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  Taken by Temptation

  By

  Liberty Parker

  Taken by Temptation

  A Rage Ryders MC Novel

  Published by Liberty Parker

  Copyright ©2017 Liberty Parker

  Cover by Dark Water Covers

  Edited by Darlene Tallman

  Formatting by ©Liberty Parker

  Photographer: Shauna Kruse

  Model: Matthew Hosea

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  All characters in this book are fiction and figments of the author’s imagination. No part of this story is based on any true events or anyone’s life. If any MC names are used by any real or true person, it is coincidental and in no way based on them or any real-life human being living or not.

  Dedication

  This book is dedicated to the Indie community. This has been a tough year for many of us and I am proud to have you all by my side. This isn’t an easy industry to be in, we struggle with book sales, reviews, book covers, finding the perfect photo.

  Every single day is a struggle for indie authors. We put our heart and soul on the line with each and every book we hit publish on. Will everyone like it, what kind of reviews will we receive? Will our book covers do our work proud? Will people say bad things about us, our books or all the hard work we put into putting ourselves out there on social media?

  We open our social media pages daily unsure of what the world’s going to bring us. The one constant is that we have each other’s backs and are always there with an open ear and give advice freely when needed.

  So, to the indie industry and authors, thank you for putting yourself and your work out there for others to enjoy. I am proud to stand by your side as a self-published author.

  Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

  Acknowledgments

  Liberty’s Luscious Ladies, thank you for always encouraging me and helping me get through the day…one day at a time.

  My Arc team, for having my back when I need to get your opinion on my work or having suggestions to make it better.

  Darlene Tallman, thank you for stepping in and taking on the role of editor. I know with my ADD and Dyslexia this isn’t an easy job. You never make me feel bad for my mistakes or sentences that aren’t understandable with my ramblings. You’re always encouraging and never condescending.

  Kayce Kyle, my beautiful baby sister. I couldn’t do this without your support and daily encouragement. When I’m ready to give up and throw in the towel, you remind me why it is I do what I do. I love you sissy, and am so very proud of you.

  My husband, you give me the gift to use my days writing and hanging out with my Facebook friends and family. Thank you for making sure dinner is made and the dogs are taken care of while I work.

  Vicky Chesley, there aren’t words to say thank you for your endless devotion to your authors. We love you and are grateful to have you as our PA. Words can’t express to you the gratitude I feel for you on a daily basis. All I can say is I love you and couldn’t see myself doing this without you.

  Index

  Cover Page

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  Index

  Characters

  Synopsis

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 36

  Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Epilogue

  Bonus Scene

  About the Author

  Characters

  Rage Ryders MC:

  King: Deceased

  Kid: King’s son

  Ghost: Enforcer

  Sniper: member (ex VP)

  Ryder: Sniper’s son

  Tarzan: Enforcer VP

  Justice: Enforcer

  Sadistic (Tic): VP

  Tumbler: Road Cpt.

  Tazer: Secretary

  Spidey: Sniper Expt.

  Tracker: Bomb Expt.

  Bomber: IT/ Tech

  Wasp: President

  Travler: Patch

  Soldier: Patch

  Rott: Patch

  Malibu: Patch

  Prospects:

  Carson

  Levi

  Again, there are Ol’ ladies and daughters who will not be mentioned in this book of the series.

  ~~*~~ Rage Ryders Women: ~~*~~

  Skylar Rage: Kid’s Sister

  Riley Jensen: Sadie’s Sister

  Jessa Bradshaw: Travler and Tumbler’s sister

  Fern Jacobs: Malibu’s love interest

  Sadie Richardson: Riley’s Sister

  ~~*~~*~~

  Club Babes:

  Lace

  Easy

  Pleasure

  Heat

  Pink

  Play

  Synopsis

  Ghost

  I knew the moment I laid eyes on her there was something special about her. I pulled her out of a situation that was of her parents’ making. The day we showed up to save Lil’ bit from her maternal grandfather was the day my life changed forever. He had plans on trading Lil’ bit for Bristol, I can’t even imagine the fear those two were feeling. When we found them, they were hiding underneath a table. I never planned on settling down or finding someone who got my defective heart beating again. My brothers, my club – they were all that has ever mattered to me. Is it really possible for me to put them second to this beautiful, broken woman?

