Earning the Cut: A Riding the Line Novella

Dax Jamison is a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks. In foster care since he was just a boy, he€s been bounced from home to home until he finally winds up in Darling, California. It€s there that things start to change for the better. When Trisha Wagner, one of the rich kids, sticks up for Dax, he can€t believe his luck. Dax has a chance to make something of himself€"to rise above his unfortunate circumstances--but his cards may fall in a different direction. He loves Trish, but she seems destined for the kind of life Dax doesn€t fit into. What is Dax€s destiny? This prequel to best selling MC romance novel, Satin and Steel, reveals how a tough kid who needs a family ends up becoming the vice president of one of the strongest motorcycle clubs on the west coast€"The Phantoms.

This coming of age romance novella contains elements of abuse, first time sex, and violence. Not recommended for children under the age of 18.

Jayna Vixen is an Amazon Bestselling Author. Let yourself be lured in€¦

Earning the Cut: Excerpt

Hungry. That was the first sensation he could recall feeling. He was always hungry. Even when his stomach was full of whatever crap happened to be lying around after they were through, he was still hungry. As if he were a dog, they only threw him the scraps. He was a half-starved afterthought. Just something to be tolerated. Even though he was young, he was old enough to understand that he was meaningless to them. Opening the fridge revealed a half-eaten pizza. He gnawed at it. It was cold and it tasted funny. His tummy gurgled a familiar warning so he stopped eating. Sometimes the stomachache that followed eating the funny food was worse than the hunger pains. Tired, he slumped down on the couch to wait for Mommy.
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Laughter met his ears but it wasn€t funny. The room spun around and around. It wasn€t like when you twirled in circles. It was worse than that time on the merry-go-round. But, the dizziness passed once they got off the ride. This was much worse. The bad feeling wouldn€t go away. He felt sick, oh so sick. He threw up on the old brown couch. Mommy was there. He thought she would be mad at him, but to his surprise, she was mad at the man instead. She yelled and he covered his ears. It was hard to tell if she was mad at him, too. She was always mad.

€œYou gave him beer? He€s only six!€

The man laughed again.

€œThat€s the last time I leave you alone with him, Trey!€