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  Her face pales and I see my words are a direct hit. “Rhett, I have to do this. I can’t afford to go to college and nothing is here for me in Haywood’s Landing.” Her words cut me to the very core.

  I pace the space of my room in front of her. “Nothing’s here for you! What about me?”

  “This isn’t about you, Rhett. Look, it’s just eight weeks of basic training. While I’m in school I can talk on the phone, you can come see me. When I get my orders, we can start our life there.”

  I can’t think straight.

  “What if this isn’t the life I want, Jenni?”

  Tears build and quickly fall down her face. “This is what I need to do, Rhett, and you might not understand it, but I need you to do it with me. I love you, but I have no future here. The Navy is my future for me and for Jami.”

  She blows out a breath. I can’t wrap my head around this. She’s leaving me. Right after graduation. Jennissey will be gone.

  “Rhett, I need you to calm down and I need you to promise me you’ll take care of Jami.”

  I throw my hands up. “You just tell me you’re leaving me and you’re worried about your sister! What the fuck, Jenni! What. The. Fuck!”

  “Jamison needs support while I’m gone and you’re the only person I trust.” Her eyes lock onto mine. “Please,” she whispers.

  “Fine,” I mutter unable to deny this woman anything. “I’ll take care of Jami while you do what you need to.” That doesn’t mean I’m going to be here waiting on her when she gets back. I love her, but she’s the one walking away, not me.

  “When I get settled, I want you both to come be with me.”

  I shrug my shoulders not sure how to take any of this.

  I’ve never had someone leave me before and the pain I have right now I’m not sure I can find a cure for.

  ***

  Six Weeks Later

  The trailer is busted up. This is not good.

  I managed to graduate four weeks ago … barely. It doesn’t matter though, I got the damn piece of paper. While I should be riding this high that things are falling into place, I can’t.

  I can’t because a piece of me is in the Great Lakes at Basic Training for the United States Navy. I can’t relax because all I can think about is her. I can’t sleep because all I can do is wonder what comes next. I can’t do a damn thing because too much of me is tied to too much of her.

  Surprisingly, the Hellions gave me my cut on graduation day too. I’m officially prospecting for the club. It’s good since I’m nursing the pain of losing Jenni and all the bullshit jobs are a nice distraction.

  She really left me.

  The woman I love joined the Navy and thought this was a good idea for our relationship. She’s called from boot camp and the fool I am answers every fucking call. I feel like some desperate housewife just waiting. It’s ridiculous.

  I need to cut her loose. We’re never going to work. Not after she made this decision without me. Red, of course in his mighty wisdom, says she’s young and is doing what she needs to for a future. He supports Jenni’s decision. My mom, my dad, fuck my whole family think it’s honorable for her to serve our country.

  I think it’s bullshit she left me and that’s all I care about—She. Left. Me.

  Being a prospect means shit jobs, but it also means resources. Since I gave Jenni my word I would keep an eye on Jamison, her sister, I have people who check in with me on her movements. Jennissey whose parents pronounce her name Hennessey and Jamison were named after their father’s favorite alcohol. Her mom thought it would be cute to have them as Jenni and Jami even if her father refuses to call her Jenni. I used to ask questions about her family, but after she kept avoiding the conversations or bringing me home, I dropped the subject. Maybe I should have pushed harder. It’s too late now. The only thing I can do for the woman I love is watch over her little sister.

  Which is why I’m at this trailer that has seen better days. Every single window is busted out and half the metal on the outside is gone exposing the insulation. There are a couple of cars out front so I know there are people here with her. Walking in, I find her on a couch with a far-away look in her eyes.

  “Jamison, let’s go,” I order as everyone here seems to ignore me, all of them blitzed out of their minds.

  “Oh Rhett, you came to join the party,” she smiles and I can see she’s high. Anger builds inside me along with a helpless feeling I don’t like. The needle on the floor let’s me know she’s been shooting up.

