Page 171 of Scatter the Bones

Wrath’s gaze follows him for a second, then he pivots like he’s leaving too.

I press my palm to the door.

“Wait.” Wrath grabs my arm. “One final thing, Jigsaw.”

I turn and he’s right in my face.

Exhaustion sweeps over me, every inch of my body aching. “What now?”

His eyebrows knit together, and he jabs a thick finger into my chest. “Bro, if you don’t protect that woman at all costs, I’m gonna personally strip your patch.” His eyes blaze, not a trace of humor in sight. “You need to lock her down for life.”

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

Jigsaw

After all thepunishments I survived as a kid, I never thought I’d be able to stand someone hovering, tending, and fussing over me. Sure, I’ve been knocked around in plenty of fights and stupid shit. Had club girls tend to me with their fake concern and ulterior motives.

But Margot taking care of me with her soft hands, sharp tongue, eyes full of fire and concern—it’s not just bearable.

It’s fucking intoxicating.

I haven’t stopped thinking about what Wrath said.

Lock her down for life.

Giving her my property patch? That’s a no-brainer. But that’s only a commitment onmyend. Lets every biker we meet know I’ll yank their spine out through their mouth if they so much as touch her.

Outside the club, it doesn’t mean shit.

If I want her for life, Margot will expect a ring. A wedding. Marriage. Shit I never thought I’d want.

But now?

Every time I think about it, there’s no fear, no revulsion.

Just peace.

The way she slit the throat of the guy who stabbed me—Next. Fucking. Level. I know what she’s capable of, seen the evidence hanging in her closet. She’s told me all her dark secrets.

Seeing it in person?

Watching her glide that blade across his throat like it was nothing—calm, precise, controlled. Like she was buttering toast, not taking a life.

Didn’t flinch.

Didn’t care that my brothers were watching.

It did something to me.

Something primal.

Possessive.

She took a risk. A big one.

Now my club knows—without question—what lengths she’s willing to go.

For me.

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