Free Payne (The Soldiers of Wrath MC: Grit Chapter Book 3) by Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow Page B

important.
    Payne looked at Vicky. She was sitting with Clara over at one of the empty tables, Ryan on Clara’s lap, and this look of amazement on her face. Being a father was something that had opened up Payne’s eyes. He never thought he could love someone as much as he loved Vicky, but the truth was what he felt for these two people in his life went so above and beyond he couldn’t breathe at times.
    And Vicky … the one woman that owned his heart and soul, was everything to him. Did she truly know how much he loved her? Did she really know he’d kill for her, gladly die for her?
    “Hey, brother.” King clapped Payne on the back, but didn’t sit beside him. “You doing good?”
    Payne grunted. “With my woman by my side, and my son happy and healthy, I’m golden.”
    King nodded in agreement, the expression on his face showing that he understood.
    “We got an announcement,” King said after a few seconds, and Payne looked at the other patch again. But King was looking at Clara, and his old lady was looking back at him. He gestured for her to come over, and once she handed Ryan back to Vicky, the two moved away so everyone would be able to see them.
    Vicky came over, Ryan on her hip, and he pulled his old lady down on his lap. He kissed Ryan on top of the head, and his son started giggling.
    “We’d like to announce something,” King said and pulled Clara in close to him. She was looking up at him with this big smile, and then looked around the room. Everyone was here, together, and the atmosphere in the MC was light, happy.
    “I’m going to be a fucking father,” King said, his smile huge. He pulled Clara in and kissed her soundly, and there was a round of cheers.
    Vicky gave Ryan to him, and she promptly rushed up to Clara and embraced her. He stood, walked over to King, and clapped him on the back.
    “Congratulations, brother.”
    “Thanks, man,” King grinned wider.
    Ryan sated getting fussy just then, and Payne asked, “You ready for this?”
    King looked down at Ryan. “More than ready.”
    Payne couldn’t help but smile. “It’s the best fucking thing in the world, man.” They looked each other in the eyes, and King nodded.
    “I think we’ve been waiting for this our whole lives, Payne. I think after all the shit we do, and have been through, we deserve this.”
    Payne couldn’t agree more.
    He looked at Vicky, saw she was crying and smiling, and held his son tighter. This was where he was supposed to be, and fuck, it felt good.
    He looked at Ryan, saw his saw smiling up at him, his two bottom teeth poking out. “I’m going to love you and your mom until the day I die.” And it would be the happiest days of his damn life.
    The End

Lost In You: First Chapter
    “ Y ou know , it wouldn’t do her any harm if you went over there and talked to her,” Joker said.
    Nerd sipped at his beer and glanced at his friend, who had come to stand beside him. Once again, he returned his attention toward the beautiful woman who was wearing a shit-load of clothes even though the sun was beaming down on them. He’d even removed his shirt and jacket and if he could have, he’d have gotten rid of his pants as well. It was fucking hot, and he was roasting. Hannah, however, wore a pair of jeans, a vest shirt, and over that a cardigan. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a long ponytail, and she was talking with Amy. The clubwomen had befriended her and made her part of the family ever since they all saved her from that fucking cult that was torturing her.
    “I can’t just go and talk to her.”
    “Why not?”
    “She’s … better without me. With all the shit she went through and the type of man I am…” He shook his head. “Yeah, she’s better without me.” When Hannah first arrived at the clubhouse, she’d been withdrawn and completely terrified, but it was to be expected, given what had happened to her. He’d witnessed her jump and flinch at the littlest of things. They’d had a female