Page 19 of Ride Hard
“You believe in it all, don’t you? The motto, the brotherhood, the criminal activity. You don’t give a shit who youhurt.”
“Shut up, Sloane,” hebarked.
“So when a father tries to use his little girl to get to his rival, as in whore her out like a common piece of trash with a hole ripe for the fucking, that’s okay? The precious daughter of your king, thefortitudein Fortitude MC, is just a piece of ass that’s only useful when it suits him. And you want to take me back tothat?”
Chaser’s hands tightened on the steeringwheel.
“Daddy’s got a job for you, sweetheart,” I drawled. “Suck that man’s cock, and maybe he’ll pledge his allegiance. Let him do you up the ass, and he’ll give me his entire territory. Note I saidmeand notus. What would I get if I said no, Chaser?” He scowled but didn’t take the bait. “What do you think he would’vedone?”
“I said shut the fuckup.”
“He would’ve knocked my teeth out and locked me in my room without food or water for a week, that’s what he would’ve done.” I snarled, anger welling up so hard I almost felt like snatching the wheel and running us off theroad.
“If you don’t shut the fuck up, I will throw you in thetrunk.”
“You fuckers are meant to protect your women. Not whore out your own children.” I snorted. “I wish that’s where itended.”
Everyone was out to get to the leader of Fortitude MC through me, either by winning my favor or doing me harm. Once I’d learned that harsh truth, no one had ever gotten close again. It wasn’t worth the pain and misery of being used. Everyone and everything in life had an ulterior motive called personal gain. No one gave a shit about other people’s feelings. Even love was asham.
My mom loved my dad until it got her killed. That was how much itmattered.
Chaser could go fuck himself sideways with a rustyhacksaw.
He was hot as all get-out, but he wasn’t worth the hassle. Cracking his code would take a lifetime, and besides, he hadn’t shown me any redeeming qualities so far. Saving my life didn’t count when he was doing it underorders.
Yvette had said it jokingly, about taking Chaser out for a ride to relieve some tension, but there was no way I would let him near me now. He’d just revealed his true colors, and they were the shade of Fortitude MC. The shade of blood and the all-mightydollar.
Chaser was saving me from a terrible fate, but he was delivering me to one just as shitty. He wasn’t turning around or letting me go. He was a sheep who would follow orders or die trying. I’d tried to bait him and win him to my side, but all I’d done was piss himoff.
Went to show you could never trust a prettyface.
Sighing, I turned toward the window and stared at the passing landscape. It was time to formulate an escapeplan.
“What? Giving up so soon?” Chaserasked.
“You’re the one who just told me to shut the fuck up,” I retorted. “You love the fight, Chaser. And the things you love? I would rather die than give them toyou.”
