She scrambles back and stumbles to her feet, her face red, her eyes glassy with tears as she glances at my brothers, hoping for someone to step in. They won’t. She’s been a club whore for long enough to know the rules. I’ve already told this bitch to stay away from me once before. She realises she’s fucked up when she glances over at Nitro, cowering when she sees his face. I don’t need to look behind me to know what look he’s giving her, and she knows she just crossed a line she can’t come back from.
I smirk before turning my back on her and taking a seat grabbing the bottle and downing half of it as my brothers and I watch her run out of the bar.
“She’s out. I’m done with her fucking antics,” Nitro steams. His rage clearly evident. He turns to Ice and raises an eyebrow.Ice gives him a nod and the heads outside to make a call, probably to brothers back at the clubhouse to tell them to kick her arse to the curb.
I’m just about to start my second bottle when Ice comes racing back toward us, concern written across his face.
“Brother?” Nitro asks, sitting up and leaning forward.
I do the same when Ice fixes his gaze on me.
“What?” I ask. I don’t like the look he’s giving me right now.
“Tongue just called. He swallows, he’s not deliberately stalling he’s taking a second to choose his words. Neither one of us push him, we let him find the right words at his own pace, but we’re on edge. I can feel the tension rolling off Nitro next to me as we wait. “Your girl was hurt on her way home tonight…”
“What the fuck?” I jump out of the booth ready to run, but Ice stops me.
“Brother, she’s ok. She’s at home with Tongue and Gears. They’ve asked for Doc to go check her over, but he’s at the hospital and we can’t reach him. Maria is on her way there now.”
I start toward the entrance my brothers following close behind me.
“Do we know who the fuck it was?” I yell behind me.
“I don’t think so, but I don’t know any more than what I just told you.”
I race over to my bike throwing my leg over it and starting the engine.
“You don’t have to come with,” I yell at them. But they ignore me, both of them climbing onto their bikes and giving me a look before placing their helmets on their heads.
Within seconds I’m bombing down the road toward her flat, my brothers hot on my tail.
Seven minutes later I’m racing through her front door. I see her jump as the door slams against the wall. A look of surprise crosses her face followed by confusion.
“Wrath?” she questions as I rush toward her.
I kneel in front of her, my eyes rake over every inch of her body. Bruises already forming on her cheeks, shaped like fingers. She has a start of a black eye a cut to her left cheek and a split lip. I reach down grabbing hold of her hands and turning them over, amongst the bubbling rage is a sense of pride warms me when I see the state of her knuckles, she’s hurt but she got in a few good hits of her own.
“Firecracker,” I whisper out.
She pulls her hands from mine and then stands, she winces as she pulls herself up, and I turn my rage to the prospect.
“What happened? Where the fuck were you?” I shout anger clouding my senses. Nitro steps in front of me, placing a hand on my chest as Ice and Gears step next to the prospect.
“I’m so sorry Wrath.” He looks at me and the turns to face my girl, fuck where did that come from.
She isn’t my girl.
“Marissa, I’m sorry that you got hurt. I’m sorry I wasn’t there.” I see the look of complete regret on his face just before it drops. Before I have a chance to say anything Maria comes rushing through the door, Tongue right behind her.
“Marissa let’s get you to the bathroom where I can check you over and get those injuries cleaned. Boys, how about you grab her a drink and some food.” She gives me a pointed look before pushing past me.
“Erm, actually, you guys don’t have to stay. I’m good. Prospect,” she calls out to him, and he glances at her. “You don’t need to apologise. Thank you, for saving me tonight.”
I watch her smile at him and then lead Maria toward the bathroom. The minute they close the bathroom door I round on the prospect.
“Tell me everything. Right. Fucking. Now!”
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