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Chief and Maddox shared a look.

“Maybe if we tell him, he’ll be more determined to think of a solution.” Chief said to Maddox.

“That is counting on Hudson feels something. And we all know Hudson is as cold as a dead mother fucker in the morgue.”

I take the cigarette from my lips. “What aren’t you all telling me?”

“Bruce.” And the Chief looked to me. “Is expecting me to hand over my daughter, as payment for him to kill a case on us. The case is currently all done, all he has to do is hand it in. He is looking at Ellie marrying him, as a treaty. Between the bikers and the police.”

“Why Gabriella?” I had to ask the question.

“He has money, status but not yet a wife.” He ran his hand down his beard.

“He’s not fat and ugly, can’t he go and marry someone else?” I stated the facts, something wasn’t adding up.

Chief looked at me, “He’s into BDSM he wants a slave not a wife.”

I stared at Chief for a few seconds longer. “The fucker is dead.” I then felt the blistering rage through my body. “Consider it handled.”

“Thought you couldn’t kill him?” Maddox mocked me.

“That was before.”

“Before what?” Maddox pressed me, arching his eyebrows.

“Before I gave a fuck if I came out of this clean.” Knew then that I’d be giving up my life one way or another for this to work. Whether I go to prison, or end up shot. Maddox is still staring at me. “Fucking why do you care Maddox? When I’m through you’ll be able to marry her. What happens to me after it doesn’t matter.”

And I dropped the cigarette stepping on it,and then turning and leaving. Maddox would still get to marry her and I’d fucking handle this. If I died so be it. Wasn’t really living now. Then I thought to myself, maybe me handling this, would in some way give her the life she deserved and the life I could never give her.

3

Gabriella

Ihad a cigarette between my teeth painting my toenails when the door opened to mine and Maddox’s dorm room. We were getting a house, but I wanted to go halves or at least contribute so I was still saving and no matter how many times Maddox tried to talk me out of it, I wouldn’t let him.

“Babe?” Maddox said, and I looked up. I knew it was him in the room, no one else would dare to just walk into Maddox’s dorm room, without at least knocking.

“Yeah hon?” I said, still painting my toenails.

“I need to tell you something.”

“Listening.”

“Nah babe I need your full attention.”

I frowned looking up and watching Maddox take the nail polish bottle out from between my feet and putting the lid on.

“Okay?” I said, frowning. What on earth was so important.

“I was wrong last night.” He looked me in the eyes, and I was still frowning, staring at him.

“Hudson is in town.”

At first nothing happened. Then my stomach dropped and tightened. I needed to throw up. Suddenly those bags of crispy chips wasn’t a good idea, I get up pushing Maddox out of the way, and going straight for our bathroom. I’m emptying my stomach within seconds.Maddox pulls my hair back and out of the way, and then when I can’t throw up anymore I flush and go for the basin, grabbing the mouthwash first.

“Darling, I need you to be calm about this.” Maddox says but I can’t look at him. He said, he’d never let Hudson near us. He said, he’d never let him at the charter. I spat the mouthwash out and grabbed my toothbrush. I’m still shaking, now, with rage at Maddox. Because one he made me doubt my own eyes last night and two, he promised me!

I finally rinse my mouth and turn to face him. “You said—”

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