Bold from It
Hellions Motorcycle Club
Chelsea Camaron
Contents
Bold from It
Content Warning
Production Acknowledgements
Stay up to Date
Also in this series:
Bold From It
Hellions Family Tree
Playlist Repeats
Prologue
1. Diem
2. Colton
3. Diem
4. Colton
5. Diem
6. Colton
7. Diem
8. Colton
9. Diem
10. Colton
11. Diem
12. Colton
13. Diem
14. Colton
15. Diem
Six Months Later
Epilogue
Untitled
You made it to the end!
Also in this series:
About the Author
Also by Chelsea Camaron
Excerpt From
Excerpt From
Untitled
Letter from the author
Crossover
Devil’s Due MC
16. ~Dover~
17. ~Deacon~
Bold from It
Hellions Ride On Book 5
Written By
USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
Chelsea Camaron
Copyright © Chelsea Camaron 2020
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This is a work of fiction. All character, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
1st edition published: January 20, 2020
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Content Warning
This book contains mature content not suitable for those under the age of 18. Content involves strong language, violence, and sexual situations. All parties portrayed in sexual situation are over the age of 18. All characters are a work of fiction.
This book is not meant to be an exact depiction of life in a motorcycle club, but rather a work of fiction meant to entertain.
*** Warning: This book contains graphic situations that may be a trigger for some readers. Please understand this is a work of fiction and not meant to offend or misrepresent any situations. There is quite a bit of violence, so if that’s not what you’re looking for, then please don’t read. ***
Production Acknowledgements
Editing by: Asli Fratarcangeli from EL Edits and Mandy Smith from Raw Book Editing
Author Lifesaving Critique Partner: Ryan Michele
God because it’s through him I have been gifted this talent for storytelling. Faith over fear.
Cover Photograph Credit: Deposit Photos, Ibrak (Jasminko Ibrakovic)
Insignia Credit: Shutterstock
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Also in this series:
Hellions Ride On
Born to It (BW and Karsci)
Bastard in It (Red and Kylee)
Bleed for It (Axel and Yesnia)
Breathe for It (Crunch and Jennissey)
Bold from It (Kick and Diem)
Broken by It (Karma and Maritza)
Brazen being It (Victory and Cambria)
Better as It (Toon and Dia)
Brash for It (Pretty Boy)
Brave in It (Busted Knuckles)
Boss as It
This series is a stand-alone spinoff from the Hellions Ride Series. While you can read this series without reading the first series, the reading order for the Hellions Ride is as follows:
One Ride
Forever Ride
Merciless Ride
Eternal Ride
Innocent Ride
Simple Ride
Heated Ride
Ride with Me (Hellions MC and Ravage MC Duel) co-written by Ryan Michele
Originals Ride
Final Ride
Bold From It
Opposites attract driving emotions high, this is a passion fueled ride ... are you ready?
Kick
Born straight into Hell, the Hellions MC gave me a safety I never knew existed.
Raised by Nathan "Boomer" Vaughn, I finally knew what it was to have a real family.
I found my place wearing this cut and taking this ride with him.
I am Colton "Kick" Vaughn.
I live for family, f*cking, and fun.
Diem
Life is good. Life is easy.
I am Diem Reigns.
I live a life of comfort and privilege.
When everything crashes around me, I find my only comfort with him. The biker who is reckless, careless, and everything my mother told me to stay away from suddenly becomes the only person I can trust.
She's in danger with nowhere to turn. He's determined to give her the ride of her life.
