Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Devil's Silver (The Road Devils MC 2): Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

Silver knew that there was, in reality, a third solution and that it was, in reality, the best one of all: he should take Jolene somewhere private and quiet, buy her a Margarita and apologize, ask her if they could just pretend that that night in Nebraska hadn’t happened. If they could just start again with a clean slate, like two adults who had lives to get on with.In the ideal scenario, he’d ask her to forgive him his cowardice at the cabin and his disgusting behavior at the office – but not to understand them, because understanding would require him to tell her everything about those six years in hell that he’d barely gotten through in one discernible piece. It would mean telling her that even though he’d survived what those five guys had done to him, for years after, he’d wished that he hadn’t. He’d also have to tell Jolene that he’d worked damn hard to die because for a long time, he hadn’t been able to live with the memories of what happened – not until he formally patched into

“Naw, baby,” Cole had said, sucking deeply on a cigarette in flagrant disregard for the ‘no-smoking’ laws of the state. But then again, she was an accountant and not a lawyer, so she’d just blinked up at yet another guy calling her some adorably sweet pet name, uncaring about the fact that most workplaces didn’t tolerate that. “It’s a perk of being here. You enjoy it.” He’d winked at her, his dark eyes dancing under his dark, messy hair. “Let us take care of you, huh?”Jo had looked at Rebel and Cole standing behind the bar, both staring intently down at her, and she’d given them a tentative smile. “Ummmm. OK?”“Good girl,” Rebel had purred and she’d smiled for real then. “Now, I can cook most anything. Zoe is vegetarian, so that’s always an option.”“I’m a hardcore carnivore,” she’d informed him. “The more meat, the better.”His golden eyes had lit up in teasing. “Is that so? A meat lover? Thick and juicy?”Jo had paused, the double entendre unmistakeable, and had felt their collect

“So settle in here a bit, find your feet. I’m in no rush, Jo, maybe thinking about making changes over the next three years, slow and steady if I do it at all. You want to do some freelance work for me for a bit of extra cash, you let me know. We work on your timeline and if you’re interested.”“Wow,” she said, a bit touched at the generous offer and belief. “I’ll do that. Thanks, Cowboy.”“Sure.” He looked around at the silent garage space. “So how you finding it so far?"“Oh, well, it’s just been one day, you know. But so far, so good.” She took off her hat and unwound her scarf, saw his eyes take in her black hair curling over her shoulders, then move down to the oversized clothing revealed as she unzipped her coat. She straightened her back, determined to stand proud that day, no matter what happened. “I’m maybe meeting Scars and Zoe today, and I’m looking forward to that.”“Yeah, they’re good people who’ve been through hell lately. Everyone’s happy they’re back.” He sighed a bit,

And why the hell was the mere notion bothering him so goddamn much? He was the one who was making calls that very morning to get her cute little ass out of there to a new job ASAP. He was the one who’d spent the whole night before drinking whiskey and planning his strategy on how to get her away from him. He was the one who had told her to quit the day before.He didn’t care about Jolene Angeles. He didn’t want her in his life, in his garage, in his bed.He wanted her gone.So – why was he feeling jealous at the thought of the guys being on the receiving end of one of her stunning smiles? He hated the thought of her being alone with Cowboy… the man could charm the panties off a nun with a wink. If he set his mind to winning Jolene, he’d get her, that was a foregone conclusion.I want her to smile at me that way that she has. I miss her smiling at me like that.He wanted her to stay.Christ, he had to get his shit together here, because he was rapidly losing control of it, and he was l

A bit dazed, she took a huge glug of Margarita, felt the booze hit her bloodstream. She immediately relaxed and looked over at Cole behind the bar. He grinned and gave her a quizzical thumbs up; she raised her glass in a toast and nodded at him. The drink was perfect.Jo took a more decorous sip and perused the bar. Right away, she spotted the only other adult female in the room and as she laid eyes on Zoe Parish for the first time, she found herself staring at the woman.Zoe was just so stunning. Tall for a woman to be sure, curvy and casual in her plain white t-shirt and jeans, long blonde hair curling wild over her shoulders and down her back. She was looking at Jo and even from across the distance, Jo saw the pure green of Zoe’s eyes, as strong and piercing as a laser beam. Everything about her just screamed self-assurance and calm competence and radiance, and Jo wished so damn hard that she’d thrown on a pair of jeans and a brightly-colored blouse that cinched at her waist like a