Page 89 of Vengeance

Her blue eyes look at Creeper. “Depends. Can I drive my car?”

“I have a few adjustments still to make before I’ll let you drive on it, sweetheart,” Creeper says.

“Then I guess I’m sitting here.”

“We have a few guests coming. Can you knock when they arrive?” Jennings asks.

Her hand lifts to her forehead and salutes him. “I’ll knock three times.”

He chuckles and nods his head to direct everyone to the Chapel, and half of Psycho’s men have to stand because of the lack of seats. It’s amazing to see how many men they have, especially considering everything happening. They’ve stood united for the most part.

Jennings bangs his gavel on the table. “We have a lot of people and a lot to cover, so let’s get started,” he says. “First, we want to give an update. Which is a shitty update, but it’s all I got. We still haven’t heard back from the RIO or Ivan about their assistance, but they still have a few days left in the timeframe Psycho and I gave them to get back to us.”

“What’s their deal?” Bodie asks. “I know I’m new, but shouldn’t our supplier want to keep us alive? You know... since we make them money and all?”

Chuckling, Jennings nods. “You’d think. At this point, we’re expecting them to fuck us over, so we’re talking about another plan. Which is the first item I want to talk to you guys about. Gunner and the Army Five have a friend they’ve called in to help with our plan, assuming we all agree.”

West snorts. “Yeah, friend.”

“West has an issue with this friend,” Jennings clarifies, “but the rest of them swear by him. He’s supposedly this mammoth of a man, and we want to take the fight to the Slashers. The Army Five, Gunner, and their friend are going to take the Slashers out in various locations in high numbers over a short period.”

“How short?” Ky asks.

“Forty-eight hours. If we agree to move forward, we’ll need Brock to help get us locations of their clubhouses and various establishments they hang out in large numbers. Rumor has it they’ve shipped in additional charters for assistance, so we have quite a few targets to take out.”

“How far out do you need locations?” Brock asks.

Psycho and Jennings look to Gunner. He lets out a breath before saying, “Well, if we can get the numbers we expect, let’s go with a two-hundred-mile radius. We’d target at night to have another blanket of cover on our side, but Undertaker will probably take days. We’ll also need current maps of the surrounding areas, and satellite images would be best to help find cover and distances needed.”

“Can do,” Brock says.

“Is this the idea Lex brought to you?” Shep asks.

“Sort of,” Colt says. “But it’s a solid plan.”

“The idea is to take them out in large numbers over a small span of time. The hope is to force the Irish to reach out to the RIO to broker a deal, and we can not only get O’Malley to take care of our way but also force their hand to make changes to our agreement with them more favorable for us,” Jennings says.

Bodie lifts a hand. “I don’t want to sound like a Debbie Downer, but what do we do if the Irish don’t reach out to the Russians for a deal? Or, even if they do, what do we do if they don’t want to change the terms of our agreement with them?”

Psycho has to admit, he’s not a dumb kid. “If they don’t reach out, we keep taking them out until they have next to no one.”

“As for the fact they’re our supplier, that’s another thing we need to talk about,” Jennings says. “No other supplier wants to work with us because they won’t take the RIO on as enemies. So, we have to make a decision.”

“I have a contact in Mexico-”

“No,” Ky and Diesel say, cutting Psycho off. “No.”

Colt shakes his head. “I don’t want a part of drugs. If that’s the route we go, I’m done. I’m walking.”

The rest of the men agree, no one wanting to get involved with one of the most lucrative but dangerous supplies. Many have a past with drugs, either directly or with family members. Psycho’s not psyched with the idea of getting into that line of work, but he also knows they don’t have any type of gun supplier lined up.

“Would they be willing to back us up with the Slashers if needed?” VP asks. “Say the Irish do reach out to make a deal. We want O’Malley to handle ourselves, but there’s always a chance we’re getting set up. Would they be willing to show up as backup if needed?”

“I can ask. We’d owe them, but I can call and ask what they’d want from us.”

Jennings nods. “Okay, the last thing we need to vote on is the proposed help from the Satan’s Hellraisers.”

“From Summerville?” Derek asks.

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