eyes intense as he stared at Ax.

This guy was a fighter. A real
fighter. Not just some tough biker dude who thought he could fight. He was
fucking scary to watch.

Keira looked over to Kami and saw
him talking to Apollo. Apollo whispered something and Kami entered the fight.


Jake,

Kami said.

Come here.

Jake went to Kami.


Turn
the fuck around,

Kami
said.


Why?
So you can fucking shoot me?

Jake snapped.


No.
So I can take these chains off. I want to see how many punches it

ll take to knock Ax out.

Kami unhooked the chains.

Jake stretched his wrists and then
went for Ax.

Ax put his hands up but had no real
skill in fighting. Jake swung hard, fast, and effective. Two punches to the
ribs and gut had Ax

s hands
down from his face, opening him up. Then Jake threw a
one, two, three
combo that lifted Ax off his feet.

When Ax hit the ground, his hands
were outstretched, shaking, grabbing at the dirt.

Keira thought Ax was dying, but the
shaking stopped.

He was out cold.

Jake had won the fight, easily.

Jake then turned and faced Apollo
and Kami.

Every person was silent.

Kami crossed his arms and waited
for the command from Apollo.

Apollo was quiet as he thought. He
was quiet as he slowly approached Jake. He tucked his weapon away and stood
there, facing Jake. Jake didn

t
back down an inch. The sight of it drove Keira wild. Rarely did she ever get to
see someone try and defy Apollo and have it work.


Where

d you hear about us?

Apollo asked.


Some
guy in a bar running his mouth,

Jake said.

Said you were
keeping things low key about it. I

ve
been working odds and ends for a while and figured why not try something
different. You need a fighter, right?


I
need someone who isn

t
afraid of stepping into hell.


There

s only one way to know. Send me
there.

Keira felt her own hands shaking.
Her palms were sweating. Between her thighs she was getting uncomfortable in
the most comfortable way possible.

So, this guy isn

t a rat. This guy isn

t from the cartel. He

s just

bad.

Bad, but good.


We

ll give you a trial,

Apollo said.

You get a cut. You can drink at
the bar. Find somewhere to sleep. Always be here first thing in the morning.
And if you know anything or hear anything you report to me or to my VP, Kami.
Understood?


Yes,

Jake said.


Good,

Apollo said.

Now go clean your fucking face
up and meet us at the bar. We

re
going right into business.

Apollo then addressed the rest of the MC.

Everyone,
this is Jake. He

s going
into the
snake pit
for us!

Nobody cheered. Everyone knew what the
snake pit
was, except Jake.

Keira realized if she wanted any
kind of chance to be near this guy, she

d
have to move fast. He was going to be dead before he knew it.

She watched as Apollo and Kami led
the way to the back of the bar.

Her mind, her body, her heart, it
was all racing. One thing she definitely knew -
Jake was going to need help
addressing his wounds.

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