Page 2 of Falling Hard

“Prez, I’m heading out for a beer run. Emmie wants to come for a ride, that all right?” Maiden asked.

Rusty’s eyebrows shot up, and he gave me a look.

“Don’t go over the speed limit.” I locked eyes with Maiden. Out of all the members, Maiden had a connection with her that even I didn’t understand, but admitting my daughter had a connection to any male wasn’t in me. I just wasn’t that big of a person.

“Always, Prez, her safety comes first.” Taking me seriously, he nodded, and before leaving, he said a brief goodbye to Rusty.

Rusty was meant to be three towns over with Libby, who was currently angry because she couldn’t visit me, but Rusty and I needed to have a serious conversation. If Libby were here, she wouldn’t leave us be for a moment, which was one of her qualities that I loved. So Rusty was here under cover of darkness and without his daughter’s knowledge.

“You’re stupid, Rusty. Only a moron would set his daughter up with a man like Lynx.”

“Only a foolish poker player would be thinking Maiden is good enough for my niece,” Rusty snapped back, then gave me a sharp look. “Oh, wait, that’s right, you can’t play poker for shit.”

“Fuck off.”

“Mr five grand in the black.”

“One time!”

“Yeah, your right, it’s normally ten.”

I clenched my fists and reminded myself that I couldn’t strangle my blood brother.

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