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“Do you think it’s something you’ll ever be ableto forgive?”

She lifted her head up and took a long drink ofher coffee. “I don’t know.”

“Do you still love him?”

She blinked away the tears, because she didn’t wantto cry. “I don’t know.”

“Do you want to just sit and enjoy some coffee?”he asked.

Petal nodded. “That sounds nice.”

“Then we sit here, drink our coffee, and enjoyourselves.”

Petal sighed, took another sip of her coffee, andcouldn’t help but glance over toward him.

“Do you want to tell me about your … woman?” Petalasked.

Myth laughed. “I would love to, but right now Ithink I just want to try and forget about everything.”

Petal knew that feeling all too well.

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Colt was going to be a dad.

The construction on the Evil Fuckers MC clubhousewas going to be starting in a matter of weeks. The only holdup now was tryingto decide what to turn the place into. So far, it was pulled to the ground.

There were many different ideas. Kim wanted a spa,the guys wanted a bar and a gym. A hotel, apartment building. Another wantedmore food. Some wanted the ground leveled and no way to build, the land soldoff. They had to come to a decision.

Dirty had noticed that everywhere he turned, Mythand Petal seemed to be hanging out together. Time was passing by, and he didn’tlike how close they were, so he made his way toward Colt who was currentlyunder one of the cars owned by the club, dealing with some trouble.

“Colt, we need to talk,” Dirty said.

“Two seconds, man, just got to finish this.”

Colt was a qualified mechanic, and he opted towork on the machines when the brothers needed it. Most of the time, they didn’ttrust outsiders with their bikes or cars.

Seconds passed and he heard some grunting, andthen finally a laugh, before Colt appeared. “What’s up, man?” Colt asked.

“I need you to let Rosalie spend some time withPetal,” Dirty said.

Colt frowned. “They spend every single daytogether at the diner.”

“Come on, man, you and I both know they don’tspend as much time together as they used to, and when you needed the time, Imade sure you got it.”

Colt rubbed the back of his head and blew out a breath.“You want to tell me what is going on?”

“I don’t want Petal spending too much time withMyth,” he said.

“Are you for real? Myth’s a good guy. You knowthat. It’s why Dad has him escorting Mom around.”

“Look, I need you to do this for me. Rosalie’spregnant now, and when the baby comes, I know her time will be cut short withPetal. Don’t you think the two friends should hang out more now?” Dirty asked.

Colt frowned and he glanced around the mainparking lot. “Fine. I’ve got that run with the guys coming this weekend. I’lltell Rosalie to spend it with Petal. Actually, no, Petal can come to my place.”

“Have you got a problem with Rosalie being at herold house?”

“Seriously, you even have to ask that? Rosalie’smom died. I promised to protect Gabrielle, and I failed, okay? That house, itis a constant reminder that her mother is dead. At peace, but still fuckingdead.”

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