Page 20 of Rebel's Fairytale

“Aw shit. The water works are already starting,” Pixie commented as she eyed Mary and sniffled.

“I see our boy Rock doesn’t need shifter genes to get all bitey,” Darlin’ said with a grin.

Mary blushed and smiled as she lifted a hand to the love bite Rock left on her neck.

“Good for him… and for you.” Kisy nudged Mary with her elbow. “Congrats.”

“Don’t mind her,” Butterfly said with a laugh. “It turns her on that Dragon gets all marky and bitey and caveman.”

“LA LA LA LA LA,” Darlin’ shouted as she plugged her ears.

Dragon barked out, “Kisy, are you torturing my sister?”

Kisy huffed and popped up to her feet. Shooting Dragon a glare, she replied, “No, you bossy accusing bastard. It was Butterfly.”

As the men filed back into the room, they were all chuckling.

“My plans to worship those tattoos some more can change, Love,” Dragon said as his eyes flashed a green light in Kisy’s direction.

She watched as Kisy swallowed hard, and the sass drained right out of her, leaving Kisy speechless.

“Huh. Looks like he found her off button,” Sugar giggled.

“Or the rightonbutton,“ Pixie retorted as she stood.

“Fuck all you bitches,” Kisy grumbled, not meaning a damn word of it.

Rock approached Mary and bent his head down to kiss the mark he left on her shoulder.

“Did they agree?” She whispered the question to him, scared of the answer.

“Angel, most of them are shifters. They can hear you when you whisper.”

As her cheeks reddened again, she looked around to see that the group had gathered in front of them, with all the brothers in the center.

Axle stood in front of the others and was smiling at her. “It’s been a while since I’ve had the honor of doing this, but itisan honor, Mary. By tying yourself to Rock, you tied yourself to us and to our pack. By having his back, you have ours. By protecting him, you protect us. By loving him, you love us.“ His smile intensified. “We’re a package deal. And we understand we’re getting more out of the deal than you are.”

Her eyes filled with tears again, and her breathing quickened as she realized what was happening. They were accepting her, welcoming her. She was one of them.

“You will never need for anything for long. You will never want for anything for long. You will never suffer. And if for some reason you do,” his eyes flashed a silver light, “the one who caused it will suffer far more for their efforts.” There was a pause in his speech while growls and hisses filled the room. “I’m honored to call you my sister.” He held out his hand to her and in it was a leather vest, much like the one each of the Howlers and their women wore.

Mary slowly reached out and took it from him, choking out, “Thank you, Axle.” She held the cut up in front of her and began to sob as she saw the name they had given her.Diamond. They thought she was strong and came out of pressure stronger and more resilient. “I love you guys.”

As Rock chuckled, he pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. “They love you, too, Diamond.”

A cheer went through the room and someone, one of the Ol’ Ladies, she thought it might have been Sugar, shouted, “Shots!”

After her sobs subsided, Rock helped her slide the cut onto her shoulders. She looked down at the patches again. On the left, there were two patches. One of them said the name they had given her. The other just simply readRock’s OL,which might have been the most beautiful patch she had ever seen.

As the rest of the room began to drink and party, and music was turned on, she felt Rock’s breath on her ear. He nipped her ear lobe and whispered, “Fuck. That looks so damn hot on you.”

“Rock,” Gorgeous shouted as she headed their way with the other Ol’ Ladies in tow and a tray full of shots in her hands, “you can fuck her later! We have a new sister to initiate.”

Chapter seven

Rebel

Afterspendingafewhours down at Heat assessing the damage and how to attack cleanup, Rebel stopped by the library to ask Ruby what she wanted for dinner. He made sure to stomp as much dirt and debris as he could, not wanting to make a mess of the place. When he entered, he spotted her at her desk, but she was on the phone. He shot her a wink and decided to explore a bit while he waited.

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