Claimed by the Ruthless Biker
Her eyes were damp, a rare sight for a woman who had seen as much as she had.
"I feel like a Phantom, Marta," I said, my voice steady.
"You're both," she replied, squeezing my shoulders. "The healer and the queen. Ruan isn't going to be able to breathe when he sees you."
Outside, the sound began. It wasn't a church bell or a string quartet. It was the low, guttural thunder of a hundred Harleys. The charters had come from every corner of the coast—from the Redwoods to the desert—to witness the crowning of their Matriarch. The roar was a rhythmic, pulsing sound that vibrated through the floorboards and into my very soul.