Page 52 of The Devil's Redemption

Blade hasn’t worked, that I know of, since the day he found me in that hotel room. Has he really been out of work for an entire month because of me? It never crossed my mind that I’ve been keeping him from his duties at the garage.

“I’ve worked several nights in the past month, as you’re well aware,” Blade shoots back at Pretty Boy.

“Touché, brother.” Pretty Boy claps Blade on the shoulder before grabbing the rag out of his pocket and wiping his hands off.

They’re covered in oil and grease. I don’t know what good that rag is going to do.

“Anyway, so this is it. Nothing glamorous. Just a bunch of dirtballs and Doxies.”

“Are the girls always here?” I ask quietly as Blade directs me toward the office.

“When they aren’t at the clubhouse or at their houses, yes.”

“And how often are they at the clubhouse?”

I know I haven’t spent too much time there over the past month, but none of them have been there when I have.

“It varies,” Blade answers.

A yawn pulls at my chin and I use the back of my hand to cover my mouth. I couldn’t be more grateful for it. I wanted to get out of here the moment I laid eyes on the girls, but I didn’t want to look like a pussy in front of them.

“Let’s get you home, yeah?” Blade suggests.

“Yeah,” I nod my head. “Okay.”

“Cap, Kid… I’m taking her home. You guys can take one of the loaners, cool?”

“Okay, see you back at the clubhouse,” Kid responds.

“Let’s go, little girl.”

Blade tightens his grip on my hand slightly then leads me back over to the truck. Placing me inside, he leans in and takes my lips in his. Putting on a bit of a show, he lengthens the kiss, adding a little tongue as well. Taking his lead, I grip the back of his head and hold him firmly in place.

Take that, bitches.

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“Lizzy doesn’t like me. I can’t say that I don’t feel the same about her, though. She looked at me like I was nothing. She practically eyeball fucked you while I was standing right there.”

Back in Blade’s room, after our long kiss before we left the garage, I still can’t get the look on her face off my mind.

“She can be tenacious, that’s for sure. But trust me, little girl. You have nothing to worry about withanyof them.

“Mariah seemed pretty nice. I didn’t expect her to know about me, and I certainly didn’t expect her to be so nice.”

“Most of the Doxies are nice once you get to know them. Mariah is a sweetheart. She generally tends to flock toward Drama.

“Your brother, Drama? Or actual drama?”

“My brother.”

That only makes me feel slightly better.

“What about the others? Who do they tend to flock to?” I don’t know why I asked. I really don’t want to know.

Blade sits on the edge of his bed, fully aware of what’s coming.

“Different guys. They’ve made their way through the club a time or two.”

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