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“How?How will a kid help?Rosehas always wanted a child, and she’s going to have what she wants,and I’m not going to be needed.”

“Then be there for her, Hardy.You love Rose, and you’re never going to fuck another womanagain,so bethe man she always wanted.Don’t give her the chance to think aboutwhat else she wanted.She married you.It’s your baby in herstomach, no one else’s, and no one can take that away.Not evenyou.”

“Is that what you do withAngel?Show her that you’re the best thing that happened toher?”

“Angel knows exactly what Ifeel for her.She knows there’s no other man out there for her,who’d love her like I do.Not one other man would die for her, butI would.The other thing, I won’t let any man get close enough toher.She’s mine, and that’s exactly how it’s going tostay.”

Be the betterman.

Chapter Two

Gash stared over at the happycouple.Tate looked exhausted, and Murphy looked so damn happy tohave another baby.Together, however, they looked content.They made for alovely couple.

“Do you think he’ll everget her to settle down?”Whizz asked, taking a seat beside him atthe bar.Lacey was in the kitchen, and Gash turned his attention tothe person he needed to get his revenge.

“How’s the fosteringgoing?”Gash asked.

Lacey was unable to have children, andwith her past of attempted suicide, along with a whole slew ofother problems, Whizz had to call in a few favors from friends toget them on the list.

“We’ve not had any calls yet.Lacey doesn’t care what age she or he will be, only that she canhave the chance to be a mother.”Whizz shrugged.“I’m not taking ona teenager.I don’t give a fuck what Lacey wants.”

“How does that work then?”Gashtook a sip of his beer.He was interested in Whizz.They’d bothsuffered through a lot of shit in their time.Gash was wronglyaccused of raping a woman and murdering her boyfriend.The onlything Gash had done wrong was put his dick in a hole that was morethan willing to take it.He should have known the bitch was setting himup.

“The woman I’m helping out givesus files on the kids that are in desperate need of beingre-homed.Lacey wants to home them all, but I don’t.”

“He’s being an ass,” Lacey said.“There’s this one kid.She’s fifteen and been in and out of fostercare.He won’t budge.”Lacey placed a tray of beef nachos in frontof them, kissing Whizz’s cheek.

“I’ve said we’ll go and see her.I’m not taking on some brat, Lacey.”

“We’ll see.”She kissed hischeek again and disappeared.

“I don’t know what your problemis.You can do some good in a kid’s life.”

“I know, but I want Laceyall to myself.”Whizz shrugged.“I’ve got no doubt we’ll befostering the girl.”

“What’s her name?”Gashasked.

“Sally Taylor.”Whizz rubbed athis temples.“I know you’re only making small talk for what youreally want.”

“What I want is an address,her name, whatever you can get me.”

“I’ve told you, I can’tfind her.”

“I gave you all the informationyou need, so get it to me.You’re not called Whizz fornothing.”

“Do you really think thisis going to help you find some closure?”Whizz asked.

Gash looked around the clubroom.No, hedidn’t think it was going to help him find closure.He wasn’t evensure what he wanted from it.All he knew without a shadow of adoubt was that he wanted to kill the bitch and the bastard who sethim up.

“What I want is to be ableto end the people who put me in jail.”

Whizz looked behind him.

“You’ve already talked toTiny.He’s given you the all clear to find them for me.Don’t makeme an enemy, Whizz.”

“I’m not your enemy, brother.Iknow what it’s like to be hurting and to wish to harm those whohave caused the pain.This is not the way.”

Gash stared into Whizz’s scarred face.“I know you went through shit, and the man responsible is dead,killed by Prue.I know what went on with the club, but you neverknew me before I went inside.You joined The Skulls after that.Ifyou knew me before now, you’d understand what I need.”

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