Among the Chaos: Book 2 of the Soldiers of Chaos MC Series by A.A. Askevold

second," Nikki declared as she headed off in Reaper's direction.
    "What the hell is that about?" Trace asked him.
    "I have no idea."
    Tex watched with curiosity as she disappeared around the dark corner. Nikki had always had very little to do with Reaper or the other way around. Then again Reaper had less and less to do with his brother's too as time had gone on. The man flitted in and out as he was needed. He ran on his own schedule and really was a law unto himself. Tex felt like King gave Reaper too much rope to do as he saw fit. The man was like an unpredictable animal that was allowed to wander around off leash. Nikki came back moments later looking even more like the weight of the world was on her shoulders. He knew how she felt.
     
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    The three of them stood in the dark alley beside Lenny's waterfront mansion. Nikki’s head really wasn't in the game tonight. She was too focused on Reaper and the little war of wills they'd had earlier. She'd handed him her ultimatum. She either rides with him or she dishes the dirt to the club and he rides nowhere. He might've agreed to her terms but she still hadn’t trusted him enough not to lift his keys while he wasn’t looking. He wouldn’t be going anywhere on his own bike tonight and he sure as shit wouldn’t ask the others for a ride. That would have to be enough reassurance for now. Then there was that other incident, the one she wasn’t going to think about.
     
    Tex got down on one knee and held out his hands.
    "Over you go Ace."
    Nikki placed her foot in his joined hands and he boosted her up and over the fence. Her feet hit the grass softly and she immediately ducked into the nearby foliage. Tex landed solidly beside her.
    "Could you make any more noise?" She hissed at him.
    He sniggered slightly, "Like I said to Trace this much muscle can’t help but make an impact."
    That much muscle definitely made a serious impact. He pressed close to her demonstrating just how much of an impact it could make as it distracted her from her surroundings.
    "Stop thinking about it," he teased.
    Nikki elbowed him in the ribs then snuck through the garden to the wall of the house as Trace came over the wall behind them.
     
    Trace led her along the wall to toward the street side of the house while Tex searched for a way in.
    "The power for the alarm and everything is here."
    Nikki pulled her lock picks from her inside her jacket and got the power box open. The wires were badly patched together. Nikki doubted the system worked efficiently if at all. She loosened the wires some more just in case then she relocked the door. No sense in leaving any evidence behind. They moved quickly through the foliage towards the other end of the building finding Tex next to an open window.
     
    She wondered if Cole knew Lenny was renting this place from Jason Black. It hadn’t been listed in the file Cole had given her about Lenny which meant if he knew about it he hadn’t wanted her or the MC to know about it. Maybe it was because he thought Lenny was hiding the tape here and he hadn’t wanted her to find it. That would explain what the stealthy ninja, or Roger as far as she was concerned, was doing sneaking around inside the building.
     
    They slid through the window one after the other. Even in the barely there light coming she could tell this place was expensive. She knew Lenny had been extorting money from Cole and now she began to wonder exactly how much Cole was paying him. This place looked like it cost a mint. Nikki pulled out her torch and shone it around her. She didn’t even know where to start or what the hell to look for.
    "I’m gonna take upstairs. Tex you take the garage and Nikki you check out down here," Trace ordered as he headed towards the staircase.
     
    Nikki moved through the front section of the house. A giant wall of glass separated the open plan living from the giant outdoor entertaining area. Filmy curtains hung from the ceiling allowing