Ride With Me (Paige and Jace) novel Chapter 324

CHAPTER 181-1

Paige’s POV

By sunrise, the Iron Vipers were already at the warehouse, and the sight of so many people standing among the damage made it clear that nobody-intended to sit around feeling sorry for themselves.

The fire had destroyed a large portion of the building, several trucks had been damaged beyond repair, and equipment that had taken years to collect was now nothing more than twisted metal and ash.

Still, everyone had shown up.

Mason stood near the entrance with a clipboard while Derek coordinated the cleanup crews, and Jace was speaking with the employees about what they needed while insurance investigators continued documenting the damage. And I walked closer to Jace.

“What can we do?” I asked as he looked toward the debris.

“We clear everything that is safe to move, and then we figure out what can be salvaged.” Jace said.

“I brought coffee.” I said and he smiled.

“That might be the most important thing anyone has brought today.” He said as I handed him a cup.

“I brought breakfast too.” I said.

“Then you’re officially in charge.” He said.

“I thought you were the president.” I said.

“I am, but I know when to recognize better leadership.” He said and I laughed before we got to work.

The cleanup was difficult because the fire had damaged nearly everything in its path, but the club members worked together without complaining.

Some carried broken materials away from the building, while others sorted equipment that could potentially be repaired.

Nobody wanted to throw anything away until they were certain it couldn’t be saved.

That reminded me of Uncle Will. He had always believed that something damaged wasn’t necessarily something useless.

By midmorning, I had an idea and I pulled Jace aside.

“Lawson Customs can help.” I said as he frowned.

“How?” He asked.

“We can manufacture some replacement parts for the damaged tow trucks.” I said.

“You already have a full schedule.” He said.

“We’ll make room.” I said.

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CHAPTER 18+*+-

“Paige, you don’t have to take this on He said.

“I know.” She said as I looked toward the damaged trucks.

“But I want to.” She added and he studied me for a moment before nodding.

“What parts?” I asked.

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“Anything we can fabricate safely and legally, especially brackets, mounts, reinforced panels, and smaller components that don’t require specialized manufacturing.” I said as Jace smiled.

“You really can’t stay out of a problem.” He said.

“I prefer to solve them.” I said.

“I noticed.” He said.

By noon, the plan was in place.

Lawson Customs would temporarily take on additional work for the Iron Vipers’ legitimate business, and we would prioritize replacement parts that could get the damaged tow trucks back on the road.

When I arrived at the workshop, Ben and Aiden were already waiting.

“I heard we have extra work.” Ben said.

“We do.” I said and Aiden smiled.

“How much?” He asked.

“Enough to keep you both busy.” I said and Ben looked excited.

“I can handle it.” Ben said.

“I know you can, but you’re not doing this alone.” I said as Aiden nodded.

“We’ll work together.” Aiden said.

Mia walked into the workshop carrying several pages.

“I already reorganized the schedule.” Mia said as I stared at her.

“When did you do that?” I asked.

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