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Don’t worry about Tammy. Once she’s asleep, it’ll be just you and me.Roxy holds the phone steady as my eyes scan the rest of the messages, and as my eyes take in each one, a steady sense ofdespair and betrayal rises up within. “This has been going on for months, Tammy,” she says softly. Is that actual compassion in her voice I hear? Or is she just faking it? “We were really close, but then he began to pull away. I knew he was seeing other women, but Saxon’s the kind of guy you just can’t seem to pull yourself away from, ya know?”My head nods for itself, as if on autopilot.“I’m sorry,” she continues. “I just thought you should know before–”“It can’t be…” I mutter. My entire body is trembling now. This can’t be real. This can’t be happening. There’s no way Saxon would betray me. Lie to me.I trust him.I…trusted him…Roxy swipes her screen, and another set of messages appears, this time with a picture attached. Saxon with his arm draped around Roxy’s shoulders, holding her tight, ho

My anger forces my eyes closed as I fight to retain control. I inhale a deep breath, fighting to get my heart rate down.“You really think I’m gonnaeverget back with you, Roxy?”“She wasn’t right for you,” she hisses back. “Saxon Briggs, settling down? We both know that’s never gonna happen.”I open my eyes and take a step toward her, and for the first time since she showed up at my apartment, I see a flicker of uncertainty behind her venomous façade.“You stay away from Tammy,” I say slowly, staring into her eyes. “You ever pull anything like this again, Roxy, and you’ll regret it.”She laughs, but I can tell it’s forced. “Pull anything like what? She’s gone, Saxon!”On my way to the door, I point at Slate and shout, “And I thought I told you toneverlet her back in here again?”Slate nods. “Sorry, boss.”“Get her out of here! Now!” I don’t even wait for the aftermath. Roxy’s phone in hand, I burst outside, my only thought now on finding Tammy before I lose everything.There’s only on

“Hey now,” I interrupt, pulling my wife on top of me. “Tender? Sensitive? Don’t let anybody hear you talk like that. I’ve got a reputation to protect.” Tammy laughs, letting her hair spill down onto my face. “As long as that reputation doesn’t include being a playboy…” “You know it doesn’t,” I say, my voice stern, my eyes fixed on hers. “Everyone knows I’m a one-woman man now, baby.” I know she’s just playing around, but it did come as a big shock to everyone when I announced that I was settling down. I’m sure most of the guys figured I would actually eventually get back with Roxy after my “fling” with Tammy ended. But they were wrong. After I fully banned Roxy from the clubhouse, she went and got herself a boyfriend in the gang The Reaper’s Oath. I guess she thought she would be able to start a war between us or something, but I just told all the guys to back off and not engage. After a few weeks of her plan not working, she dumped the poor guy and left Chesterville altogether.

He wants to take me out? I’d believe it more if someone just told me an alien spacecraft had landed out back.I do my best to ignore my heart trying to beat its way out of my chest as I mutter, “Well…that can’t happen.”His left eyebrow lifts, and he cocks his head to the side. “No? Why the hell not?”I’m quivering as I glance through the window into the office where my dad is having a heated phone conversation. If he knew Slate was eventhinkingabout doing what he just did, he’d erupt like a volcano.“Because…my dad would kill you,” I whisper.I shouldn’t have said that. You don’t talk like that to one of these guys.But my dad, Hank Calloway, is different. He’s the kind of man who, when he speaks, people listen. No matter who they are. He’s solid and dependable, like the machines he works on. And although his hair, once dark, is now gray, he can still kick butt like a guy half his age.He’s been running Calloway’s Bike and Auto for as long as I’ve been alive, and nobody–not even the

I knew they were lying. They spent it on booze and drugs and nights out at the bar. So one night, after a really rough beating, I decided I’d had enough. I started hiding my money, giving over only half of what I was making after lying about the boss having cut my hours. A few weeks later, I packed a bag and left.But not before giving my foster-dad a nice right hook in the eye.I bounced around from job to job for a while before ending up in Chesterville, where I met Saxon, the leader of the Heartless Bastards. I’m still not sure what he saw in me back then, but he offered me a place to stay and a job. But more than that, he offered me a life. And I know I’ll never be able to repay him for that.Ivy giggles beside me, grabbing a bowling ball and stepping up to the line. I watch her, arms crossed, my gaze devouring every gorgeous inch of her as she readies herself. She’s small, but she moves with a confidence far beyond her size.She tilts her chin down, lines up her shot, wiggles her