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Can’t talk babe Sorry I don’t want you for 2 days I want you for 2 weeks You think I would miss your birthday?

He had re at the thought of his on his otten my birthday

When can I leave?

I sat tappingfor his reply I hoped he said toer to see hi he wouldn’t make me wait out the weekend

I’ you already have

Chapter 12

Luke

“Is she co not to ju hated I looked up, to find Charlie waiting very impatiently for my answer

“Yeah, she’s co”

“Good At least she will be safe” It would take less than three seconds for his eyes to roll back in his head and him to vanish from my life coet across his desk, and put a to make me wait before he told uys, and had assisted in assaulting Dallas by hanging her in a barn, stripping her, and putting his filthy fucking hands on her My jaw clenched, andher The motherfucker would pay He was also the man who Frankie had paid a million dollars to kill Dallas My plan had been to kill Crazy, once I had located him, but that had all turned to shit when I found out he orking for Charlie The et to hie for himself, but what he really wanted was me at his mercy He wouldn’t hurt Dallas, personally, but if he ever cut Crazy loose, there was no telling what he would do

“Why are you so obsessed with Dallas?” If the question pissed hih to killknoatched as Charlie considered lying, but for some reason, decided to tell the truth

“I’ve asked myself that question more times than I care to count I don’t know if it is her, or the fact that she belongs to you, which makes me so anxious to have her in my life, but the need is there I just want to make sure she has the best life possible”

“She does Trust aping mouth, and shove my fist into it until he choked to death

“Trust you? I will never trust you, Luke I will never trust in you to provide her with the things she needs like I can”

“What does she need? Safety? Is that what you’re referring to?”

“Her safety is not an issue There is one man ants her dead, and he can be taken down by any man in your club with bare hands It is her future that I a with a group of dirty bikers like yourselves?” I closedmy mouth to stay shut before I asked any questions, or o to the ends of the earth to get what he wanted, and it didn’t et it But I couldn’t keep quiet I had to fucking know, and even if he didn’t answer, I would know the truth by his body language

“Why would a man like Crazy take h on his pro his life when he knows if he co?” Charlie’s posture didn’t falter and his eyes gave nothing away, but that split-second pause toldI needed to know I stood up fro it to the floor, as I placed my hands on the table and leaned close to Charlie’s face I could see his goons co care “Youthe words out of my mouth before I was pulled back and soht back because there was no need I couldn’t win I trainedhim to look ahile I threatened him ords that held so much promise, even he looked a little worried “If sohead is hara ear with the dullest knife I can find If you want a fucking war, then you got one”