Hammer: Motorcycle Club Romance (Saints of Chaos Book 3) by Poponea Cayce

Author:Poponea, Cayce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

“So is this Clark guy your boyfriend?”

“Really?” I laughed, keeping my attention on the taillights of the car in front of us. “That’s your first question, Hammer? Not, why didn't I tell you about Ace?”

“I know who Ace is,” Hammer emphasized, reaching over and taking my hand.

“Not very well apparently, you didn't know he had a family.” I retorted, feeling instantly guilty for being rude.

“Answer my question, please.”

Lacing my fingers with his, I tried to relax into the leather seat. “Clark Bruce was the teacher's assistant in my tax law class. He came from money, his family owns one of the largest accounting firms in the country. I was attracted to the nerdy vibe he had, so when he asked me out, I jumped on it.”

Turning my head toward Hammer, I took in the massive man beside me. He was such a contradiction to my past relationships, all muscle and steel instead of boring and calculated.

“I learned fairly quickly Clark suffered from extreme OCD tendencies, so much more than Daxx. He’d tugged on my heartstrings when he shared the amount of therapy and medication it took to help him function.” Letting out a huff I used my free hand to comb through my ponytail. I’d kept to myself how Clark used his illness as an excuse to keep us from becoming intimate.

“We’d been dating for about a month when Clark sat me down and showed me a timeline of his expectations for the progression of our relationship. I found it cute at the time, and wasn't surprised when he followed the timeline to the letter. Our first kiss, meeting the parents.”

Hammer remained silent, softly rubbing his thumb along the top of my knuckles.

“When the time for an engagement grew closer, I anticipated he would do it at his family's Christmas Eve party. I’d bought a new dress and practiced how I would react when he dropped to one knee. However, the night in question grew later and Clark still hadn't asked, his oldest sister asked me to help her put the children to sleep. I was headed back to the living room when I heard Clark and his brother talking. He’d asked Clark when he planned to ask me to marry him, and Clark said I was the wife their parents wanted, not him.”

I’d felt as if I’d been kicked in the stomach as I stood in the dark kitchen, having given up a large part of myself to fit into his precious timeline.

“His brother asked what his plan for me was. Clark said he was going to make the breakup my fault, that way he remained the perfect son in his parents eyes. I went back to the family room and began plotting the ultimate breakup.”

I shivered as I thought of how my skin crawled when I wished Clark a Merry Christmas, placing a kiss to his cheek a few hours later.

“Which was?” Hammer kissed the back of my hand, his sweet smell bringing me back to the moment.

“His father’s birthday was the following week.

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