Viper Growing up in the club shaped me into the man I am today. From being a loyal brother, making my father proud, To ensuring the family is always put first. I am club through and through, And protecting it and the people inside was my role. I never wanted an old lady, never trusting a woman who showed me attention, Knowing their main goal was to land a patched brother. My role within the club was all that mattered to me, Until her. She came out of nowhere, knocking me off my feet, And I knew she was mine. For the first time, I put something else before the club, someone else, Something I never thought I would do. I fell hard, and I planned to spend the rest of my life with her, Until she tore my heart out and proved to be just like every other woman, A patch chaser only wanting the leather on my back. I pushed her away, trying to put the shattered pieces of my heart back together again, Refusing to let her back in, But something doesn’t feel right, Like I’m missing a part of my soul, And a question keeps repeating in my mind, Did I make the biggest mistake of my life? Lake Growing up, I knew who my mother was, I knew what she did for a living, And most importantly, I knew she didn’t want me. But I was fine with that because I had my dad, And no one else mattered to me, not even the woman who birthed me, Until him. I fell hard and fast, Allowing him into my heart, Showing him a part of me no one has ever seen before. But he was a liar. He never told me he was part of the club I despised, A brother. I thought he loved me, that we had a future, But he turned against me, accusing me of things I’ve never done. He broke my heart, and I swore to never give him a chance again. And that was something I thought I would always keep to, Because once a heartbreaker, always a heartbreaker, But what I didn’t realize, Is maybe I’m the heartbreaker that doesn’t deserve him…. This can be read as a standalone. It is book 4 of 5 of the Dark Angel’s MC series, with a HEA. Due to mature content and themes, this book is recommended for readers aged 18+; this novel may contain triggers.