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Copper in jail for murder

For the rest of his life Sointo the fear

She was shaking now, unable to control her body’s reaction to his words

“You saw nothing today You hear oddamn word about me to my brother Not unless you want yourtime with me”

The world grew hazy and her chest constricted to the point she couldn’t drag in air Over her dead body would Rusty spend ten seconds alone with her daughter She was so fucked Loyalty to the club was thein the men’s lives Rusty’s betrayal, his thievery from the club, was an offense that would never be overlooked If she kept it a secret, she was just as guilty as he was

But the alternative? Jailtime for Copper and possible custody for Rusty? That was a fate worse than anything the MC could dish out

“Moed her feet through the dirt under the swing, slowing to a stop She then took off at a dead run and threw herself into Copper’s waiting arhter and now held her close to his chest, but his eyes were glued to where she and Rusty were talking

And, yikes, he wasn’t pleased Those huge booted feet gobbled up the distance across the park

“Mouth shut,” Rusty said “We’ll talk soon” Then he threw a cheerful wave toward his brother, turned, and hightailed it out of there

For all his bravado, themore than a chicken

Shell sucked in two shaky breaths and plastered a shter and the irl’s father Dangerous thinking, right there Reality was so very different

As she moved to be near the two people she loved above all else, she felt disconnected from the world Her body advanced at a slow pace, but her mind raced with a thousand worries and doubts

“What was he doing here?” Copper said without soform

“Oh, uh, nothing Just passing through, I guess He said hi then took off” Shit, did her voice crack? Was anything believable about her wooden sht, cal

His assessing gaze downshifted “He’s on a few of the brothers’ shit lists I got into it with hi you any shit?”

Shell sed For the first tiht lie to the ed to avoid direct untruths with clever wording and omissions Not this time “N-nope, no trouble He did seem a little off, but that’s all”