Page 27 of The Devil's Conflict

“I’m starting to see why the men are afraid of you.”

“But you want to join, don’t you?” Sadie grins.

“I actually kind of do.” I laugh. “But at the same time, I’m not sure what I can bring that would have the men scared of me coming near their dicks.”

“That smart mouth would be a start,” a deep voice behind me says, making me stiffen. “Knowing you, you’d probably bite it off.”

I turn my head to look at Sniper and say with a toothy smile, “If it was yours, definitely.”

His dark eyes flash at that, and the tension between us thickens. His gaze moves down to my mouth, and I fight the urge to lick my lips. Damn it, I really need to get a grip around him. He both pisses me off and makes me want him the same way I did when I was a stupid kid who didn’t know any better.

“I wouldn’t take a chance, brother,” Viper admonishes with a grin. “Something tells me that where you’re concerned, she’d enjoy it far too much.”

Sniper doesn’t reply to that. Instead, he says, “You and I need to have a chat.”

My mood sours. “No, we don’t. I’m here to have a drink and relax and spend some time with my new friends here. And talking to you is right up there with taking a bath in salt water covered in paper cuts.”

“Ouch,” Izzy hisses.

Sniper’s gaze turns hard and angry as he glares at me. “You’re not going to avoid me forever, Sutton.”

“I can do my very best, Hudson,” I toss back. “Now, how about you go and do whatever you were doing before you decided to come over here and bother me? Then, you can forget all about my existence, and we’ll be set. Or are you trolling for some unsuspecting senior citizen in here?” I make a production of looking around. “Yeah, most of the women here are too young for you. But I’ll let you know if I see anyone more age-appropriate for you. You know, if your hips can make it that long. Wouldn’t want you to strain anything.”

The other women are roaring with laughter now, and Sniper’s jaw clenches, a tick showing just enough to let me know that my digs are getting to him. Good. Someone needs to take this asshole down a peg. Instead of answering, he turns on his heel and stomps away.

“I don’t know if you’re crazy for poking at him or not,” Viper remarks thoughtfully. He glances at me. “Sniper is our VP for a reason, and no one says that kind of shit to him.”

“The trick is to remember that he’s just a man and not God,” I tell him drily. “Even when he clearly believes his own hype.”

There’s a wordless exchange by everyone in the group, but they finally let the subject drop. Instead, Rose asks, “So tell us about Theo. We haven’t gotten to talk to him much since he started and he’s always out on the gate or at the bar.”

“Yeah, and is he single?” Sadie asks, interest clear on her face.

“Don’t you have a boyfriend?” Eden asks her friend drily.

“He’s not a boyfriend.” Sadie scoffs. “I’m his handler at the sex club, that’s it. And the entire time we’re there, I end up loaning him to other people he shows interest in. I’m in the market for something else.”

I blink at that admission. What the hell?

I’m saved from having to say much about Theo, because that launches a bunch of questions from the other women, and Viper decides it’s time for him to leave. He just shakes his head, kisses Eden, and walks away and back over to some other club members who give him sympathetic looks.

If I wasn’t so fascinated by what I’m hearing, I’d probably be the same. But damn, Sadie is a wild one. I’m almost about to warn Theo away, but I also never involve myself in my brother’s love life. If he’s into this kind of thing, all the power to him. As long as I don’t have to see it, then we’ll be fine. There are some things sisters don’t need to know.

Eventually, the women turn to different topics of conversation and I use that time to finish my beer and then run to the bathroom. When I emerge, I see a couple making out hot and heavy in the hallway and just walk on by. I don’t know which of the Devil’s Soldiers it is, but I don’t recognize the woman, so I’d have to say it’s one of the single women. The woman is moaning loudly, so I think she’s definitely enjoying it.

I make my way down the short hall, but have to stop when I realize that three people are blocking the end. At first I’m instantly on alert, but then I relax when I realize none of them are paying attention to me. They’re shadowed from the dim light of the hall and the lowlights of the bar, so I can’t quite make out who it is, but I do recognize the two servers that have been running around most of the night. Curious, I slow my steps to make sure they’re alright, even though the man’s body language isn’t aggressive.

“Are you sure you don’t need any help, Sniper?” one of the women asks seductively, and I instantly tense, realizing that the man they’re talking to is the bane of my existence.

“Yeah, you seem really tense,” the other one remarks, running her hand over his arm. “The place is quieting down nowand we can help you out with that. I bet you haven’t been with two women at the same time, have you?”

“Amanda can suck your cock and I’ll nurse your balls while I wait for my turn,” the first one offers, her hand resting on his gut. “We’ll make you feel so good.”

I don’t like the image in my head, and I also don’t like the fact that I want to reach out and grip them both by the hair and drag them away from him. I can’t make out his expression so I have no idea if he’s actually considering this.

Before I can stop the words, I scoff, making all three of them look over at me, but the two women jump in surprise. “Ladies, I hope you have your defibrillators ready because I don’t think his old, crusty heart can take what you’re offering. Not to mention, I doubt he can keep it up that long and wouldn’t want one of you to leave disappointed. I mean, sure, the rumors that circled around about him when he was younger were impressive, but now, well, it’s been found out that he’s just not in the shape he used to be. Of course, that happens when you’re heading for geriatric.”

The waves of anger coming off Sniper are intense, but I ignore them. Instead, I just focus on the women. The one who offered to suck his balls stares at me for a moment. “What?” she asks, confused.

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