Page 116 of Maddox
Later, when I rouse, I find myself in Maddox’s room and glance at my phone while he rifles through the stuff on his dresser.
He’s so beautiful, even in worn jeans and a long sleeve henley that my fingers burn to touch the silky strands of his hair. I want to trace the sexy dimple in his cheek before resting against his broad chest and telling him everything.
I’ve put this off long enough and bowing my head, I watch him out of the corner of my eye when I mumble, “Joey…my dad is gone. Now some scary dudes are looking for him.”
My stomach sinks when Maddox stiffens and I suppress a flinch as he swings toward me and growls, “What?”
The deadly soft tone sends a chill down my spine, and I touch the pulse pounding in my throat when I say, “He skipped out.”
When he crosses his arms, I eye his stone-cold expression with unease. He’s MC. He’s dangerous.
This was stupid and my belly swirls as I say, “Never mind.”
I’m used to the Maddox who teases me or even the one who’s annoyed but this version reminds me of who I’m dealing with and it’s not pretty.
“Who came looking for him?” he asks, stalking toward me.
Swallowing, I drop my gaze to his chest. “They wear vests like you but…they’re different.”
I’m afraid to say the Aces, afraid to seal my fate after Joey’s warning but I can’t do this alone and despite the circumstances, Maddox feels far safer than those assholes.
When he grabs his neck and bows his head, my chest clenches brutally.
Finally, he exhales and says, “It’s a cut. Who knows you’re here?”
“No one. You.” I shrug.
I can’t decipher his mood, but it feels distinctly more menacing since Joey came into the picture as an asshole named Snake who ran from the MC, he swore into…or whatever.
While Maddox seems to wage some internal battle, I inspect my cuticles. Anything to not reveal the panic pressing at my chest until he says, “I have to tell my pops.”
At that, I slump, pushing back tears.
I’m so fucking alone and expecting this guy to help was more than foolish. He doesn’t know me. He doesn’t care. Hell, he thinks I’m a danger to his family.
Now I have to face off with hisdad?
Chapter 26
Maddox
I know it’s fucking stupid, but I can’t send her away knowing she’s in danger. Besides, I’d like to know how the Aces figured out where her daddy was when we barely knew ourselves.
Do we have another mole in our midst?
It’s too risky for her to be out on her own, especially if the Aces are looking for her dad. Delaney doesn’t know shit about the Aces, and I won’t be the dick who intentionally leaves her exposed.
This is a problem though. If the Aces MC is in her blood…she’s got more than a missing daddy to worry about.
Ice don’t take kindly to defectors and he’s real possessive when it comes to what he deems his property, women and children included.
How the fuck did this asshole fly under the radar for so long?
Now that she’s here, we’ve opened another can of worms. The Aces already hate our guts. What happens when they find out we’ve been hiding their princess?
Whatever.
For now, she can stay here and when Pops isn’t on a rampage about two of our men who are missing, I’ll bring up the subject.
