Page 10 of Denial

“Don’t. Fuckin’. Raise. A. Hand. To. A. Woman,” King grist out as he lands one hit after another while Becker screams like a bitch.

Finally, Jinx and Valor rush up from somewhere and pull King from Becker. King is breathing heavy and his knuckles are split open from hitting Becker so hard. Jinx looks me over and makes sure I’m okay before turning to Becker and crouching down so he’s on the pussy’s level.

“You even think of Hope again and I’ll find you to finish the job. That’s if her dad doesn’t get to you first. When he finds out, Mommy and Daddy won’t be able to save your ass. And they won’t be able to bail you out of this situation. Stay the fuck away from Hope, the club, and any businesses we own,” Jinx tells him, his voice full of repressed rage as Becker glares up at him.

“I’m gonna fucking ruin your little club. You’re nothing in this city. I run it and you will be run out or arrested for the crimes you commit,” Becker threatens, his voice weak as he spits blood onto the sidewalk next to him. “Get the fuck out of Pine View immediately!”

“We’re not goin’ anywhere,” Jinx states, no fear filling his eyes as he continues to glare down at the bitch on the sidewalk. “Pine View is our city now and we actually give a fuck what happens to the people who live here. When we take your ass out, no one will fuckin’ miss you. If anythin’, we’ll have a huge party to celebrate. It’s just a matter of time, Becker. Your parents can’t save you this time. If anythin’, they’ll be goin’ down right along with you.”

Jinx steps back as Becker pushes off the sidewalk and rushes away. Everyone surrounding us starts clapping and laughing as a huge wet stain appears on Becker’s perfectly pressed pants.

“King, get me out of here,” I whisper to my cousin as the entire situation finally hits me.

Tears fill my eyes and my body starts to shake with how close I just came to being assaulted by Becker. I know myself good enough to know I won’t be able to come back from him taking what I don’t want to give him. I’m not strong enough to withstand that kind of assault and move forward with my life afterward.

“We’re leavin’, Hope. Don’t look at anyone here,” King says, holding me close to his body as he starts moving away from the crowd.

It doesn’t take long before Jinx and Valor surround us so no one can get close. With every step we take, my body only feels as if it’s shutting down even more. I can’t hear anything around me and barely feel King’s protective arms holding me. My eyes remain closed as I feel King put me in my car before fastening my seatbelt and closing the door behind me. I don’t have any idea how much time passes before King enters the car and starts the engine after grabbing the keys from me. We don’t talk on the way back to the clubhouse as I sink deeper into my head and try to process what just happened to me. It doesn’t work because all I feel is the fact that I caused this to happen somehow. For some reason, I draw in the guys that want to use me or hurt me in one way or another.

I’m alone in my room and it’s the middle of the night. King was planning on staying with me, but I need to be alone. I love my cousin, but I can’t handle him watching over me right now. He’s as bad as my dad when something is wrong with one of us girls. King loves us fiercely and will do whatever he feels is necessary to protect us. Faith, Jemma, Paige, and myself are the only girls King will ever go up against everyone for without hesitation. The love he has for his cousins and sisters is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It’s honestly gotten worse after his accident and I can’t blame him for it one bit. I love my cousin and always want to have the close relationship we do. When it comes down to it, I simply need some time away from him to try and process everything that happened today.

King got me in bed after I changed into a pair of my dad’s old sweatpants and one of King’s shirts. After covering me up and making sure I have everything I could need, he left me alone. I thought I would be able to fall asleep and simply forget about the day. That’s not what happened though. I spent the last several hours staring at my ceiling with my eyes wide open. Every single time I close my eyes, all I can see is Becker and the pure hatred on his face earlier. It only got worse when King dropped the bomb that I am actually family to bikers and it’s not just something I say. Becker is a judgmental prick who doesn’t know the first thing about being a decent human being.

A soft knock sounds on my door and I let my eyes fall to the only thing keeping the rest of the world away from me. After King left, no one came to check on me. He must have told them that I don’t want to see anyone right now and that I’ll come out when I’m ready to face the club. Now, someone doesn’t care.

“Baby Girl, it’s your Mom and me. Open the door, Hope. Let us come in and be with you,” my dad calls through the door as more tears fill my eyes and spill over.

Jumping out of bed as fast as I can, I race to the door and unlock it to pull open. The sight of my dad breaks me even more and he quickly pulls me into his arms while my mom steps up closer to us and rubs her hand up and down my back. I don’t feel my dad moving us in the room and closing the door behind him or being led over to my bed. My dad carefully puts me back in bed after my mom pulls the blankets back. Together, they cover me back up after my mom slides in next to me and pulls me into her arms. They let me sob as my dad pulls up a chair and takes one of my hands in his.

“What happened, Baby Girl?” he finally asks me as they hold me between them and offer me all the comfort I need.

“I found out that Jinx was telling the guys in the city that I’m off limits and they can’t date me. Including Bronx who I work with at the parts store. That’s where I met Becker. He came in for some parts and asked me out. I said yes even though I got a horrible feeling about him. I just wanted someone to be with me that didn’t know about the club or my past. Not that I have a horrible past or anything. Today was our date. When I showed up to the café, Becker was surrounded by women and didn’t leave them when I entered. If anything, he talked to them even longer. I planned on getting my coffee and leaving him to them.

