Inked & Filthy: A Bad Boy MC Romance Boxed Set by Christy Rose Page B
Authors: Christy Rose
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took a special elevator that went straight to the top of the highest tower. The doors opened to an enormous lobby with a tiny desk at the far end. A blonde woman—younger than me—sat behind the desk, her nails clattering against the keyboard.
“You must be, Ms. Spencer,” she stated. “Your father is in a meeting right now that could take a couple hours. You can come back if you want?”
I didn't care about some stupid meeting. Nothing was as important as this. “No, my father will see me now.”
The secretary tried to stop me but I reached the door to my father's office before she could get her hands on me.
My father's office was as big as my apartment. Expensive paintings covered the walls and floor-to-ceiling windows showed off an impressive view of the town. His huge oak desk stood at one end with a long rectangular table surrounded by office chairs on the other end.
My father sat at the far side of the meeting table and almost every chair in the room was filled with business suits. Everyone turned their attention to me.
My dad stood up in his chair.“Audrey, I'm in the middle of a meeting right now. If you could wait until it's over and then we can talk.”
“No Father, we're going to talk right now.” I rarely ever crossed him so he knew it had to be serious.
“Gentleman, if you would please excuse me. It seems a family emergency has come up. We'll reschedule for tomorrow.”
I waited by the door until the entire office emptied out.
“Audrey, this is most unusual. That was a very important meeting.”
I walked over to the opposite end of the meeting table. “Cut the shit, Daddy.” I hadn't been this angry with him since before Hawke went to prison. I set both palms face down on the table.
“What's the matter, Audrey?” he asked.
“I want you to tell me the truth. The whole truth. And don't lie to me.”
“Audrey, I always tell you the truth,” he interrupted.
“Are you the reason Hawke was arrested?”
My father sighed and slumped back into an office chair. “I never wanted you to find out about that.”
So it was all a lie. Hawke was telling the truth. Rage boiled in my stomach. I would have slapped my father across the face if he was close to me.
“How could you, Daddy? I loved him.”
“That was exactly the reason why. Hawke wasn't the right man for you. I could see you going down the wrong path and I had to do something to stop it.”
“By ruining a man's life!” My palms on the table had formed into fists.
“By saving yours, Audrey,” he said softly.
I pounded against the table, taking my frustration out any way I could. “I didn't believe you were capable of something like that.”
“I was only trying to protect you.”
My voice began to waver. Hold it together, Audrey. “You went too far. I don't want your money anymore and I don't want to see you again.”
“You'll see it my way eventually. Hawke is a bad guy and he will only hurt you in the end. Please stay away from him.”
Tears formed in my eyes. My father meant the world to me. But I never knew how evil he was. I turned around and ran for the office door before I started to sob.
My father called to me but I ignored him. I closed the door behind me and fell to the ground, letting it all out. I didn't care that the secretary was right there, watching me cry my heart out.
I picked myself up and went for the elevator, wiping my nose. The doors closed just as my father opened the office door and looked at me one last time.
Anger and sadness stormed through my soul. I didn't want to believe my father could do anything that insane. But he did. And it wasn't right.
Hawke went through so much hell and it was all for me.
Hawke
I woke up the next morning and reached my hand out to feel for Audrey's warm naked body. But the bed was empty.
I shot up and saw the note sitting on the
“You must be, Ms. Spencer,” she stated. “Your father is in a meeting right now that could take a couple hours. You can come back if you want?”
I didn't care about some stupid meeting. Nothing was as important as this. “No, my father will see me now.”
The secretary tried to stop me but I reached the door to my father's office before she could get her hands on me.
My father's office was as big as my apartment. Expensive paintings covered the walls and floor-to-ceiling windows showed off an impressive view of the town. His huge oak desk stood at one end with a long rectangular table surrounded by office chairs on the other end.
My father sat at the far side of the meeting table and almost every chair in the room was filled with business suits. Everyone turned their attention to me.
My dad stood up in his chair.“Audrey, I'm in the middle of a meeting right now. If you could wait until it's over and then we can talk.”
“No Father, we're going to talk right now.” I rarely ever crossed him so he knew it had to be serious.
“Gentleman, if you would please excuse me. It seems a family emergency has come up. We'll reschedule for tomorrow.”
I waited by the door until the entire office emptied out.
“Audrey, this is most unusual. That was a very important meeting.”
I walked over to the opposite end of the meeting table. “Cut the shit, Daddy.” I hadn't been this angry with him since before Hawke went to prison. I set both palms face down on the table.
“What's the matter, Audrey?” he asked.
“I want you to tell me the truth. The whole truth. And don't lie to me.”
“Audrey, I always tell you the truth,” he interrupted.
“Are you the reason Hawke was arrested?”
My father sighed and slumped back into an office chair. “I never wanted you to find out about that.”
So it was all a lie. Hawke was telling the truth. Rage boiled in my stomach. I would have slapped my father across the face if he was close to me.
“How could you, Daddy? I loved him.”
“That was exactly the reason why. Hawke wasn't the right man for you. I could see you going down the wrong path and I had to do something to stop it.”
“By ruining a man's life!” My palms on the table had formed into fists.
“By saving yours, Audrey,” he said softly.
I pounded against the table, taking my frustration out any way I could. “I didn't believe you were capable of something like that.”
“I was only trying to protect you.”
My voice began to waver. Hold it together, Audrey. “You went too far. I don't want your money anymore and I don't want to see you again.”
“You'll see it my way eventually. Hawke is a bad guy and he will only hurt you in the end. Please stay away from him.”
Tears formed in my eyes. My father meant the world to me. But I never knew how evil he was. I turned around and ran for the office door before I started to sob.
My father called to me but I ignored him. I closed the door behind me and fell to the ground, letting it all out. I didn't care that the secretary was right there, watching me cry my heart out.
I picked myself up and went for the elevator, wiping my nose. The doors closed just as my father opened the office door and looked at me one last time.
Anger and sadness stormed through my soul. I didn't want to believe my father could do anything that insane. But he did. And it wasn't right.
Hawke went through so much hell and it was all for me.
Hawke
I woke up the next morning and reached my hand out to feel for Audrey's warm naked body. But the bed was empty.
I shot up and saw the note sitting on the
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