After the day I’d had, I fucking earned it.
I wasn’t a good man.
I had more enemies than friends.
I was ruthless.
I was feared.
I lived in a dark and seedy world where I was never afraid to get my hands dirty. I didn’t just step into my father’s shadow. I was a Jameson, and with that last name came money, respect, and power. I got whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it.
My father was Creed Jameson, and before him was my grandfather, the prez of Devil’s Rejects, a 1% motorcycle club. They were outlaws up until my old man put him to ground, killing his own flesh and blood and setting the tone for the man I’d become.
I only stepped in and made my presence known if someone dared to cross me or if shit hit the fan in a catastrophic way.
Other than that, I did whatever the fuck I wanted. It was a free-for-all. I always made sure to cover my tracks. The cops’ pockets were greased with dirty money to turn a blind eye to all my illegal activities. Everywhere I went, people looked in the opposite direction and moved the hell out of my way.
The only enemy I had was the law.
My father was a hero of war. A soldier for our country who brought the flag home. It was at his clubhouse, in his office, along with all the other medals he received through his four-year term. My father may have turned his life around and become a law-abiding citizen, but I couldn’t say the same for me.
Although I was raised in a normal, loving home, I decided at a very young age that I didn’t want that cookie-cutter life. Outlaw was in my blood, and I had no fucking problem stepping into my old man’s shoes, so to speak.
Sometimes I killed.
Sometimes I tortured.
Sometimes innocent lives paid the price.
My price.
Just to prove my point.
No one fucked me over and lived to tell the tale. I had no respect or loyalty to anyone but myself and my family. Not once did I ever think about the pain I could be inflicting. About the consequences of my actions and how they’d affect anyone.
Everyone.
I was a diehard biker.
Honorable killer.
After turning eighteen, I spent the past twenty-four years ruling with an iron fist. My future was sealed the first time I tasted blood. I’d seen and done more shit than any mother would ever be proud of, but that never mattered to me. I was thrown in with the wolves too many times to count, just to see if I’d come out alive. I did, and every time, I wore a wide-ass smile on my motherfucking face.
I proved myself, my worth, to a bunch of corrupt criminals.
It wasn’t a lifestyle.
It was a way of life.
The only one I strived for.
That Jameson trait ran deep in my veins. I determined the who, what, when, and where in life. Anyone who didn’t approve could go fuck themselves.
Bottom line, I lived and breathed for my family. Everything else was just a means to an end for me. The world truly wasn’t a good place. Seeing bloodshed wasn’t out of the norm for me. My dirty hands were in everything from drugs to guns to clubs. I guess you could say I was the epitome of organized crime. There was very little that I didn’t own and operate.
Politicians.
Police.