  Bristol

  I always knew growing up that my life was doomed from the second I drew my first breath. My parents always used me for their gain, whether it be with business associates or as the victim of my father’s heavy hand. I never knew the joys of life, I lived day by day, moment by moment never knowing what was lurking in the shadows for me. That is until the day that I met him. He stepped in and made sure I knew what it meant to live. Ghost, along with his brothers and their women changed my view on life.

  Can they overcome the tragedy of their pasts and find love together, or has fate already stepped in? Can Bristol overcome her insecurities and give Ghost the chance to prove what true love really is or is she already so scarred that she’ll never give anyone that chance?

  Prologue

  Ghost

  “This meeting will be called to order,” Wasp calls out to all of us.

 
There have been a lot of meetings leading up to this. All of us officers have been debating on the decision that’s fixin’ to be announced. Some of the brothers are going to be good with the decision that was made without a vote, and others are going to be fuckin’ pissed. We usually vote on all of the big moves we make. This was something that we need in order to expand. It’s the officers’ idea of gaining numbers.

  What I’m talking about is the club is starting a new charter in Templeton, Texas. Today, unbeknownst to others, we will be voting on who’s going and who’s staying. I’m not expecting many will want to move and start over, but it is what it is. We need strength in numbers. Our past situations have taught us we need stronger numbers.

  “There has been a decision made and voted on by the officers and we need to let you guys all know what’s going on,” Wasp starts us off, “We are going to build another charter from the ground up and we’ve voted on Templeton, Texas. It’s only a couple of hours from here so we can be close enough to assist if needed. Officers for the new charter have already been established. Kid will be going in as President, Ryder as his VP. Tumbler, Travler and Malibu will be heading out with them. They will be starting from scratch and I need to know if any others are willing to volunteer and head out with them?”

  We are still missing Sniper as he has taken a reprieve from the Rage Ryders while he deals with his grief, so Ryder has his proxy votes. Justice is in rehab recuperating from his gunshot wound he received while we were dealing with Cordozo. It wasn’t pretty and it was touch and go for a while, but he pulled through and is working hard to get his body back into shape. It’s still unknown if he will be able to pick his title back up as enforcer or not, either way he is, and always will be, a brother. And we take care of our own.

  “I’ll head out with them,” Spidey speaks up. Spidey has been around a couple of years, but we sometimes forget he’s there, he’s so damn quiet and is never front and center during any conversations. “I could use a change in scenery,” he continues. Spidey is also one of the sneakiest motherfuckers you will ever meet. He can literally climb buildings and rappels off walls with ropes. Which is where his road name, Spidey, came from.

  “Any others wanting to go out and help them set up the clubhouse and businesses?” Tic asks. He leans back in his chair and looks every one of us in the eye. He expects his brothers to step up and help out. One way or another.

  “What businesses would those be, boss?” Rott, our newly-patched member, asks. He had to prospect longer than Malibu did. They started at the same time, but Rott’s little sister developed leukemia and needed treatment and Rott was a match. Therefore, we gave him time off to care for his sister and recover. He came back six months ago and was patched in just a couple of nights ago. He calls Wasp and Tic boss and it drives them nuts. I personally think it’s hilarious. Therefore, as enforcer, I pretend I never hear it once it’s been said. Just as I’ve done now.

  Wasp speaks up, “It’s Prez to you, you insolent little shit.” Everyone in the room chuckles, myself included. “We will be expanding our custom designs company, as well as our mechanic shop. They will share the same space and name, but be two different entities as far as the business aspect of things go. Ragers has taken off and research shows that expansion would do well there.”

  “There also isn’t any club claiming the territory and we’ve already called council and gotten approval to take over the territory with our expansion,” Tic pipes in. When he says council, he means the MC council that oversees Texas. They have final say on who claims which territories and who’s been banned from the great state of Texas all together.

  “We need to figure out who’d be willin’ to go and who wants to stay. All officer positions in both charters are up for revotes due to the direction the club is going. So, can we get back at the topic of hand please?” Wasp asks, but you can tell from his tone it’s actually an order. And one that he expects followed. Wasp and Tic have done an amazing job taking over for King and Sniper. All of us brothers are happy with the direction they’ve been leading us.

  “I’ll go,” Rott speaks up. Knowing his decision will be accepted, I need to make sure our Prez and VP are secure, so I make sure I voice my opinion. “I vote to have Wasp remain our Prez and Tic to remain in office for VP.”

  “Second,” Tarzan supports my vote.

  “Third,” Soldier adds his support.

