Down & Dirty: Books 4-6: Dirty Angels MC Box Set 2 by St. James Jeanne

Author:St. James, Jeanne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeanne St. James
Published: 2018-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Bella took a deep breath and thought about Axel’s question. If she did want what they had to continue, it was going to be a long road ahead. Even if the brothers started to tolerate him—and she couldn’t expect any more from them than that when it came to a cop—it was still going to be a bumpy ride.

The worry gnawed at her when she thought about his coming to the club’s Christmas party to the point it turned her stomach. Things could go so wrong.

The only good thing was all the DAMC women would be thrilled he showed up with her, as would her uncle, Ace, and his wife, Janice. She wasn’t lying when she told Axel that. Ace had reached out to Axel and Mitch several times, trying to convince them to visit Z while he was in prison. They refused. She understood how it might make two police officers look, having a son and a brother doing time, but even so...

“Why didn’t you ever visit Z in prison?” she asked softly.

“That wasn’t an answer to my question.”

“I know, and you want to avoid mine, too.” She sighed softly. “I honestly don’t know that answer, Axel. If I had to answer that today, I would say probably not.”

His body jerked slightly under her cheek which she had pressed to his chest. “Bella,” he whispered, the hurt clear in his voice.

“That’s not what you want to hear, but it’s the only answer I have if you need to know today.”

“And if I ask tomorrow?”

“It’s not just us, Axel. You know that. Our lives aren’t simple. We don’t live in a bubble. We’re so different. You and your father don’t want to recognize where you came from. What your grandfather built. What our grandfathers built.”

“Fuck! My grandfather died because of the club. He was murdered by Warriors.”

“I know that.”

“And my uncle’s doing life in prison for retribution. So is your grandfather, Bella. This isn’t some game. Those were human lives they took. By doing that, they acted as judge and jury. My father and I swore an oath to help save lives. To keep people safe.”

“Exactly my point of how different we are. And it’s not only that. I can’t...” She didn’t want to talk about this, about why he needed to rethink all of this. “Axel, you need to think about the future.”

“We’re working on that now, aren’t we? We’re trying to repair some of the damage done from the past.”

She shook her head. “It’s not that simple.”

“No shit.”

“I’m not talking about your family and mine, though that’s a big obstacle in itself.”

“Then what?”

“You know what happened to me.”

“Fuck!” he shouted, making her jump. He grabbed her chin and turned her face up to him. “We went through this already.”

“No! No, that’s not... that’s not what I’m saying... I don’t... have... a womb.”

He blinked at her, his expression confused. “Yeah, which is great because I don’t have to wear a fucking condom and we don’t have to worry about you getting—” He stopped abruptly.

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