v

ew it was him. Even if I hadn't recognised his piercing blue e

ever since. I was literall

out of Cooks like he owned the place. The cut on his back looked more weathered now. The last time I ha

dang

The same as it had the day I had met him, the same as it ha

me, after all, what were the chances of

st didn't need. In a town this small it was

ravelled

t was just something I couldn't let happen. Over

um

rt. Eyeing my son over on the op

o and get

om was giving me heart palpitations. I couldn't keep him safe out there. I couldn't keep him away from the filth

ve him a watery smile. "I am

where you grew up, isn't it? You promis

ever take him to the place I spent the majority of my chil

out after dark around here. It can b

of the

rise. My eyes narrowed. "Wh

"I met one earl

he had and of course, he would think it was cool. He was a twelve year old boy who didn't

ay from the club. We were here for the foreseeable future, he was going to meet his grandfather, so he was going to c

dly. "Pizza.

den or healthy but I was

person on the other side of the door was trying to break it down rather than

ex-husband on the other side

for a second I forgot how to breat

d I cleared it quietly, pulling the door almost c

e at it. Was he honestly telling me he was a delivery driver? My eyes raked over him. The d

so...." His eyes swept past me. Was he tryi

we talked, don't yo

tting him into the room. Absolutely non

for years Avery but we do need to talk. So the choic

he door closed behind me. "I'll be right back," I

o give me room I was sadly mistaken. He was s

hest, glaring at the opposite wall. I could think of more than a few names I had called him over the y

ui

ad snapping in his directi

id you get that name after y

yourself Avery." One calloused finger touched the d

e away but his bulk made it impos

time when you enjoyed m

ng up the past like it was somet

I was a st

knew what he was searching for. "And married as well." His eyes narrowed on the white lines on my ring finger. "Looks like I

im to

ll was too g

hed teeth. But I knew instantly that it was the wrong th

's the b

away from me and my son." Snatching the pizza box from his hands I turned f

was thick with anger as I s

than a day and it was

where you

od home looked smaller, and most definitely more run

e road by himself because at twelve he was more than capable but because no one should ha

s pretty s

Pretty shitty was a bit of an understate

a bike and I instantly froze, my hand clutching my

I had a second to wonder how he would even know I

aying in, where I had ordered food from within hours of me being in town, it

es. They sure had both turne

, I had been so consumed with watching the Harley as it creste

rown up in. Straightening my shoulders as I pulled Parker across the road towards him. "Yea

thing, isn't h

g like that to their own flesh and blood but then aga

his is my

was cut off and I had a second to regain my composure as I turn

on S

u

is tan face, the same panty-dropping smile that had got me

y R

hat even possible? Parker hadn't left my sight the ent

it to

ile was growing wider like he was toying with me and

now my

ne off the tall man in front of me. The dark hair, the hair on his face doing

ous. But gorgeous didn't even cover him now. A

e knows of her. Your grandad used to be president of the Black Ace

ant a

ut not entire

Ruin gave a wink. "Which is why I am here. The club wants to formally invite you to a fa

wanted

any of it. The club was my past.

ed to my father. But I knew I

of the club Avery. That did

it like it had been my decision. Like the club, he claimed I was still

eft me wit

jack shit. Not n

mum, can

voice was almost sarcastic. "So

he meant. And that was the abso

er around some more." Or maybe we could just skip

n was gone, his eyes darkened. "Cutter can follow us in his c

urt

g to the shining chrome of Ruin's bike lik

w arched and I wanted nothing better than to wipe

not getting on the back of your bike Ruin. If we

lubhouse at his back. It would send all sorts of

*

my upper arm, not quite tight enough to hurt bu

ying at, laying hands on

econd his eyes met mine, and I felt my stomach flip over

ead. "He sta

"He's in the garage with his grandpappy Avery, r

d I knew half of that fear was because I was acting so strangely. "Go on then, go and see you

lower, "want to tell me why you

n't seem as ill as I thought so I'll be leaving again soon don't worry. I won't show my face here again." I should

is Parker

lied. I probably should have lied but the

ped my chin. "You were pregnant

es it really ma

white-hot anger. "It matt

a fath

ightened. "Were you preg

weight had been lifted from my shoulders. A wei

id ... you should have told me

y in my belly and not a penny to my name? Fuck off Ruin. You made a choice that day when you threw me under a

a second I thought he was going to kiss me. "You've kept my son from me for twelve years Av