Page 81 of Maddox
“Look, you little bitch, this ain’t my problem. You want answers, ask your mom.”
Shaking my head, I sputter, “Why don’tyouhave the answers?”
With a groan, he leans over and sets his can of beer on the floor.
I back up a step when he stands and waves his fist through the air, saying, “You wanna know about your mama?”
I do but I'm guessing whatever he has to say is only going to enrage me and I back toward my room as he roars, “That bitch went against her kin. You shouldn’t be fucking alive. Take that, you little shit. Get the fuck out of my house, I don’t have to take shit from you.”
Pausing, I glance back at his face, eyeing his flaring nostrils numbly before I mumble, “I don’t blame her. I’d do whatever I had to, to get away from you too.”
Maddox
We never found Lita, the sweet butt, who went missing. Since she hasn’t surfaced, the general consensus is that she’s dead.
It burns my soul to think of that sweet girl getting caught up in this but until we can figure out who’s doing it and why, our hands are tied.
In the meantime, we’ve shared as much information as possible with the women so they’re aware of the potential danger and given everyone the option to stay at the clubhouse for now.
Some are too stubborn to understand the danger and I worry every time I see one leave, hoping it’s not the last time.
We’ve been so focused on finding Lita that I haven’t had time to think about Delaney’s dad.
I’ve been back one other night since I found the Aces at his door. Unfortunately, I didn’t see much and left right around the time I knew Delaney would be coming home.
I’m tempted to confront her dad but if he gets wind of our suspicions he might bail. We need this fucker because if he did walk away from the Aces, he may have information that can get us on the inside.
The Aces have been quiet since Hand died, the asshole who betrayed us and almost got Lilli killed as a result.
It’s only a matter of time before the shit starts back up again though.
We’ve spent far too long on the offensive when we should have gone in guns blazing. The Aces are nomads though and with no true headquarters, it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack.
We hit them, they hit back. It’s getting old.
These fuckers are like cockroaches, for every Ace we kill, three more pop up. If we want this war to end, we need to eliminate Ice, but he’s smart, if a coward.
He sends his men to do the dirty work while he hides like a fucking weasel.
Chapter 18
Delaney
After Joey’s newest insinuations, I left rather than go down a road that I’m afraid to reach the end of.
I can’t stay there but I don’t want to go home. Hell, I don’t even know if Ihavea home.
This all tumbles around my brain as I cut down a street and approach the park on the other side.
I’ve alienated most of my friends and fought with Draven to boot. If I contact Josh, I’m opening a door that I don’t want to walk through.
I could ask Micah to come and get me and pretend I’m not hurt by his careless gossip, or I can outreach Draven.
Although I’m annoyed by her bitchy behavior, she’s the only one who doesn’t expect me to be happy or anything else for that matter.
I can’t decide if it’s sad or just realistic that she doesn’t care but I am grateful when she agrees to pick me up.
She could have told me to fuck off. I probably would have if she outreached me.
