“I understand, and I’m glad you’re with us.If you suspect anyone in your organization, just get me their information and I can run it.”He looked over Warren’s shoulder and nodded.“Incoming.”
Warren turned and plastered a platonic smile on his face.“Gentlemen,” he nodded to the three presidents to different clubs.
“Mott,” Emmerson said with a nod.“What brings you here?”
“Free country, this is open to the public, nice weather, thought I could get a ride in with my friend.”He pointed to Paul.“Psycho.”
Paul held out his hand and nodded to the three men.When they shook his hand, he felt better.
“Do you belong to a club?”
“Actually, that’s why I’m here.I’m starting my own club and wanted to see if I could get permission to ride in the area.”
“What type of club?”Scot demanded.
“Where?”Ted asked at the same time.
“Over between Fort Dodge and Fonda.I’m the only one here for now.I’m expecting others to arrive shortly.We’re nothing bad, all weekend warriors.I have a motorcycle shop, so we’ll be working there.Once the others arrive, we’d like to have different events, like this.”
“No dealing drugs?Will you be dealing guns?”
“No, just a bunch of good ole boys that love to ride and want to share the experience with others.”Paul held his breath as he watched them closely, and sighed in relief when they didn’t question his intentions any further.
“What’s the club name?”
Paul grinned.“Tainted Shield MC.”
“Why?”
Paul chuckled as he remembered what Petra had said.“Back in my family history, there have been some Vikings.They were notorious for doing things that caused their shields to be tainted.”
“Oh,” the three said, and when Paul noticed something, he sighed heavily.
“Do you guys know who the fuck that asshole is?”He turned and pointed to the man from Warren’s bar from weeks ago.
“Fuck,” Ted said and looked at the others, who gave him a nod.
“What?”Psycho asked in confusion at their response to his question.
“He’s a fucking asshole.He’s trying to strike for all of our clubs.His name is Eddie.”
“At the same time?”
“Yes.Since you’re going to be running your own club here, you might as well know that our clubs aren’t always above the law.I won’t tell you everything, but I’m sure you get the idea.We’ll do almost anythingexceptpedal human flesh.This guy, Eddie, treats his old lady like a dog.Literally.”Ted used his beer bottle to point to where Paula was tied up to a tree.
“Is there a chance he’ll get into any of your clubs?”Psycho had to be sure he hadn’t offended any of them from his actions when he had first met the guy they were discussing.
“No.”
“Then I can tell you that a few weeks back, I was at The Last Chance bar, and he tried to attack me.I took him out.”
“Are you the guy that made him piss his pants?”Larry asked.
“Yeah.”
“What did you say to him?”
“I’d tell you, then I’d have to kill you.”Paul was dead serious in his statement, and the guys looked at him in shock, then nodded.Paul noted they had respect in their expression.
