Bossed Up
Iron Vex MC Book 2
Elizabeth Knox
Contents
Playlist
Acknowledgments
Iron Vex MC: Queens, NY
Iron Vex MC: Calgary, Canada
Iron Vex MC: Toronto, Canada
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
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Bossed Up
This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are all products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblances to persons, organizations, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Bossed Up. Copyright © 2020 by Elizabeth Knox. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in articles or reviews. For information contact E. Knox.
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Playlist
Playlist
Dancing With Your Ghost – Sasha Sloan
Annihilation – i_o & Lights
Hate the Way – G-Eazy, ft. blackbear
Empty – Kiiara
Summer Love – Austin Mahone
Really don’t like u – Tove Lo ft. Kylie Minogue
We Are Warriors – Avril Lavigne
Goddess – Avril Lavigne
Inside Out – Zedd ft. Griff
I Still Do – Kiiara
Acknowledgments
My Alpha Team: Courtnay, Michele, Jai, Janet, Taneesha, Kim, Isabelle, Heidi, Cynthia, Jojo, Vikki, and Lisa—Thank you ladies so much for keeping me on target, giving me your feedback, and helping me stay up on some of these late nights that I took to write this book. I really needed you ladies this time, and as always, you didn’t fail to disappoint.
My Beta Team: Heidi, Rebecca, Danaca, Christy, Heather, Kristine, Stephanie, and Emma— Ladies, I relied on you so much with this book. I told you how I was worried the length of this book could be a make it or break it for readers, but you reminded me the length of the story doesn’t matter, only the quality of it. Thank you for always supporting me, and as always, for keeping it real. Whether the news is good or bad, I can always count on y’all!
My Editor, Kim and Proofreader, Jackie—
Kim, thank you for always encouraging me to follow the story, even if it might piss off readers or make people unhappy. You always ensure I’m staying true to my characters’ personalities, and I appreciate that more than you know.
Jackie, thank you for always keeping me on target with my deadlines. These last couple months have been super insane, and I’m so excited for us to all get a break really soon. I know you and Kim will be excited to breathe too.
Rae B. Lake, E.C. Land, April Canavan, Jen L. Grey, and Iris Sweetwater— Thank you ladies for dealing with my crazy schedule and helping me keep up my spirits when the deadlines are looming. Love y’all so much!
To the ones who are constantly stressed, trying to make everyone happy.
To those who constantly put others above themselves.
This one is for you.
Don’t be afraid to take time to breathe.
You got this.
Trigger Warning
This book is intended for mature audiences only. If darker books are not for you, please do not move forward. After re-adjusting my trigger warning system, I will not be giving any spoilers. Please understand that this is not your run of the mill romance and tough subjects will be spoken about in this storyline. This story could include things like: rape, kidnapping, abuse, domestic violence, drugs, alcohol abuse, and many other potential triggers.
Timeline Note
If you have yet to read Enraged (Iron Vex MC #1) it is okay. It’s not a requirement to read the first book in the series to start Bossed Up. However, Bossed Up does pick up quite a bit of time after the ending of Enraged. You may lose some filler information, but I will do my best to touch base in this manuscript on historical information that transpired within the club in the previous book.
Iron Vex MC: Queens, NY
Boss – President
Children: Destiny
Omen – VP
Mug – Enforcer
Muffler – Road Captain
Ricochet – Sgt. at Arms
Hoodrat – Full Patch
Abyss – Full Patch
Venom – Full Patch
Chuckles – Full Patch
Reno – Prospect
Deviant “Devi” – Prospect
Clubwhores/Barmaids:
Gold
Iris
Faith
Nikki
Iron Vex MC: Calgary, Canada
Cowboy – President
Hunter – VP
Pony – Sgt. at Arms
Domino – Enforcer
Banjo – Road Captain
Toxin – Prospect
Malice – Prospect
Envy – Prospect
Clubwhores/Barmaids:
Sugar
Honey
Delta
Baylee
Iron Vex MC: Toronto, Canada
Joker – President
Monk – VP
Boomer – Sgt. at Arms
Kodiak – Enforcer
Polock – Road Captain
Bane – Prospect
Ravish – Prospect
Spite – Prospect
Prologue
Do not be afraid to have chaos in your eyes and fire in your voice. After all, your soul is so much more beautiful when it is filled with storms.
~ Ariana
Boss
Two years and three months ago . . .
“Tala, you need to tell him. Look how far this has gotten,” Ricochet, my Sgt. at Arms tells me. He’s not only a main officer at my club, but one of my closest friends.
I shut my eyes for a moment, ready to repeat this until I’m going red in the face. “He doesn’t need to know a damn thing, Ricochet. He’s just going to take her from me and she’s the last . . . she’s the only family I have left. I can’t lose her.” I say, tears pooling in my eyes. Sure, while I might have a half-brother, he couldn’t give a rat’s ass about me. Our dad tried to get us on the same page before his passing, but his attempts weren’t successful.
