Twisted Pieces (Back Down Devil MC #5)(60)

Out stepped a man that Nate knew all too well.

“Holy f*ck,” he whispered.

It was the judge. Everyone called him Judge Jake. A big prick. An * who hated the MC. The guy who ignored Jace and left him sit in prison for weeks.

Out of the van came two men. One from Coast Road MC, and one Nate didn’t know. The guy from Coast Road's crew gave a nod to Judge Jake and then the other man offered his hand. The judge took it and it was obvious a deal was done.

Nate took a deep drag and then threw his smoke down in the sand. He stepped, twisted his boot, and took a couple steps.

The guy from Coast Road and the unidentified man got back in the white van and drove down the beach until they had a clearing to get back onto the road. Judge Jake walked to the front of his car with his arms crossed. Nate waited to see what happened next.

He didn't have to wait long.

Another vehicle pulled up. It was a big green SUV.

“No f*cking way,” he whispered.

The SUV stopped and the driver’s window went down. Judge Jake walked to the window and said something, then nodded his head. Out of the window came a hand. Judge Jake and the driver shook hands.

Chief Jerry.

He was shaking hands with Judge Jake. And Judge Jake just shook hands with the man driving the white van that was moving drugs through Frelen.

Nate regretted putting his smoke out too soon. This was going to put a damper on the celebration for sure.

“Motherf*ckers,” he said.

There was one thing in the MC life that always proved true. When one war ended, another waited right behind it. Some were easier than others. If what Nate just saw made any sense at all, this next one… was going to be the most dangerous one yet.

Nate shook his head and reached for his pack of smokes. He thought about how to tell Miller all this without having the President of Back Down Devil go off the deep end.

Before Nate could finish his thought, something metal cracked against the side of his head. Everything went dark… but not silent…

“You’re f*cking dead… and so is your entire club…”