Grumbler's Ride: Satan's Devils MC San Diego #2 by Manda Mellett

Author:Manda Mellett [Mellett, Manda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912288816
Publisher: Trish Haill Associates
Published: 2020-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Grumbler

It’s true I’m more comfortable lying next to Mary than I would have been on the couch, but that hasn’t translated into making falling asleep any easier.

Once we’d come to bed, her in full pyjamas, lying under the covers, and me fully clothed—the only things I’d removed were my cut and boots—on top, despite our attire we both felt awkward. I’d felt unable to fold her into my arms, and she made no move to come to me.

I lay on my back with my hands behind my head, half of me wondering what I’m doing here and trying to avoid thinking about the woman tossing and turning by my side.

When I hear a sob escape, I can no longer ignore her.

“Hey.” Rolling over, I pull her against me, her back to my front. My thumb moves to her face and wipes away a tear rolling from her eye. “Hush, babe. It’s going to be okay.”

“I want to kill him,” she quietly wails. “I’ve never wanted to hurt anyone in my life, but him? I wish he were dead.”

She’ll be getting her wish if I have my way. “His days are numbered. Can’t have a fucker like that walking around a free man.”

“Do-do you think he’s done that before? Conned a young girl?”

I nod, though in the darkness she can’t see that. “I do. Maybe worse. I’m certain this wasn’t the first time he’d set someone up. Alicia didn’t suspect a thing. He’s had practice, I can almost guarantee it.”

“She wasn’t on the lookout for someone like him.”

“You’ve kept her from the evil in the world, babe. That’s your job as a mom. Can’t see what more you could have done.”

“I hate him.”

“What’s done is done,” I tell her. “There’s no point revisiting what could have been done to prevent it. Now we deal with shit and get to the point where you and Alicia can move on.”

I find I’m stroking her face. She relaxes into my touch. “You’re wise, aren’t you?”

“Hate to say it, babe, but I’ve seen the ugliness that exists. Far too much of it. All you can do is learn from your mistakes and then make sure you don’t make them again.”

“I can’t believe you make mistakes.”

Oh I do, I reassure her in my head. Big ones. Perhaps the biggest of them all was trusting Snake. Maybe if I tell her some of what went down, it will take her mind off her daughter. “I mentioned our old prez. Well, he was called Snake because of his tattoo, but in the end, he was a real snake. When the previous prez, Bird died, Snake had been his number two, our VP. He moved to the head of the table, and none of us saw any reason not to vote him in. Actually, that’s not true. I think a lot of us were slightly uneasy, but what we didn’t do was canvass opinion. I didn’t care much for the man, but could I follow him? Did I respect him as a leader? Fuck yeah.

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