“Stone… please,” I whispered out very softly into the quiet air, my heart hammering against my ribs. “Just let them stay inside the house.” He stared down at my pale face in complete, utter disbelief, his jaw dropping slightly. “Tessa, what the hell are you saying—?” “I don't want any more violent fighting around here, Stone,” I said to him softly, my voice barely lifting above a quiet whisper as the tears threatened to fall. “Not today. Not after everything we have already been through on the highway. If your own mother wants to stay inside this house, just let her stay. If Raven wants to try and prove to the brotherhood that she can actually behave herself… just let her try. Do it for your own sanity. Do it for the sake of the club’s peace.” Stone’s sharp jaw clenched incredibly hard,

