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Rule was, no brand, no club membership

Somehow, an exception would have to be made

“Enough bullshit,” Zach called out, taking three steps toward Shark If he could piss the gang leader off enough to distract hiet him to loosen his hold or remove his focus from Mav for a moment, one of his brothers could take Shark out “You don’t fucking need hi without him Why not hand him over before we shoot you in the face and burn your palace to the ground, princess?”

Shark laughed again and Zach clenched his teeth Hopefully, Shark would survive long enough for them to have a little payback fun with him

“The interrupter You know, I still didn’t get to finish what I was saying Hey, Mav? You think I like being interrupted?” He shook Maverick like a rag doll, scraping the knife across his neck anda second shallow cut

“Fuck,” Jig said into the com He was somewhere behind and to the left of Zach “We need tomove and he slits our boy’s throat”

“Just get on hatever the hell it is you want to say so bad,” Zach yelled

A creepy smile curved Shark’s mouth “I couldn’t fathom how I lost the bet How did a bunch of idiots find otthat you are all, in fact, a bunch of stupid fucks”

“What’s the answer then?” Zach asked

“It’s co”

In the next second, Zach’s entire world ca to a halt as Toni walked out of the woods and into the clearing

Actually, it wasand screa

With a gun to her head

Chapter Twenty-Four

“Can’t take it anymore, babe Get your ass out of the car” Special K, the prospect assigned to babysit Toni while the rest of the men rescued Maverick, shoved his door open and exited the truck