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“Why would the MC help this O’Cleary dude?” Cheery asked. “Aren’t they gunrunners?”
Like us?Cheery didn’t ask the question, but Hawk heard theundercurrent in the new brother’s voice.
“Because,” Eagle said as he turned a page. “O’Cleary doesn’t just head a biochemical company. He has ties to the IRA. O’Cleary is the Boston contact between the Northern Ireland gun trade and the Massachusetts Black Jacks chapter. One could say they have a symbiotic relationship.”
“What does any of this have to do with us?” Twitch asked.
Thor muttered a curse beneath his breath. “Nine came here, last night, looking for Hawk. And then headed to Rebel’s Refuge. Even if he was after Isolde O’Cleary, he stepped onto two of our properties. Those actions make this club business.”
Conversations broke out between the men until Hawk whistled loudly, bringing their attention back to him. “Right now I have Cali protecting Izzy. After this, I’m going to head over there and see if I can get her to tell me anything about why she left and why the MC is looking for her. In the meantime,” He pointed at Thor and Twitch. “I want you two each to divide up the men into two teams and search this town. If Nine was here last night, he’s still here today. We don’t know what he wants, but he’s not going to leave without at least trying to accomplish his goal. So take the men, including the prospects, and find that Black Jack. Who knows, maybe we’ll get lucky and discover he’s gone rogue and wants to join us instead of fight us.”
“Doubt that,” Eagle said sullenly as he flipped through more pages about Izzy.
Hawk’s phone rang, and he took it out of his back pocket. Cali’s ID popped up, and he put the phone on speaker before he answered with a gruff, “What’s up?”
Izzy’s voice sounded high and panicky. “We’re under attack. Need help.Now.”
ChapterSix
Hawk heard the sirens as soon as he ran out of the Powder House. It only took a few minutes for the men to get their shit together, hop on their bikes, and head to Izzy’s apartment. They’d already agreed to separate and surround the bar’s parking lot from two different directions, with Hawk’s team coming up on the west side and Eagle’s team moving in from the south.
But when he turned off of Main Street, he stopped and raised his hand so the others would stop as well. The police had the entire street cordoned off, and an ambulance had pulled into the parking lot behind the bar. His phone rang, and he turned off his bike before answering, “Cali? What the hell is happening?”
“It’s a mess.” Cali coughed and cleared his throat. “Three gunmen hit us and took off. Cops showed up, probably because the neighbors called in the gunshots. I’m surprised you didn’t hear them at the clubhouse. It was like a damn wild west firefight.”
Hawk closed his eyes and leaned one arm on the bike’s handlebar. “Is anyone hurt?”
“No. It’s a miracle Izzy and I are both fine considering the amount of lead in the apartment and the hazards on our escape route. I only got off a few shots before we left, all of them misses. Izzy got us out before we were hit and before the cops arrived. We’re hiding a few blocks away, in the pawn shop’s office. I have to tell you, your girl wasawesome.”
He ignored the “my girl” comment, but a warmth filled his chest. “Do the cops know you were at the apartment?”
“I don’t think so. Izzy never signed a lease. So unless Tish tells them Izzy was living above the bar, or the neighbors saw us and are willing to ID us, no one will know she was there. And my bike is still behind the bakery.”
“Just a sec.” Hawk covered the receiver with his hand and waved Thor over. “Go see Tish. Tell her not to say anything about Izzy working for her or living in the apartment. And tell Volt to talkquietlyto the neighbors. We don’t want them IDing Cali or Izzy. Then send a prospect to retrieve Cali’s bike behind Raven Black café.”
The Devil’s Renegades worked hard to keep the town safe and clean. They didn’t allow protection rackets, drug distribution, strip clubs, or prostitution within the town’s limits. That way, if the townsfolk ever had to make a choice, most of them would choose loyalty to the club which kept them safe over talking to the police.
Thor nodded, hurried back to Volt, and a moment later they both rode away.
Hawk returned to his phone conversation with Cali. “Can you ID the gunmen?”
“They didn’t wear colors, but they rode Harley Dynas.”
Most outlaw MC members rode those bikes. “Anything else?”
“I can’t say for sure, but I think one of the shooters was the same guy who showed up at the clubhouse last night looking for you.”
Hawk rubbed his forehead with his fist. “Fuck.”
Thomas Pole, a stiff and rule-obeying uniformed officer who the MC knew well, stood near the ambulance. When he noticed Hawk, he walked toward him.
He pressed the phone against his ear. “Cali, stay hidden until I get there and keep Izzy safe. I need to make sure the cops don’t follow me. And call Eagle. He’s coming in from the south side of town.”
“Got it.”
“I’ve sent a prospect to get your bike. You leave a spare in the clubhouse?” Spare keys were one of the club’s non-negotiable SOPs.
“Of course,” Cali said.
