Smoke haze hung over the pool tables in the back of the bar and the faint sound of glasses clinking could be heard beneath the continuous hum of voices. The bartender glanced at the group of bikies spread out over various parts of the room and shook his head slightly.
The group was unusually quiet and restrained with three Lieutenants present and the Leader absent.
An angry murmur rose from one corner and the three Lieutenants stopped their conversation and looked towards the group, after a few moments one of them got to his feet and made his way over to the table.
"Is there a problem?" Claxton asked in his rough voice.
"Yeah! Why the hell should we give any territory to those bastards?" Dominic demanded as he got to his feet with a drunken wobble.
"The Burg said we were going to share territory with 'em, not give it to them," Claxton said in a firm tone.
"I don't like the idea of them slimy bastards lookin' at the skirts on our territory," Dominic shot back angrily.
"Maybe they'll be bringing some fresh meat along with them," Claxton pointed out.
"There a problem Clax?" Tiger Lily asked as she walked over from where she had been sitting with Claxton and Emery.
"Dominic here is worried that all of our skirts are gonna get stolen," Claxton said dryly.
"Is that right Dominic?" Tiger asked as she stopped beside him and leant against his chair as she looked up at him.
Dominic frowned for a moment, he wasn't too bright at the best of times and the addition of excessive alcohol hadn't helped any.
"Yeah, something like that ..." Dominic said slowly.
Tiger smiled up at him and ran her tongue slowly over her bottom lip, "You think I'm gonna let skanks come into my territory?" she asked softly.
Dominic swayed towards her slightly as he took a deep breath; all thoughts had been driven from his head at the sight of her tongue.
"How about you buy me a drink?" Tiger said as she dropped her eyes to his chest before slowly lowering them to his belt buckle. When she raised her eyes to his once more he was breathing heavily as he stared at the swell of her breasts where her leather vest was unbuttoned low.
"A drink?" Dominic mumbled as he stared at her breasts almost hypnotised.
"Yes Dominic ... I'd like ... a drink," Tiger said softly in a breathless tone.
Dominic turned away and headed for the bar, every few steps he glanced back at Tiger with a hungry leer.
"I'll keep an eye on things," Claxton said quietly.
"I can handle Dominic," Tiger said in a voice so quiet only Claxton heard.
Dominic returned quickly with two glasses of beer that he sloshed over as he walked, he grinned at Tiger then frowned at Claxton who shrugged and headed back towards his table.
"Leaving Tiger to Dominic's tender mercies are you?" Emery asked with a grin as Claxton sat down.
"Tiger claims she can handle him," Claxton said with a shrug but his eyes strayed to the table where Dominic sat with Tiger on his lap.
"Looks more like Dominic is 'handling' Tiger to me," Emery said with a soft laugh as he watched Dominic groping Tiger's breasts through her leather vest.
Claxton turned his head and watched as Dominic groped at Tiger's breasts as he held her on his lap. Claxton felt a wave of anger rise and turned his attention back to his beer, it was none of his business if Tiger wished to find herself a man from the lower ranked members.
Unable to help himself he glanced towards the other table again and looked away quickly at the sight of Tiger's black hair hiding her face as she bent over Dominic as he buried his face in her opened vest.
Claxton gave a sigh of relief as Burg walked into the bar closely followed by his second in command and bodyguard Josh.
Burg headed for the table where Emery and Claxton sat while Josh headed for the bar.
"Where's Tiger?" Burg asked as he sat down.
"Dominic is drunk and trying to stir up trouble about our new alliance with The Storm Riders," Emery said evenly.
Burg glanced around and spotted Tiger where she sat on Dominic' lap as they both drank from large bottles of beer. He noted the dark stain where she was letting the beer run from the corner of her mouth and down onto her shoulder, the result was every few swallows Dominic would stop drinking and turn his attention to her beer wet breasts.
Tiger would then offer him her bottle and he would take several deep swallows before pushing it aside to kiss her mouth hungrily.
"He'll be passed out soon," Burg commented.
"You want Tiger over here?" Josh asked as he placed a can of rum and cola in front of Burg.
"Yeah, I aint having Dominic think he can take her anytime he wants." Burg said with a possessive glance towards Tiger.
All the other men knew he was referring to the fact that several times in the last few weeks Dominic had lured Tiger into sharing his bed for the entire night.
Josh placed his can on the table before heading to where Dominic now had Tiger half sprawled on her back on the table in front of him as he finished unfastening her vest.
"What the fuck!" Burg roared angrily. He could see that Tiger was trying to stop Dominic but he was too strong for her.
"Josh! Get my bitch over here now!" Burg ordered seething with fury.
"You're in trouble now," Josh snapped as he grabbed Tiger by her wrists and pulled her across the table.
"Fuck off! I aint finished with the bitch yet!" Dominic roared no longer pretending to be drunk as he caught hold of the waist of her jeans and hauled her towards him.
"Get off me both of you!" Tiger demanded but Josh jerked on her wrists hard and pulled her from Dominic' grasp.
Josh stepped back as he finished pulling Tiger across the table and let her fall on the floor near him, he moved clear of her and stepped forward to meet Dominic as he came around the table swinging his fists wildly.
Tiger rolled away from the fight and got to her feet hurriedly as one of Dominic's mates got up to help his friend. She grabbed a pool cue and lifted it threateningly as she moved between Dominic's mate and the two combatants.
"Back off!" Tiger ordered even though she was aware of the other two lieutenants rushing towards the trouble.
"Yeah, back off," Emery said as he stopped one side of Tiger as Claxton halted on her other side.
Tiger stayed poised with the wooden cue held over her shoulder ready to take a swing at the guy in front of her.
"Right fine bitch you are not backing your man," he spat as he backed off several steps.
"She's Burg's woman not Dominic's," Claxton said in a dangerously soft tone.
Josh stepped away from Dominic where he was sprawled on the floor nearly unconscious and glanced at Dominic's friend. "What do you want done with 'em Burg?"
"They can pack their gear and get the hell out of my territory," Burg said angrily before looking at Tiger, "And you, are you going to sneak off one night and join the bastard? Cause if you are pack your shit and go now!"
Tiger blinked stunned for a moment then shook her head, "I want to stay here with you Boss,"
"We'll talk about that later then. Get back to the club house," Burg ordered.
