Page 48 of Demon's Angel

“So he’ll be unfaithful,” I say. They are so not making this better.

“No,” Mo’s the one who contradicts fast. “Demon won’t step out on you; I brought him up much better than that. But he might get a little desperate.”

Jayden giggles. “He might need a… helping hand, shall we say?”

“Let’s not,” says Mo. “I’d rather not have that image in my head. It’s my son we’re discussing. I’m not going to give Sex Ed to my future daughter-in-law.”

Jeannie reaches across the low table and pats her friend’s arm. “Nah, we’ll just have to find a discreet way of getting the lowdown on whether they’ve fucked yet or not.”

Mo throws back her head, clearly exasperated, but amused at the same time. “As long as you don’t talk about opening a book,” she says when she looks back down.

“Now there’s an idea.”

“I’m not freaking telling you when,ifwe have sex!” I cry out. My cheeks couldn’t go any redder if they tried.

The sound of heavy footsteps and loud voices drowns out any reply. Dan reappears from wherever he’s been hiding and slips behind the bar. Demon comes out from the direction of their meeting room, a number of men slapping him on the back as they pass on their way to get a drink. The man himself, however, is heading straight for me.

“What you all been gossiping about?” He crouches down, and stares at Theo, watching him play, then reaches out and tickles his tummy, making Theo laugh. “You been getting at Vi?” He keeps his voice gentle, but his eyes, flicking between Mo and Jeannie are hard. “Girl’s gone red. What have you been saying to her?”

“Old lady business,” Jeannie quickly replies. “And none of yours.”

The look on his face is priceless. When the others burst out laughing, it’s not long before I’m joining in.

Chapter Sixteen

Demon

Fuck, but it’s good to hear Violet laugh, a genuine chortle right from her belly. Jeannie’s comment had taken me by surprise, but I suppose I, and my brothers, deserve that. On purpose I stand, glaring. That just makes them laugh harder. Vi’s wiping tears from her eyes, and I’m happy she’s getting some relief from the tension I laid on her earlier. It warms me that she’s getting on with the other old ladies. Jay, used to club life, had settled right in, deferring to Mo and Jeannie as the senior women in the club.

To Vi, though, this is all new and strange.

As my old lady, she’ll be at the top, and expected to enforce her position when there’s a need to. I’ve been worried about that, whether she’s too young, too genteel, so seeing her right in the thick of it warms my heart. Maybe this will be easier than expected. Well, accepting herself as an old lady part.

That she definitely is, boys just agreed to it, and Buzz wrote it in the book. Signed, sealed, and delivered. Soon she’ll have my patch on her own cut.

It’s their other suggestion that I’ve just agreed to that I think will come harder. How I’ll persuade her I’ve no idea. They think it will help protect her from Angel.

I wait until the laughter dies down, then approach. “Jay, you okay to take Theo for a while?” I make sure I cock an eyebrow at Vi, a silent question to check she’s okay leaving her, our, child. She glances down at him happily kicking his feet and nods.

“Yeah, Prez. We’ll take care of him.” Her gaze encompasses Mo, deferring to her. In a second I find out why.

“Seeing as he’s my grandson, I’ll be here too.” Mo challenges me. A mom-stare that hasn’t lost its power over the years.

It startles Vi as much as it does me. But when Hell raises his chin, I take it as a sign all the men and women here will have my back. This marriage might be something only on paper, but outside these walls, no one else will know that. It starts here, inside. With us all committed.

Vi stands. I jerk my head upward, she comprehends my meaning. Following her up the stairs, I wish for a moment I’d taken the lead, the way her ass cheeks flex is too fucking enticing, and predictably, has my cock interested. Discreetly I adjust myself in my jeans. Why is it the one woman I can’t have who gets my engine revving?Is that it? That it’s not her, it’s that she’s unattainable?

Oh, shit.She left her door unlocked.There, in the middle of her bed, is Bitch. Vi laughs; my cock deflates. On seeing me approach, the cat gets to her feet, arches her back and hisses, making Vi giggle more. Of course, when she approaches, the darn thing relaxes, and rubs up against her and purrs.

“Can you please put that fuckin’ animal out?”

Violet’s eyes flash. “Don’t call her that.” She makes no move to do as I ask, instead she lets the cat settle on her lap. She’s wearing it like a suit of armour. “Time for an explanation, D.”

I sigh deeply. It is. Made more than one decision without her input.

Unless it involves the club where everyone votes, I’ve only had myself to consider. I’ve always felt I’ve known best. A niggling thought at the back of my mind warns me a woman, a wife,might not be so easy to convince.

“It’s all agreed, Vi. I’ve officially claimed you as my old lady. We’ll get the license tomorrow morning and be married the next afternoon. There’s no need to wait.”

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