Prince’s eyes widen. “Do you know if he has anymore money hidden in your old house?”
“How should I know? I’m just a dumb college student who’s shacking up with a man who doesn’t want me for more than my pussy.”
Bella’s words stab at my heart repeatedly while I try to think of something to say to undo it. There’s nothing I can say to take away making her feel like she’s a piece of ass.
“I think you overheard a conversation you were not allowed to hear,” Prince states with authority in his voice.
She shrugs like she doesn’t care. Since she’s been with me, her confidence has grown. I fucking love being around her when she’s throwing her sass around.
I have always found it hot when women will stick up for themselves and own it.
She shrugs. “Maybe not, but I didn’t expect you guys would be plotting how to kill my dad!” Bella yells at Prince.
Prince winces as do I. “You had to know that was gonna happen, Bella. You didn’t think we kept you around to be Beast’s pet, did you?”
The way he’s talking to her, I’m thinking he has something more planned than what he’s letting on. Anyone who knows me, knows I’m obsessed with this woman in front of us. I’m obsessed with her from head to toe.
“Prince!” I yell at him to get him to stop.
“Fine! You want to know where my dad is that bad?” She yells at him.
He nods. “Well, yeah. We’re not running an orphanage!”
“Prince! Leave her alone. She doesn’t know anything!” I try to protect her. Prince’s hostility has raised dramatically since he has taken over the presidency.
His eyebrows raise. “It’s funny how you’ve been fuckin’ this chick for this long and didn’t get the info.”
“Baby, he doesn’t mean that!” I try to interject but I saw the damage being dealt with. She’s going to want to run and I will never get her back.
Bella’s listening to the words with her face stock still. I know she heard them but she doesn’t want Prince or I to know what she’s doing. I feel fucking terrible.
I close the distance between us and try to wrap my arm around her to pull her close. Anything to take away the distance between us I already feel.
It’s funny how I’ve only known her for a short amount of time, but she’s become so much more important to me than anything or anyone else.
Including The Diablos.
She shows me off. “Don’t touch me!” She growls at me. “I’m packing up my stuff and going to stay with a friend from school. You guys can do whatever or whomever you want. Leave me out of it! I shouldn’t have gone with this whole shit.”
“You would have rather been sold into sex traffickers?” I ask her with my eyebrow raised.
“Anything would have hurt less than this bull shit with you guys. I’m ready or should I call Charger?”
That got Prince’s attention. “You would have another biker come to our place to come get you? Beast, did she have that great of a pussy? For all this bull shit for some booty.”
“Fuck you,” Bella snaps.
The president’s face whirls to stare at her as if she punched him in the face. “Excuse me?”
“I’m done with being treated like I’m your pet. You want my dad? Go get him. I’m done with being the collateral for you people. I’m ready to go home.”
I can’t believe Bella’s got this big of a bite. I didn’t expect her to do this. Fuck. How much do I even know about this woman? I know that I’m feeling something strong for her. I know that I don’t want her to go. Who the fuck am I to keep her here? It’s obvious she doesn’t want to be here.
“You want to go home?” I ask her.
“Not your home, my home,” she snips at me.
“Then, Dragon will take you back to my house to get your shit and take you back home.”
