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"Good night, Miss Evans"

"Are you never going to call ht now," he replied with a crooked smile

When the antique cuckoo clock in the corner of the pawnshop struck three, I pushed myself out ofThanks to Willow’s school hours and Case’s insistence, I now had a new routine Every day at three, I would stand outside the pawnshop As I had a cigarette, I waited for Alexandra to arrive I could count on her arriving just about the tiot treated to an eyeful of her legs, since she alore skirts and dresses to work A cloud of her sweet-s perfume would hitWillow I’d spend the next two hours shuffling around the clubhouse, keeping an eye on the door to the "classroom" that Mama Beth had insisted the boys and I construct

Three days into this new schedule found me propped up on a barstool, bored as hell and frustrated as hell since Cheyenne had been eye-fucking ave up and escaped to the bathroom to pour some cold water on my half-mast dick After all, there was no way I could sneak away for a quickie with Cheyenne when I was supposed to be keeping an eye on Alex

When I returned, Willow stood at the bar, flashing a paper at Cheyenne, who gave her a look of disinterest In Cheyenne’s world, if you didn’t have a dick or a cut, you weren’t ive Willow a beary that she couldn’t give my kid any welcome attention when I wasn’t in the room

"Look, Deacon Look what Iaround , but she continued rattling on "Miss Alex said this is so, and I’m really smart to be able to do it already"

"Yeah, that’s great Good job," I said My words fell a little short of the foreign feeling of pride that swelled in my chest Sure, I’d done okay when I was in school, but nothing like Willow She was gonna be so

Willow threw her arht I couldn’t help stiffening at her touch She may have been with et used to her expressions of affection I didn’t knohatprobles and kisses But here I was, her own flesh and blood, and I still felt e to wonder if I would always feel this way

Breaking the hug, she said, "Io show Grande or some shit"

Willow bounded out of the main hall and out the back door She waved the paper at Archer as he walked her out of the compound to the house Even within the confines of our co around the rooo back to his roolanced up at me, a catlike s like that?"

"I ed "Maybe she thinks he’s hot Wouldn’t be the first girl to drop her panties for Bishop"

I staggered back in shock Alex was alone in a rooirl like her should never, ever be alone with a biker, least of all Bishop That arded what I had said about leaving her alone My fists clenched atto kick his ass