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Every day I fought s for the biker, and every day I founda little more I ached to love him, ached in a way I had never let myself feel for anyone, other than h If Colt ever found out what I was doing—who I was related to—he would be long gone

So would Quinn, as loyal to a fault to him

Pressing ht the tears that threatened to fill the I sat there like that, but by the tiet ready

I ju to washto be pulled into a knot later so I could put on the wig I wore at work My hair was long, thick, and dark The wig I asred waves that fell to the ht ofot a shitload more tips as a redhead than as a brunette

Once I was dressed in a pair of yoga pants and a tank top, I tossed all : hout the night, and h the se before heading out the back door

It wasn’t unusual for Quinn to not be ho up extra hours at the diner, so I figured she wouldn’t be hoirl worked way too hard, but it was only one of a hundred different things I liked about her She eet, but feisty She loved with her whole heart, and frankly, I had learned a lot from her about my own heart

The drive to Paradise City was uneventful It was after eight, so it wasn’t like it was pri I wasn’t surprised to see that the parking lot was starting to get crowded Most of the cars were froed to college kids

I hated the college brats It was the biggest source of revenue for the city, and considering how prestigious the college claiain,to do with that They hadbefore the e to his neck of the woods With the sothe bill to put up designer boutiques and imported car dealerships

I grinned to myself as I headed for the back door Not much amused me when it ca that the MC had the power to irritate him almost every minute of the day sure did

“Evening, Kelli”

My grin faded as I nodded in greeting to Van, the bouncer who kept the riffraff froirls fro lot between their sets

Van’s naer than any mom van I had ever seen He wasn’t fat by anyone’s standards, but the guy had muscle upon muscle that seemed to vibrate with every breath he took

With the big e sized brain, however I felt kind of sorry for the big guy He was a gentle giant ninety-five present of the time But if one of us was in trouble, he could flip the switch and become a beast who destroyed anyone in his path Spider had hired hi after I had started working at Paradise City

My half-brother had conizedme in the same tohere he had been exiled to for the current semester, he had known immediately what our father was up to and had let ht of Calvin’s plan

Spider had thought I was being ive ain After that, I had kept more of a low profile, even at the club However, Calvin had still been ada an eye on his precious only son