Total pages in book: 96
Estimated words: 90607 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 453(@200wpm)___ 362(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90607 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 453(@200wpm)___ 362(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
She didn’t want to worry her mother. Her apartment wasn’t much, just a small place she called home, and if the nights were a problem, she didn’t mention it. That was why she lived away from home.
“Yeah, I know. I worry about you,” Violet said.
“Don’t.”
“I can’t help it. You’re my little sister and I love you. Of course I worry. Also, when do you think Mom will be ready to move on?” Violet asked.
This had her lifting her head. “What do you mean?”
“Well, she’s only forty-nine years old. Dad has been gone ten years. Don’t you think we should encourage her to start dating?”
“I never really thought about her dating.” She frowned and pursed her lips. “What do you think?”
“That Dad would have wanted her to move on and be happy. You know what he was like.”
“So, what? Do you want to arrange a date?” Ava asked.
“I don’t know, but maybe we could tell her it is time for her to start dating, and she doesn’t need to worry about her daughters and what they think.”
Ava looked up from her order toward her sister. “Wait, hold up. You think Mom’s not dating because of us?”
“It’s possible.”
She didn’t like that. For some odd reason, she couldn’t help but think about Pat. Not as a date for her mother, no, she didn’t like the thought of that. She liked Pat. When he first started coming to the coffee shop, she had been nervous. His leather cut had unnerved her, and although she had grown up with the Chaos and Carnage MC around town, suddenly at work, it felt different.
Only, there was no trouble. No more MC arrived. Just Pat. He wasn’t looking for trouble, he was looking for some peace and quiet, coffee, and cake. She loved serving him, loved talking with him.
“What do you think of the Chaos and Carnage MC?” Ava asked, looking toward Violet.
Her sister shrugged. “I don’t think anything of them, to be honest. I know Mom goes to the garage they own, and they own the bar as well. There are a few other places they run, but I’m not sure which. Why?”
“No reason.” She spoke way too fast.
“Okay, you must think I’m an idiot, because you don’t go asking about anyone or anything, and now you do. What gives?”
Ava sighed. “It’s nothing. One of the guys comes into the coffee shop.”
“Which one?”
“Pat. I don’t know his last name.”
“No one knows his last name, I don’t think. He’s the ex-military guy. Scary as fuck, and I don’t think he talks.”
“He does ... talk,” Ava said.
Violet stared at her, and she tried not to blush, but it was impossible, especially as she thought about Pat and his soft-spoken voice, which also seemed a bit gruff.
“Have you got a thing for Pat?” Violet asked.
She didn’t have to answer, because their mother returned with their burgers, and Violet was too hungry to keep questioning her.
Chapter Two
“You expect us to take on the whole cartel with an army you want me to believe you have?” Bull asked.
Pat stayed silent. Nothing new was happening here. They were going around in circles, and he couldn’t deny the fact that Bull was acting right. No matter how badly they all wanted away from the cartel. He didn’t want to risk the club, neither did any of the club members want to die for a lost cause.
The cartel was pissed. They knew, because in the last couple of months there had been zero contact from them. No drug or gun runs. They were mobilizing for an attack.
This was why Bull had regular patrols throughout Carnage. Not only were the men patrolling, they were also there with Dylan, the sheriff, to keep an eye on any potential danger.
Everything moving within Carnage was being brought to Bull. Any strange purchases or land grabs were also being run by Bull. They were keeping a close eye on everything. More so than they had ever done before.
The cartel was going to attack, but when and where, none of them knew. They had never entered this level of anger with them. For the first time in a long while, Pat hated Bull and Grant’s father, who first started the association with the cartel.
“Are you serious right now?” William asked.
“With all due respect, you did go into hiding. A guy with an army at his back doesn’t go into hiding,” Grant said. “That’s just simple logic.”
Pat couldn’t argue with him. Ever since Grant had found Aria, he’d been like a different man. Sure, there were moments where Grant and Bull still fought. They were brothers, and that was what they did.
William growled. “I had no choice but to do what I did. The cartel is after me, and I am after them. I will not put my men in any more harm, or any of the people that rely on me.”