The lonely roadside fell silent beneath the cold gray sky.<\/p>\n
Motorcycle engines rumbled softly while the frightened little girl clung tightly to the biker\u2019s vest.<\/p>\n
The silver bracelet trembled in her tiny hand.<\/p>\n
The biker stared at the engraving, unable to breathe.<\/p>\n
Lila Morgan.<\/p>\n
His face turned pale instantly.<\/p>\n
Because years earlier, his closest friend Jake Morgan disappeared after exposing a violent trafficking ring operating across state lines.<\/p>\n
Jake\u2019s wife and daughter vanished soon after.<\/p>\n
And now\u2014<\/p>\n
Jake\u2019s little girl stood trembling in front of him.<\/p>\n
The biker slowly looked down at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s following you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lila\u2019s lips shook.<\/p>\n
\u201cA man with a snake tattoo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every biker nearby stiffened immediately.<\/p>\n
Because they knew exactly who wore snake tattoos.<\/p>\n
The Black Vipers.<\/p>\n
Dangerous.
\nMerciless.
\nAnd connected to Jake\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n
Far down the empty highway, headlights suddenly appeared through the fog.<\/p>\n
The sound of engines grew louder.<\/p>\n
Lila buried her face against the biker\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker\u2019s expression hardened into something cold and dangerous.<\/p>\n
He stood slowly and turned toward his crew.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoadblock the highway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Motorcycles roared alive instantly.<\/p>\n
Chains rattled.
\nBoots slammed onto pavement.<\/p>\n
Several bikers formed a wall across the road while others moved protectively around Lila.<\/p>\n
The approaching motorcycle finally emerged from the mist.<\/p>\n
A massive man wearing a black helmet and a snake tattoo across his neck.<\/p>\n
He slowed when he saw the bikers waiting.<\/p>\n
Then the biker leader stepped forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou picked the wrong child.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rider\u2019s engine growled louder.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat girl belongs to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker leader\u2019s eyes darkened instantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d he said coldly.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe belongs to family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lila looked up at him with tears still running down her cheeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew my daddy?\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker glanced toward the silver bracelet again.<\/p>\n
Then he nodded slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe once saved every man standing here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thunder rolled across the empty roadside as more biker headlights appeared behind them.<\/p>\n
And beneath the cold gray sky\u2014<\/p>\n
an outlaw brotherhood prepared to finish a war they thought ended years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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