Tame his Beast: Part 2 by Claire C. Riley

Author:Claire C. Riley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

~ Belle ~

“You should have told Beast. He would have protected you,” Joey was talking, but I wasn’t really listening. How could I? Thirty minutes ago I’d been a dead woman walking, my final breaths ready to be breathed before Beast put a bullet in my head. My future was still hazy and uncertain, and death was still in the cards, but for the time being I was alive.

“The club would have protected you, girl,” Joey continued. “Hell, I would have protected you.” He shook his head, sounding less like the Joey I’d come to know and more like a stranger. He even sounded sad.

“I shouldn’t have ever been put in this situation,” I finally said, still refusing to look at him. “This wasn’t my fight, yet I’ve been dragged into it, terrorized and then told I was going to be killed…by Beast, no less.” My voice cracked on his name, the disbelief that he had wanted to be the one to kill me still squeezing my heart in a vise. “He wanted to kill me.”

Despite him having all the charm and sophistication of an alley cat, Joey suddenly dropped to one knee in front of me and took my hand in his.

“You’re an innocent, Belle, and a friend of the club. We would have protected you until our last breaths. You have to fuckin’ know that. And Beast…shit, bitch, he was punishing himself by killing you. In his eyes, this was his cross to bear.”

I looked up then, my gaze meeting his, and I felt even worse because it was unwavering. I should have told one of them. I could see it in his eyes that he meant every last word of what he was saying. Joey would have died protecting me. He would have given his life to save mine if need be. I wasn’t sure about the others—I hadn’t looked into their eyes—but despite everything that had happened, I trusted Joey enough to know that he wouldn’t lie to me.

“I don’t know this world,” I whimpered, wanting to be strong but feeling so weak. “All I know is that I was asked to nurse a man back to health, and in doing so I’ve been beaten, had my family threatened, terrorized, and then almost killed.”

I stated it as simply as I could in the hopes that he could understand; black and white, good versus evil. Beseeching him to appreciate where I was coming from.

Joey leaned over and pulled me into his arms, and I didn’t fight him. All my fight was gone. The only thing left was a puddle of despair and worry. I’d been agonizing over this stuff for weeks, and to have it all out in the open was like breathing fresh air. Joey held me and I sobbed quietly, hating how pathetic I was, but glad to be able to let it all out. Glad to be able to confide in someone.

The door to the Church, or whatever it was called, suddenly opened and Beast stepped out first, his eyes flaring in annoyance when he saw Joey holding me.

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