"I'll speak with Derek and Cole. No drama. No confrontation. Just eyes open." Jace said and I managed a small smile.
"I appreciate that." I said and he smiled back.
"So does the rest of the club." He said leaning forward and kissing me.
After Jace left to speak with Derek and Cole, I remained upstairs for a while, watching Diesel sleep on the living room rug. His steady breathing somehow made the apartment feel calmer but my thoughts refused to settle.
I kept replaying Tyler's warning. Charlotte had always manipulated people. That wasn't new but meeting strangers in abandoned industrial areas was. I hated how easily those two ideas fit together.
The next morning Lawson Customs opened exactly on time. Customers arrived with rattling engines, worn tires and mysterious noises that someho
