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Zach snubbed out the last of his cigar in a skull ashtray on the desk “Screw copped it off some shitheel ed him Guy couldn’t pay his debt so he offered that shit to Screw instead”

“And Screw accepted it as payment?” He’d strip that fucker’s shiny new patch in a heartbeat

Zach laughed “What the fuck kinda operation you think I’, Prez? Fuck no, he didn’t accept it He pocketed the uy he’d be back in a week for payment in full”

Huh Not bad Screas one of the newer young patches, being groomed to function as Zach’s second in command At first, Copper had been skeptical when Zach wanted to take Screw under his wing He wasn’t nickna, but he’d taken the job seriously and was stepping up to the plate in ways Copper hadn’t expected

He’d be sure to mention it to the kid later

“Ragnar?” Copper asked

Zach ran a hand through his always perfect hair “That’d be e surge ineasier to buy than fucking ice cream”

Leaning back in his chair, Copper stroked his chin Yeah, he knew he did it whenever he was deep in thought Just a fucking reflex that made him a shit poker player By the ti, every damn player was on to the fact he had a shit hand and was deciding to bail or not Only good thing to coave hiether when they noticed it

And Zach re just that

Ragnar was Joe’s boss As in Joe, theof it was, they weren’t based out of Tennessee Whichthe operation So who the fuck was it?

Copper’s hand stilled, and he looked Zach in the eye

As though reading histhe same way”

“Lefty”

“Gotta be No one else stupid enough to push h our town”