Trip (Book 2): The Pride MC, #2

By LENA PIERCE

This is book 2 of The Pride MC romance series! Book 3 is available everywhere now!

The ex I thought was dead just turned up on my doorstep.

TRIP

I listened to my enemies kill her.

That day, my heart turned to stone.

Only one thing mattered anymore:

Getting revenge.

I've spent years since then climbing the ranks of the Pride MC.

I'm a merciless soldier, clad in leather as black as my soul.

But then she shows up again.

Misha.

The love I thought I lost.

And she's got baggage. Serious baggage. The kind that changes everything.

Because when I open the door and see her again…

She's holding my baby in her arms.

MISHA

I flew from one cage, only to find another.

I can't tell Trip the little angel he stares at with such awe and uncertainty is his child.

If he knew my secret, he would never forgive me—and I've already had enough heartbreak to last me a lifetime.

I escaped years ago to find a better life for me and my daughter.

Now, I find myself fleeing back into the same steely embrace I fought so hard to escape.

But Trip has changed.

New ink maps his skin, and loyalty to The Pride MC burns in his blood.

He's no longer the man I fell in love with…

He's more.

But our new happiness might be short-lived if my hidden secrets come to light.

I can only hope he forgives me for what I'm about to do…

• Language: English
• Publisher: MBK Hanson Inc.
• Release date: Nov 5, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393056430

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Trip: A Motorcycle Club Romance (The Pride MC) (Book 1)

By Lena Pierce

The ex I thought was dead just turned up on my doorstep.

TRIP

I listened to my enemies kill her.

That day, my heart turned to stone.

Only one thing mattered anymore:

Getting revenge.

I’ve spent years since then climbing the ranks of the Pride MC.

I’m a merciless soldier, clad in leather as black as my soul.

But then she shows up again.

Misha.

The love I thought I lost.

And she’s got baggage. Serious baggage. The kind that changes everything.

Because when I open the door and see her again...

She’s holding my baby in her arms.

MISHA

I flew from one cage, only to find another.

I can't tell Trip the little angel he stares at with such awe and uncertainty is his child.

If he knew my secret, he would never forgive me—and I've already had enough heartbreak to last me a lifetime.

I escaped years ago to find a better life for me and my daughter.

Now, I find myself fleeing back into the same steely embrace I fought so hard to escape.

But Trip has changed.

New ink maps his skin, and loyalty to The Pride MC burns in his blood.

He’s no longer the man I fell in love with...

He’s more.

But our new happiness might be short-lived if my hidden secrets come to light.

I can only hope he forgives me for what I'm about to do...

Chapter 1

Trip

Misha started a job at the diner, and spoke not a lick about what had happened when I’d taken her out. I supposed it was for the best. It had made me start to feel things that I knew I shouldn’t let myself feel. Things that would have me second guessing duty and club business.

So, while Misha threw herself into work, I did the same.

The Jackals hadn’t killed Misha, but they had taken her. Another club president had taken her and kept her and her daughter hostage. She hadn’t been a member of the club, but she’d been my girl. That was a grievance that I couldn’t allow to stand. Problem was, I was facing walls.

I don’t think we should go through with this. Not yet.

We were in my office—me, Brig, Travis, and the other boys I kept up high. We had a few ears to the ground over the border, a few ears that’d informed me that the Jackals were planning on moving some product through the area. Usually, we wouldn’t touch drugs. I’d cleaned that shit out of here and made sure Jackals didn’t run that through our town. However, interrupting Jackal business meant fucking up their revenue, and they were breaking rules by running it through our town, anyway.

Don’t bring the drugs over or through. They didn’t respect that, so I didn’t respect them.

Brig had a problem with it, for some dumb shit reason or another.

We’ve done this before. They wanna run some shit they know better about through here. We toss it all off a cliff or something. I’m not saying peddle it here or something.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to meddle with them in general, until we’re certain that things won’t go too south. There’s circumstances, he said pointedly.

Circumstances? I knew where this was going.

Misha—

Why the fuck is it always about Misha? I asked.

Because there’s gonna be retaliation when they figure out where she went, and poking them is gonna send us into some bad territory, Trip.

You know, Travis spoke up. Brigs is probably right. He held up his hand to stay my anger. Let me finish, boss. That being said, even if they try something because they were dumb and let Misha slip out, we can’t let the slight against one of ours stand. And it’s not like we can afford to have them running drugs into town, either. We all know what dope problems do. It’s why Bobby’s gone and Boss Man here is where he is so young.

Heads were hung solemnly, and I looked over to Brig.

We’re gonna disrupt that run, I said. And then we’re gonna keep doing what we’ve been doing to show those Jackals that the Pride doesn’t stand for bullshit. Holland was already having trouble keeping up with all the interruption in business; Rigger’s an asshole, but he damn sure ain’t as smart as Holland was. Anyone that’s got a problem with that is free to not be here anymore.

Brig looked like he could have hit me. It wouldn’t have been the first time; we were best friends, but that didn’t mean we didn’t scrap from time to time. I saw the twitch in his jaw, but he didn’t do anything.

Whatever you want, boss, he said.

The meeting went on.

Afterwards, I found Brig at the bar. He was nursing a whiskey. I sat beside him.

If you’re looking for an apology, I’m not giving your annoying ass one, he said. I shrugged.

Who says I came looking for apologies, any fucking way? I wanted a drink.

He grunted.

Listen, I said. I stopped there, until he looked over at me.

What?

I get you’re worried, all right? I get you have doubts about Misha’s story. But she’s back, okay? And regardless, she was still taken. She still had to deal with that shit. I don’t know ... I don’t know if it’s all the truth, but they faked all of that just to get her, just to make me snap. They gotta pay in some way, okay?

I get that. We don’t want war, though.

Nah, but if I can do whatever I can to keep them fucks from being on top, and knowing their place, then I’ll do it. But I need my brother beside me. You gonna be that, man?

Brig rolled his eyes, but I could tell he was about to crack.

I should tell you no, you know.

But you’re not.