  “Party’s over,” I tell her as I move closer.

  She shifts and I watch in horror as she picks up a spoon from the floor. Stupidly, I stand in place as she drops some white rocks to the spoon before lighting a lighter under the metal and heating the substance.

  “What are you doing?” I roar as the guy closer to her takes a needle and draws back the syringe to fill the liquid from the spoon into the needle. This can’t be happening. I stand in place simply stunned at the scene in front of me. The guy moves closer.

  “No!” I yell as I lunge towards her.

  The guy grabs the spoon as she takes the needle. “Rhett, I need this. Without Jennissey, I’m lost. I need it. Don’t you understand this is medicine and it takes away the pain.”

  Just as she extends her arm to find a vein, I grab the needle and jab it in my own arm not thinking. I have to protect her at all costs. I can’t let her do this. I have to keep Jami safe for Jenni. It’s all for the love of Jennissey.

  A needle to my vein.

  It should have been a bullet to my brain.

  The End …Until the next ride!

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  USA Today bestselling author Chelsea Camaron is a small town Carolina girl with a big imagination. She’s a wife and mom, chasing her dreams. She writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and romance thrillers. She loves to write about blue-collar men who have real problems with a fictional twist. From mechanics, bikers, oil riggers, smokejumpers, bar owners, and beyond she loves a strong hero who works hard and plays harder.

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  Other works by Chelsea Camaron

  Love and Repair Series:

  Crash and Burn

  Restore My Heart

  Salvaged

  Full Throttle

  Beyond Repair

  Stalled

  Box Set Available

  Hellions Ride Series:

  One Ride

  Forever Ride

  Merciless Ride

  Eternal Ride

  Innocent Ride

  Simple Ride

  Heated Ride

  Ride with Me (Hellions MC and Ravage MC Duel with Ryan Michele)

  Originals Ride

  Final Ride

  Hellions Ride On Series:

  Hellions Ride On Prequel

  Born to It

  Bastard in
It

  Bleed for It

  Bold from It

  Broken by It

  Brazen being It

  Better as It

  Breathe for It

  Blue Collar Bad Boys Series:

  Maverick

  Heath

  Lance

  Wendol

  Reese

  Devil’s Due MC Series:

  Serving My Soldier

  Crossover

  In The Red

  Below The Line

  Close The Tab

  Day of Reckoning

  Paid in Full

  Bottom Line

  Almanza Crime Family Duet

  Cartel Bitch

  Cartel Queen

  Romantic Thriller Series:

  Stay

  Seeking Solace: Angelina’s Restoration

  Reclaiming Me: Fallyn’s Revenge

  Bad Boys of the Road Series:

  Mother Trucker

  Panty Snatcher

  Azzhat (Dec 2019)

  Santa, Bring Me a Biker!

  Santa, Bring Me a Baby! (Dec 2019)

  Stand Alone Reads:

  Romance – Moments in Time Anthology

  Shenanigans (Currently found in the Beer Goggles Anthology

  She is …

  The following series are co-written

  The Fire Inside Series:

  (co-written by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt)

  Kale

  Regulators MC Series:

  (co-written by Jessie Lane)

  Ice

  Hammer

  Coal

  Summer of Sin Series:

  (co-written with Ripp Baker, Daryl Banner, Angelica Chase, MJ Fields, MX King)

  Original Sin

  Caldwell Brothers Series:

  (co-written by USA Today Bestselling Author MJ Fields)

  Hendrix

  Morrison

  Jagger

  Stand Alone Romance:

  (co-written with USA Today Bestselling Author MJ Fields)

  Visibly Broken

  Use Me

  Ruthless Rebels MC Series:

  (co-written with Ryan Michele)

  Shamed

  Scorned

  Scarred

  Schooled

  Box Set Available

  Power Chain Series:

  (co-written with Ryan Michele)

  Power Chain FREE eBook

  PowerHouse

  Power Player

  Powerless

  OverPowered