Page 13 of Drax (Iron Thunder MC 3)
“But it doesn’t matter what I say, does it? You’re still going to believe what Crash says.”
“I don’t know what I believe anymore.”
“You want to hear his side of the story,” I added.
I heard her sigh.
“He’s my brother, Drax. I have to give him a chance to explain himself.”
“Sure, and while you’re having that conversation with him, why don’t you ask him to explain why he would brand a guy and try to brand an innocent woman too. Scarring them for life. Making them bleed and suffer.”
I knew it made her uncomfortable. She shifted on her feet and turned her head from me.
“I have to go, Drax,” she said and quickly opened the door.
Ever since she’d got that phone call back at the store, she’d been acting cagey. She looked like she was in a big hurry to leave now. I wondered who called her. She was determined not to let me hear her speaking to the caller.
Did she have a new guy?
I felt rage whip through my veins as she started up the car.
Fuck! Why did I fuckin’ care what she did with her life?
We were over.
I did whatever I wanted. So she should’ve been free to do the same. But I couldn’t help myself. I could feel the anger bubbling inside me with a fury. She was driving away, and I didn’t know if I would see her again. But I needed to know if she had a new man. If she’d replaced me.
I had to find out.* * *I ignored everyone else as I walked through the Clubhouse and headed up to my room. I could sense the curious energy all around me. Each one of them wanted to know what happened with Mary-Beth.
What did she want? Why did she leave? Where did I take her? Were we back together now?
I had no interest in answering any of those questions.
I just wanted some fuckin’ peace and quiet. I wanted to get away from those thoughts in my head. The last thing I needed in the middle of a full-fledged war with the Silver Knights was obsessing over whether Mary-Beth had a new lover or not.
Fuck me.
It was like she was doing this on purpose, just to mess with my head.
Did Crash send her over?
Was this his new game plan now?
I muttered angrily under my breath as I went up the stairs. There were other things to worry about.
For instance, the store needed to be up and ready in time for the next shipment’s arrival. Since that was our front for laundering money, we needed it to be in working order and open for business when our shipment came. That way we could take care of the shipment and the money.
This was going to be a crucial time. With the Silver Fuckin’ Knights breathing down our necks at the same time, there was no room for error.
I knew I needed to call Church.
It wasn’t just about feeding the curiosity of the others, but it was important that they had the full picture. The boys needed to know that Crash was trying to blame me…us…for everything that was going on. We needed to be prepared for anything. The whole Club had to be in the loop.
But I couldn’t do it now. I needed to clear my head. Before I could answer anybody’s prying questions and discuss Mary-Beth with the others, I needed to get my brain functioning again.
I needed to forget about her personal life.
If she had a new guy, that was none of my business. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it now. I saw the flash of embarrassment in her eyes when she saw who was calling. She made it very obvious when she ducked out and spoke into the phone in whispers.
Who was she seeing? Who was she fucking? Someone she knew would rattle my cage?
No man was ever going to be good enough for her.
Even though we weren’t together anymore, and I knew I couldn’t have her—I didn’t want to share her with anyone else.
I had walked up the stairs to my door. I just needed some time to myself. I needed to drink myself into a deep, deep sleep and hopefully I’d be thinking clearly in the mirror.
But as I opened the door, I remembered the girls.* * *Amara and Sylvia were both naked. Still.
How long had it been? More than an hour at least. They hadn’t bothered to put their clothes back on…because why would they?
I stood dumbstruck at the door for a few moments, just staring at them because my brain was all fogged up by Mary-Beth.
“There you are, darling!” Sylvia jumped out of bed and came toward me. I saw the way her tits jiggled a little. The same way her butt did. She came at me with her hips swinging and I slammed the door shut behind me.
