Rycks (Black Reign MC 1) by Marteeka Karland
Author:Marteeka Karland [Karland, Marteeka]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIN 009841-03192
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2021-06-24T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter Six
Rycks
When Venus backhanded Lyric the first time, I hadnât felt the satisfaction I thought I would. In fact, Iâd had an almost visceral negative response. Before I could stop myself, Iâd taken a step toward. Vicious, the bastard, laid a restraining hand on my shoulder. I was both thankful and irritated. If Vicious had noticed my discomfort, had anyone else?
Then Venus hit Lyric again. Lyric said nothing, just rocked back in her seat before looking back up at the other woman. She didnât give Venus a defiant look or in any way challenge her. Lyric just met her gaze steadily. Resigned. She didnât look defeated, exactly, but she looked like she knew the situation was only going to get worse from here, and there was nothing she could do about it.
âTrying to be brave, my little precious?â Venus grinned at her, as if she were getting ready to deliver the punchline of a great joke. She lifted her hand where those long, pointed, razor-sharp nails of hers hung like a guillotine in front of Lyric. âI have something that might make you think twice about holding back.â
Venus was going to cut Lyric. Maybe her face. Maybe her arm, or something else. All I knew was that I absolutely could not watch it happen.
âStop,â I said softly.
Venus glanced my direction and shrugged dismissively. She raised her hand for the blow.
âI said stop!â Shrugging off Vicious, I moved to Lyricâs chair, stepping in between her and Venus. âSheâs my responsibility. Iâll take care of things from here. Iâll get this out of her.â
âThis is Salvationâs Bane territory, Rycks,â Thorn said. The man had a hard mien about him. Harder than Iâd ever seen him. To say he was furious over this was an understatement, and I couldnât blame him. If someone came into Black Reign and bugged the place, weâd likely not take the time to get the location of all the bugs. Weâd kill the fucker and drop the carcass on the offending organizationâs doorstep. âShe did this in our fucking home. Her punishment is our right.â
âSheâs Black Reign. Punishing her is my responsibility.â
âAnd youâll be responsible for letting us take over,â Thorn growled at me. âOur house. Our rules.â
âWould you do the same if she were my woman? Because she might as well be. Thereâs every possibility sheâs carrying my child even now.â
Thorn didnât back down an inch. âThen itâs your fucking bad luck to have been stupid enough to fuck the bitch in the raw.â
âEveryone just take a step back,â Vicious said, coming to stand in the center of the room, between Lyric and me and the table where Thorn had risen and stood with his palms flat on the surface. Vicious was a voice of reason no one wanted to listen to.
The door on the other side of the room shut, and I watched Justice hurry in. âStop, Thorn,â he said, his voice firm.
âJustice, youâre my brother and a very important part of this club, but youâve tested my patience enough the last month.
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