Series: Silver Spoon MC Series by Nichole Rose
Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 24334 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 122(@200wpm)___ 97(@250wpm)___ 81(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 24334 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 122(@200wpm)___ 97(@250wpm)___ 81(@300wpm)
"I had them shut them off," Cash says quietly, leaning back against the Escalade with his arms crossed over his broad chest.
My first instinct is to get pissed. We've been through too much bullshit lately for him to be cavalier with everyone's safety. But this is Cash we're talking about. One thing he isn't is cavalier, especially when it comes to the safety of the people he loves. He'd bleed for our brothers. He'd lay down his life for his wife and kids. If he turned the cameras off, he had a reason. A damn good one. So I take a breath, take a beat, and chill the fuck out.
"Explain," I growl. Okay…so maybe I'm not that fucking chill.
"If it's her, she's hiding here for a reason," he says, giving me a sharp look. He doesn't call me on my attitude though. "I'd rather not scare her off before we find out what that reason is. She's been sneaking in for a week. She hasn't caused any damage, hasn't taken anything more than a little bit of food and a few personal hygiene supplies, and goes out of her way to remain undetected. If she meant us harm, she'd have caused it by now."
Shit. We're on the same team here. He's fucking worried about her too.
"You haven't tried to confront her?"
He hesitates for a long moment and then curses. "Are we still beating around the fucking bush here or not, Fifth? Because, straight up, Hands and I were going to set a trap for her after Hadley heard her crying, but I figured you'd want to be the one to deal with this shit."
"Why me?" I ask, scowling at him and Hands both.
Hands snorts, looking everywhere but at me.
"Lie to yourself if you want, brother," Cash says. "But don't fucking lie to me. We all know you're in love with the girl. It's not our goddamn business so we mind our own. But either you handle this, or we will. We can't have her sneaking in and out of the clubhouse. Hadley and Kyra are worried about her, and it's scaring the hell out of the girls. They're convinced the fucking place is haunted."
"Gloria and Samara were Googling fucking exorcists this morning," Hands says.
"Jesus Christ," I mutter, feeling like they've got my feet to the fire here. Truth is…I don't want anyone else confronting her. If something's wrong, I need to be the man who fixes it for her. I won't sleep until I know she's safe. She's mine to protect. But I'm the motherfucker my brothers look to for guidance on right and wrong. I'm the one who keeps them on the straight and narrow. I'm an officer of the courts for fuck's sake. And she's eighteen years old.
If I confront her, help her…I'll claim her as my own. My life will revolve around her. Her wants, her needs, her safety, her pleasure. I'll devote every fucking minute to her and her happiness. My obsession will run free. There will be no stopping it.
And if she isn't ready for that? What then? Will I be strong enough to walk away?
Yes. If it's what she wants, I'll walk away even if it kills me.
"I'll take care of it," I mutter, sealing my fate.
Chapter Two
Devin
"Oh, shoot," I whisper, grabbing for Jude Despora's desk when my foot catches on the edge of the windowsill and I nearly topple face first onto the floor. I gulp a deep breath and then hold it, listening for any hint that anyone else in the clubhouse might have heard me. It's eerily quiet tonight.
Usually, the club is full of bright, happy sounds—teasing and laughter and friendly conversation. Rulie and Gloria, a middle-aged couple who take care of the place, live here. The MC brothers are in and out at all hours. I'm never alone. Most people would probably think that makes it a terrible hiding spot, but not me. I don't like being alone. There is safety in numbers, and there's nowhere in Silver Spoon Falls as safe as this place.
The Silver Spoon MC is full of powerful men. The whole world is at their disposal. This place is a fortress a lot like the one I grew up in…only there are no shady deals or dangerous criminals here. The brothers are genuinely good men, like Jude. He's a freaking criminal defense lawyer. He owns his own law firm and makes millions. But he never charges the clients he personally represents. When he takes a case, he takes it for free.
He's not the only one who does charity work. The brothers are a family, and this place is like a home. It's the last place my uncle and brother will think to look for me. Even if they do, no one knows I'm here, so the brothers won't have to lie for me. As far as everyone knows, I quit my job and left town, headed in search of adventure. The truth is far less glamourous.