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“Lefty delivered you Had no choice Copper would have gone after him, but he hurt the fuck outta you before he did it It was a big fuck you to Copper Because he knew Copper wouldn’t start a war if you were in the motel and alive”

Her lips rolled in and her head h he didn’t do exactly as your president said, I was alive and your club wasn’t going to start a war just because he beat and raped me”

He winced Christ, it sounded so heartless Shame washed over him He’d done some heinous shit in his day, much justified in his mind, but plenty that didn’t live up to even his own loose h had ever made him feel shame, until he had to adree with his decision,” he said “And ht, they’d have sided withyou back alive a victory and let Lefty go about his business until we found out he had a barn full of underage girls”

“So your club didn’t order him to kidnap me?”

“Fuck no Copper would strip the patch off any member who harmed an innocent woman Trust me, that’s a fate worse than death for any of my brothers”

Trust him Like that would happen anytiht

“Has the club been keeping tabs on ht into herself, but a bit of color returned to her cheeks She no longer looked like a light breeze would take her out

“We did at first For a week or two To ht your story”

“Oh”

Ade h, the least she deserved was the unvarnished truth “But I’ve been watching you on my own”

Her eyes bugged wide and she let her knees drop down, ending up in a cross-legged position “Y-ou’ve been following me?”

He nodded

“For how long?”

Their gazes connected So clue what to call it He’d never experienced it before It was sonetic pull A need to protect her, to be near her, to comfort her He felt compelled to answer honestly even if she wouldn’t like his response “Since the beginning I’d drive by,out on Friday and Saturday nights I tailed you”