Twisted Steel: An MC Anthology: Second Edition by Elizabeth Knox (top 5 ebook reader txt) 📕

than a main road with a few houses and a store. I’m pretty sure there was a church as well, but other than that, it’s not some place I would put on a map. There are certainly no fucking hills, so I’m not sure where they got their name from.

Our destination is actually just past Green Hills and out toward a bigger town with more going on, which I would expect from Lex. He always loved the city, knowing where he could hide when needed, and also where to find the fucking strip clubs when desire took a front seat to his club.

When I was young and stupid, I looked up to Lex thinking he was a hero. My dad and I were on the outs so I got lost in false promises. The Serpents were calling to me, wanting me to become a fully-fledged member, and Lex promised me the world. He wanted to give me a fucking patch, one of the lead roles. He took one look at me and said I would become their Road Captain, with a bit of a violent streak. I should’ve known he was bad news when he laughed at that.

Granted, it’s something that we do, something we at times aspire to, but there was something malevolent in his gaze—dark and foreboding. A promise of evil. And he did take pleasure in torturing people. Most times it was warranted, but there were those moments when I was forced to watch him hurt innocents, and that was what broke me. What brought me back to reality, and I walked back into The Kovenant and told Dad I wanted back in.

I told Lex to kiss my ass, more or less. I guess me turning my back on him hit somewhere deep, because a few months later, I walked into my home and found blood everywhere. There were no screams, no cries of help, or even final breaths. He made sure I couldn’t even tell my mother and my sister I loved them.

He took it all from me.

And I’m about to take it back.

I’m about to give him what I should’ve done months ago, and I’ll make sure to enjoy it.

12

Rogue

When we reach the town, it’s quiet. There are a few people in the streets, but mostly, it’s a ghost town. I’m not sure what Lex would be doing here, but it seems the Serpents have already put their stamp on this place. It feels cold.

“Motel up ahead. Let’s pull in,” our VP calls out, and we follow behind, making our way to the strangely colored building on the left. Three floors of bright, blue doors, each with a number glinting in the low light as the sun hits them just enough to show off the metal. As we each pull into a parking spot, I can feel eyes on us, but I can’t put a finger on where it’s coming from.

Intuition has always been my forte, and this time, it’s not different because I know for a fact that either he or his men are watching us. It’s not like we entered this shithole quietly. And if we made an entrance for the handful of residents, then we most certainly caught the attention of the dick I’m about to murder.

Swinging my leg over my bike, I pull off the helmet and hang it on the handlebars, finding my dad’s eyes on me. There is fear flickering in his stare, and I know he’s worried about what I would do. He’s never seen me like this, so focused. Not even when I was in high school, not even when I wanted to be patched into The Kovenant. This is where my life was leading me, and it’s time for me to step up, to earn the vengeance I’ve been seeking for my mother and my sister.

For a brief second, my mind flits back to Anchor Bay, to the girl I left there, waiting for me to return. I’ve never had anyone wait for me before. I certainly never wanted to go back to anyone before. Trinity has somehow changed my mindset. I’m not sure what to make of it right now, but I’ll focus on that when I’m not away from her.

When Diablo returns with a key, we all filter into one small fucking room the size of our bathroom back home. But Jord doesn’t take much notice of his surroundings. His focus is on finding our mark. He settles in and opens his laptop to get the location of Lex and his men. There is a distant rumble, and for a moment, I’m pretty sure all of us hold our breath, but when we glimpse the first riders from The Kovenant pulling into the same lot, there is a collective sigh of relief.

The men collect in the room with us. There are far too many in this small space, but when Snake saunters in, taking the lead, silence falls, and we’re all watching him. Since he’s President, he’s the one who gives us the go-ahead. His gaze falls on me. For a moment, the silence is heavy, hanging over us, making sure we remember this isn’t some quick run. This is something that could have a few of us killed.

“I’m the first to step up to a fight, but we all know the Serpents aren’t the nicest fuckers out there,” he starts, looking out at all of us. “This is a job that I have asked you to help my chapter with, and even though I’m the founding member, I need you all to understand, shit is going to go down. It’s not going to be a walk in the fuckin’ park.”

“I hate parks anyway,” one of the members I don’t know pipes up and earns a collective chuckle from the club.

“These assholes will shoot to kill, which means we do the same. We’re not here to save lives,” Snake tells us. “There’s only one man who will be off-limits to the members—except