“Don’t worry,” she says. “If all else fails, we always have my bat.”
“Amy!”
“Kidding! Mostly.”
My hands begin to tremble so bad that I’m unable to keep a grip on the wheel. I pull into a gas station parking lot to sort myself out.
Tears glide down my cheeks as I lay my head on the steering wheel. “I’m terrified.”
“I know, but you got this,” she murmurs as she rubs my back. “You’re brave, braver than you give yourself credit for. You’re going to knock on that door, look him in the eye, and tell him exactly how he made you feel.” I nod weakly. “If he survives that,” she adds with a wicked grin. “Then maybe he deserves you.”
I glance over at her. “I don’t know if I’m ready.”
Amy squeezes my shoulder. “Too bad, we’re here, and you’re going.”
She’s right. We didn’t drive all this way for me to chicken out. Time to pull up my big girl panties and face the music. I straighten, wipe my cheeks, and take a steady breath.
“Okay,” I say confidently. “Let’s do this.”
“Hell yeah,” Amy says, lifting her bat like a sword.
My heart’s in my throat, and fear claws at my ribs, but with my armed best friend beside me, I know without a doubt I can confront him.
Watch out Frost, I’m coming for you.
CHAPTER 17
FROST
“We expecting company?” Chaos asks.
I don’t look up as I put in the last screw for the new chrome tailpipes that I had custom-made for my Harley. The chrome really stands out against the matte black finish. Most of my brothers prefer a glossy paint job, but not me. I’ve always been drawn to matte finishes.
“Not that I know of,” I respond. “You know how it is this time of year, though. Could be a last-minute toy donation.”
Colt whistles. “Whoa, who’re they?”
“Definitely not from around here,” Glitch adds. “I’d remember those beauties.”
I swing my head in the direction they’re all looking.Hercar pulls into an open parking spot by the front door.
Hope.
For a split second, I genuinely think I’m hallucinating. I blink hard, twice. Nope, it’s her. She’s here. My entire world tilts as she puts the car in park. Then the passenger door opens, and Amy steps out with her bat.
“Oh shit,” I groan.
Chaos glances at me and back at Amy. “What the fuck?”
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Glitch step forward. Reaching out, I grab Glitch’s arm before he can intercept.
Amy clocks his movements, scowls, and swings her bat wildly. “We’re not here for you, but I’m willing to make an exception if you piss me off.”
Glitch crosses his arms. “You’re fucking psycho, lady.”
Amy laughs maniacally. “You want to come over here and find out just how crazy I am?” She points her bat at me. “Your boy here, destroyed my best friend, my sister in arms. I’m here to make surehelistens to everything she has to say. If he doesn’t, well… what’s a broken kneecap… or two?”
Throwing my hands in the air to surrender, the tools I was holding clatter beside me as I drop them. The second Hope steps out of the driver’s side, my heart skips a beat. Those beautiful hazel eyes seek out mine. If looks could kill, I’d be a dead man, but behind the fury, I see the hurt and pain that I caused.
