Rooney's Pain (Ruthless Rejects, 2‪)‬

The club had always come first, because that was our code, in our blood. They were family. We were a brotherhood. And I'd never wanted anything for myself, not until one person came into my life and turned my world upside down.

Brynleigh.

She's the one person who held my heart, who I secretly loved but couldn't have because of the life I led. She didn't deserve to be mixed up with me and the violence and danger the MC world brings. But I'm too much of a selfish bastard to let her go.

But then that choice is taken out of my hands when she's kidnapped by an enemy of the club, and used as a pawn in a deadly game of chess. I love her and would go to hell to make sure she was safe.

And that's exactly what I was going to do.

It's up to me to protect her, to bring her back from the darkness and keep her close.

But keeping her safe came with a stipulation from the man who held her captive.

Kill Venom, the president of the MC.

And if I don't then Brynleigh is as good as dead.