The biker bar fell completely silent beneath the hanging smoke and dim yellow lights.<\/p>\n
Nobody laughed anymore.<\/p>\n
Nobody touched their drinks.<\/p>\n
Every biker stared at the silver wolf-head ring resting on the little girl\u2019s finger.<\/p>\n
Because only one man ever wore that ring.<\/p>\n
Ronan Wolfe.<\/p>\n
Founder of the Wolves of Mercy motorcycle club.<\/p>\n
The man everyone believed died fifteen years earlier.<\/p>\n
The scarred biker leader slowly stepped backward, all color draining from his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere did you get that?\u201d<\/p>\n
The little girl\u2019s eyes never left his.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father gave it to me before they took him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heavy silence crushed the room.<\/p>\n
Several older bikers lowered their heads instantly.<\/p>\n
Because deep down\u2014<\/p>\n
they always suspected Ronan\u2019s death wasn\u2019t an accident.<\/p>\n
The child stepped closer through the smoke-filled bar.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father said the wolves protect family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her small voice shook slightly now.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo why did nobody protect him?\u201d<\/p>\n
The words hit harder than a punch.<\/p>\n
The scarred leader removed his gloves slowly, revealing an old wolf tattoo burned across his hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried,\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n
Then suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n
a glass shattered near the back of the room.<\/p>\n
One biker looked terrified.<\/p>\n
Another started backing toward the exit.<\/p>\n
The little girl noticed immediately.<\/p>\n
And so did everyone else.<\/p>\n
The scarred leader turned slowly toward the nervous biker.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told us Ronan died in the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sweat rolled down the man\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did.\u201d<\/p>\n
But nobody believed him anymore.<\/p>\n
The little girl reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a folded photograph.<\/p>\n
In it\u2014<\/p>\n
a wounded Ronan sat beside a little girl wearing the same silver wolf ring.<\/p>\n
Written across the bottom in faded ink were the words:<\/p>\n
If anything happens to me\u2026
\ntrust nobody wearing the serpent mark.<\/p>\n
The scarred biker leader\u2019s expression turned deadly.<\/p>\n
Because hidden beneath the nervous biker\u2019s sleeve\u2014<\/p>\n
a serpent tattoo was barely visible.<\/p>\n
Chairs scraped violently across the wooden floor.<\/p>\n
Several bikers stood instantly.<\/p>\n
The man bolted for the door\u2014<\/p>\n
but a massive biker slammed it shut before he could escape.<\/p>\n
The little girl stared at him with tears finally filling her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou killed my father.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s silence answered everything.<\/p>\n
And beneath the roaring thunder outside\u2014<\/p>\n
the Wolves of Mercy realized the traitor had been sitting among them for years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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