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s. The untouchable princess of the Gibbs family, the woman who had been
epared myself to watch her crumble into a weeping mess on my d
made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. She wasn't asking for a favor; sh
e back of a chair and shrugging it on. "But don't say I didn't w
nch. "I'll tak
downstairs, the muffled thumping of heavy metal bass vibrating through the floorboards. A few patched members
ld card of the club, walking side-by-side with the pristine, elegant Betha
he moved with a purpose that demanded respect. I found myself walking a little slower, just
where my grandmother, Eleanor Woodward, resided. Eleanor was the true power behind the Reapers. My uncle P
n they saw us, but a sharp glare fro
house was fully illuminated. The silence in the
but imposing frame. Her sharp, hawk-like eyes darted between me and Bethany. She looked f
, her voice raspy but commanding. "A
own her pale cheek. It was a masterclass in manipulation. I stood in the corner, arms crossed, watching the performance with
shot me a questioning look, which I answered with a shrug. Then came my uncle Preston and his wife, Mer
Preston demanded, his voice b
for your son,"
rumpled. Clinging to his side was Kia Mason, Bethany's stepsister. Kia looked like a frightened doe,
the light, the truth of the
a dangerous whisper. "It seems the golden bo
then to Eleanor. "Grandmother, I can explain. It was
rett's chest. "It's all my fault! I was so confused, I di
t. Because a patched VP doesn't know w
im a mocking salute. The tension in the room was a powd
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