Bass by S.J. Rowe

BASS—
What happens when the jokes run out? When the funny isn’t so funny anymore? Jokes are what I hide behind. They’re the solace in my life. But even I tire of them. It’s been a year since I’ve been back to see my brothers, and I’m looking for the R&R I was promised. But the club’s new tenant has decided that rest and relaxation is the last thing I’m going to get. And the more time I spend with her—and the kid—I’m not seeing the downside of it like I thought I would.

MILLY—
Ollie is the only thing that matters. Nothing else, to include my life. I owe him that much after what he’s been through at his young age. I can do this, have been doing it on my own for years. But I’m exhausted of having to fight for our lives for every minute of every day. I refuse to give up, but I might kill for a full night’s sleep again. But I can’t sleep, because that’s usually when they come. And that’s when our dreams—or should I say nightmares—become our reality.

I don’t need help, but when a biker club, and a particular biker, forces themselves into our lives, I have little choice. I can play the part, keep up the lie, until it all comes crashing down. Only when the truth comes out will they see, just like my family, that the problem isn’t worth the fight. That the war that Ollie and I bring to their doorstep isn’t worth the price of admission into the club. Even if my heart, and my life, are on the line.