Page 119 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

I shake my head to clear it.

I will not feel sorry for her.

I will not let her suck me in.

Never again will another woman suck me in.There’s too much at stake.

Way too much.

Chapter13

Rory

I’m so stupid.I don’t know why I thought things would be different today.Last night was just simple, but it felt like Noah and I shared something special.It didn’t feel forced either, but it did feel…real.

I’m an idiot.It’s not like Noah didn’t lay it out for me.I can’t even blame him.

I blame me.

I’m not going to play the fool again, though.

Noah is crazy if he thinks I’ll be waiting for him when he gets back.I’d rather die than have him between my legs, knowing how much he dislikes me.Last night it felt like he saw the real me, that he liked me.He doesn’t even want me to say hello to his son.I’m pretty sure that’s a clear sign that he’s not worth my time.

I was right.He is a fucking asshole.I’m a good person and I really like his little boy.It’s his loss.I’ve been alone for a while now.It’s not like I can’t be happy that way.I’ve been happier by myself here in Montana than I ever was when I was surrounded by family.I need to remember that and not open myself up again.

I walk back inside my house…deflated.

The first thing I need to do is get ready and leave.I have the early shift at work and I’ll need to leave soon so I can make it in time anyway.I haven’t fixed my tire, but today is pay day so I’ll get Max at the garage to come put on a new tire and fill up my tank.I’ll be completely busted, but I’ll survive until the next pay period.

I go into my bedroom and looking at the bed I get sick to my stomach.I stare at the wall beside my bed, the same wall that apparently Noah shares.

I won’t be sleeping here tonight.

It sucks, but I’ll be moving into my guest room—at least until I can pay someone to redo my damn wall and make it soundproof.I grab my keys and then grab the lunch I fixed earlier this morning.It’s nothing more than a peanut butter sandwich, but it’s much cheaper to eat that than trying to buy food.After buying a tire, I’ll probably be living on peanut butter this week.

But I’ll survive.

I head outside and stop at my car to grab my sunglasses out of it.I freeze when I look down at the tire and notice it’s not flat anymore.It looks fine.I push on it and nothing happens.I look around.Noah is still gone, but he’s the only one who knew it was flat.He had to be the one to fix it.I don’t know what to think of that.I don’t even know how to process it, but I know one thing.

It might make me a bitch but I’m not going to thank him.

I’m going to ignore him.He deserves it.

Chapter14

Diesel

“Are you avoiding me, Gorgeous?”

“I… What are you doing here?”

I look at Rory, and the worry that comes over her face when she sees me.Her question is the exact same one I asked myself as I walked to her door.I dropped my boy off at school and instead of going home, doing anything else… I came to Rory.I did this because I want her, because she’s fucking gorgeous and she takes no shit from anyone and because on the phone a week ago I had a glimpse of something sweet in her.I’m also doing it because since I spoke to her on the phone and the scene the next morning…I haven’t heard a peep from her.I mean that literally.The woman has either moved from her bedroom and sleeping on the couch, or she’s going through great pains to be extremely quiet.

The only reason she would be doing this is to hide from me.I should let her, and for a week I almost did.Then, last night she invaded my dreams.That hasn’t happened to me—as in ever.I can’t get her laugh out of my head, I want to hear more of it.I can’t get her smile out of my head either.I want her lips.I want to taste them and after last night’s dream I want them wrapped around my cock.And once they are…I want to know if they feel as good as they do in my dreams.

“I came here to prove something to you.”

“I… What?”she asks.Her green eyes dilate and I know that she understands what is coming next.

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