Roses and Skulls by LM Terry
Author:LM Terry [Terry, LM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-05T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eighteen
Billie Rose
My excitement is short lived when I realize that Iâm now stuck with Elijah. Heâs wonderful to look at but heâs bossy and annoying and heâs going to get me in trouble.
He winks at me from the porch.
The scowl on Danâs face makes me take a step back. âIs my wife with your mom?â
âUm, you know, I didnâtâ¦â
Dammit, my hesitation was all the answer he needed. He heads towards his bike, nodding for my dad to follow. âI need to hit something. Letâs go get our wives out of there and see if there are any Devils hanging around that need their faces rearranged.â
âWaitâ¦â
Dad throws his head back, laughing, he follows his friend, swinging his leg over his bike. âJesse hasnât given me a reason to redden her ass in a long time.â
My face scrunches up. âEww.â I gag at the thought, making a big show of it.
Uncle Dan howls with laughter. âLetâs go raise some hell, brother.â
Their bikes roar to life, and I close my eyes, relishing in the sound.
Everyone slowly follows, all except Raffe. Heâs sitting on the porch, deep in thought. Elijah excuses himself to get a few more rounds of practice shooting in before the sun fully sets for the day. He senses that my uncle is having a hard time swallowing the pill I just gave him.
I nod silently, taking a seat on the porch step. Raffe gets up and sits beside me.
We watch a group of sparrows flit from tree to tree for several minutes. âThis makes me nervous, Billie Rose. Whatâs his game?â
Shrugging my shoulders, I pick at a hangnail. âHe says heâs sorry I got hurt. I wasnât supposed to be in the truck that night. Maybe he feels guilty.â Iâm not sure if Iâm trying to convince myself or him. I suppose itâs true that Draven didnât know I was going to be in the pickup that night. But men like him donât usually possess empathy.
He picks up a rock and tosses it out into the driveway. âHe wants something from you. Either he wants you dead orâ¦â he turns away from me, letting his thoughts die on his tongue.
Flashes of memories flip through my mind. The way he looked at me as grandpa sat dying next to me. The way his fingers brushed against my panties. The way he pressed his lips to mine.
I shove it all away, kicking it to the far corners of my mind. âHe knows I have a boyfriend. Well, I donât have a boyfriend, but he thinks Elijah is⦠my boyfriend,â I spit out.
Raffe isnât budging. âIt doesnât make sense.â
âI know,â I finally admit. âBut I want to hurt him so bad.â
âYou already know that he wants to hurt your mom and he was successful. He hurt all of us.â Raffe stretches his long legs out in front of him. âIf he thinks Jesse killed his dad, he isnât going to let it go or he wouldnât be here. And thatâs if heâs telling the truth and he really is Crowâs son.
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