THE HUSTLE: GODS OF CHAOS MC (BOOK FOURTEEN) by Honey Palomino

Author:Honey Palomino [Palomino, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

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Lucky was right. I slept like a log, even if I cried myself to sleep.

I wanted to be tough, but I was also a big ball of anxiety and emotional stress last night. Once I was alone and was able to let it all out, with the help of the wine — it really came out and didn’t stop for a while.

Waking up this morning with the sunlight filtering through the swaying pines outside the window of my cabin, I felt renewed and refreshed.

I felt strong again.

After taking my time to shower and make myself coffee, I meandered back outside and down the trail that led to the clubhouse.

Gorgeous rays of sunshine broke through the trees, the birds chirping, singing their morning song from the branches above me. Freshly fallen, bright orange leaves crunched under my boots. The faint scent of campfire lingered in the air and I inhaled deeply, letting the fresh air deep into my lungs.

I couldn’t help but smile.

I could definitely get used to a place like this, I thought. The beauty was undeniable and with the deep emerald green of the forest contrasting against the cornflower blue sky overhead, it made me never want to go back inside again.

I’d just stepped up near the back of the clubhouse when the air overhead was disturbed by a quiet whoosh and a flurry of feathers. I stopped in my tracks, my eyes wide as I tried to figure out what was happening. The flap of wings by my head had me ducking and yelping and throwing my hands over my face. I peeked out between my fingers when the whooshing stopped and gasped when I saw an adorable owl staring back up at me with huge orange eyes and sitting on the trail directly in front of me.

“What the…” I whispered, just as the owl took flight again, straight towards me. Before I could move away, he was perched on my shoulder. I froze, looking at him from the side of my eye, afraid to move my head. He leaned his head down, his beak inches from my nose, sniffing me, as I held my breath, my heart racing. When he began rubbing his head against my cheek, I gasped.

Was he cuddling me?

I stayed still, unsure what to do. That beak looked extremely sharp, but his big orange eyes were friendly. I kept expecting him to fly away at any moment, but another whoosh of air made me turn my head and I saw another owl flying through the air towards us. This one landed in front of me and I stared at it in shock. Two?

They squawked at each other, which made me jump. The owl on my shoulder flew off and landed next to the other one. I stared down at them dumbfounded as they began snuggling each other.

“You’ve gotta be kidding me…” I whispered to myself.

“Oh, I see you’ve met the welcoming committee!” A deep voice boomed behind me. I turned around to see Storm standing there with a big smile on his face.

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