Page 20 of Daughters of Chaos

She aims all one hundred and twenty pounds of herself at me as she poises to strike. Before she can get close, Raptor steps between us. "That's enough, Misty. You should leave."

"The fuck I should," she screeches back. "I'm not going anywhere. If that bitch is still here, so am I."

Raptor looks like he's going to physically remove her from the house, but another loud bang from the front door slows his progress. Hammer, Stitch, and a guy I don't recognize come flying into the house.

"Viper," Hammer calls for Dad.

"He's not here," Raptor tells him.

Hammer and Stitch exchange a look. "Fuck."

"What's going—"

Before Raptor can get the words out, the sound of Dad's bike echoes through the room. Quickly, Hammer, Stitch, and the other man meet him outside. Raptor moves to follow but stops short, turning back to Misty and me. He points a threatening finger at her. "Don't fucking start shit."

The door slams behind him, leaving me alone with Misty, who's staring at me like I'm the scum of the Earth.Well, this should be fun.

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Raven

The sound of yelling and doors slamming only manages to make my bad mood worse.What the fuck is going on?I snatch my phone off the dresser and head for the stairs.

By the time I reach the landing, a flood of bikers bursts into the house. My hackles raise as I notice the varying looks of concern on each of their faces. A few of them grab bags from the hall closet while others whisper to each other in a corner of the room.

Their fearless leader, Viper, appears and starts barking orders. Within minutes, the house is nearly empty, save me, Phoenix, Stitch, and Bones.

Before he left, Viper gave his MC lackeys strict orders to stay put and to make sure Nix and I do the same. That shit has myblood boiling. I don't like being told what to do, especially by him. I plop on the couch next to Phoenix with a huff. "We need to find our own place."

"I know." She sounds dejected.

That's when I notice how tense she looks. "Hey, what's wrong? You okay?"

She shrugs. "I'm fine," she lies.

"I'm fine,"a voice mimics from across the room.

I look up to see the trashy face of Missy Lynn or whatever the hell her name is staring smugly at my sister. She's definitely got something to do with Phoenix's mood. I march over to her, stopping inches in front of her seat. "It's time for you to crawl back to your lair."

She eyes me up and down before answering briskly, "I'm not going anywhere."

"That wasn't a suggestion, bitch. Time for you to leave. Now." I inform her.

"You can't tell me what to do."

"The fuck I can't." I edge closer, daring the skank to take a swing.

"Viper said us girls had to stay put."

"Actually," Stitch interjects, "he only meant Raven and Phoenix."

She pouts, crossing her arms in front of her. "Tell her I can stay," she demands.

Her would-be ally looks between us. "I think you need to go, Misty."

Misty gives me a smug grin. "See, he said I can—wait . . . Did you just tell me to leave?" She turns her attention to him.

"Yep."

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