na

stacking the ledgers, contracts,

sented three years

g auto shop, a tattoo parlor-and made them profitable

in. He slammed his hand down on the s

aid, looking up to meet his furious

p this childish game!" He clearly th

aps your Ginger can give it a try. After all, she faced death with you. She mu

ared. "Why do you have to drag her into thi

Craig, do you really think I can't see it? The way

expression faltered, but

a strange place, facing a powerful Old

erf

a wave of exhausti

to him, to this club, and

ert, I was ambushed by the Vipers. My bike was wrecked, and I was shot. Cletus sa

ing to help me escape. Before he died, he made me promise to take care of his only daughter and his grandson. I

anyone who tried to hurt them." He looked at me, his eyes ple

, full of a biker's

xpected to pay the

her into another war? Letting her

st want to give her a standing,

of status?"

ated, avoid

us. I want the brothers to respect

ders

completely

to have the sam

hed member could onl

nted

n of club tradition and t

ted to

a mocking one, but a

r made Cra

t are you l

m laughing because you think you can have it all-loyal brothers, a du

" he starte

pt your idea." I shoved the stack of files hard into his chest. "Take them. From this da

ttered, fluttering to the

ontracts,

ound, then back at me in disbelief,

re se

eld a trace

n't a

ound him, headin

ocating room and this man who had just

I paused witho

oth ways. You chose your 'honor.' Now

door open and

him in and shutting me out, severi