Knife's Edge

She's the bakery owner whose business puts her in a killer's crosshairs. When local crime threatens Chaos Riders territory, their attraction becomes a claiming that will test everything they believe about protection and surrender. Knife Mitchell has two weeks to earn his patch by eliminating the crime boss extorting businesses near the club's medical complex. As a Chaos Riders prospect, he's proven his worth through violence and loyalty-but Eddie Van Duesen's protection racket is about to collide with the one thing that can make a dangerous man lose control. Connie Reed thought running Sweet Dreams Bakery was the fresh start she needed after years in social work. But when Eddie's crew demands protection money she refuses to pay, the deadly prospect who kills to defend her becomes the most dangerous man she's ever wanted. Now the woman whose backbone matches his own is forcing him to choose between tactical thinking and the territorial need to claim what's his. As Eddie escalates from intimidation to open warfare, Connie must choose between the safety of surrender and standing with the man who's declared her his responsibility. And Knife must decide if earning his patch is worth risking the woman who's become his reason for everything. But when Eddie's crew kidnaps her to draw him into a trap, their connection becomes their greatest weapon against enemies who think the Chaos Riders can be intimidated into submission. In a world where protection comes from bullets instead of badges and claiming a woman means owning her completely, their bond might be exactly what both their damaged hearts need-if they can survive the war that's coming for them. Knife's Trial is the eleventh explosive installment in the Chaos Riders MC series. No cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed.