Page 69 of Ruin

Glaring, since he’d made me feel like a damn schoolboy with a crush, I clipped, “No. Josh.”

“Aww,” he teased.

“Fuck off.”

“Brother, were you not givin’ me and Channa crap before?”

I snorted out a laugh. “That’s different. I’m allowed. You really don’t care I’m with a dude?”

Coyote rolled his eyes. “Don’t ask somethin’ stupid. We were both brought up into a family that didn’t discriminate when it comes to matters of the damn heart.”

Nodding, I added, “Jesus, are we gettin’ sappy in our old age?”

Coyote laughed. “Guess we are. But anyway, back to business. What are you gonna do?”

“I don’t fuckin’ know. He wants time. Do I give it to him? Let him sort the family and business shit out or go back and support him? Help him?”

I already knew the answer before I even asked. Coyote raised a brow. “I gotta go talk to Talon, then see my family before I head out.”

Coyote grinned before he pulled me into a one-armed hug. “Happy for you, brother.”

“Thanks. You too.”

Who’d have guessed we’d each find the person made for us in a matter of months apart?

* * *

Talon hadn’t beenin the common room when Coyote and I walked back out. I left Coyote with his old lady and walked down the hall to Talon’s office. As soon as I knocked, his gruff voice barked, “Enter.”

Opening the door, I stepped in and shut it behind me. “Hey, Prez.”

“Ruin, didn’t know you were headin’ back today.”

“Yeah, brought Mimi and Cowboy back. They’re in his room if you need to talk to him.”

He leaned back in his chair. “Thanks, but is there anythin’ new since our calls?”

“Yeah, somethin’ else happened.”

“Take a seat, brother.”

Nerves had my palms sweating as I sat opposite him at his desk. I rubbed them on my jeans. “Early this mornin’, a rival gang showed at the Takahashi place and shot out some windows to get Taro—Wolf’s attention. Wolf’s uncle planned it, as he doesn’t want Wolf to rule the house. It ended in a bloodbath, but Wolf got Mimi, Cowboy, and me out to protect us. He’s worried it’ll happen again.”

Talon leaned forward, elbows to the desk, chin to his hands. “Good of him to think of you lot. Helps Mimi is his sister. What aren’t you tellin’ me though?”

My throat thickened in fear. I swallowed. “I want to go back.”

His brows shot up. “Why?”

Heat hit my cheeks, and I cursed at my reaction. Talon wouldn’t care I was into a dude though. “There’s somethin’ between me and Wolf.”

“Somethin’?”

“He’s mine,” I stated and narrowed my eyes.

He hummed under his breath and sat back in his seat. “You and him together?”

“Sort of.” I shook my head. “Yes. Yes, we are. But… he doesn’t want to bring any trouble to the Hawks MC.”

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