Wicked WIP Wednesday: What lies beneath the stars?

 

Everything this month is building towards the release of Saint's Sinner. Here is another little snippet from the story. 

They took what meant most to him, but they underestimated what he and his club would go through to retrieve the man he loved.

Going legit didn’t mean going soft. Unfortunately, no one informed the rest of the world of that. Factions within their MC had been pushing buttons for months, wanting to pull the club back into ventures they were better off staying out of. Betrayals had been brought to light and swiftly dealt with. Treaties had been forged that were proving to be particularly lucrative. Business was good. They were even learning the ins and outs of diversifying. It wasn’t as profitable as their previously less than legal pursuits, but it kept the cops off their backs, for the most part, and bodies in the clubhouse rather than behind bars.

So then why was Sinn not at his side where the man belonged?

Well, that’s exactly what they were burning up the road trying to discover.

Along the way, loyalties might be tested, lines would certainly be drawn, and blood was sure to be shed, once they discovered who was behind the mysterious disappearance of the man he’d unwaveringly been drawn to.

And if a certain prospect should happen to prove unbelievably desirable in ways that had nothing to do with the road, well than that was just a bonus to Saint’s way of thinking. He was a man who thrived on pleasure and debauchery. What better place to find both than in the arms of men named Night and Sinn?

“It’s been a while since I’ve been camping,” Sinn murmured, keeping his voice low. “Are the stars out tonight?”

“Yeah,” Night murmured. “Lots of them. I was just laying here trying to figure out the difference between Pollux and Castor.”

“The fuck?”

“Twin stars that make up the Gemini constellation,” Night said. “Pollux and Castor were brothers or something. One was mortal and one was immortal if I remember it right. The immortal one wanted to share his immortality with his brother, so Zeus made them stars. Now they live up there forever.”

He felt Sinn moving and when he glanced over, Night saw that he was laying on his back now too. “Where did you learn that?”

“This book my brother had when we were kids. He was always staring up at the sky, talking about space camp and wanting to be an astronaut.”

“I’m going to guess that didn’t happen.”

“Naa. He, and a couple of my cousins got busted holding up a Wawas. They did three years in juvie and joined the family business not long after they got out.”

“Which would be?”

“Nothin’ legal.”

“Yeah, I kinda figured that,” Sinn said. “So what about you? Did you join the family business?”

“I’m not a fan of sleeping behind bars,” Night admitted.

“That doesn’t answer the question.”

“I’m on hiatus.”

“Uh-huh.”

“It’s the best answer I’ve got.”

“Somehow, I doubt that, but I’ll wait and press you when there are fewer ears around to hear whatever it is you’re trying to hide.”

“Mark knows my history.”

“But it isn’t Mark’s bed you're looking to climb in?” Sinn asked. “Or at least I hope it’s not.”

“Don’t see where one thing has to do with the other.”

Sinn rolled a little more, until his hand rested on Night’s chest, just above his heart. “When I claim someone, it’s not going to be for a little while. So, if you’re on hiatus from something that’s going to yank you out from underneath me, then I wanna know before I invest too much time in someone who might not be worth it.”

“I’m patchin’ in here, now ain’t I?”

“Yeah,” Sinn replied. “But if this week has taught me anything, it’s how quickly the past can come back to haunt you. If I hadn’t told you where I was from…”

“We’d still be searching, that simple,” Night said. “Saint wouldn’t have given up until he was six feet under, and even then, they might have had to stomp him down two more feet just to keep his ghost from going postal.”

“Yeah, that’s the part that scared the shit outta me.”

Books 1 and 2 of the Rollin' Jokers series can be found on Amazon and at all major booksellers. 

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