Axle: Savage Skulls MC Vol. 1

Chapter 22

"Eric, don't!" Charlie screamed to no avail.  Axle launched across the living room like a lion about to pounce on an unexpected prey. He struck Damien across the jaw, knocking him over the chair he was sitting in.

"Axle, what the hell?!" Viper bellowed in shock.  Axle was attacking Damien giving brutal punches to his face and upper torso. "Don't you ever fucking touch her!" He yelled.  Axle was wailing on Damien like an out-of-control beast.

Capone and Tank pulled Axle off of Damien.  His chest still heaving heavily from the anger still coursing through his body. Gabriel leaned down to help his brother. Damien swung his arm over his brother's shoulder, trying to steady his limp body.

Charlie had tears streaming down her face.  "Sweetheart, what's wrong?"  "What happened?" Her mother asked, concerned.  Her father was also worried about the violent exchange.

No one said a word.  Damien spat blood on the floor and gave a sinister smirk towards Charlie.  Axle leaped towards him again, but Tank held onto him firmly.  He began thrashing against his hold.  "Fucking let go, Tank!" He yelled, "I'm going to kill you!" Pointing at Damien.

Salazar pulled his gun out and directed towards Axle.  Andres and the Cartel security guards pulled their weapons out, too.  The chain reaction caused the Skulls to all pull out their guns.  There were dozens of guns, all pointing in different directions.

"Woah, let's all calm the fuck down, shall we?" Mad Dog motioned to Viper and the others. 

"Can someone explain to me what the hell is going on?!" Salazar voiced frustrated, with his eyes focused on Charlie, "I'm pretty sure this is about you."

"Charlie, what's going on?" Her father asked.

Her lips trembled with fear.  She couldn't muster the strength to say the words to her father. 

"That bastard sexually assaulted her!" Axle answered for her, pointing to Damien.

"Oh shit." Mumbled Capone while the others looked outraged.  Viper gripped the handle of his gun so hard his knuckles were turning white. 

"Son, let's not do anything stupid." Mad Dog cautioned him. 

Viper furrowed his eyebrows at his dad.  "Did you not hear what I heard?!"  "That son of a bitch violated my sister...your daughter!"  "That can't go unpunished!" He spat angrily.

"I'm afraid it's going to have to be." Mad Dog admitted.  "What?" Axle muttered in disbelief. 

Mad Dog whispered something in his wife's ear, then she took Charlie by the hand and led her upstairs.  The men still circled each other with guns drawn.  Tank tightened his hold on Axle, who was itching to let loose on Damien.

"Gabriel, take your brother to see the doctor," Salazar instructed.  When Gabriel made a step towards the door, Viper moved in his direction. 

"Viper." Mad Dog warned.

"No." "He disrespected our family, our club." "I'm not just going to bypass this." Viper reiterated through gritted teeth.

"Son..." Viper cut off his father before he finished.  "I am President of the Mother Charter, old man; you no longer have authority over the club." 

The others looked stunned that Viper spoke to his father like that. 

Viper turns to Salazar.  Now both leaders were staring at each other; neither wanted to concede in this situation. There's no way Salazar would give the bikers his son.  But he recognized the bikers wouldn't just let Damien off scot-free.  They were at a standstill.