  “That means it’s officially on the table…those for vote aye, those opposed say nay,” Wasp declares. It’s aye’s all the way around the table, not that I expected anything different. “Now that that’s settled. Let’s see who’s going so we can finish all votes. As I said, Kid will be President with Ryder as his VP. Votes for Kid’s enforcer are on the table first.”

  “Tumbler,” I put out and it’s followed by second and third. All aye’s around the table. And the votes continue this way. Travler is voted as Ryder’s enforcer. Malibu is voted as Sargent at Arms and Rott is voted in at Road Captain. Spidey the sneaky fucker is voted in for Treasurer and he’s filling in for any extras that don’t have rolls filled as of yet. They will be recruiting for prospects and hangers. They will eventually get patched members at their tables. I have a good feeling about this transition. Hangers are those who are interested in becoming prospects at a later date in time.

  “Now that Templeton is sorted, let’s deal with what will now be our Mother chapter here. Those sticking here in Chesterfield are the following brothers. Tarzan, Tazer, Bomber, Soldier, Ghost and our Prospects, Levi and Carson. After we form home officers I say we vote on our prospects. They’ve done their time and it’s time to determine their future with us. Alright, first vote is…”

  Chapter 1

  Ghost

  I was voted in as Wasp’s enforcer, Tarzan as Tic’s, and our Sargent at Arms is none other than Soldier. Must I explain where his road name came from? Didn’t think so, anyways Bomber is staying as our IT guy but he will also be our acting Road Captain for the time being. Levi and Carson, were both voted in unanimously as full-fledged brothers. We will be having a party to not only recognize them but also to serve as a farewell to our other brothers. It also opens up the doors for new prospects. We’ve had a few hangers that would make good proby’s. Another term we use for prospects. We all know recruitment will be needed for both charters now that we’re splitting up. Things could get interesting for us all.

  Time to bring in some numbers. The one thing we’re all in agreement of is we need safety in numbers. The last couple of years show us we’re more vulnerable than we ever thought we were. There’s no way we can allow anything to happen to our family the way it did in the past. Lessons have been learned and we aren’t the ones to not learn from our past mistakes. The meeting was adjourned and we all get up from our seats. I sit back for a minute and watch all of the brother’s faces. They’re taking the news better than I anticipated and seem to be excited about our new adventure. I sure am going to miss my friends and their Ol’ ladies. They’ve all become an intricate part of my life.

  As we exit our meeting room, I zone in immediately on Bristol. She’s become an enigma to me. I can’t stay away from her and I can’t stop thinking about her. Her past however, keeps her at a distance. I’m not sure what those fuckwit parents did to her, but I won’t ever allow anyone to ever hurt her again. I haven’t claimed her yet, and I haven’t told her, but she’s mine. The day I took her from Cordozos is the day I knew she was meant to be with me. It’s an unwritten and unbounded law with the brothers, but they understand and keep their distance.

  We sent her mother away to one of our safe houses for seclusion. It’s the only thing we will do for her. Only because she’s King’s sister, otherwise the bitch can rot in hell as far as I’m concerned. Kid and Skylar feel the same way so there is no debate on that issue. We kept her alive and that’s above and beyond what any of us even wanted to do. She was supposed to protect her daughter, not sell her to the highest bidder. The bitch has made her bed and she can l
ie in it. Hopefully one day it will catch fire.

  Bristol has become close to Kassi and Kaci so I know them leaving is going to affect her in ways she’s not prepared for. When Kassi was in the hospital, Bristol became her sounding board. Those two have been inseparable since. Losing Fern was a blow to both Kassi and Malibu. Somehow though, those two are working it out and trudging along. The things we’ve learned since Fern’s death are both saddening and disheartening. She fought a battle for her brother alone, never once coming to us for help. She loved us to a point where she was unwilling to put any of us in danger.

  She hadn’t realized what she’d been doing would hurt the one person who she unconditionally loved. More to the point I should say the two people. Malibu and Kassi. That’s their story to tell however. I have my own woman to help get through her demons. One day, when she’s ready, and trusts me completely, I will find out all of what she’s suffered. When that day comes, I may not be able to help myself. Her mother may find out exactly what I’m capable of. I know out of respect for King we’re supposed to be leaving her alone.

  I can’t, however, make any promises if things were as bad as I have a feeling they were. No disrespect intended towards King, I know he led a life of misery every day dealing with the demons that were his sister. I feel he would have lost his shit finding out about Bristol and the treatment she endured from his long-lost, spiteful bitch of a sister. Her father is no innocent either, but that’s a situation that’s already been handled. We owed him no loyalties.