Avery by Addison Jane

AVERY: I built walls around my heart.
Determined to keep the world out.
But when you are as well acquainted with loss as I am, you’ll do almost anything to protect those few last shards of yourself that are still intact.
I walked into the clubhouse looking for a place to hide, a place with no strings.
Not expecting to get wrapped up in a club president who knew how to get what he wanted.
And he wanted me.

SHOTGUN: I was a leader.
The hard decisions were mine to make.
Though it was nothing new, I’d been making them my whole life. When my father tried to destroy the club, I chose my brothers, sacrificing my freedom to prove my loyalty to a family who didn’t share my blood.
When Avery stumbled into the clubhouse, my calm was instantly drawn to her chaos. I craved control, and Avery was searching for someone to take it so she could feel something other than worthless.
When my world was turned upside down, she stepped up.
Her strength keeping me standing.
And there was no going back.
So when danger comes calling, looking to tear my family apart…