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

me to try her out, but I know that my cock won’t work for her, or any woman that isn’t Eden. Bucky never fucked around on his Old Lady, hell he values his life.

“Not interested, brother.”

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His eyes go wide with shock, then a knowing smile crosses his face and I shake my head at him letting him know I don’t want to talk about this shit.

“Don’t give me that bullshit look, brother. Get your ass into my office now, so we can talk.”

“Lacey, bottle.” He points to the bottle of whiskey.

Sighing, I drop my head and pull in a deep breath before I follow the old badger to his office. As I walk the hallway behind him, I see photos of past and present members and their families.

My heart stutters in my chest when I come across a photo of Jenn, she is sitting on my bike sideways, with me straddling it. Bucky, his Old Lady, and Drake are standing with us, huge smiles on our faces. It was the day that I proposed to Jenn at a bike showdown in Daytona.

Seeing my woman looking vibrant and happy makes my chest ache. I reach up and run my fist over my sternum to ease the pain, but nothing works. My throat tightens when I see what Jenn is wearing, my hand braces on the wall beside the photo, keeping me from crumbling to the floor.

She is in black jeans with knee-high boots which was her signature style, but her top is white, with the slogan, ‘Eden the place of pleasure. Enjoy that bitch’, across her chest in black cursive and block lettering.

“Jonny. Jon, you okay, brother?” I can hear Bucky talking to me, but I can’t focus, as my breathing comes harder and harder.

“Fuck, someone come and help me move him.”

I feel someone grip my shoulder and start dragging me away, I look over my shoulder to get one last look at the photos before everything goes black.

Blinking the darkness away, I turn my head to see Drake sitting in a chair, scrolling through his phone. He looks tired, older than the last time I saw him, which was going on three years ago.

Being back here hurt like a bitch so I only come when I need to.

“Look who’s awake. You lazy fuck.” He smarts off, smiling at me and tucking his phone away.

“Fuck off.” I sit up and lean back against the headboard, sighing when my back clicks. “How long have I been out? What happened?”

Drake leans forward settling his elbows on his knees, cupping his hands together, looking at me before he answers.

“You have been out for close to five hours. You were looking at the photo of the day you proposed to Jenn and your breathing got all fucked up. You freaked Pres out and then you passed out,” he explains.

“Shit.” Scrubbing my hands over my face, I sigh again and look to my longtime friend.

“I met someone,” is all I say. Drake cocks an eyebrow at me, waiting for me to carry on. “Fuck. She is amazing, feisty, and sassy as fuck, man. She got right under my skin.”

I tell him everything that has happened between Eden and me, I don’t leave any of the details out. His face morphs from interest to surprise to sympathy and back to shock when I tell him that I left her again, and three months ago.

“You dumb ass motherfucker. You had a second chance at finding someone to spend the rest of your life with and you threw her away like trash.” He sighs and gets to his feet, and starts to pace at the foot of the bed.

Did I forget to mention that Drake is Jenn’s older brother?

“Jonny, brother, she would want you to find someone again. She knew how much love you had to offer, and she wanted you to share it. To find a woman just like her but in a different way, someone who could call you on your shit and put you straight.”

“Oh, Eden can believe me,” I tell him, and he stops to look at me.

“See that, right there. Tells me everything I need to know.” He points at my face.

“What?” Frowning at him, he smiles at me.

“That smile, when you said her name. you need to go and get your woman, brother.” I shake my head at him, and he slaps my foot that is under the blanket.

“Yes. I will say this once and once only. Jenn and I approve, you have our blessing. Go and find your Eden.” Something clicks in my head, and I think of the box.

“You planted the box in my saddlebags.” It is not a question, but he nods.

“She said that you would find it when the time was right, and it looks like she is right. My sister is still controlling you from beyond the grave, got to love her for that.”

“I will always love Jenn, brother,” I tell him, my voice holding no room for argument.

“I know. And I know that you love this Eden chick too, but you need to get back to her on your hands and knees and grovel, brother.” He comes around to me and gives me a hug before walking to the door, then stopping to say one last piece.

“You bring her here to meet the family, got it. I want to meet the woman that tamed the Nomad.” He leaves with a smile on his face.

Everything that has just happened sinks in and for once I let what he is saying wash over me. He said that both he and Jenn approve of Eden, maybe it is time that I approve and let her in once and for all.

15

Pulling in a deep breath I push open the door of the Road Hound fully prepared to be thrown out on my ass. Music plays through the speakers, smoke fills the air, and chatter is loud, but stops when the door behind me slams shut.

Everyone turns to