I was raised a sinner.

Constantly seeking enlightenment.

But my world crashed down around me, and I was set free.

I didn't know it then, but the early years of my life created a void inside me.

I had to find a new home, a new family, and I did. As the VP of Tampa Defiance MC.

Ivy wasn't supposed to be here.

She's far too virtuous for a place like this.

The fact she's younger than me makes it even harder.

Ivy's supposed to be pure.

And I'm trying desperately to leave her untarnished.

But I can't fight who I am.

And when my past comes back to haunt me… she'll have to embrace the poison inside her too.

Previously published as Luring Light in the Royal Bastards MC, Tampa FL Chapter, Brightness has been re-edited and reworked before publication.