“As I was walking out of the café, Becker caught back up to me and we started walking together. He’s such an ass. Talking so much shit about the people of this city. It got worse when some of the guys rode by on their bikes. Thankfully, King was following us. He saw Becker drug my coffee and came up to hit it out of my hands when I went to take a sip. King went off on Becker and was gonna beat his ass, but wanted to get me out of there. It wasn’t until Becker was going to punch me that King lost his shit and beat the shit out of him. Jinx and Valor had to pull him off. Jinx said some stuff to him and then he left. King got me back here and all I’ve been doing for hours now is wondering what’s wrong with me. Why would someone want to drug me to get what they want instead of dating me until I was ready for sex? Am I really that horrible that no one will ever want to be with me for me? Am I destined to be alone for the rest of my life?” I cry, tears falling so fast my pillow is soaked.

My mom wraps her arms tighter around me and I feel the strength of my dad’s hand holding mine. He’s trying to hold back, but I can see the rage covering his face through my blurry eyes.

“I don’t ever wanna hear you say that shit again, Hope. You’re an amazin’ young woman who is beautiful inside and out. This Becker asshole took advantage of your lovin’ heart and tried to hurt you in one of the worst ways possible. That has nothin’ to do with the woman you are at all. I’m so sorry I wasn’t here to protect you from this, Baby Girl. Just know that you are more than good enough for the men of this world. If anythin’, you’re too fuckin’ good for them. They don’t deserve to breathe the same air as you. Becker just proved that point today with the bitch move he tried to pull on you. There is a man in this world who wants you for you, Hope. He’s workin’ some shit out, but I have no doubt in my mind that he’s about to step up and make sure he claims you as his. You two have a lot to work out and I have no doubt that you will,” my dad says, trying to keep his voice gentle as he talks to me while never taking his eyes away from mine.

“I just want to be loved, Dad. Is that honestly too much to ask?” I question him, not sure if he’s going to answer me.

“No, it’s not too much to ask for, Hope. Your dad is right. There’s a guy closer than you think who will give you all the love you want and need. He’ll make all of your dreams come true without you having to ask him for anything. This guy knows you better than you know yourself and will give you the world while burning it down to get to you if you’re in trouble. He’ll give you the family you’ve always dreamed of and you won’t ever have to guard your heart with him. Let him in to love you the way you want to be loved, Sweet Girl,” my mom says as she buries her face in my back while thinking of my dad and the relationship they have. It’s the kind of relationship Faith and I have always dreamed of having.

For a while, my mom and dad talk to me and try to make me believe that this shit with Becker wasn’t my fault. Neither one of them leave my side and they hold me as I finally start to drift off to sleep as the sun starts to fill the sky. Knowing my parents are here to chase away the demons trying to get to me, I sleep peacefully and don’t have a single nightmare about Becker and what could have happened if King wasn’t there to save me.

Chapter Seven

Jinx

VALOR AND I decided to follow King and Hope today when she left to go meet up with that fucking prick, Becker. King gave us all the information he’s dug up on the family so far in church last night and none of us were fucking happy. Bronx definitely wasn’t lying when it comes to this asshole and I’m not about to let King be the only one to protect the girl I’ve loved for years. Even if I don’t do anything to help them, I want to be there in case she needs me. So, Valor and I made the decision to follow them and not let either one of them know what’s going on. We’ll let King deal with the situation at hand, but we’re gonna be there depending on what happens. I don’t want Hope left to fight on her own if King is busy dealing with Becker for any reason. Vault doesn’t want her to be put in that kind of position either. He was going to head there himself, but Valor and I beat him to the punch and volunteered. I have a feeling Vault got exactly what he wanted in this situation.

We didn’t hear the confrontation between King, Hope, and Becker. I thought it was going to be somewhat peaceful until I saw King start beating the shit out of the prick. Valor and I stood back for a few minutes and let King do what he had to do. However, seeing Becker raise his fist to Hope made my blood boil and race through my veins in ways I’ve never felt before. Seeing a little fucking boy pretending to be a man and raise a hand for any reason to the girl I love is a first. I will always protect any female around me. It hits different when that woman is Hope. Seeing fear enter her eyes to replace the anger that had been there only seconds before isn’t something I ever want to witness again.

King might have beat the fuck out of the prick, but I wasn’t about to let him be the only one to threaten Becker. I had to make sure the twatwaffle understands we’re not fucking around when it comes to Hope or the city of Pine View. We’re taking over this city and will always have the best interest of the people who live here in mind when we do anything. That’s why our less than legal businesses aren’t anywhere near the city. We will always do everything in our power to ensure we keep the bad assholes out and let the children grow up with the least amount of evil pricks around them.

The entire time King led Hope back to her car, it was as if she was in a trance of some kind. She didn’t take in anything surrounding her and I’m sure she wasn’t hearing any of the commotion going on either. Valor was on the phone with Officer Monroe, our friend at the station, to explain what happened in case Becker decided he was going to press charges against King. He also made sure to grab the cup of coffee that King hit away from Hope so Monroe could test it and find out exactly what the hell he was trying to drug her with. We want to have a report of this incident in case he tries to do something in the future. The greater the paper trail we have against Becker, the more ways we’ll have to ensure Hope remains safe and this douche canoe doesn’t touch her ever again.

Every part of me wanted to grab Hope from King’s arms when we got back to the compound and hold her close as I carried her up to her room. To be there for her and make sure she knew this wasn’t her fault at all. I know Hope will be thinking she did something wrong to cause this to happen to her. This is a case of an asshole being selfish and not willing to wait for a girl to be ready for sex. In my book, he’s not a man at all. Becker is a fucking bitch and his parents have only helped create the monster that he is. Instead of doing what I want though, I let King take care of his cousin and was there for my best friend when he came out of her room because she wants to be alone. That’s the last thing Hope needs, but King won’t push her right now because she’s so upset and has decided that if she needs time, that’s what he’s going to give her.

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