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Eleanor sat at the head of the long mahogany table, sipping her black coffee with the stoic grace of a que

h wasn't stupid enough to bring the new

ull out a chair for Bethany. It was a blatant show of support, a middle f

ny, slouching slightly, waiti

her mouth with a linen napkin, a sick

ock. It takes a very... unique kind of woman to willingly chain herself to our Knox. He's a

them directed at the woman sitting next to me ignited a sudden, violent protective instinct. I op

annoyed. She calmly picked up her teacup, took a

ildness' is often just a sign of untapped potential. A strong woman doesn't fear a wild horse; she simply l

went dea

oud. She had just called Jarrett a mama's boy right to his face, wrappe

He gripped his fork so hard his knuckles turne

n growled. "You may be a Gibbs,

leaned forward, locking eyes with my uncle. "Which means she speaks with my

push it. He knew better than to chal

ring. We have club business to discuss. The Vipers MC have been pushing into our northern t

r. We send a crew to their main bar tonight and burn i

d, meathead strategy

a fortified Viper stronghold. Best case, we lose three men and start an all-

ter idea, boy?"

offering a solid alternative. Strategy wasn't my stron

Bethany spoke up, her v

" Bethany said, looking directly at Eleanor. "Yo

lver eyebrow, intri

with the local port union. That's where their money is coming from. If you burn their bar, they'll just rebuild. But if you expose the

time wasn't tense

father, Arthur, stared at Bethany with wide

did she get that intelligence? The port union deal was a closely guarded s

n tactical genius. For the first time in my life, I felt a genuine spark o

Bethany's arm. "Bethany, dear. Why don't you come with m