Page 75 of Shine: Sins of the Father
A dozen men troop in, and I see Cole embrace the first man through the door. When they step aside, my mouth drops open.
Shine.
It’s the Nevada chapter.
I’m stunned speechless, frozen in place.
Harley reaches up and closes my mouth.
Panic floods over me, and I spin to leave, but Harley’s hand clamps on my arm and holds me in place, her feet rooted to the floor. “Where are you going?”
“I don’t know. Anywhere. Away, that’s all.”
“No, you don’t, missy. He has no idea about the baby. Just play it cool, okay?”
I’m having trouble breathing, but I manage one word. “Okay. You’re right. He doesn’t know. Right?”
“Right.”
Reckless jumps off his barstool and goes to embrace his brother.
Harley leans to my ear. “Aww, that made it all worth it.”
I shift my gaze to Harley, gaped mouth. “Didyouarrange this? Didyoumake this happen?”
“Reckless misses Shine. Yes, I made this happen. I talked to Cole, who called in a favor with Daytona, their president.”
“You should have told me. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Would you have run?”
“I hate you.”
“Would you have run? The truth.”
“Probably.” I give her the side-eye, then fling my hand toward Reckless and Shine. “Is that the only reason you had for wanting the Nevada chapter to come to town?”
Harley bumps my shoulder. “I may have had another reason. Is that so terrible? And before you start your excuses, if my father can be okay with me ending up with a brother from Nevada, I think Wolf will be okay with it, too.”
“Wolf and Crash are two entirely different people, Harley. My father is nothing like your father.”
“How?”
“Well, for one, he’s super protective.”
Harley cocks a brow. “Are you saying my father isn’t protective? Don’t you know the story of Crash and my mother?”
“Okay, fine. It’s just… different.”
“It’s different because it’s you.”
“I’m scared.”
Harley tilts her head. “Why?”
“I lied to him. About so many things. I pretended to be someone else. How could a guy like him ever get past that?”
“Forget about all that. Your mother has Dylan for the night. Fiona, now’s your chance to talk to him—to explain. Don’t fuck it up.”
