by K. J. Dahlen
Stone looked impressed by her again, as he nodded. “Yeah, I’ll take it and give it a good home.”
“I don’t care if you bury it alongside the dammed road, just get it the hell out of my house.” She turned back to Michael. “What do you think your father would do if I gave him a choice? You or the daggers?” she paused then asked again, “Which one would he chose?”
“You fucking whore!” Michael growled. “You fucking know which one he’d chose.”
Cricket nodded. “Yeah, and lucky for you, I would never ask him to pick one or the other. He can have you both as long as you and him leave me the hell alone. I never want to see either of you ever again.”
“He isn’t going to get off scot free.” Deke growled. “I owe him for knocking out Cassie and taking Jemmia.”
Cricket smiled. “By all means make the little fucker hurt but don’t kill him. I want his father to see what happens when you piss off an MC.” She lifted her foot and slammed it into Michael’s head. “Just take him outside. I don’t want his blood on my floor.”
Raine, Sam Deke and a couple of Stone’s boys hauled Michael outside and then the screaming started. Cricket kept Jemmia in the house and tried to distract her.
Stone stayed inside and sat down beside her when she sat down on the sofa. “Are you okay?” he asked after a moment or so.
Cricket nodded. “I’ll be fine. The little prick didn’t do that much damage.”
“Were you serious about the collection?”
She nodded and wouldn’t even look at the weapons. “Yeah, I want them gone. I’ll take the daggers back to Troy with me but you can have the rest of it.”
“Would his old man really take the daggers, instead of him?” Stone asked quietly.
“In a heartbeat. My uncle Bane is a sweetheart like that.”
“That’s just wrong.” Stone shook his head. “Just fuckin wrong.”
“There isn’t anything about Bane Jessin that is right.” Cricket scoffed.
“Your uncle is Bane Jessin?” Stone asked in astonishment.
Cricket nodded. “Michael is his son.”
“Is this going to come back and bite us in the ass?” Stone demanded.
Cricket shook her head. “No I’ll make sure of that. If Bane gets the daggers he won’t care about the beating Michael is taking.” She shrugged. “Besides, I’m saving his life. Michael told me he plans to learn what Bane can teach him then he’s going to take his place. I think he plans to kill his father to do it.”
“Did he tell you that?”
“Not in so many words but with people like him, you have to read between the lines. I could read his eyes though. I’ve spent my entire life with someone just like him. I learned to read her thoughts too.”
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Stone sat back and watched the girl. She was a tough cookie all right. From what he’d learned her life had been hell. Then his eyes went to the collection of weapons she had. It had to be worth a small fortune and she just up and gave it away. He wasn’t going to argue with her. He would have to have it shipped but it would be worth the hassle. He couldn’t carry it very far on a bike. Not all the way back to Texas.
When Raine, Sam and the others came back inside Raine asked if she was ready to go back to Troy.
Cricket went over to the wall and carefully brought down the case with the daggers in it. She placed it on the table and went to the cupboard to get something to carry it in. She grabbed an old backpack and put the case inside. She looked over at Sam and Deke. “Who is taking Michael back?”
“I put him in the truck of your car,” Sam told her.
“Yeah, that’s the perfect place for trash.” Nodding, she turned to Stone. “Get the weapons out of here. I don’t care how you do it but get it done. Then please lock the place up again.” Cricket picked up the backpack and said, “Let’s rock.” Then she went out to her car.
Deke was already there buckling Jemmia in the back seat. When he straightened, he held out his hand. “Keys.”
Cricket handed over the keys and got into the passenger side. “What about Raine?”
Deke shook his head. “He will need to ride my bike back. I had him ride bitch because he couldn’t drive with that head banged up like it was a few hours ago. He seems fine now. I need to take my daughter back to Cassie myself.”
They started out and when they hit the highway, Raine pulled out on one side and Gator was on the other side as their escort.
Sam didn’t come back with them. He told Deke he needed to parley with Stone and would be back later.
K.J. Dahlen
I live in a small town (population495) in Wisconsin. From my deck, I can see the Mississippi River on one side and the bluffs, where eagles live and nest on the other side. I live with my husband Dave and dog Buddy. My two children are grown and I have two grandchildren. I love to watch people and that has helped me with my writing. I often use people I watch as characters in my books and I always try to give my characters some of my own values and habits.
I love to create characters and put them in a troubling situation then sit back and let them do all the work. My characters surprise even me at times. At some point in the book, they take on a life of their own and the twists and turns they create becomes the story. Of all the stories, I could write I found I like mystery/thrillers the best. I like to keep my readers guessing until the very end of the book.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKS ARE:
SATAN’S SPAWN MC SERIES:
Spawn &Spitfire, Revenge And Retribution, Babies And Bastards.
The SIN’S BASTARDS SERIES: Silk & Bones, Karma’s Bitch, No Regrets, Hell’s Fury, Lies And Liars, Stone Cold.
HELL’S FIRE RIDERS MC SERIES;
Pappy’s Shadow BOOK ONE,
Betrayed BOOK TWO,
Trigger The Storm BOOK THREE:
Cold Vengeance BOOK FOUR
Bones, The Darkness Within, Meghan’s Legacy, Shadow Chaser, Witness, Secrets and Lies, Legacy of Murder, The Unknown Son, The Prophet, No One to Hear You
Scream, Bradbury Inn, Murderous Intent,
Wrong Number, Fall from Grace, The
House on Berkley Street, Cards Of Sin, Blood Memories, From Beyond Death and Words To Die For.
My next book coming out is:
HELL’S FIRE RIDERS MC SERIES BOOK FOUR: Cold Vengeance
Phoenix Rising, A Murder in her Past, Words To Die For and From Beyond Death.
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