Page 23 of Grumpy Sunshine

Even some of my jewelry that she’d stolen years ago.

Anger hit me all over again, but I breathed through it.

Spotting a bag in the back seat, I saw it was filled with clothes.

New clothes.

Nice clothes.

I kept the clothes in there, then started to pull my jewelry out from under the seat.

Then I went through her car like I was a crime scene tech, taking everything that might be of value as I did.

I took paperwork, too, and some glasses that she probably stole from a store.

When I spotted a knife in the center console, I figured, why the fuck not?

I started slicing her seats, uncaring and unaffected.

By the time I was through, there was a pile of shit next to the car that I was planning on keeping, and my arms were shaking from the effort.

My last stop was the trunk, which I popped.

When it opened with a light click, I yanked it open and then stared.

Six

Affectionate friends scare me.Why TF are you hugging me?

—Chevy to Doc

CHEVY

I was in love.

There was no other way to describe the feeling that I was experiencing at that moment in time.

“Dibs.”

I was already shaking my head.“Absolutely not.She’s mine.”

And had been for a while.

“You are full of shit.”Webber laughed, thinking I was joking.

I wasn’t.

The woman that was apparently somehow related to Aella started to struggle in my arms again, but I gave her a good shake and said, “Stop.You’re not getting free.”

She fought harder.

“She’s ruining my brand-new car!”she cried out.“You’re the worst daughter ever!”

She elbowed me in the gut and tried to break free again, but I stilled her fight easily with one hand.

“You should’ve thought about that before you pissed her off so bad,” Apollo muttered, surprising me with his sudden appearance.

I’d been so enraptured, watching everything else that was going on, that I didn’t notice the arrival of the other club members.

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