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“Get what fucking sleep you need, then hit the fucking road!”

Jewell motioned her creoazes toward him, except for Jet, who finally threw his boot at hiue baseball player when his hand burned fro rubber

Once the door was closed, Hennessy fell back to the bed, staring up at the ceiling “Damn”

He rubbed his forehead with the pal to re a fifth of Ji sleep-deprived had done him no favors

Closing bloodshot eyes that hurt like asplit in tith an axe He wanted to get dressed, find Core, and leave, but he had to get some sleep first It wouldn’t be safe for hiot on the road

Grabbing a pillow, he smashed it down over his eyes with an ar, he would take Jewell’s advice and hit the road He didn’t need this fucking drama

Woht as proof of that Dealing with them was a pain in the ass, which hy he refused to allow the with the brothers You let one stay a couple of nights, they wanted to fucking move in No, he and Core were fine without the froze over

They hadn’t even bothered to turn the light off so he could go back to sleep Next time he needed a place to crash in Kentucky, he would stay at a hotel Those bitches were going to see the last of him when he and Core rode out

Chapter 5

“What do you mean you’re not ready to leave?” Hennessy stared his enforcer down as Core refilled his coffee cup

“My boots haven’t thawed out, and neither haveuntil they do” Core blew on his coffee as he walked to the empty table to take a chair

“Then light a fire under the his coffee, Hennessy followed him to the table

“What’s the hurry?”

“No hurry Just ready to go”

Core studied hi to do with the whole club talking about your lack of … stamina?”

“No,” he denied, then wanted to shove his foot in his , “How’d you find out? You went to bed before I did”

“Woke up hungry I enjoyedto one wo to Viper about your”—Core stared pointedly down at the table that hid Hennessy’s lower body—“inability to score a home run”

“Bitches” Hennessy took a drink of his coffee, scalding his tongue

“They were just taking up for one of their own”