Seth held up his hand as he continued to watch the men on the screen. “I’m not convinced Dutch sent these four. We made an enemy of his Old Lady when Trish’s brother got kicked out of the MC. She’s blaming us for that action.”
“Dutch is lucky Trish didn’t turn on him instead of us,” Teagan said.
“She’s right,” Violet said. “I wouldn’t put it past her to go after her own husband.”
“If she does, she’ll have the brothers after her.” Elias stood. “So, we have two MCs after us. How do you want to handle this, Seth?”
“You heard Maddox. We take care of business. If we don’t, they’ll wipe us out.”
“Restrictions?” Violet asked.
“None. We pull no punches. An ambush deserves a full-scale response.” Seth looked at his teammates. “Gear up. I’ll contact Zane to loop into our comms. You’ve got two minutes, max.”
Elias joined the others in pulling on bullet-resistant vests and strapping on holsters to fill with weapons. The last thing he slipped into place was his comm device. Seconds after the device was in his ear, Zane’s voice came through the earpiece.
“I have the camera views on my screen and your body cam images.”
He adjusted the body cam so that the lens was in the center of his vest. This latest gadget Maddox was using to observeteams in action and correct mistakes might be a good thing or a pain in the tush. The jury was still out on that.
Seth finished strapping on his weapons. “Grant and Elias, you and your women monitor the bozos at the back. Don’t let them break into the cabin.”
“Orders, sir?” Grant asked.
“Capture and contain if possible. If not, do what you have to.”
“Copy that, sir.”
“Noah, Andre, and I will take the front with our wives. Grant, if you four need help, call out. Our goal is to capture and contain. If they don’t let us do that, we’ll do what’s necessary to survive the night. Questions?”
No one said a word.
“Iona, do you have anything to add?”
“Remember, we made it so no one can lift the windows to get in by surprise. They’ll have to break the windows, which will give us plenty of time to respond if we’re out of position.”
“Good point. If there’s nothing else, teams go. Zane, did you catch that?”
“Got it. I’ll monitor the two groups and let you know if I see something happening that you haven’t expected.”
“Copy that.”
Elias and Iona followed Grant and Rayne toward the back of the cabin. “We should split up,” Grant said. “Elias, you and Iona head toward the office down the hall. Rayne and I will set up in the kitchen. Any ideas how your father’s men will execute this ambush?”
“They’ll split up into teams of two and try their luck at slipping into the cabin from two different entry points.”
“Well, it’s a good thing there are four of us. That evens the odds at one apiece.” He grinned. “I bet those men have littlerespect for the women, so they’ll disregard them once they’re inside the cabin.”
“Likely. Dad doesn’t respect women himself, so he doesn’t train his men to behave any differently than he does.”
Iona and Rayne exchanged glances, their mouths curving. “They’ll be in for a surprise,” Rayne said.
Elias and Iona walked to the office and stood on either side of a large window. “Why haven’t they moved?” Iona frowned. “They have to know we’re aware of their presence.”
“Dad’s enforcers are notoriously arrogant. Doesn’t surprise me they don’t have a clue we’re aware of their presence.”
“Do they have special weapons on them?”
He froze. Oh, man. He’d been away from the Reckoners long enough to let something that important slip. “If they hold true to form, one member has a grenade launcher.”
