Chapter 2 “She’s been bitching at Mischa again?” Mars scraped a hand over his jaw as he contemplated the club’s VP. “Tell her I’m sorry.” Kiko shook his head as he rocked back in his seat. “Nah, she hasn’t been bitching. That’s the thing. She looked...” He frowned, then dropped his head and went quiet. Chris’ ears always pricked up when it came down to talking about his mate. Just because Chris avoided her, physically, didn’t mean he wanted to be kept out of the loop on her wellbeing. It wasn’t like him to butt in on conversations where it concerned Ava. He usually kept out of them. If Mars found out he was mated to her, then Christ knew he’d be tossed out on his ass, Council member or not. His position in the MC was important to him, but not as important as being close to Ava. It was

