Hate on Me (Knights of Retribution MC Book 3) by Elizabeth Knox

Author:Elizabeth Knox [Knox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knox Publishing
Published: 2020-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Well fed devils behave better than famished saints

~ D. L. Smith

Flora

I walked out through the side door so the other women wouldn’t see me and walked around the long way to the club, deciding to head in the back door. I didn’t want to go in through the front and completely blow what I was doing. I saw Gamble and the rest of the guys walking to the club from the chapel, so I know something’s up. It only means I need to be more cautious than normal.

As always, the back door to the club is unlocked, so I turn the knob and pull it open, stepping into the clubhouse as quietly as possible. I move to the right so the small mudroom area shields me from the hallway. This is a nice little bonus the guys added for when it’s days like this, in the summer, and we can have a barbeque outside. Since the kitchen is near the front of the club area it means we’ll have some place near the back and the guys won’t have to run through the club while they’re grilling.

As far as the clubhouse goes, we have a game room, a massive living area, the kitchen, obviously a bathroom, and the garage is attached on the side. The guys have kind of turned it into a mechanic style garage, using it to store parts and do maintenance whenever they need to. The bonus is the nice bar the guys added in the clubhouse. It can sit about twelve people, but there’s tons of room for entertaining.

Light footsteps grow closer to me and I don’t pay them any mind. It’s probably one of the guys, but I quickly realize I haven’t heard anyone from the clubhouse saying jack shit. My heartbeat intensifies and my palms grow sweaty at the realization.

A shadow creeps around the corner and my eyes go wide as I see his face. Every bit of emotion and willpower slowly seeps down to my feet, almost as if it’s melting into the floor below me. His body grows rigid and he sinks his hands into his pockets, breathing in and out slowly. We stare at one another for what feels like minutes, but I know it can’t be. In all actuality it’s probably only been moments, maybe seconds.

I take in a sharp breath and instinctively want to run out of here as quickly as possible. I thought about it for a long time . . . I’d . . . I’d been stupid enough to think I left my past behind me, yet here it is, staring me down.

Actually, the man who showed me a bit of mercy is staring me down—Deo.

“Flora . . .” he says my name so calmly, but I can tell he’s shocked. His eyes go up and down, surveying every part of my body. I probably look much more different than I did when I was back in that tool shed. Back when his father had no problem giving out orders that would put me moments from death, over and over again.

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