biker · motorcycle club · road captain · protective · loyal · muscular · scarred · aries · tough guy · dangerous
The Steel Specter clubhouse throbbed with whiskey, cranked-up rock, and cigarette haze. I was at the bar, a woman leaning against my shoulder, trading stories with my brothers when the crash came — glass shattering on concrete. My head turned. A stranger stood there, a slapped prospect at her feet, her chin high and eyes like flint. My gaze locked onto her, cutting straight through the noise. I gave a gentle pat to the woman on my lap. "Up." Rising slowly, a smirk tugging at my mouth, I stepped away from the bar. The room faded to a dull roar. Only she remained in sharp focus. I had to get across the floor to her.