“I’m not talkin’ about Stoney.” Ricochet mutters from the chair beside my hospital bed. Hell, he’s been here with me through everything, big or small. He’s my closest friend, if not my best friend.
Furrowing my brows together, I look at him and try to figure out what he’s saying. “What’re you talking about?”
He cranes his neck to the side and throws his hand up against his forehead in frustration. “Tala, c’mon, you aren’t a dumb lady. Cowboy thinks this baby is his.”
Cowboy, the Prez of my Calgary, Canada charter. He and I have a rendezvous every now and again when the moment strikes.
“I don’t know why he’d think that.” I say nonchalantly.
Ricochet shoots me a dirty look, “Maybe because you haven’t told him she isn’t. We both know who Destiny’s father is.”
“There’s no need to remind me of that.” I bark, glaring at him from my bed. For fuck’s sake, I had a twenty-six-hour labor and he wants to bring up this shit right now.
“Since you brought it up, don’t you think he should be here?” I’m certain he’s talking about Stoney.
What a fucking question. “No. We had a one-night stand. Nothing more. Nothing less. He wasn’t signing up to create a child with me and we both know it.”
Ricochet stares into my eyes, shaking his head in disapproval. “He’s not a bad man, Tala. I mean fuck, he’s a pretty solid dude. He’d be a great father to her.”
The mere thought of having Stoney around her terrifies me more than I can express. He wouldn’t be okay with living in Virginia while we’re in New York. I know that for a fact. He’s far too bullheaded to do something like that. Instead, he’d take her away out of spite. He’d rip her straight out of my arms and never let her around me because he’d dub me a horrible mother.
Shaking my head, the tears fall before I can stop them. “I can’t lose her, Ricochet. I can’t fucking lose her. She’s all I have and . . . and if this means I’m a horrible person then I guess I am, but I can’t lose something as precious as my daughter.”
Ricochet grabs my hand and holds on tight. “Alright, I won’t bring it up again. I promise.” His dark chocolate eyes stare right into mine.
I nod while gnawing on my bottom lip, looking over at the small crib beside my bed. She was born with a full head of hair, dark as obsidian just like my own, while her eyes remind me of her father’s. They’re practically carbon copies of his, a deep brown with a flash of an amber color just around her irises.
We might have just met a couple hours ago, but I already know I’ll do anything to protect her, to keep her safe from everything, even if it means keeping someone away from her who I’m sure would be a good father. But I know Stoney, and I know he’d demand we leave our life here and move to Stonewall Mills.
I’m President of the Iron Vex MC and I can’t do that. I refuse to give up the legacy my family built to go play an ol’ lady slash baby momma. He’d be the type to do right by me, and her, so I know he’d want to lock me down. It wouldn’t matter that we don’t get along. In his eyes it would only be about respecting his daughter’s mother.
I wouldn’t even have a say.
Chapter One
I wish I could hurt you the way you hurt me, but I know that if I had the chance, I wouldn’t do it
~ Quotes Life
Cowboy
Two years ago . . .
“Are we supposed to get a cake or something?” Faith questions. She’s one of the clubwhores up here at Boss’ charter in Queens, but she acts more like a bartender than a clubwhore. Her and Iris actually. The club really has a soft spot for them from the stories I’ve heard. A couple years ago they were on their way up here to New York to start college. Got scammed, needed a place to live and Boss gave ‘em both a job as long as they worked the bar a few nights a week. They make enough in tips to have a decent apartment in Queens, but these two won’t ever leave if you ask me. They’re part of the club now, viewin’ everyone as family and everything.
“No. She’s three months old. She can’t even eat cake!” Iris replies back, rolling her eyes.
“These two bitches really talking about getting a baby a three-month-old birthday cake?” Gold questions with raised brows.
Chuckles, who’s her ol’ man, nods. “Looks that way, darlin’.”
I’ve been sittin’ at a table with these two for about an hour now, waitin’ for Boss to come in. I know she had some shit to be handling, some sort of phone call with Stoney or something if I correctly recall.
“She can only have Boss’ tit, ladies.” Gold calls over to Iris and Faith.
They both narrow their eye
s in at her, “Eavesdropper much?”
“She doesn’t need a birthday until she’s one, and you know if you try to do something before then Boss will get ticked.”
“Oh, come on. Can’t we have some sort of party?” Faith whines, puffing out her lip.
Before Gold can respond, Iris is speaking up. “Yeah, she didn’t even let us throw her a baby shower!”
Goodness, these two southern women really love to spoil people around them. Lord knows they mean well, but sometimes they can be a bit over the top.