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found them both sitting on the steps getting blazed, Murphy pulled us back around. As we approached the house, Hyde and I rolled down our windows and prepared to take our shot. The second I had Hobs in my line of sight, I pulled the trigger, sending a round of gunfire in his direction. Hyde did the same with Carter, and once we were certain they had both been taken out, I gave Murphy the signal, letting him know the job had been done.
As we sped down the street, Shadow said, “I’m ready for this shit to be over. Let’s ditch this fucking car and get back to the clubhouse.”
“You got it.”
Murphy drove us to an isolated street where a prospect was waiting for us in one of the club’s SUVs, and once we’d torched the Mercedes, we were on our way. We hadn’t gotten far before Hyde asked, “How long are we gonna have to wait before we make our move on the Genocide?”
“Shouldn’t be long,” Murphy asked. “You know how things get out, especially with shit like this.”
“I hope so, ’cause I’m ready to make those assholes rue the day they fucked with Fury.”
“You and me both, brother.”
With everything that was going on, none of us had really talked about the lockdown. I wanted to ask Hyde about Lyssa but didn’t want to make him suspicious, so I was relieved when Murphy turned to Shadow and asked, “You guys ready for the lockdown?”
“Alex is there now. What about Riley? She coming tonight or waiting until morning?”
“Should be there now.” Murphy turned to Hyde as he asked, “What about you? What’s your plan with Landry?”
“She had to work late but should be there by the time we get back.”
“What about your sister? You gonna have her come down?” Murphy asked.
“I don’t know. She’s got a lot going on with her new job. You really think there’s a need for that?”
“It’s your call, but if she were my sister, I would. I’d do whatever I could to keep her out of harm’s way.”
“She isn’t gonna like it.”
“Hell, nobody does, but at least she’d be safe.”
“You have a point there.” I had no idea if Booker and his boys knew about Alyssa being his sister, so I was pleased when I heard him say, “I’ll go by there tonight and get her.”
It was at that moment I realized that I needed to talk to Hyde and tell him about the situation with Alyssa. He had a right to know that I was spending time with his sister, but there was too much going on, too many distractions. Between Gus and taking down the Genocide, I needed to wait until we both had a clear head, so I kept my mouth shut. When we got back to the clubhouse, Riggs and the others were already back and waiting for us inside.
As soon as we walked into the conference room, they were all sitting around the table talking. The second Riggs noticed us come in, he asked, “Well?”
“It’s done. Everything went as planned.” I answered. “How did it go with you guys?”
“The same.” Blaze chuckled as he told everyone, “I gotta tell ya, Gauge showed some real fucking talent painting those gang signs. The man’s got talent.”
“I wouldn’t go that far, brother,” Gauge argued. “Just doing what needed to be done.”
“Well, he did it, and did it well.” Blaze leaned back in his chair. “We made sure the Fallen’s bar was empty before we torched it and did the same for Booker’s liquor store. Overall, I’d say we had a successful night.”
“Great.” Moose stood, and there was no missing the relief in his voice as he said, “Good work tonight, boys. Really fuckin’ good.”
Riggs nodded. “Yeah, every gang in the city is gonna be talking about what went down tonight, and when the cops find those two torched cars, it’ll only be a matter of time before they start looking into the Fallen Ones and the Genocide.”
“And when that happens, we set our sights on taking down the Genocide for good,” Moose added.
“So, what’s the plan there?” Murphy asked. “More drive-bys and bullshit or are we gonna get a chance to give them a real taste of Fury?”
“Oh, we’re gonna to give them more than just a taste. We’re gonna draw them into their own warehouse and take them out one by one.”
“And how exactly are we gonna draw them in?” Shadow asked.
“Still working on that.”
“You said Booker has a security system at