Page 134 of Ethan's Sky

“Wyatt or Hawk been able to find out what she and Carter are hiding from?”

“Not yet. Would be easier if she would give us something to go on, but if I push, she shuts me out.” Declan doesn’t want to go behind Violet’s back, but ever since Carter mentioned bad men and being able to protect his mama, we’ve all been on high alert. The problem is Violet is like Fort Knox. She won’t tell anyone anything claiming her son is taking his man of the house responsibilities to heart.

Knowing Violet is a sore subject, I bring our focus back to Skyler and her current predicament.

“What were you saying before, about the DO?”

“Hawk said they work security at a nightclub in Devil’s Canyon and have a heavy presence in the drag strip at the far end of town. They have a gambling set up where people can bet on the drivers. It’s a small business from what he can tell, and so far, everything appears to be legit.”

Devil’s Canyon is the equivalent of a mini-Vegas strip with casinos, night clubs, and hotels lining Main Street. Any vise a person could have can be found if you know who to ask.

“Appearances can be deceiving.” Thoughts of Skyler dancing as Lady Scarlet flash through my mind. “Who owns the night club they’re working security for?”

Declan cracks his neck side to side, rolling out his tension. A loud screech comes from the cage catching both our attention.

“I warned you, bitch! Don’t fucking try me!” Hearing those words coming out of Skyler’s mouth has me rushing to the cage to find out what the fuck happened.

“It’s not like you’re anything special to him. Ethan’s just taking a stroll down memory lane. When he discovers it was you who killed Emily, he’ll come running back to me. You’re today’s flavor. He always comes back.” Mandy Olsen spews utter bullshit at Skyler from her spot on the ground.

“You know the difference between the rumors people say about me and the ones they say about you, Mandy?” Skyler is the epitome of calm, but the tension in her shoulders tells me she’s wound a little too tight.

Leaning near Mandy’s ear, Skyler whispers something in her ear. Seconds later, Mandy is screaming, “You bitch!” Mandy manages to roll Skyler over but before she can mount her, Skyler is up on her feet throwing punch after punch. She doesn’t slow down or pull back. She’s out for blood. What’s interesting is Kieran and Anna aren’t shouting at her to calm the hell down. They’re whispering, critiquing Skyler’s strengths and weaknesses.

“End it, Sky!” Cash calls out over my head. I have no idea where the fucker came from. “Beat her ass or let her go! Stop playing with her!”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Declan asks. I can’t say I’m not thinking the same thing. “Skyler looks like she’s beating the shit out of Mandy from where I’m standing. What makes you think she’s playing with her?”

Cash chuckles. “If Skyler meant to put the bitch’s ass down, she’d go for a kidney shot. Bruise the body. Sweep her and ground and pound til the bitch couldn’t breathe through her nose without help. But she’s not. She’s pulling her punches. Tiring the chick out, making her think she has a shot while Skyler fucks up her face a little. Sky doesn’t see this bitch as a threat. She’s a nuisance she wants to teach a lesson, but she poses no real threat.”

Watching a little more closely, I see what Cash is talking about. Doesn’t mean I want her to keep fighting with her.

“Skyler, that’s enough! Let her go!” Skyler has Mandy up against the cage with her forearm firmly pressed against Mandy’s throat, throwing knees into her thighs and stomach. When she makes eye contact with me, she makes a face, one a I used to give my mom when she called me inside for dinner before I was ready to come in form playing.

Reluctantly, Skyler releases her prey.

Mandy drops to her knees, coughing and breathing hard. Skyler is panting but she’s nowhere near tired out.

Her body’s covered in sweat, her tits rising and falling as she takes slow deep breaths. The red marks on her flawless skin piss me off. She may not be hurt but she took more punches than I would’ve liked.

“Come on, baby. Let’s go home and get you washed up.”

Mandy screeches from her spot on the cage floor. “You moved in with her? You can’t be serious, Ethan!Sheleftyou!I was the one who stayed and took care of you when you were hurting, not this, this,piece of trash!”

Sky looks ready to go for another round, but I wrap my arms around her bare stomach and hold her to my chest.

“You know, Mandy, you’re right. Matter of fact, I was in the store the other day and a fragrance caught my attention and immediately brought back memories of you when we were younger.”

Mandy looks smug, which is hard to do with a busted face, and swollen eyes.

“See, Skyler. It’s me he remembers. Me he wants. Tell her Ethan. What made you think about me, baby? Made you missme?”

“I walked by the seafood counter and swore I’d smelled that stench somewhere before and immediately your face sprang to mind.” Mandy shouts obscenities. Skyler, Cash and Declan all bust out laughing. But I’m not done with the whore who thinks she can hurt my woman.

“Tell the fucking truth! Right here, right now! Inevertouched you or your nasty-ass-passed-through-the-town-trash-whore-cunt! Not even when I was knock down drunk, have I laid so much as a finger on you. Didn’t keep you from trying, but I was afraid even a double bagged dick couldn’t survive the shit you’d be carrying,” I seethe. “It’s also the reason you were never accepted as a club girl to the Kings. We may pass around pussy, but yours has been through more than a brother was willing to overlook. And no matter how much dick you sucked; you mouth was never too full to keep you from airing everybody’s dirty laundry around town.”

“That right there should tell you something.” Cash coughs out. “Generally speaking, the brothers aren’t too picky about pussy. Legal, consenting, easy, and –clean.I’m not sure how you fucked it up, but…” Cash claps my shoulder and looks me right in the eye, hand over his heart. “Thank you, brother. For saving all our dicks from severe contamination.”

“Fuck off, Cash.” Skyler giggles. “She barely doesn’t meet your standards.”

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