Page 51 of Deception
“I’m his mother. Who the fuck are you?” she asks. “William, you better get your bitches in line and tell them the truth. You know as well as I do how horrible of a human being you are, and that you’re not capable of being loved. No one could love a monster like you.”
“You may be his mother,” Lex says while the rest of the old ladies join them, “but we’re his family.”
“He’s not a monster, and we won’t tell you again. Get the hell out of here,” Marnie says.
Looking around, his mother appears to understand the severity of the situation and the unlikelihood of winning this war she started. “This isn’t the end, William. They’ll see it soon enough.”
“You really wanna die where you fucking stand, don’t you?” Melanie asks. “Don’t test us, bitch. Some of us would take pleasure in slitting your fucking throat and hanging you to bleed out like a goddamn deer.”
“We’re really not the ones to fuck with,” Felicity says. “Mess with any of our men, and you deal with us.”
“And we’re the type to smile when we stomp your face into a fucking curb,” Heidi says, a sickeningly sweet smile on her face.
A cue Venom doesn’t see must’ve gone off because every woman begins to walk forward to force Raena towards the front door. The look on her face matches the astonishment Venom feels. This really is his family.
“You have thirty seconds to decide the rest of your life. Does it end here? Tonight?” Lex asks.
“Or will you leave and never come back?” Marnie asks.
“That’s my son!” Raena cries, pointing at him with a shaking finger. The only sign she feels fear.
Getting in her face, Marnie damn near growls, “He’s mine, and you don’t get to take him away. Stay the fuck away from him.”
A look of pure hatred flashes at Venom, but his mother turns on her heel and runs out of the clubhouse. If he could move, he would, but he stares just as stunned as the rest of the men around him.
“Is it sad that I’m a little disappointed she didn’t try us?” Melanie asks and adjusts her low-cut top to show off even more cleavage. “That was fun.”
Marnie turns and is on Venom in seconds, her hands cupping his face to force him to look at her. “She was wrong. You know that, right?”
“What?”
It’s a stupid question, but it’s the only word that comes out of his mouth as he stares, completely dumbfounded. He never expected this to happen.
“She was wrong. You’re not a monster, and you are capable of being loved.Ilove you. You’re mine, you hear me?”
Venom glances up to see Lex smiling with approval as she picks up her beer and takes a sip. The women all disperse to their men as though nothing happened, and he feels shell-shocked.
“What was that?” he asks to no one in particular.
“Lex explained that pretty well,” Heidi says with a shrug before wrapping her arms around Shep’s waist. “We’re family.”
“Bitches show up like she did, and we’re gonna throw down,” Felicity says. “On a good day. Between your girl, Lex, and Mel, your mother was on the fast track to end up cut into fifteen different pieces. And set on fire.”
Melanie laughs and hops onto the bar top in front of Jace as he moves to stand between her legs. “She would’ve learned real fucking quick we aren’t to be messed with.”
“I think the club is gonna be in pretty good hands,” Tess says and moves to sit on Jennings’s lap. “Bold and fierce. At least the women are.”
“Hey!” Jennings calls out before kissing her neck.
Slapping Venom on the back, Colt laughs. “Hopefully, this is the family you want because you’re fucking stuck with us now.”
“And we don’t let trash in,” Lex says. “Which is kind of why we were never going to let your ex in here.”
Shep groans as Heidi growls. “Thanks,babe. Appreciate it.”
“Are you okay?” Marnie asks, her concerned green eyes locking with his.
It takes his breath away, and he kisses her, his hand cupping the back of her head as his tongue slips into her mouth. He doesn’t know what to say, and he pulls away before he completely forgets they’re in a room full of people.