Hellions Family Tree
Blaine “Roundman” Reklinger
(Haywood’s Landing Original – overall President and founder to the club)
married to Claudia Reklinger – one child
Delilah “Doll” Reklinger Crews
Talon “Tripp” Crews
(Catawba Hellions President in One Ride – ends up Haywood’s Landing and overall President)
Married to Doll
Tripp and Doll have two kids –
Blaine Ward Crews (BW)
Dia Nicole Crews
Rhett “Danza” Perchton
(Haywood’s Landing Original – overall VP – retired)
married to Mary Alice – one child
Savannah “Sass” Perchton Oleander
Frank “Tank” Oleander
(Haywood’s Landing Hellions and overall VP)
Married to Sass
Tank and Sass have four kids -
Kenneth “Red” Oleander
Rhett “Crunch” Oleander
Kellum “Pretty Boy” Oleander
Thomas “Tommy Boy” Oleander
Tommy “Rocky” Fowler
(Haywood’s Landing Original)
married to Marie – one child
Dina Renee Fowler Davenport
Richard “Frisco” Billings
(Haywood’s Landing Original - retired)
married to Amy Mitchell – they have one child together
He has a daughter from a previous relationship with Tilly
Nathan “Boomer” Vaughn
Patched in to Catawba Hellions/Moved over to Haywood’s Landing Charter
Current Officer
married to Purple Pussy Pamela – two children alive (lost a daughter Cannon previ
ously)
Colton “Kick” Vaughn
Wesson “Busted Knuckles” Vaughn
Dedication
To Boomer and Pami: Thank you for being in my life. Knowing the two of you has been inspiring. Just thinking of you both brings a smile to my face!
To Katlyn: Never settle. You are stronger than you realize. Always be true to who you are. I love you.
To my daughter: Love yourself as hard as I love you. Believe in yourself as much as I believe in you. My beautiful baby girl, love yourself before you allow yourself to love anyone else.
Playlist Repeats
Find me on Spotify for the full playlist I used while working on this project!
Key artists on repeat:
Papa Roach (as always)
Eminem (as always)
Memphis May Fire
Prologue
Colton
Bold from It
The Tail of the Dragon, Deals Gap, North Carolina.
Boomerism: “The firefight isn’t always in the warzone. The battle of the mind is the hardest fight to ever win.”
The chill of fall is in the air. The mountains surround us as the sun begins to rise. It’s early … too early, but I need this time to myself. Today is bigger than I ever expected.
As a young boy, I thought about this day … all the time.
What would it feel like?
What would I think?
Would the ride be smooth?
Never in a million years could I have envisioned the reality of today.
I don’t really remember much about life before Boomer and the Hellions. Vague moments roll in and out of the deep recesses of my mind, but nothing stands out in a positive way until Nathan “Boomer” Vaughn came into our lives. He’s more than my dad, he’s the man I’ve always wanted to grow into.
My childhood before Boomer was the shit women teach their daughters to get out of. My mom fell in love with a monster and got in too deep. In order to leave she had to lose a baby and almost her life. Pamela Vaughn is the strongest woman I’ll ever know and I’m fortunate to call her mom.
Life is unpredictable.
I have known it for as long as I can remember. Honestly, it’s one of those things I feel like I simply came out of the womb prepared forthe unexpected. Does it make sense to be prepared for the unknown? Probably not, to most that is. If shit can go wrong, it will go wrong, period. My life is one upheaval to the next, at least in my formative years.
Always ready.
Ever steady.
No matter what.
That’s me.
Every time the world goes topsy-turvy and tilts me on my axis, I simply adjust and continue on. Adapt and overcome, but never, ever crumble.
Life is funny. As children, we rush to grow up. As adults, we daydream about going back in time.
I remember thinking I had all the answers. Even though I knew something would go sideways because that was our life; I thought I had my future set.
As a teenager, I didn’t fight with my parents. In fact, even now, I respect the hell out of both of them without hesitation.
I don’t know when it all dawned on me, but it did. From the moment I decided to join the United States Armed Services, more specifically the Army, my future was set in my mind. I knew just how it would all be. Even though my very soul told me something would most certainly pop up, I never imagined it would all work out like it has. Whether one can say things are good or bad … well, I guess that’s on the individual’s perception. I
can say the situations like my family face now and before truly determine if a person is an optimist or a pessimist. Let me just say my brother is the most optimistic person I’ve ever encountered. His level of positive energy is infectious. Once upon a time, I thought the biggest stress my mother would face was the worry over my career. If only that had been all she really needed to worry with. A memory invades, and I let myself go back.
