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With ti anywhere

And when had he made that life decision? Despite the fact that Shell h, calmed his demons, and the sex was off the charts, she was still sixteen years his junior For her sake, he should walk away

Too bad he was so selfish

Shell dropped the bag of chips over the side of the bed, brushed her hands together, then laid back, resting her head on his chest Her soft weight lifted and fell as he breathed Club business wasn’t generally shared with the ol’ ladies, but it wasn’t necessarily a hard and fast rule In times of crisis, when the woh infor, club business was for club ears only

“So fro his own rule But it didn’t feel wrong Didn’t even feel risky Right then, in that bed, in that moment, Shell was his woman Seemed she was just naturally an extension of hi he confessed would leave the sacred vault of his bedroom In fact, he was pretty da him or the club

Perfect ol’ lady material

She breathed out, then lifted her head and gave him her full attention “You sure?”

“Yeah Ten Gs so far To add insult to injury, we’ve got an increase inthe drugs fro in”

“Shit, Copper, no wonder you’re stressed What can I do for you?”

He stroked his hand up and down the silky skin of her back “Just this, babe This is h”

She rested her head back down and gave hi”

And he’d give her anything in return As soon as the club shit was sorted, he’d be sorting Shell’s shit Because whatever ghost fro her hesitate, needed to be destroyed

CHAPTER TWENTY

“YOU HEADING OUT now, Prez?” Zach asked as Copper exited his office

“Yeah, brother Feel up for a ride?” A two-hour ride into questionably friendly territory without his enforcer was just plain stupid

“Fuck yeah,” Zach answered “Always Been hoping you’d ask” Zach deposited a full crate of liquor on the bar and made his way toward Copper