Page 306 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

“Do you see this look on my face, Liam?”

“The pissed off one that makes me wonder if I should hide my fucking balls?”

“That’s the one,” she says, way too sweetly.“You make it sound like I’m totally against your way of life and the club in general.It was never that.”

“You’re against the things I do for the club, Ice.You can’t deny that.”

She lets out a big sigh and flops down into my lap.She curls so her head rests against my chest.I hold her close, tucking her head under my chin and breathing in her scent.I’m frustrated as hell.I hate that Wolf might be anywhere near Ellie.I should have never let her go to the church with me.But, right now she’s in my arms and I’ve ached for her for so long that I just try to concentrate on that and let some of the tension out of my body.

“Your life scares me, Liam.I can’t deny that.I also know that there are things that need to be handled, because your world is different.You’ve told me about what happened with Devil and I may not like it, but I can see the necessity of it.Because if Wolf is still searching for Torrent’s sister a year later, he’s not going to just let it go.Plus, there’s no way to prove he’s done anything illegal.It will be his word against Devil’s, or other members of the club.I’m not so stupid that I don’t remember how the law treated the club in general.So, I get it.”

“Why do I hear a but in there, Ice?”

“Because you’re smart?”she jokes, kissing my neck.

“Let me have it, Ellie.”

“If you guys keep this from Devil, after the hell that Wolf put him through, he won’t forgive you.”

“He’s still having health issues for all of the shit he went through, Ice.Damn it all to hell, he has a new son and a wife he adores.He needs to enjoy life, not let the past rear up to fuck with his head again.”

“So, what’s the plan?Kill him and give his corpse to Devil as a christening present for Logan, Jr.?”

“Devil would appreciate the gift,” I defend, grinning because it feels good talking with Ellie again about life.Hell, it feels good just having her in my arms again.

“No, he wouldn’t.What if the roles were reversed, Liam?Would you appreciate it, or would you feel cheated?”

“Ice,” I growl under my breath.There goes that mind of hers again.Sharp as a fucking tack.She’s absolutely right.

“Hah!There it is!”she cries, pulling away from me to look at my face.

“What are you talking about, now?”I mutter, loving that her lips have spread into a smile that reaches her eyes.

“That tone you get when I’m right, but you don’t want to admit it.”

“And there’s my old lady, the ball buster,” I grumble, good-naturedly.

“So, this woman said that Wolf came asking about this girl Rayne.How do you know he won’t just give up?There’s a chance he doesn’t know this is his daughter, right?”

“Maybe, but if he knows enough to ask for her by name, then chances are he knows it’s his daughter.At the very least, he knows that she is Torrent’s sister and he can use her.”

“You don’t think he’ll give up and just drop out of sight?”

“No.Men like Wolf are only happy when they have power.He wants the power to torture Torrent again.He won’t give up.”

“Torrent?You don’t think it’s Devil he wants to torture?”

“No.He hates Devil, but for him the best part of hurting Devil was what it would do to Torrent.He wants his power over her.Maybe he’s transferred his obsession with her mother to Torrent, I don’t know.I don’t want to find out.”

“Is there a chance he’ll transfer it to Rayne, Torrent’s sister?”

“You’re asking me to figure out a crazy man’s thought process, Ice.Who knows?But, I do think there’s a good chance.”

“What happens next?”

“I spend my days camped out at the church, watching for Wolf to show up again.”

“That’s the big plan?”

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