Page 95 of Asher

He hadn’t wanted me to go to work today because he knew how badly I felt.

I nodded, even though he couldn’t see me, then I said, “Boss sent me home. Where are you?”

“Clubhouse. Got a few things to do. You want to come here or go home.”

I wanted to wrap myself around his body and never leave it, which was why I said, “I want you.”

I heard his smile in his tone, “Then come to the clubhouse, Doll Baby.”

Half an hour later, I was sitting in his lap, curled into his chest, after I had taken some cold and flu medicine, he had someone go grab me.

His fingers were running through my hair, and I started thinking about what I wanted my wedding dress to look like when suddenly my thoughts were gone when I heard Stoney mutter, “What the fuck?”

I looked at him, then looked at the woman who was dragging a little girl behind her.

But what shocked me, and everyone else, was when Creature stood up, then stormed over to the woman, backhanded her so hard, she let go of the little girl, then dropped to her knees.

And even more, what shocked me and everyone else was when Creature knelt in front of the little girl, wiped her tears off her cheeks, and rumbled out through his messed up vocal cords, “What’s wrong Shortcake?”

The little girl sniffled, then said, “I tripped. Ripped my new dress. Mommy got mad at me. My knee hurts, Creat.”

My jaw dropped when Creature nodded, then lifted the girl in his arms, turned his head and looked at Ox, and said, “You end that bitch, or else I will.”

And with that, Creature walked into the clubhouse with the little girl in his arms, her face pressed into his neck.

I jerked my head and looked at Asher, “Who was that?”

He looked down at me and lowered his tone, “Ox’s on again, off again, fling. He tried to end it with her, but she got pregnant. Brenda is a bitch. That little girl is Natalie.”

I shook my head, “How come I’ve never met either of them before?”

“Because Brenda refuses to come here to get back at Ox. Like I said, off-again, on-again type of shit.”

After all of that, the medicine kicked in, and I fell asleep.

It wasn’t until hours later when we were getting in line to make our plates, that I heard Asher roar, “What the fuck?” as he shoved me behind him while cops poured into the clubhouse.

My eyes flew in every direction, trying to take everything in that was happening.

But what shocked me even more was when Creature stood up, then walked to the cops, turned, and put his hands behind his back, then looked at Asher.

“You keep her safe. She’s mine.”

Asher’s body was tense beneath my fingertips.

But I watched as Asher nodded.

We all knew who Creature was referring to.

Thankfully, Natalie wasn’t here to see any of this.

It wasn’t until the lawyer that the club used relayed what had happened.

Apparently, Brenda had been beating on Natalie. And Ox refused to do anything about it.

So, alongside Brenda, went Ox into a shallow grave.

The club had few laws.

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