Page 138 of Savage Outlaw

He couldn’t see a time when the two of them would go on fishing trips with his own dad. But they’d team up and break the fucking world apart if someone hurt Roux. She’d always be their bridge and that was good enough for him.

So, his rogue tongue gave Axel something good to focus on.

“She’s pregnant.”

The dark head came up like it was attached to a rope.

Eyes sharp and focused.

It was another voice behind Butcher who spoke though.

“The fuck you say?” Chains all but blistered the air with his forced growl. “You knocked up our girl?”

Butcher didn’t have reflexes like a cat. He wasn’t bad on his feet, but even he didn’t have time to react to the fist hurtling toward his face until the impact snapped his head back.

A burst of pain had him cursing the air and pushing off from the floor to get at Chains. If not for Axel’s arms dragging him back and the quick feet of Ruin who dodged the two chicks to grab Chains by his arms. “Let me go, you big bastard, I’m cool.” Their VP staring at Butcher. “Had to teach this one a lesson. You better do right by her. I hated school, don’t make me go back to fuck you up with more lessons.”

If not for the pain in Butcher’s cheekbone, he might’ve laughed.

“Oh, you fuckstick, I’ll rip your head off and sew it on backward.”

Behind him Axel chuckled.

“Well doesn’t this look like a happy group.” A sweet rustic voice declared, and all eyes turned to see Roux holding an overfilled plate of food.

She wasn’t smiling but she wasn’t angry either.

Axel let his arms go and Ruin freed Chains.

“You told them? You couldn’t wait for me, you fucking sneak.”

Butcher half grinned, his eye socket on fucking fire.

“Kiddo.” Axel gruffed and that’s when emotion entered his girl’s face, she dropped the plate on the table and let Axel pull her in, his big palm on her cheek. “My girl is gonna make me a Grampy.”“

“Yeah.”

“Ah, baby, you’re gonna be the best fucking mama, aren’t you?” It was the right thing to say and Butcher gave Axel props for that. “So happy for you.” Axel whispered something in Roux’s ear that got her crying in her father’s arms. Butcher later found out he was apologizing to her for keeping them apart.

Butcher heard a sniff and he turned his head to see Chains swipe a finger over his eyes.

They’d gathered attention and it was their VP who yelled. “The fuck is everyone looking at? Gasbagging as usual. Break out the good scotch, grab the weed, we’re having a baby!” the crowd erupted in cheers.

Butcher could’ve told him it was his damn baby, but he’d let theDiabloshave their celebration, especially when Roux went from her father’s arms and into Chains’.

These motley crew weren’t his family, but they were Roux’s, so he stood back and watched his girl pass from one to the other to receive their congratulations.

“You be good to her; she deserves it.” Axel said low at his side, watching Roux with pride.

“It’s a given, man. Be nice if you fuckers stopped trying to kill me, she likes me around.”

Axel laughed and slapped Butcher’s shoulder. “Nah, but welcome to the family, Butcher.”

Butcher groaned, smiling.Fuck him.

It wasn’t that long later that pain and cold exploded on his eye socket again and he tried to pull away. “Goddamn, Cookie, what did you put on my face?”

“Stop whining, it’s just a bag of frozen cauliflower rice.” she pressed it to his face and when he got used to the cold burn, it gave his bruised eyeball some relief.

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