Page 19 of Dark As Coal

Coal lifted one brow, “You want me to put a bullet in your brain for calling her some piece of ass?”

At Coal’s words, everyone stopped moving, even the music turned down.

And that was when Asher walked over, “You want to end our alliance because you don’t like being fucking told no?”

The frat-looking boy scoffed, “No. I want to end this alliance because my dick doesn’t get hard for just anyone, but it got hard for the bitch…” Whatever he was about to say was ended when suddenly, Coal moved.

And when he moved… he threw a punch so hard at the man’s temple that he staggered back and then dropped like a stone to the floor.

That was when Coal snarled, “She’s the furthest thing from a bitch. Don’t fucking speak to her again.”

An older man walked over to Asher, I read the patch on his kutte that said one word, President, then he said, “Don’t need to explain shit to me. He needs to learn. We good?”

Asher looked at Coal, but Coal was looking at me, and when he lifted his brow, wanting to know if I was good, I nodded at him.

His eyes stayed locked with mine for long moments.

Then he lifted his chin, looked at Asher, then at the other man, and nodded, “She’s good. I’m good.”

And with that, everyone got to moving, the frat boy was helped and moved away from the bar. The music was turned back up, and Coal took the stool the man had used, handed it to Rome, and said, “Burn that fucker.”

Then without another word, he moved to the end of the bar and sat down.

Without him asking me to, I grabbed a coffee cup and filled it full of fresh coffee I had made for him.

Once I sat it in front of him, I got back to work.

And now, I was starting to wonder about Angelyn.

And I was starting to wonder if she was nothing more than a two-faced bitch, or if she wanted to be a club girl so she could land a brother.

See, Angelyn wouldn’t have been accepted as a club girl if Pipe hadn’t claimed Gabby and opened a slot.

And I was thinking she was two-faced because we clearly had that conversation in the kitchen and then she does this… Angelyn leaned into the bar, and asked Coal, “So, tell me, how come you don’t let any of the girls near you.”

He didn’t react to that. I didn’t think he would.

But still, sometimes the man would utter a sound, never a word, but his sounds, you got his meaning. Oh yes, you did.

And Angelyn just got growled at and showed bared teeth.

Thankfully, the bleach she obviously used didn’t penetrate the roots and go into her brain.

I held back a smirk when she immediately walked away.

Chapter 4

Adeline

Over the past couple of weeks, things with Coal and I have drastically changed.

Gone was the hard man, and in its place was someone that was softening.

Softening in a way I never could have imagined.

I still have yet to be kissed by him, and I wanted it, desperately.

I wanted to feel his lips on mine.

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