Chapter 1: The day everything changes

May 20th, 2030 (Monday)

Seattle, Washington

I barely remember a time before a big MC (Devil's Mercenaries) took over Seattle. Most people are afraid of them and try to stay clear of them even though I have heard stories about them not all being bad as in they do help out the community etc. When other MCs started to form, there was a war that ended in a lot of bloodshed. Due to that war and the fact the mayor of Seattle plus the governor of Washington was afraid of the MCs they agreed to start what they called Selection Day which is just a fancy way of saying the guys can choose any girl they want in Seattle or anywhere in Washington. They started it because to begin with hardly any of the girls that the guys liked when they first came to Seattle wanted anything to do with them then when the war ended it wiped out a lot of guys and the ones remaining wanted a way to rebuild their population so this way the girls have no choice in the matter and they can continue to grow in population. Selection Day is open to any girls 18 and older and if they chose you, you are pretty much ripped away from your family and friends and the MC and whatever guy that chooses you becomes your life or that is what they expect of you. I have heard only of a couple of girls that went against the Selection Day process after they got chosen and let's just say it wasn't a happy ending for them.

Kendra's POV

June 5th, 2034 (Monday)

My sister (Kelly and she is 20) and I woke up early to get ready for the Selection Day before going to the Jefferson Davis Coliseum where it would take place. This is my first year being in it since I just turned 18 last month and graduated high school last month. Kelly told me she would be right beside me the whole time and demanded that we be in the same dressing room when they did our make-up and dressed us in these beautiful dresses that we would never be able to afford (our parents aren't rich). Kelly and I are complete opposites. She is 5'9 and weighs maybe 145 with long blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is also very out going and was voted homecoming queen when she was in high school. Me; I'm 5'8 and weigh around 205 with shoulder length dark brown hair and brown eyes. I also wear glasses but today the people getting us ready said I couldn't wear my glasses and put in contacts. My dress ended up being a dark purple dress that was full length but showed off a lot of cleavage (since I am a 34 G). Kelly's dress was dark red and stopped right above her knees and showed a little bit of cleavage (she is a 38 D). When it got to be 5:00, they started to line all of us girls up. After we got in line Kelly demanded to be with me even though she should have been towards the front with people her age (the oldest girls go first in hopes that they get picked then the newest/ youngest girls are near the back) and when they realized she wouldn't budge on the subject they let her stay with me. A girl with a red hair done in a long bob plus my age turned around to face us.

"I heard the Devil's Mercenaries and the Outlaw Renegades are here this year." The girl whispered.

Kelly's eyes got big.

"It's been at least 5 years I heard since they have been to one of these." Kelly whispered and the girl nodded her head.

Out of all the MCs around the Mercenaries and Renegades are the most dangerous plus bitter enemies but all the MCs aren't allowed to attack on this day as members from all the MCs that are single are gathered here.

"I'm Gina." The girl whispered smiling at me.

"I'm Kelly and this is Kendra." Kelly whispered smiling.

The line started moving after that so we knew the event had started. What each girl has to do is walk out on a long catwalk in front of all the guys then back up the catwalk to a long stage. We are to stay on that long stage for at least 15 minutes before moving on to the back if we aren't picked. If a girl is picked by two guys, it's the girl who actually gets to chose what guy she wants but there are never any good choices because they are still signing their lives away. Since Kelly was in front of me, she walked out before me and about 2 minutes after Kelly walked out, the person in control of us backstage motioned for me to go. I took a deep breath before walking out. I was blinded by all the lights around the stage but besides that it was dark everywhere else so you couldn't really make out the guys. Kelly was halfway up the catwalk when I started walking down the catwalk. When she reached me, she reached out and squeezed my left hand before walking past me and not letting go of my hand until the last minute when we got to be too far apart. I heard the announcer saying various things about me because of the homework they do on us we don't have to tell them a thing about us. I think I held my breath the whole way down the catwalk after Kelly let go of my hand. I stopped and posed for a little bit before turning to walk away as the announcer started to announce the next girl who just walked out from the back. There was 5 guys around the stage acting as bodyguards and letting the guys up if they decided to pick one of us. When I got to Kelly's right side, a guy from the Scorpions was looking Gina up and down as he stood in front of her. He looked at one of the bodyguards after that and nodded his head. Gina started crying after that as one of the bodyguards came to collect her to get her ready to be handed over to the guy after the event is over. I saw a small smile on Kelly's face as both of our times were almost up on stage. I saw her eyes get big then I followed her gaze as three guys from the Mercenaries walked on stage. One of them everyone knew as Shadow and he was the President's son. He is 23 years old and he has very short light blonde hair plus the darkest blue eyes anyone has ever seen that some people say he can hypnotize you with. He is 6'4 and maybe weighs 240 but it is pure muscles plus both of his arms are covered in tattoos with it being almost a complete sleeve on both arms. Most people think he is just as dangerous if not more than his father. His friend that is known as Joker, who is also 23, was with him. Joker is 6'4 with black hair and green eyes. He weighs a little bit more than Shadow but mostly muscles. He has a full sleeve of tattoos on both arms plus his right ear is pierced. The other guy with them looked to be around my age but I didn't know his name. He had light brown hair and dark brown eyes plus around 6'2 and on the skinny side with hardly any muscles and I didn't see any tattoos. Kelly grabbed my left hand and held her breath as all three of them continued to walk down the line of girls towards us. She looked at her watch and I knew she was keeping up with when we could leave and I knew she wouldn't leave without me.