“Colt, you don’t have to do this,” my mom whispers as I see the panic build in her eyes. “I’m proud of you and the man you’re growing into, but you don’t have to risk it all.”
I beam with pride. For the first time, I truly recognize myself as a grown man. I spent my high school years trying the patience of my parents and honestly everyone around me.
Thrill seeking adventurous boy is how I would describe myself. Reckless would be my mother’s word for me.
Barely getting through school, I had zero plans for college. It’s probably why I didn’t really apply myself in school. I didn’t need to.
This is next level for my mom to take in and I don’t want to worry her, but this is my life and where my gut says I need to go. I know she can’t understand, but I’m one hundred percent confident in my choice. “I don’t have to, you’re right, Momma. Won’t deny that. This is a choice I made and it’s more than just serving as a soldier in the Army. But I want to. I want to serve my brothers-in-arms at the next level.”
My decision to join the Army didn’t surprise my parents. Boomer and I have been inseparable since he came into our lives when I was six years old. He was in the Army, so I was going to be in the Army without question.
My choice after selection to continue on and become an Army Ranger, that is a different thing. It’s something no one understands unless they are in the Army. It’s an honor. The woman in front of me barely holds herself together. I hate to cause her pain.
This isn’t the reaction I was expecting, but I understand it. She’s my mom, my very life giver. To her, I’m taking an extra risk. Joining the Army was one thing; this is a whole different level and beyond her comfort zone. This, for her, for everyone, is unexpected.
Boomer was already discharged when he came into our lives. My mom doesn’t know the life of a military spouse. While she supports me, she can’t fully fathom what all of this means for me, much less for herself. This is not what she expected. Nor, is she remotely prepared for the changes.
Hell, if I’m honest, it’s beyond my comfort zone, too, but I’m up for the challenge. I want to push myself above mental limits and really tackle life, tackle my career.
Nathan “Boomer” Vaughn is the best father, man, and overall human being I know. He joined the Army and was in Special Forces. Boomer, as he’s known by his teammates and his brothers in the Hellions MC, spent his career specializing in explosives. Upon my enlistment, I originally wanted to have the same career path. However, being partially colorblind created an issue for the job. With a waiver, I enlisted as Infantry and did so well I ended up in Ranger school.
Honor.
Courage.
Commitment.
She sighs and gives me the soft smile that has always been a balm to every ache in my soul. “I love you, my precious son.”
The worry on her face remains etched firmly in my memory. I’ll never forget it, but I can truly say her face fills with worry far more often now, and it has nothing to do with my former military career. Life is a fickle bitch. The Army didn’t cause the devastation in my family. An accident did.
My mother is the strongest woman in the world. She always has been. Vaguely, I remember the time when we lived with my grandmother, and my mother stayed away. I suppose I surpress the memories because the time was tough. Still, if I think back, I can remember more than I want to. At the time, I was too young to understand. Hindsight is twenty-twenty they say … and the statement is not wrong.
Now, I know the truth.
My mother loved us so much she sent us away to keep us safe. She sacrificed watching her sons grow up, and potentially never being with us again, just so we wouldn’t live in the Hell our biological dad was sure to put us through.
That thought alone sends a memory all its own back to me. A memory I would rather not revisit, but I can’t ever seem to shut it off either.
“Why is our last name different, Momma?” I ask after it was brought to my attention today at soccer practice. River Jones, my nemesis, made sure to tell the whole team today how my momma had
a different last name because my daddy wasn’t my dad.
I watch my mother’s face sadden and immediately regret my question. I don’t want to see her sad. My mom has the most beautiful smile in the world. It lights up the atmosphere. I want her happy not sad. She paled, and for a moment, the air between us shifted in a way I had never experienced before.
I should have just tripped River on the soccer field and let it go. Why does he get to run his mouth? Momma has enough without me being ridiculous. What does a name matter anyway? Boomer has all these brothers in the Hellions, and they don’t have the same last name like Wesson and I do. This is a dumb thing to ask.