Page 40 of Elling & Jackie

It was easier to let himself fantasize about a woman if he could pretend to only care about the here and now.

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TWO HOURS AFTER WAKINGup, he received a glimpse of hope, and although he knew he should walk away from Jacqueline, his cravings for her grew stronger.

"Jacqueline Stanton doesn't belong to one of the members. She is a Stanton by blood." He looked around the table at his MC brothers. "Her father is Chief Stanton, and she's the sister of the current president, Jett Stanton. She's twenty-four years old and lives at the Colman Hotel. Financial records show she lives independently from Brikken Motorcycle Club."

"We could say that about any of the women born of Slag members. We wouldn't link them in any way to benefitting from the club. If I had an adult daughter who had sex with one of my enemies, he'd be dead," said Marcus.

"Ja," murmured Roar.

He leaned forward and gripped the back of the chair in front of him. The relief of knowing Jacqueline belonged to no man had clouded his reality. He could see why the others were still concerned.

Hell, if he had a daughter, he'd never allow her to ruin her life by consorting with an enemy of Slag.

"I think we can all agree we have more important business at hand that we need to nail down." Roar studied Elling. "Can we put the situation with you and the Stanton woman on the back burner for now?"

"Ja." He straightened, pulling out the chair and taking a seat.

He focused on the problem of getting guns and money to Norway.

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