"In a rush sweetheart?" A guy asked.

We looked to see Joker smiling at her.

I could tell Kelly wanted to say something but she bit her bottom lip and held her tongue which made Joker laugh.

"You might have your hands full with that one." A guy with a baritone voice said from behind me as I felt a hand run up my right leg.

We didn't have to wait long to see who it was and Kelly closed her eyes when she saw it was Shadow.

Shadow waited until Kelly opened her eyes before snapping his fingers. A bodyguard quickly walked over. He motioned to Kelly and me before turning and walking away.

"See you later sweetheart." Joker said winking at her then he followed Shadow.

The bodyguard motioned for Kelly and me to follow him then we saw who the other guy picked and it was a girl my age who had long black hair and hazel eyes plus 5'7 and skinny. We followed the bodyguard and was taken to another room where people had other clothes laid out for us.

"Your boyfriends have provided these clothes for you." The woman said and Kelly shook her head.

"Would you like to know their real names?" She asked.

"No; could care less." Kelly said.

"Ryan Jenkins aka Joker and Connor Rivers aka Shadow." She said.

Kelly looked at the clothes laid out and shook her head. We were both quiet as we changed clothes. We both had a dark pair of pants and a black/red Mercenary t-shirt along with a leather vest which said we were Joker and Shadow's Property.

After we changed clothes, we were escorted towards the back of the building that exists into the parking building. When the door was opened, we saw Ryan and Connor waiting on us on their motorcycles.

Connor held his right hand out towards me. I took a deep breathe before walking towards him then taking his hand. He helped me onto the motorcycle then he put both of my arms around his waist. Kelly didn't take Ryan's hand or help to get on the motorcycle. Connor shook his head as Kelly got on the motorcycle and gave Ryan a look when he put her arms around his waist.

"Hold on tight Princess." Connor said before starting the motorcycle then he drove away.

It took us about an hour before we reached their compound or clubhouse. Connor turned off the motorcycle then got off before picking me up and putting me on the ground beside the motorcycle. He interlaced our fingers on my right hand then started to walk towards the clubhouse.

"Connor, you know the rules." A woman with dark red hair said when Connor started to head up the stairs after entering the clubhouse.

"Princess, you don't mind sharing a room with me do you?" Connor asked looking at me and his grip on my hand tightened to the point it hurt.

"Connor Rivers, don't you dare try to scare this girl and take away her right to choose. She is 18; you know our rules about the girls who are 18, they do not have to share a room with the guy who picks them until they are married. It is for their benefit not yours Connor." She said in a really mad voice and he shot her a look.

"I didn't make you chose someone who is 18. You made that choice so let her decide." She said.

"Princess." He said.

"Honey, you do not have to listen to him or obey him when it comes to this. You are 18; we understand that this can be a difficult transition for you which is why we set it up this way." The woman said and I looked at her.

"Princess." Connor said almost growling as Ryan and Kelly joined us.

"I want my own room." I whispered and the woman smiled.

"You will be rooming with another girl who is your age. She is also 18 and just got picked. My name is Haley Jackson but you can call me Haley and if this guy gives you any trouble let me know because my husband is the VP and his dad's best friend." She said smiling at me then shooting Connor a look.

Connor shook his head before letting go of my hand which had turned red.

"You don't get a choice sweetheart you have to room with me." Ryan said looking at Kelly.

"Sadly he is correct there but same thing goes if he gives you any trouble let me know because we do not put up with guys hurting the girls they pick." Haley said looking at Kelly and Kelly nodded her head.

Kelly walked towards me and gave me a hug.

"You two must be sisters; I see the resemblance now." Haley said smiling at Kelly and me.

"They are." Connor said then he walked around Haley and upstairs.

Haley showed me to my new room after that and all my stuff from our home had already been delivered to the room. She told me my roommate's name was Chloe and the guy that picked her was named Garrett, who was her son. She said she thought Chloe and I would get along because she read my background and Chloe and I are both smart plus about to start college at Washington State University Campus in Seattle. Chloe got to the room around 8:00 and she ended up being the same height as me with bright red hair and hazel eyes. She also wear glasses. We ate supper in our room to get to know each other better and we went to bed at midnight after making plans to go shopping tomorrow for new clothes because we both agreed that the clothes that was picked out for us wasn't our style. I also learned Garrett was known as Romeo and I laughed when she said that. She said he was 6'3 with dark brown hair and dark brown almost chocolate eyes. She said he had an earring in his left ear and he was covered in tattoos on his arms plus had a lot of muscles. Garrett was also the same age as Connor and Ryan so 23 years old.