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SoFor aJoe’s car keys and zoo off in his sedan just to avoid Copper’s ire It’d never work, though Thefor her when she returned

“And what business would that be?” Copper’s eyes narrowed id He orking up to a seriousto be in the direct path of hurricane Copper when it hit

“The business of debt repaye in” Joe slapped his palm on the top of his car twice then slipped into the driver’s seat “See you around, Copper Shell,” he said with a lift of his chin, “Pleasure as always See you next month”

All she could do was nod and watch as Joe drove off leaving her with one pissed off mountain of a biker

“Wanna telldealers in the east is hitting you up for hter? And it’s dark as fuck Christ, what the fuck are you wearing? It’s fucking freezing out here”

He hadn’t opened his ht he’d crack a tooth if he didn’t ease up God, he looked so solid, so foring under his leather jacket and dark-wash jeans If only she could dive into his arms, have him wrap her up and proth so she could stop pretending she was a pillar herself But that wasn’t her reality Her life consisted ofthe very delicate web of secrets and lies she’d been balancing for too many years And one of those secrets was about to be blasted into the open There was no way Copper would let this go until he knew every single detail

That didn’thim “I’m not sure that’s any of your business, Copper” She turned and trudged back up the driveway toward her door

“Michelle Elizabeth Ward, don’t you dare walk that bite-able ass oneht, so full of htened if he were anyone else But Copper would never hurt her Yell at her? Piss her off? Hell yeah, he’d do those things

But never harm her

Slowly, she spun on her heel “Excuseher hands on her hips Did he even have a middle name? Didn’t matter She loved Copper’s real name and often wished she could call him Aiden all the ti toorders?”

He stalked forward until all snorting and snarling six feet five inches of him towered over her measly five-foot-two fra else too Worry He orried about her And that concern is what gave her pause and ive ht, huh? At least not until we decide to sell tickets After today, I could use the money,” she mumbled under her breath

Copper took his obligations as president of the MC very seriously And he felt his reach extended to each and every family member of his men It hy he and the MC had kept in such close contact with her even after her father died and she was no longer officially attached to the club Last thing she wanted was to add to his heaping pile of responsibility, but fighting his worse Eventually, she’d cave, and in the h unnecessary worry and concern

Wait…did he just call her ass bite-able?

Yeah, that’s what she needed to be focusing on

Once they were in the house and Copper had locked the deadbolt behind theet us a couple of beers Unless you want coffee”

He stared at her for a second, as though assessing whether she was going to fall over, then nodded “Beer works Thanks, babe”

She grabbed Copper’s favorite beer froe—yes, she kept it on hand just for hiather her thoughts and prepare for the verbal smackdown “Time to face the music,” she murmured

When she returned to the s rooht of the er and had no business wanting