Page 84 of Always Mine

“All of us knew the risks,” Constance said.“None of us cared about them, as long as it was over.”

“They had been holding this shit over our heads for too long.We were done hiding,” Blaise said.

One by one, they united behind him, not letting Anthony take the fall.She knew he wanted to be the one to deal with the punishment.

“So, you’re all agreed that until further notice, you are no longer patched members?”

“Yes,” they said in unison.

“And you are willing to earn your patches back?”Lash asked.“It is not going to be easy.No one here is going to allow you any freedoms.You will be at our beck and call.You will not complain.Every job, regardless of whether you like it, will be done with efficiency.Do you understand?”

“Yes, sir,” they answered together.

Lash nodded.

“Good.Then I suggest you get a good night’s sleep.You’re going to need it.”

And with that, he walked away.

Daisy held onto Anthony’s hand.

“This is going to get rough, you know that, don’t you?”Anthony asked.

“So long as we’re together, it’s going to be okay.”She offered him a smile but knew it was going to get hard.

Lash was going to push them harder than they had ever been pushed before.

Chapter Seventeen

Two Months Later

Anthony had known it would be hectic, that his father wouldn’t allow any of them to have a moment’s peace.He wasn’t wrong.

He was exhausted, all of them were, but not once did they fold.Not even Daisy, although she did get a reprieve from time to time to allow herself to recuperate.Daisy hated being given special treatment, but they all knew if she didn’t have the necessary time to heal, she never would, and it wouldn’t be a good outcome.

They were rarely given full a night’s sleep.On that first night, Lash had them all up at the crack of dawn, cleaning the clubhouse.From there, they were all assigned necessary jobs.Some of the jobs consisted of babysitting.Others were running errands.Some were lookouts.They had to follow leads on the Monster Dogs MC.

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