yn
scattered on my floor. I was stuffing the last of my leather j
ck text: Happened to catch them throwing a massive tantrum at th
's glass doors. Her face was the color of ash. Her heel caught on the pave
oud matriarch had finally seen her f
hone screen flashed with
the device slightl
through the speaker, a raw bark of fury. "Those are my
ttering his delusion. "It was exclusively her trust fun
the phone from him. "Karyn, please! I'm begging you, unfreeze
"My Porsche just got repossessed! Karyn, I'm sorry
glass echoing through the line. His breathing was ragged, heavy with ri
y. "Let them cry. Even if you cut off my cash flow, I still have the Silver Creek quarry.
lips, full of pity for a trapped
alm and precise. "Let me remind you of a minor detail, Brandon. The Silver Creek quar
d just punched him in the gut. The silence that followed wa
de completely
eplaced by a terrified, broken man. "Karyn, wait, let's talk about this! You can't lea
howl as the reality of his destitution set in. He starte
nently blocked his number,
ban mansion, the fake family-they were
They would lash out, perhaps attempting to leverage their old, dirty connections to hurt me. To permanently end this farc
alked to the nightstand. I pick
-the sigil of the Iron Eagles MC. It was my mother's. A relic that carried so much weight, every mot
exture a solid presence in my palm. This was my ultimaand more dangerous than the P
l bag over my shoulder, and walked out of the cramped ap
ugh the silver ring, hanging it around my neck. It rest
eel and sped out of the alley, heading for the other
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