Bayward Street (27 page)
Authors: Addison Jane
Heath chuckled lowly.
“Come on, come on!” Braydon appeared next to us, bouncing on his feet and gesturing toward the dance floor. “Come on!” He could barely contain himself, shooting away into the crowd again.
I groaned. “If we were animals, Braydon would be like a squirrel.”
“Agreed, he does think about his nuts a lot,” Heath countered and I giggled.
There was only one thing missing from what seemed like perfection. “I wish they could be here,” I told Heath, pulling back to look him in the eye.
He knew exactly who I meant, and his face softened.
Layla, Andre, Coop, Lee, and Phee were living in the new house as of four weeks ago. They were back at school, they were learning and developing and embracing the new opportunities that were being offered. I saw them a couple times a week, and they often came out with us when we went to parties or to just hang out with friends.
I’d gone from the girl with two parents who didn’t care for her, fighting to survive, to the girl with more family than she could count and living life to its fullest.
Heath kissed me briefly before lifting me off his lap and directing me toward the stage.
“Haven’t we danced enough already?” I groaned as he weaved us between dancing, twerking and grinding students. The music that was playing came to an end, and that’s when I heard it.
The guitar.
I looked up and saw Layla standing on the stage in front of the DJ booth with a microphone in front of her, smiling back at me as she strummed her guitar.
My eyes brightened as she started singing,
‘Wild Things’
by Alessia Cara. I began to laugh.
It was a song about being who you are, and for the people who feel like they don’t have a place to fit in, coming together and making a place for themselves. It represented us and who we were and what we had overcome to find our place in the world. We wouldn’t give up on each other, and we would be stronger because of the people around us who lifted us up.
Heath wrapped his arms around me from behind, and we swayed as we listened to Layla’s soft voice fill the school gym. People stopped and watched, smiling and singing along. And I knew then that maybe I wasn’t the only one who was looking for a place to fit.
Everyone struggled sometimes. We all had to fight for our place in the world. It wasn’t always easy, but as long as you were reaching for something, that’s all that mattered.
My fight wasn’t over.
It was far from over.
I had my whole life ahead of me. And I knew that in the future there would be obstacles, but I wouldn’t let them stop me from fighting for what I wanted. I had dreams now, goals to achieve. I was done skating by in life, just being comfortable, content with just being alive.
Heath’s lips pressed against my neck, and I leaned into his embrace.
Life wasn’t about just being alive, existing day by day.
Life was about living.
And I was ready to live.
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Losing Traction
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My name is Phoebe Rendon. Growing up as the only girl surrounded by the Sinful Souls MC community has never been easy. Outside of the club, I had no life because my brother and his two psycho best friends kept tabs on me. My only out was racing at Point Hellers, the largest and steepest drift mountain in Westbeach, California. Cars were my life, and eight years later, that hasn’t changed. Only now, I have the funds to support my habit.
My love life’s been rocky. All I’ve known of love is twisted biker men from other MC chapters. Until I met Ryder Oakley, the lead singer and rock God from Twisted Transistor. He showed me the world in two weeks. Then one night he up and left me, without so much as a note. Now, two years later, I’ve been assigned as a fashion assistant to go on tour with Alyx Munroe, pop princess and diva queen. Only my shitty boss Maree omitted to inform me that Alyx Munroe would also be touring with Twisted Transistor. Just when I thought I’d forgotten Ryder, he comes back into my life in full force, causing me to slowly lose traction of my feelings.
With my plans for building my own racing circuit underway, I finally have the footing to leave the fashion industry and concentrate on finalizing my circuit. Where we can showcase some of the best and hottest girl racers from around the world.
This empire is mine, but with power and money comes hate and destruction.
Welcome to Westbeach.
Check out this new release from KE Osborn
Stung by Stealth
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My name is Stealth.
A man torn in two opposing directions.
I'm an undercover cop infiltrating the Satan's Savages MC.
My name is Skye.
I'm a club girl.
This is the life I know, but I long for something simpler.
My name is Hannah.
I am alone.
The wife of a man who is never here, a ghost in the wind.
Going undercover forced Stealth and Hannah into a separation. Their marriage left in tatters. Throwing himself into his new identity as Stealth - bad boy biker of the Satan's Savages MC club - plunged him straight into the arms of club girl, Skye.
But with the Cartel on the club's back and danger at every turn, can Stealth truly turn on the brothers he loves. Will he give his Unit the intel they need, putting his career before his brothers?
Will it be the club, Skye, or Hannah, who is Stung by Stealth?
Check these links for more books from author Addison Jane.
Amazon Links
Harmony (The Club Girl Diaries Book 1)
Chelsea (The Club Girl Diaries Book 2)
Blizzard (The Brotherhood Journals Book 1)
Twitter - AddisonJaneNZ
Addison Jane
is a born and bred kiwi girl with a passion for romance and writing.
When she gets the chance she enjoys the little things in life such as reading, dancing, music, and Facebook, but her world really revolves around the little girl who calls her Mum. It’s an awkward balance between alpha males and Disney princesses, but it works.
Growing up on a small farm next to the beach will always make her a country girl at heart. But since moving away to a small town close to the city, she’s discovered a dangerous love for shopping.
Writing stories has been something that’s come naturally since she was young, and with the massive support of her friends and family, she finally decided to step out of her comfort zone and share them with the world.
She enjoys bringing her books to life with strong female leads, sexy, passionate men and a rollercoaster of twists and turns that lead to the happily ever after that her readers desire.