Shore Leave

KADE “DRILLER”
Ten years is too long to be working on the rig and I know it. I’m not sure how much more my body can take, but I keep going out for months at a time because it’s the only way I know how to support my mom and sisters. But they’re growing up and my mom needs to get over her dislike of the DSMC; all they want to do is help her.

I haven’t had much of a reason to stay on solid ground, other than my club brothers, but everything changed during my last break. When I met Emery at the club’s bar, I was mesmerized. If obligation hadn’t taken me back out to the rig after the night we spent together, I would have never let her slip away. I haven’t been able to get her off my mind.

With my sister’s graduation, I’m taking a longer shore leave than I have in years, but I’m not doing it just for my family. I’m going to find Emery and prove to her that she’s all I’ve been thinking about for months. When our paths cross unexpectedly, and without me having to track her down, I know fate has stepped in. My brothers and I will help her with what she needs and then I’ll make her mine. This shore leave is all about my woman and maybe, finally, pursuing the dreams I always thought were out of reach.

EMERY
When I went out to meet up with some tattoo convention friends on vacation, I never expected my entire world to be turned upside down, but that’s exactly what Kade did. Then he was gone, and nothing has been the same since. The only thing keeping me sane is my art.

I never thought I’d step foot in the Devil’s Saints clubhouse, but that’s where my aunt takes me when we find out that my estranged sister has gotten herself into trouble and is missing. I breathe a sigh of relief when I don’t see Kade, and the DSMC agrees to help us. When he walks in, I know my luck has gone from bad to worse.

He looks at me like I’m his whole world, but that doesn’t explain where he’s been for months. Can he prove to me that his promises are more than just words? I want to believe him, the same way I want to believe my sister can turn her life around after we find her. He’s on shore leave, but can we turn his shore leave into a forever with both of our feet on dry land?