“You think picking a fight with Devil is going to solve your problems? You called their old ladies whores, Tiny. That’s wrong and f**king mean.”
“I’m not picking a fight with him. I’m cutting him off.”
“What?”
“Our problems began when we started to make deals with the Chaos Bleeds crew. In the future, we’re not going to be making deals with anyone else. We’re not part of the same club. We’re different.”
“That’s it? You’re cutting him off?”
“Yeah and in doing so we’re going to be stronger than ever before,” Tiny said.
“You’re wrong, Tiny. This is going to tear us apart.”
He reached out and stroked her cheek. The bruise annoyed him. She shouldn’t have been in any danger, and yet because of him, she’d gotten hurt. All of the women in his club had gotten hurt or killed. He wasn’t going to let that happen again.
“Devil and I, it’s over, Eva. Are you with me, or are you against me?” he asked, gripping her chin.
Tears were in her eyes as he delivered the ultimatum.
“You can’t be thinking straight,” she said.
“Make your decision or you can follow Devil back to Piston County, Eva. I mean it. I’m f**king done with him.” He regretted the words the moment he spoke them.
She took his hands within her own. “I love you, Tiny and I trust you. I’m not going anywhere.”
Eva placed her head in his lap. Closing his eyes, Tiny hoped he made the right choice. For his sake and for that of the club, he hoped he was right.
Chapter Twelve
Devil and Lexie
“What the hell is going on, Devil?” Lexie asked. Being packed away in the car with their kids sitting in the back and falling asleep wasn’t her idea of fun. From the bruises on his face along with the anger in his eyes, she knew something bad had happened to her man.
“It’s f**king over, Lexie. We’re going back home. Tiny’s a f**king pu**y, and he’s losing control over his own f**king club.” Devil lashed out hitting the steering wheel.
Glancing in the back seat, she saw Simon was watching his father.
“Stop it,” she said. “You don’t know what you’re saying. I take it those bruises are from Tiny?”
“Yeah, we got into a f**king fight.”
“Is this a real fight you can’t solve, or are you both just arguing?” She looked out of the window to see the bikes following them back to Piston County. Being pulled out of bed and forced to pack late at night had pissed her off. The anger on Devil’s face was a good indication that he didn’t want to do it either.
“I don’t know what it means. Tiny kicked us out of Fort Wills, Lex. He called you and all our women whores.”
Tugging her hands into fists, Lexie tried not to react to what he said. “Eva’s going to kick his ass.”
“I don’t care. I’ve got something to do.”
His hands were tight as he gripped the steering wheel. She’d seen Devil angry before, but he was also holding something back and she didn’t like it. Something had gone down. She didn’t know what, and she intended to find out.
“What happened?” she asked.
Devil glanced her way. “Nothing.”
“Something had to have happened for Eva to be sporting a bruise and Angel to look like she’d been hit in the stomach. You come into town even though you told me you wouldn’t be home tonight. You tell me what’s going on now, or I swear to God, you will not get anywhere near me in the foreseeable future.”
“You’d withhold sex from me?”
“You’re withholding something a lot more important than sex. We’re on the road in the middle of the night, Devil. Now is not the time for you to be trying to keep secrets from me. I won’t have it. It’s not fair, and I refuse to be pulled from one town to another just because you and Tiny said some crazy shit to each other. Now, open up, or that’s it and you can sleep at the club tonight.” She’d do it even though she wanted to feel him tonight.
“For f**k’s sake.” He growled the words, and Lexie was pleased she wasn’t the steering wheel what with the death grip he had on it.
“Don’t keep me in the dark.”
He reached out to look in the back. Simon had fallen back to sleep while they were talking. “Check and make sure he’s asleep. I’ve seen the little shit pretending before.”
Rolling her eyes, she turned around and placed a finger in the spot underneath his arm that always made him giggle. Nothing. Simon was dead to the world.
“He’s not pretending, and he only got that from you.”
“I don’t care where he’s got it from providing he doesn’t do it to us.”
“Stop stalling and tell me what’s got your panties in a twist.”
“I’m not wearing any.”
Shaking her head, she reached down in her bag to grab a bottle of water. “You’ve got a one track mind, and you’re trying to distract me. Just so you know, I’m not wearing any panties or bra either.”
She’d thrown on a dress with how quickly Devil wanted them out of the town.
“Are you for f**king real?” he asked.
Taking hold of his hand, she placed his palm between her thighs. His fingers pushed the dress out of his way. Holding her breath, Lexie closed her eyes as he touched her na**d slit.
“Fuck, baby.”
She didn’t care if anyone could see them.
“You’re doing this to f**king kill me. I’m not going to make it back home without taking you.”
Lexie chuckled, pushing his hand away. “Then you’re going to have to deal with it. Tell me what happened or else you’re not getting anymore.”
He released a sigh, sucking his fingers into his mouth. “Fuck, you taste so good.”
“Stop stalling and tell me.”
“I don’t like this. You shouldn’t have to deal with this crap.”
“Then you shouldn’t have pursued me the way you did. Tell me what’s going on, and then we’ll talk about something else.” She smoothed her skirt out to cover her exposed thighs.
“I fell in love with you, Lex. There was no walking away from you after that.”
She smiled. Whenever Devil talked about his love for her, he made her melt. “You know how to say all the right things.”
“A guy working for Gonzalez broke into Tiny and Eva’s house. He attacked Angel because she was there. Lash sent her to Eva’s when he wasn’t going to make it home. Eva then tried to help Angel and was hurt herself. One of the new prospects, Baker, I think, saved them both. He tied the bastard to the chair.” Devil stopped talking, and she saw his jaw tense.