Romeo nodded. “A damn good important one.”
“Fuckin’ with family comes with an automatic death penalty.”
While Voodoo stated a fact Zeke agreed with… “Rather they don’t get fucked with in the first place.”
Romeo sat back and nodded again. “With you on that. That’s why your father built that damn compound.”
“You mean the retirement village?”
Romeo snorted. “Yeah. Ain’t a bad place to land. Thinkin’ we should build somethin’ similar. Hard to keep everybody safe when they’re scattered like us. Only place we got for a lockdown is this bar. Ain’t fuckin’ smart.”
“Only the OGs live behind those walls. Rest of us are scattered,” Zeke reminded the Knights’ prez.
“But not like us. You got Ace’s old farm with all those cabins. Also got the rooms above your church.”
That was true. The farm not only had the big farmhouse that Vi, Indie, and Scarlet shared after Ace and his ol’ lady, Janice, willed it to their granddaughters, it had ten cabins on the property.
The only places truly isolated and more at risk were the apartments above both the pawn shop, where Bri lived, and Heaven’s Angels, where Rage lived.
Rage could handle whatever bullshit came his way. Bri? Not so much.
His gut twisted at the thought of long-time member Nash’s daughter being so vulnerable. He’d have to have that discussion with Rage as well as her brother, Chaos. Maybe even pull in Nash. She’d probably refuse to move out, but she might not have a choice if the Souls ended up being a threat.
It’d be damn hard to protect her where she was. During business hours was one thing, after the pawn shop was closed at night was another.
Yeah, the more he thought about it, the more he realized the officers needed to sit down and identify all their weak spots. The clubhouse and The Iron Horse Roadhouse had been made bulletproof after the Warriors attacked the bar during a club Christmas party many fucking years go.
But the rest of the DAMC-owned businesses around town were still vulnerable.
And the fuck if he liked Kyra and Ledger living where they did. But convincing her to move somewhere safer might not be so easy. He might have to talk to Vi about moving her into one of the cabins on the farm, if one was available.Especially since all of the current Shadows lived on the property, including that new guy, Reaper.
Yeah, that might be the way to go. The fact that she wouldn’t have to pay rent could be enough to sway her. He only needed to get Vi to let her live there for free. Her and Kyra being former besties might be enough to do the trick. Add in Ledger’s safety…
Yeah. He glanced over at Rage. He had no doubt his sergeant at arms would agree with his plan.
Zeke knocked his fist on the table. “All right. Gonna get outta your hair.”
Romeo once again rubbed a palm over his smooth noggin. “Can’t remember last time I had fuckin’ hair.”
“We hear or see anythin’ more, we’ll get in touch.” Zeke stood and Rage did the same.
Romeo and Voodoo also got to their feet. “We’ll do the same, brother.”
Zeke nodded as they clasped hands and bumped shoulders.
Their relationship had come a long way from when the Knights’ prez was chasing his ol’ lady Maddie and Romeo thought Zeke was trying to get a piece of her.
He hadn’t been, but he still did shit on purpose to set Romeo off about it.
Once they were outside and heading toward their sleds, Rage muttered, “Funny how he talks to you now, unlike when he used to think you were a cocky little shit.”
“‘Cause I was.” Zeke shrugged and grinned. “Might still think that way, too. But best part ‘bout that is, I now wear the same fuckin’ prez patch as he does so he got no choice but to deal with me.” He stopped next to Black Betty and faced Rage. “Time to put some plans in place. For the businessesand for everyone under our watch. Gonna talk to Vi about movin’ Ledger and Kyra out to the farm.”
Rage nodded. “Yeah, good fuckin’ idea. Been thinkin’ about Bri’s situation, too.”
“You ain’t the only fuckin’ one.”
“Doubt she’ll want to give up that damn apartment. She likes the convenience and the independence.”
