Claimed (Book 1) by Naomi West

Author:Naomi West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mc romance, motorcycle club romance, biker romance, bad boy romance, secret baby romance, dark romance, fake marriage mistake romance, wedding and pregnancy romance, contemporary romance
Publisher: MBK Hanson Inc.
Published: 2019-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Dakota

Speed’s been avoiding me, and I don’t know why.

It’s been a week since the shooting at Jameson’s. It’s the only thing anyone in the club talks about anymore—speculations over who did it, why, and whether or not this is going to lead to a turf war. The only thing that’s certain is that the attack didn’t come from any of the other clubs in the area, which is only a small blessing in the long run since not knowing what’s going on is almost as bad as knowing.

I tried to talk to Speed about it the day after the shooting happened. He completely blew me off, telling me he was too busy to talk—fair enough, there’s a lot to do around here. But then he continued to ignore me after he got back, and he hasn’t spoken to me since that night.

I should be used to this. Bikers do what they want, take what they want. I’m a club girl; I’m not naive.

But every time I think about the night, my mind goes back to how he helped everyone. To how he tried. And then my mind wanders to our kiss and I get warm inside in a way that I’ve never been about any man before—biker or otherwise. I thought at the very least Speed was interested ...

I groan. Sitting here at the bar, thinking about some guy that obviously was just trying to get a quickie in, is something that’s so cliché and pathetic, it almost hurts. I can’t believe that I’m letting myself get worked up over him, but as I toss back another drink and relish the burn of alcohol in my system, my head is full of thoughts about Speed.

This is so ridiculous.

There’s a peal of laughter that takes my attention, and I glance up. Like most nights, I’m not the only one at the bar that’s a part of the clubhouse. Lily’s sitting with a few of the other club girls, drinking and talking. Considering the fact that Lily’s the only one I’m really friends with, I go back to my drink and ignore their conversation, until I pick up on what they’re talking about.

“Yeah, so, Buckeye was telling me earlier, it’s not gonna be too long before they get the asshole that shot up Jameson’s,” Candy, a busty blonde, says.

“I don’t know why someone thought they would get away with doing that, anyway. Everyone knows it’s neutral territory. You don’t shoot neutral territory!” Sydney speaks up.

“And then poor Johnny. You know they’re gonna have a funeral for him in a few weeks? Chains is paying for it in full.”

I hear Lily scoff.

“If you ask me, Speed should be the one that’s shelling out money to pay for that funeral.”

The other girls go quiet, and I raise a brow. What the fuck is she talking about?

“Lily, why would you say something like that?” Candy says, a little quieter, but there’s that tone in her voice that says she’s all about the gossip that’s about to happen.

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