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Austi
amn patch
through the deafening roar of heavy metal and
l, cold concrete, and my unborn child being carved out of me in the
s a freshly cut leather strip, the words Property of Ha
in my hands down into my gut. My left thumb slid up, brushing
he metal against my
ington MC clubhouse on the exact night o
r boots thudded against the beer-soaked hardwood as a tall man marched to
un Ga
man who had bled my family's transport
gleaming across his chest. He stopped a foot in front of me, looking do
th condescension. "Sew the rocker onto your vest. The brothers are waiti
ring-laden hand moving to
pped sideways, letting h
had been. His brows slammed together, his jaw tig
his right sleeve, revealing the jagged eagle-claw tattoo on his forearm. "Tonight is the night you
ed past his b
em of his leather vest with delicate, m
ear-filled green eyes, biting he
mbling softly enough to make every man in the room want to defend her.
arder against Calhoun's bicep, subtly tilting her nec
her waist, shielding her as if she were
nie is just a harmless Sweetbutt who needs a roof over her head. You can't even
and patched members started chuck
thinks she owns t
pockets. She ought to be gratefu
of Harrington patch between two fingers, lett
k this is about
n lull between heavy metal tracks, e
rdered, taking a menac
ened m
bling through the air before slapping wetly into a p
lubhouse wen
oke. Dropping a club patch into the dirt wasn't just disrespect-in
d of color, his eyes
cracking with rage. "Pick it up! Pick it up right now bef
Instead, I lifted
d sole down directly onto the golden eagle embroidered on th
roaned under
, flinching as if the heavy boot had
ous eyes, my own devoid of warmth. "No. I
a hand over her mouth. "Oh God... Helena, how c
bling face. "Shut your mouth, Bernadette. The cheap perfume
st her high heel caught on an empty beer bottle, sending
!" Calhoun
ombat knife from the sheath at his hip, the jaggeder the highway code, and not a singl
gainst my skin. I didn't
inch, letting the sharp tip graz
and sharp. "Let's see if your club survives the night once my dispatchers pull
e blood drained from his face as the reali
t, turned my back on his frozen blade, and walked strai
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