Gentleman Wanted - Prologue

Gentleman

“Where are they?” Gemma stared out of the rain drenched window, her leg bouncing up and down uncontrollably. She was nervous, and I couldn’t blame her for that. In her situation, I would have been worried as well.

The Black Aces were coming, my brothers. Men I had ridden with for as long as I could remember. Men I had fought alongside.

Men who had put a hit out on the woman sitting opposite me.

So yeah, Gemma had a lot to be nervous about.

It didn’t matter how many times I told her that it was ok now, that Truth would not have set up this meeting if Ruin still thought she was the one responsible for his father’s death. She was still nervous.

She vibrated with it. It made her body shake. The hand that was wrapped around the steaming mug of coffee was trembling so much that hot liquid spilt over her fingers, making her skin red and blotchy.

“Gem.” My hand came down over hers, pulling away the cup before she could really hurt herself. I flattened her shaking hand underneath m