Hound Cerberus 2.0 Book 2 by Marie James

Author:Marie James [James, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: none
Publisher: self
Published: 2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Hound

I think waiting for the confrontation is worse than the actual confrontation itself. It’s the anticipation. The worry about what will happen. The hundreds of scenarios you work through in your head are never what actually happens.

I’m not startled by the knock on my door. I’m not even surprised that it’s both Kid and Shadow on the other side when I tug the door open. A show of force. It’s exactly how I’d handle the situation.

“Kincaid wants to speak with you,” Shadow says, his gruff voice not giving anything away.

I grab the straps of my two rucksacks and follow them from the room. It may seem overdramatic, but I could be walking toward my death, yet, even knowing that I trudge along with my head held high the short distance to the conference room. I don’t miss that Kincaid is waiting for me in a room that leaves no chance of my seeing Gigi before I face him.

Smart.

It’s also what I would’ve done.

Kid pushes open the right side of the double doors, but he doesn’t follow me inside. He and Shadow turn, hands clenched down by their sides. The fact that they’re both standing at attention isn’t lost on me. It’s another show of force, one of unity with their president.

I swallow thickly, but enter the room and close the door behind me. At the end of the table, Kincaid sits silently with his hands steepled, index fingers resting against his bottom lip. I step forward, and resisting the urge to salute him, I reach into my pocket and pull the lone key to my room down the hall from my pocket. Once within arm’s length, I pass it to him.

“Room’s clear, Mr. Anderson.”

He accepts the key, turning it over and over in his palm. I take a few steps back, hands gripping my rucksacks so hard they begin to ache. Time stretches for what seems like hours before he speaks.

“Mr. Anderson?” He clears his throat. “Now you treat me with respect?”

When his eyes meet mine, the fury in them is enough to make my blood run cold. My eyes dart, looking for an escape. There’s one way in, and one way out. The passage to safety is guarded by two of Kincaid’s Marines, two of his closest friends, men so close Gigi considers them uncles.

“My intention was never to disrespect you, Sir.” Dressed in civvies or not, this man deserves my respect, not only as the leader of the club I’m fixing to be booted out of, but also because he’s my child’s grandfather.

“Georgia is keeping the baby.”

“Yes, Sir.” This isn’t news to me.

“And you plan to stick around?”

I nod. “I may not be a part of Cerberus any longer, but I’m not walking away from my child.”

“Just your child?” I shake my head, but he continues before I can argue with his wording. “Do you plan to marry her?”

I shake my head and wait for him to come off of his chair and pummel my face with both fists.

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