"Dear Leader is sure having fun down there. Should we join him?" Ted asked his friends as he looked down from the VIP section of the club. He watched their leader dancing with a woman in his arms, though he couldn't see her face clearly.

"Let him," Mateo said dismissively as he tossed his cards on the table. He then grinned. "Blackjack."

"Shit!" Jon shouted, tossing his cards down too, revealing an unfortunate combination. He was bad at this game. "You're really good at gambling," he said, feeling almost stupid for playing against Mateo.

Mateo grinned as he collected the money on the table. Seven hundred dollars. Not bad. "No, I'm not there yet for The Exhibition."

Jon frowned. "You're really planning to go All In at that casino? You'll lose all your money, you know," he warned.

"I don't care. I'm gonna win anyways," Mateo said, snickering at the idea, imagining the money he would win.

"If you lose big time, you're done," TOP joined the conversation while puffing his cigarette.

TOP had been mostly observing his friends the whole time. He was crossing his legs and smoking cigars before deciding to join Ted in watching their leader Kidrey on the dance floor.

"Yep, he's having fun," TOP agreed with Ted.

"I wonder if that chick knows who she's dancing with," Ted said while drinking his whiskey.

TOP scoffed. "She probably does. All hoes are the same. If they can smell a fat check, they'll go running after your dick." He followed it with a dry laugh.

Ted ignored his remarks. To him, it didn't look like the woman Kidrey was dancing with was running after their leader as TOP suggested. Kidrey was the one holding her against him, quite possessively, in his own perspective.

After their card game, Jon and Mateo got curious too and went to check on their leader.

Mateo suddenly cackled seeing the scene.

"Now I know why he needed to go down there," Mateo started, filling in his friends. "He met that chick back at the Halloween party. She bit him." He shrugged. Based on the only black cat mask on her head among other clubgoers, it was easy to spot her. She stood out and easily caught Kidrey's attention. Their leader probably thought it might be her.

It was also possible it wasn't her. The woman with the black cat mask at the party could be anyone, but Mateo knew that when it came to their leader Kidrey St. Creed, he was almost 100% accurate. So, Kidrey going down to approach her meant he thought it was her.

'New playtoy, huh?' Mateo thought maliciously.

Even before this, when Mateo saw what happened at the body shot challenge at the party, he concluded that no woman dared to touch Kidrey like that, at least in that way. Much more biting him and not actually sleeping with him after. Mateo knew then, especially when their dear leader asked him that night and even the following day if Mateo knew about her, that this girl had piqued Kidrey's interest.

"Purrrr thing," Mateo teased as he went back to sit on the couch. "Who's playing against me now?"

No one dared this time.

"Losers," Mateo mumbled under his breath.

TOP glared at him. "How about we change the game and play shooting instead?" he asked, his hot temper showing.

Mateo laughed nervously. "You know I can't shoot well, TOP."

Jon stopped TOP before he got angry for no logical reason again. "Some other time," he told his friend. "Also, in the upcoming days we have to plan on deciding the new leader of Mad KingZ for this semester," he reminded them.

Everyone laughed, including TOP. The idea amused them.

"You know Kidrey will win this round again, right? He always wins," TOP said.

"Our precious leader is so good at this game that he always ends up the Mad KingZ's leader," Ted added.

Jon shrugged. He agreed too. "Well, all of us agreed to pick a leader every new semester through that method, remember?"

"Whose idea was it again?" TOP asked sarcastically.

Mateo laughed nervously again. It was his idea. He thought he was the best at gambling and would win being the leader easily, but no, it turns out, Kidrey, as they say in the popular proverb, 'has been smiled upon by Providence.' The guy always wins in a game of luck. Thankfully, Kidrey is not interested in gambling. Mateo would've no chance.

Jon sighed. "It doesn't matter whose idea it was; the important thing is we all participate. Next week then?" he asked his friends.

They all nodded. Jon then gave them another round of drinks.

The Mad KingZ Leader Selection is an event where the current Mad KingZ members gather to choose their leader. It is done by a game of random draw lots. If you pick the word LEADER printed on one of the sticks, you become the leader for the whole semester and are treated like a king. Most decision-making regarding fraternity matters will come from the leader. Everyone must listen to you, too. Not to mention, the fear that accompanies just having that title.

Other members of Mad KingZ want to try being a leader for once. But Kidrey, for many semesters now, always beats them in that game. The guy is known for his luck and accuracy. It's almost lethal.

"After choosing the next leader, remember we have to do The Selection Day as well," Jon added as he sipped his drink, looking at his friends. "You guys better think of something creative for what we can do to the applicants on that day."

The guys just nodded, dismissing the topic already.

Jon shrugged. They might just come up with the old tricks on The Selection Day.

The Selection Day is another event, once every school semester, where aspiring Mad KingZ members are given a chance to join and become official Mad KingZ members through games and initiations created by the current members.

This event is infamous for its intensity and violence, and no sane person would try to join this. But even with this warning, being a Mad KingZ member is highly coveted and has its own perks that many people still want to join. You can almost have everything, like being successful for life after college. Its current members are influential enough to make this possible. That's why many people still join this dangerous event.

Jon drowned his thoughts by drinking his beer. Though, last school year they didn't select any new Mad KingZ members because of an unfortunate event. He wondered if they could still push through with the event this year.