Cyclone of Chaos
Royal Bastards MC Elizabeth City Charter Book 1
E.C. Land
Contents
Acknowledgments
Royal Bastards Code
Through the Storm
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
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Epilogue
Translations
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Author’s Note
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Cyclone of Chaos
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.
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For those who have struggled with the storm. Whether it be from force of nature or one within yourself. All storms can be ridden out. We all bleed red and can survive all the same.
Acknowledgments
My Family – I’ll always be thankful toward my husband as he continues to show his support in my writing. No matter how annoying I become he lets me ramble on and on with the different things I come up with. Even sends me music when I need encouragement. My kids now are a huge part of this as I show them you can follow your dreams and shoot for the moon if you put your mind to it.
My Betas – Thank you for being the first to read. And in doing so pushing me to keep going with all the different plots that form in my head. I’m grateful to you all for what you have done with helping and giving me input.
My Knox Publishing People – You’re all so wonderful in your own right and I wouldn’t want to work alongside anyone else. From encouraging me to keep going when I feel like giving up to kicking my ass when it needs it. The best thing I’m grateful for is when you listen to the different plots and scenarios I come up with.
Liz and Courtney – I honestly don’t know what I would do without either of you. Both of you are two of my best friends. Working with you not only as Publisher/Boss/Editor but as a friend means more than you know. You allow me to be me and don’t try to change the way I am. Instead, you put up with my dorkiness.
Diane – I couldn’t be more grateful to you. You have quickly come into my life and wormed your way in. I do not know what I would do without you as you make sure my head stays on straight.
RBMC Peeps – Thank you for this chance to work with you all. This has been an amazing experience and I cannot wait to work with you all more.
Playlist
Hey Boy, Hey Girl – Upchurch
Money, Sex, Drugs – Jelly Roll & Struggle Jennings
Creature – Jelly Roll
Broken Wings – Crucifix
What About Me – Overtime
The Spiral – Charlie Farley
Someone, Somewhere – Asking Alexandria
New Divide – Linkin Park
Forsaken – Crucifix
Love Is A War – Struggle Jennings & Jelly Roll
Roots Run Deep – Upchurch
The Devil in I – Slipknot
Strong and Brave – Adelaide
Man That Hung The Moon – Brantley Gilbert
Trigger Warning
This content is intended for mature audiences only. It contains material that may be viewed as offensive to some readers, including graphic language, dangerous and sexual situations, murder, rape, and extreme violence.
Royal Bastards Code
PROTECT: The club and your brothers come before anything else, and must be protected at all costs. CLUB is FAMILY.
RESPECT: Earn it & Give it. Respect club law. Respect the patch. Respect your brothers. Disrespect a member and there will be hell to pay.
HONOR: Being patched in is an honor, not a right. Your colors are sacred, not to be left alone, and NEVER let them touch the ground.
OL’ LADIES: Never disrespect a member’s or brother’s Ol’Lady. PERIOD.
CHURCH is MANDATORY.
LOYALTY: Takes precedence over all, including well-being.
HONESTY: Never LIE, CHEAT, or STEAL from another member or the club.
TERRITORY: You are to respect your brother’s property and follow their Chapter’s club rules.
TRUST: Years to earn it...seconds to lose it.
NEVER RIDE OFF: Brothers do not abandon their family.
Through the Storm
Feel the wind blow
The splash of the rain drops
Nothing compares to what will come
Nothing will stop what’s beyond
Strong winds whirl around
Damage is done not just to you
But to me as well
Feel the tears fall from the sky
Hear the thunder rumbling
The lightning drawing near
Can we survive a storm
Or will we become part of the damage
Only through the storm will we know
If we can survive the chaos that will follow
The tides will rise
The rain will fall
A cyclone will whirl through the air
Hold on tight
For the storm is never ending
And the only way to survive
Is with each other
~ E.C. Land
Prologue
Scorch
10 years ago
Chaos comes in different forms, but right now I’m standing in the midst of one of the most dangerous forms of it. Hurricane Earl has hit North Carolina and while most people were smart enough to evacuate, I stayed. For the sole purpose of being alone as I end the suffering and pain.
Sitting on top of a sand dune I watch the waves grow closer to me as I twirl my gun through my fingers. Death, it’s what I deserve for not doing what I should have. “It should have been my life that was taken rather than hers,” I mutter to myself.
If I close my eyes,
