ICE: Knights of Silence MC
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“It’s not. I am two years older than you. Your mom was pregnant before she married your dad. She and Ace were in love, and it was always my guess that she would have married him if her parents hadn’t interfered.”
“If what you are saying is true, why is it such a big deal that you have a younger brother? What the hell did I ever do to you?”
“You fucking stole my life! My mother was a junkie whore who couldn’t take care of a fish, let alone a kid. She pawned me off on Ace. I was 14 when Ace was voted in as VP. He was convinced that the biker life was not an ideal situation for a young teenager, so he pawned me off with his sister who lived in New York. You may look at it as him doing me a favor - that he cared. But I know different. He didn’t want me anymore, plain and simple. Then, years later, he takes you in. You got the life I wanted. Now, I am taking your life away. It’s that simple.”
“But why Emma, or Brianne for that matter? They are innocent in all this!”
“Brianne found out about my connection to you. She was going to tell Emma, and I couldn’t let that happen. She has been dealt with. Emma, on the other hand, is a different story. At first, my connection to Emma was purely to get her to marry me. You see, I’ve always known about the two of you. But then, when she broke our engagement and chose you over me, it was a whole new ball game. She has to pay as well.”
“So what do you want?” I was literally sick to my stomach. I knew nothing of having a brother. My parents had never said anything about it, nor had Ace. I felt like the walls were closing in around me and I was suffocating.
“This is what’s going to happen. You have twenty-four hours to make your choice. Listen real fucking good, you worthless piece of shit. If you want Emma to live, you die. Very simple. It’s your life for hers. Now I can’t promise that no harm will come to her, but I promise she will live. I’ll see to it. If you don’t give me the life I am due, then she disappears – and don’t think I’ve forgotten about your dear sister, Ari. She’s a fucking beauty and it makes my cock twitch just thinking about sinking into her. Should I continue, or have you got my fucking point?”
“I hear you loud and fuckin’ clear.” I had heard every word he had said. All of this was just insane. But, I had no choice. I would not let Emma or Ari suffer another minute because of me. Hopefully someday they would understand.
“Twenty-four hours, brother. You can call me on Reb’s phone. It was nice of him to leave it in the car when I took Emma. Remind me to thank him.” He laughed again and then added, “Oh, before I forget. You have five minutes to clear out your clubhouse. Or everyone inside will go up in smoke with it.” Right before he hung up the phone I could hear him laughing again.
I ran outside my office and started yelling. “Get everyone out! Now! It’s a bomb!” I checked every possible room in the clubhouse I could think of. Honey and a couple of the boys were at the bar. They frantically ran out the front door. I called over to Honey and said, “Anyone upstairs?”
“No,” she called back. “Ice, everyone is out. Let’s go!”
I followed her out the door. A few seconds after we reached the parking lot, the building blew.
Looking at the devastation before me, I knew I only had one choice. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed. He answered on the first ring, which was no surprise to me. His satanic laugh echoed in my ear. I spoke distinctly into the phone, “Message received. You got me.”
To be continued…
ICE Playlist
Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf
I’m Eighteen, Alice Cooper
Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeplin
Smokin’ In The Boys Room, Motley Crue
Riders On the Storm, The Doors
Make It Rain, Ed Sheeran
Love is My Religion, Franky Perez & The Forest Rangers
Turn the Page, Bob Seager
Wanted Dead Or Alive, Bon Jovi
Pour Some Sugar On Me, Def Leppard
Sympathy for The Devil, Rolling Stones
Whiskey Man, Molly Hatchett
Freebird, Lynard Skynyrd
Bad to The Bone, George Thorogood & The Destroyers
You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
Ghosts of Days Gone By, Alter Bridge
Lick it up, KISS
Come Together, Aerosmith
Come Healing, Leonard Cohen
The Sound of Silence, Disturbed
Acknowledgements
First of all, I would like to thank my friends and family. Without their support, I never would’ve had the courage and the vision to bring to life Caden and Emma’s story.
I would like to thank Red Horn, may you rest in peace. It was an honor knowing you. You gave me a true glimpse inside the MC world and really helped me establish the heart of this story.
I would like to thank the residents of the towns of Waterford and Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Your hospitality while I was visiting and doing my research went above and beyond what I ever expected.
Also, I’d like to thank Hannah Hall. Your comments and suggestions during all the writing stages of this book truly helped shape the outcome. It makes my writing so much easier to have someone to share my thoughts and ideas.
I would also like to thank Alicia Freeman. Your PR abilities are amazing and I couldn’t ask for a better personal assistant. You have opened up so many doors for me. You are a pleasure to work with and I could not be more grateful.
And finally, I would like to thank Ellie and Carl Augsburger for their insightful ideas, creative cover designs, marketing materials and comprehensive editing. I am blessed to have such a talented creative design and editing team. You guys rock!
About the Author
Amy Cecil writes contemporary and historical romance. Her novel, ICE is the first in the Knights of Silence MC series. When she isn’t writing, she is spending time with her husband, friends and various pets.
She is a member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Published Authors Network (PAN). She was a winner in the 2015 NanNoWriMo writing contest and a nominee in Metamorph Publishing’s Indie Book 2016 contest in historical romance.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Kevin, and their three dogs, Hobbes, Koda and Karma and her horse, Baylee.
This is Amy’s third novel.
Knights of Silence Series
Amy is currently working on Book II of the Knights of Silence MC Series, Ice on Fire. In the meantime, she wants to hear from you!
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