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cked shut behind the Merritts, the
"Eva! Do you have any idea what you just did? You
a protective embrace, wailing, "My poor, sweet girl! What is she going to do now? A
gile, innocent victim for my father's benefit. Her tears flowed on command. "I'm
three-person circus wit
u mean the hard work of selling me off like a piece
ttled plum. "How dare you speak to me like
ng. "You need the Merritt money to plug the massive holes in your sinking business. And
he color draining from their faces. They clearly hadn't
aintain his authority. "Nonsense! Why on eart
ho is anyone in the Nevada MC scene knows exactly what it's worth. It's not just a chop shop; it's a brand. A symbol. It c
bvious she understood the true value of t
en to me. What's done is done. Just... accept this arrangement for now. Do it for me. You
You mean bend over and become his
fine with an arrangement that stri
I turned my back on them. "This is not up for de
retreating back. "Eva Bentley, do not f
e. This place hadn't been my
dbolt and leaned back against the heavy
ught me early on that in a world of oil a
edge of the estate property. It was my mother's blood, sweat, and tears. It was
tone. Mia was a bartender at 'The Vulture's Nest'-the most notorious biker bar in to
ode Chrome. Secure the l
ilsafe between us, meaning the gara
major MC presidents, lone-wolf riders, and underground parts suppliers. They were the true soul o
zzed in my palm. Mia's reply
re burning with a cold, unforgiving fire. They thought I was
r. It wasn't delicate, aristocratic blood runni
on a show of taking a romantic stroll, but their eyes kept drifting toward the garage.
curtains shut, severin
in. For my mother's legac
d, dragging out an old, battered toolbox my m
a set of tactical self-defense gear and
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