Chapter 15

Lug Nut
“ I can and I will. Did I mention I don’t give second chances. Angle you are gone. No club protection, no gifts. You are now fair game for anyone to snatch you up. You are not allowed anywhere near anything that belongs to this club. Come on club house property I will shoot you on site. Think of fucking with us I will have Cormac O’Sullivan put a bounty out on your head. You won’t be safe anywhere you run. We will find you.” With a throat punch Merigold shoves Angle. “ You have five minutes to gather your shit and get off the property before I really hurt you.” Angel scrabbles to her feet and looks around for help. When she realizes she isn’t getting any she runs off. Right now noone is stupid enough to get in Merigold’s way. I take a step back to get out of Merigold’s war path. It doesn’t escape my notice that Viper, Axel and Rowdy do the same.
Walking back and forth in front of the bunnies like a general inspecting his troops Merigold continues “ Bunnies from now on you come to me and me only if you need something. You are nothing more than empty holes for my single brothers to use. Nothing more and only with my say so. You won’t be old ladies. You will get no love here. Disobey any of my rules and you are out. You have gotten way too comfortable here. That stops now. You can and will be replaced. If I have to start over with a new set of bunnies to take care of my brother's needs I will. You are nothing and it is past time you realize that. Any problems so far?”
No bunny answers “ Good. Now for my rules. Rule 1 you no longer go to my brothers. They will come to you IF I permit it. Rule 2 I will give each of you a job within the club house. How bad the job is depends on how bad you piss me off. Fail to do your job you will not be available to service a brother. Rule 3 you will be getting no more gifts. You are here to do a job and as such you do not need gifts. You will be given the basic comforts only. Food, shelter, protection and medical care should you need it. Nothing more nothing less. Rule 4 each one of you will be tested monthly. You will go on birth control and use the condoms I give you. I will not have my brothers trapped by one of you skanks.”
So far everything I’m hearing is more than fair but my gut tells me Merigold is nowhere near done. Her fire hasn’t even begun to die down. Merigold continues “ You are no longer bunnies. Bunnies implies you are cute and sweet. You are anything but. You are used up holes.Some of you are so used up I should do my brothers a favor by putting you out to pasture and bringing in new fresher holes.” Damn Snow. Some brothers snicker but stop real quick when Merigold turns to them. “ I’ll deal with you in a minute. Don’t think for a second you're free from my wrath.” I see a few brothers shake.
“ Rule 5 no more favorites. Brothers, you get who I decide is available. If you don’t like it go somewhere else and try to get some free pussy with your charm. Good luck with that. Rule 6 common areas and parties are off limits unless otherwise told by me. You are to stay in your quarters unless working or servicing a brother. Rule 7 no more over nights in a brother's bed. You get them off and you leave. You getting off is not their problem. Rule 8 you will not talk to any guests or visitors unless I come get you for your services. The old ladies and I are the queens here. We rule, not you. We are your judge, jury and executioner. I offer no second chances. You fuck up once you are out and I will have someone replace you in a heartbeat. Younger, cleaner, not used up and probably better. I might even hold auditions in front of you to show you I’m serious. Try to cross me and you will be lucky to leave with your head. You should feel lucky this is all the punishment you are getting. After Ellie’s stunt if Ailee wanted we would all be dead and the club burnt to the ground for the disrespect she received. Next time you want to mouth off you better make sure you don’t run it at a MAFIA PRINCESS.” Merigold yells.
“ Any questions so far?” Merigold asks. I have never heard the bunnies sorry, skanks so quiet.Merigold turns to the prospects “ The skanks are off limits until further notice. When Viper reports to me that you know what it means to wear the patch with honor, respect, dignity, and loyalty. Only then will I consider letting you use a skank.” Merigold points to one “ You ogre. You are thin ice as it is. You are now known as ogre. Viper is handling you and you better thank your lucky stars it isn’t me. I should turn you over to the O’ Sullivans for punishment. I hear Callen is talented with a scalpel.” Addressing the rest of the prospects “ You are prospects. You have to earn your place. It isn’t guaranteed. Just like the skanks you can be replaced with someone more worthy.”
“ Brothers and right now I’m using that term loosely. That patch you wear. I’m losing respect for it and each and everyone of you. As your sisters and old ladies it is your job to protect us. Your job is to show by example that we are to be cared for, loved,and respected. That we should be put before all others. And you have failed repeatedly. You had us fight our battles with the skanks. We shouldn’t have had to if you had kept them in place. You put your toys away when you are done playing with them. You don’t let them do whatever they want. I wouldn’t have to clean house if you had done your job. You are feared and demand respect from other clubs. But what good is it if your own family doesn’t respect you, trust you? Where is our loyalty? Where is our respect?”
“ I’m ashamed to wear the patch on my back. I’m ashamed to call you brothers, uncle, and husbands. You let a prospect and two skanks go after one of our own. AGAIN. And you did nothing. AGAIN! Just stood by and let it happen. You allowed these nobody’s to disrespect and insult a cousin, a daughter, hell a princess, a blood member of this family. Did you stop it? Did you correct the problem? Did you go after her and make it right? NO! You did NOTHING! AGAIN! You make me sick. ALL OF YOU. From what I see none of you deserve that patch.”

Merigold marches up to Ace “ I will do all of this and more to get Ailee back because clearly I’m more man than you. The question is are you going to man up and do something? Do you deserve to wear that patch? Do you deserve to be called father?” Merigold has managed to make everyone of us feel like shit. “ Skanks get to your rooms until I’m ready to deal with you. Axel and Rowdy don’t bother coming home until you can be the men that deserve to be around our kids. Viper I hope you fix the shit hole and be the brother I can be proud of. And uncle my kids deserve. I’m going to check on my boys.”
Just as Merigold turns Angel comes out “ You a real bitch you know that. There wasn’t anything wrong with this club before you got here.” Well fuck that was the wrong thing to say. Before I can even blink Merigold has punched Angel in the face three times and smashed Angel’s head on the floor yelling at her the whole time. I see Merigold go for her knife she keeps in her boot. I wrap my arms around Merigold’s waist to pull her off Angel. Merigold is screaming that she is going to kill Angel while she struggles against me. Merigold is able to stomp on Angel’s ribs before I can get Merigold away from Angel. “ Snow, she has had enough. She isn’t even moving.” Merigold stops moving and looks “ Get her out of here. Dump her in Reaper’s old territory for I care. They can have her now. Any skanks want to go with her?”
The skanks scatter not wanting to be next. Merigold looks at the brothers “ And you still did NOTHING. I hope this place burns.” Merigold jerks free and I let her go so she can clean up and see the boys and hopefully calm down.