Page 48 of Tech

A picture of him screwing Crystal hits me hard.

Nope, not taking it too far.

I grab the laptop, and Sarah chuckles as we leave his room. I ensure his door is locked, then head toward the common room, Sarah walking in front of me to the door so no one can notice the laptop. When we get outside, I give her a smile and say, "Can you send James out?"

She grins wide but nods, and I place the laptop underneath my truck before climbing in and starting it.

"Oh, for fuck's sake, Brook,” I hear Phil snap, and I chuckle, waiting for the front door to open.

It's not even five minutes later when James rushes out. When our eyes lock, he sighs, his gaze softening at the sight of me, like he didn't believe I was here.

My stomach flips, and I silently curse.

Ignoring the feelings he brings out, I raise a brow at James, and put my window down.

"Angel…" he rasps.

I smile and state, "This is for screwing a clubwhore and letting someone suck you off."

His eyes widen in shock and then confusion. His dad and Prez are both standing behind him, their eyes looking underneath my truck with shock, Breaker standing off to the side, wincing at the situation.

Yeah, little old me has a backbone. Who knew?

"Oh shit, Tech, your laptop," Snake says, and James also looks down and panic hits him as I reverse my truck, the laptop snapping before he can grab it.

"Fuck," Breaker chokes.

I give James a sweet smile and admit, "You may need to repaint the tank on your bike, and uh, you also may need to hack your own computers, good luck with that one by the way."

James shakes his head, putting his hands on his hips, and states, "You left me, Brook. You fucking ghosted me, and you brought another man to my brother's wedding. Where in the fuck do you get off damaging my shit?"

I shrug, not giving a crap, refusing to feel guilty over this, and reply, "One, I left you after I caught you kissing your high school sweetheart, who, by the way, everyone in school talked about heartbroken you were when she left you. And two, the difference between you and I…I haven't fucked Ty."

And I never will; the guy is my cousin, for Christ's sake.

He bites his bottom lip, and I can't be right, but I'm sure I saw pride and relief shine in his eyes.

I shake my head, my eyes clearly playing tricks on me. I wave to him, and then quickly drive out of the parking lot, Phil only just managing to open the gate for me in time.

I'm pretty sure I'll be banned from the club grounds for a while, but honestly, I can't seem to care.

The love of my life screwed someone else; he’s lucky he still has his balls.

A few hours later, I'm sitting on my couch with a glass of wine, my heart aching, the image of him with someone else physically hurting me, when my front door opens.

I sniffle and rasp, "Hey Ty…." but he doesn't answer me.

I look to the door, and instead of seeing Ty, James stands there with his hands on his hips, anger wavering off him, and he snaps, "Seriously, you changed all the codes to that fucking day Nina caught me off guard?"

I wipe away the tear and shrug a shoulder, the petty side of me happy he took this long to realize it.

He chuckles. "Such a fucking pain in the ass, woman," before storming my way. One minute, he's near the door, and the next, his lips are on mine, my wine glass on the table.

Like the little whore I am, instead of pushing him off, I moan as he lays me down on the couch, his body going over mine.

"I'm not losing you, Brook. It's time for you to get ready, because you're mine and, for your information, I never loved that bitch. I thought I did when I was sixteen but realized pretty quick that I was only with her for Momma. Then the bitch she screwed someone else. I’m the one who forced her to leave after she sold information on the club. I never loved her, baby, only you," he rasps, his breath fanning my lips before kissing me hard, shoving his tongue past my lips.

My heart thunders, the love I feel for him taking over as I hold him close to me, hoping I can forgive him for what he did, and forgive myself for not giving him a chance to explain all those weeks ago.

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