Page 19 of Drax (Iron Thunder MC 3)
I pushed Mary-Beth behind me and stood between them. My fists were raised; I was prepared to punch him again.
“Yeah, I never quite knew what was good for me. I think I’ll take my chances,” I hissed.
“Drax, you should go,” I heard her say behind me. But I wasn’t going to listen to her. She had no idea what needed to be done.
The man glared at me with his eyes narrowed, assessing the situation, trying to figure out how much he could push me. I was prepared to fight him to the last bone and maybe he knew it. Maybe he could see it in my eyes.
He glanced at Mary-Beth over my shoulder and shook his head like he was disappointed.
“Your brother will not be happy about this,” he snarled.
“Oh fuck off, Eagle,” she hissed back.
And then he was gone. He got back in his car and screeched off. Mary-Beth and I were now left staring at each other in silence.* * *“Drax, what are you doing here?” she asked. Her shoulders were heaving, like she hadn’t had a chance to catch her breath yet. Her nostrils flared with emotion; her big eyes even bigger now. She was looking curiously at me.
“I came to check up on you,” I replied. I wasn’t going to lie and making up some shit about how I just happened to be passing by wasn’t going to work on her. She visibly relaxed when she heard that.
“You know I don’t need checking up on,” she said and then the tops of her cheeks flushed. “Contrary to how it may look right now.”
“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”
She shook her head. “No. I’m fine. Just a little shaken up, I guess. I wasn’t expecting my night to end like this.”
I wanted to pull her into my arms and kiss her. I wanted to tell her I would take care of her. I didn’t want to see her hurt. A part of me was also relieved that I hadn’t caught her in bed with someone else.
She looked up at me with those big round eyes.
“I went to see my brother. Crash called me earlier when I was with you. I couldn’t wait to confront him and maybe that was a mistake.”
Of course, it was a mistake. Crash wasn’t the type of guy who would just admit his faults and actions and beg for forgiveness. But maybe Mary-Beth hadn’t viewed him in that light before.
“Well, I guess I’m sorry you had to find out the truth about your brother the hard way,” I said.
She was blushing again and then shook her head.
“I’m sorry I doubted you and tried to blame you.”
“You had no reason to trust me. You owed me none of your loyalty.”
We were staring at each other now, and then she gulped.
“I’ve been so wrong about Danny that I can’t help but wonder what else I’ve been wrong about.”
I was silent, didn’t know where she was going with this. But then she shook her head and looked up at her bedroom window.
“Anyway, thank you for showing up and sending Eagle packing. I should probably go in. I’ll lock the door behind me.” She added a small weak smile to that.
Lock the door? Did she honestly think that would keep the Silver Knights out if they really wanted to get in?
“I’m not letting you spend the night alone,” I said.
She licked her lips and stared at me eagerly. She was waiting to hear the words…just as much as I wanted to say them.
“You’re coming with me,” I added.
I was surprised to find that she didn’t protest. She didn’t pick a fight over it. For once, she was prepared to admit that I had the best idea.8Mary-BethI couldn’t believe it. Drax had come to my rescue.
Just when I thought I had hit a whole new kind of rock-bottom and I would never get over how confused and betrayed I felt by my brother, Drax was here to save the day. Like my knight in shining armor. My hero.
I stared at him in absolute awe and admiration as he told me he wasn’t going to let me spend the night by myself. What did that mean? What else was I supposed to do?
“Where do you want to go?” I asked. I was clutching my hands together, twisting my fingers together in nervousness. Drax brushed his hair with his hand.
“I don’t know…the Clubhouse maybe. I don’t give a shit. All I care about is making sure they don’t come after you.”
They…the Silver Knights…my brother.
I felt like someone had just shoved a knife in my heart and was twisting it around. It hurt bad. Right in the middle of my chest. I hugged my stomach tightly and Drax saw the way I was doubling over.
“What’s wrong?” He lunged at me, grabbing me, wrapping me in his arms. I collapsed into him. My head rested on his chest and we were hugging. Holding each other close. I didn’t want to cry…not again…I’d been crying too much tonight. But the tears were there. I could feel them stinging my eyelids. Threatening to seep out.
