Homecoming (Dartmoor Book 8) by Lauren Gilley

Author:Lauren Gilley [Gilley, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HP Press
Published: 2020-08-11T18:30:00+00:00

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Carter scrubbed a hand through his hair, which did nothing to alleviate his mounting headache. They were still in the bike shop, though Jimmy had been patched up, and he and his friends taken to the clubhouse to be kept under Michael’s careful, if terrifying watch while Carter faced the music. The whole cavalry had arrived, right in time to witness Tenny snapping, and now Carter stood in front of Mercy and Ghost.

It was hard to maintain eye contact, but he managed.

“I get what you were trying to do,” Mercy said.

“I don’t.” Ghost had his arms folded, and his shoulders jacked up. His anger was mostly for show tonight, Carter thought, rather than the brewing-storm-cloud rumble of true fury. He was worried. “You were the only patched member present, which means you were in charge, and you started a goddamn interrogation without us.” His frown flickered, and deepened; Carter thought it almost looked concerned. “You were the only patched member present, and you let Reese and Tenny be in the room while this little charade was happening.” He nodded toward the three chairs lined up in the middle of the first bay. “You didn’t see that situation going south ahead of time?”

Carter started to respond, and Mercy cut in.

“Nah, boss, don’t lump Reese in with that other one. Reese is dependable.”

“Reese is a trained assassin who didn’t know what the hell TV was until he got here. They’re both a liability.”

Mercy turned to shoot a dark look at his father-in-law. “And yet you sent them both out on a mission just a few weeks ago.”

Carter hedged a step backward in the face of the ensuing stare-down.

“You put cuts on them, boss. They’re part of the club, even if they’re not patched.”

Ghost snorted, expression going wry. His voice was firm, though, when he said, “They can’t go off half-cocked and cut teenager’s throats. I won’t have that, no matter who’s around.”

Mercy nodded.

Ghost turned to Carter. “The next time either of them are around, and shit turns south, you stop and wait for us. Mercy or Fox needs to be here to handle them.” He spoke about them like they were dogs in need of special handling. Which…wasn’t too far off the mark, unfortunately.

But Carter agreed with Mercy. Reese had been the one to step in, while the rest of them were freaking out. Carter had tried to lever some authority into his voice, to give Ten a true order, but he’d never been a respected superior. He didn’t have the reputation, or the experience to deal with that sort of situation. Reese, though, had leaped right into the fray. Had gotten cut up for his efforts. Carter had thought, for a moment, when Tenny bared his teeth, his eyes flashing, that he would stab Reese outright. That they might start dueling to the death right there in the middle of the shop. Reese had kept his head, better than anyone. Had diffused the situation.

He wasn’t going to argue with Ghost right now, though.

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