Total pages in book: 189
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Her eyes searched his. “I will relay your message to my daughter.”
“Thank you.”
“I’m relieved to hear you want to apologize and want Larissa to move back to Treepoint. My daughters are close; that’s why Larissa moved to Treepoint after Priscilla and Lana did. Hopefully, Larissa will reach out, and you two can put the past behind you.”
“I hope so, too.”
Moon left the house and got on his motorcycle. He had gassed it before he ate, so he rode through the city limits toward the interstate, Ohio was closer to the part of Kentucky he was in, but he took the exit heading back to Treepoint.
After he talked to Larissa’s mother, his instincts were yelling at him to get his ass back to Treepoint. Each club had its pros and cons, but he used to be closer to the brothers in Treepoint … until the last few months. His behavior had created a wedge he hadn’t attempted to breach. On the other hand, the brothers in Ohio were generally more laidback under Wizard’s way of running the club. Wizard might be more lenient than Viper in some respects; in others, Wizard wasn’t as forgiving as Viper and could be more ruthless in doling out punishments when the brothers inevitably made mistakes.
Jesus, he was tired. He hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since he didn’t know when. Years?
Merging onto the interstate, he rode into the wind while fighting to hold his bike steady as a semi moved over into the passing lane, blaring his horn at him.
Moon didn’t feel an ounce of fear for his safety. It was his super power, or his biggest weakness. He hadn’t even felt the emotion until he had to take psychological tests when he was in the Navy to qualify for the assignments he had wanted. Inevitably, it was why he had never been able to increase his rank. The Navy wouldn’t give him command when his profile showed he didn’t feel a normal level of fear, making him an extreme risk taker. Viper, as his supervisor, had been aware of the findings and made allowances both in the service and once they were out. He had never asked Viper if he told the other brothers. He just assumed he did, and that was why they made allowances for him.
A sudden thought struck him. What if Larissa was pregnant? What if his risky behavior was genetic? The baby’s grandfather was also a vet, who had become a firefighter, who rushed into burning buildings for a living. What if Larissa passed that gene on to their child?
Fucccck! Why in the hell hadn’t he locked his bedroom door?
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
“How much longer are you going to sit here, twiddling your thumbs, rather than ask for Shade’s help?”
Moon didn’t take his eyes off the window that was giving him the view of the building where Larissa’s sister worked to answer Evie’s question. “As long as I have to.”
“You’re being ridiculous, Moon.” Evie sighed, sitting down at her desk.
After talking to Kendra Griffin, he had banked on one of the sisters leading him to where Larissa was living. He had managed to break into Priscilla’s office and the apartment they shared but found diddly squat. Larissa wasn’t working, as far as he could find, so where in the fuck was she?
If they were so close, it stood to reason that Larissa would be within driving distance with her being pregnant, didn’t it? He thought so to the extent that he was keeping tabs on both women.
“I have to do payroll this morning. If you want to go grab a few hours of sleep, I can call if she leaves,” Evie offered.
His lips quirked up into a smile. “You trying to get me out of your hair?”
She stared at him seriously. “Yes, you’ve put yourself in this position.”
“Ahh … you sympathize with Larissa. Why? You don’t even know her.”
“I don’t have to. I know you.”
“I’m cut to the quick.” Moon put a hand over his heart while making a comical face. “I have been nothing but a friend to you.”
Evie nodded. “Which is the only reason I’ve let you in here. Go take a break and give me one.”
“Cool. I need the sleep anyway.” He rubbed his tired eyes as he moved away from the window. “You need anything while I’m out?”
“You could grab me some burgers from across the street. King would kill me if he saw me walking in there.”
Moon grinned. “I’ll bring enough for both of us. That’ll really piss him off.”
Evie rolled her eyes at him. “Get out.”
He gave in and rode to the club, determined to get some sleep. He had been burning the candle for so long that he nearly rear-ended a car at a red light when it stopped instead of going through the yellow light.