Page 307 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

“You got a better one?”

“Not really, but that sounds boring as watching mud dry.”

“Have you watched mud dry?”

“Nope, it’d be boring, that’s my point.”

“You’re goofy as hell, Ellie, but damn if I don’t like it.”

“Whatever.You still shouldn’t kill Wolf when you get your hands on him.”

“What would you suggest I do with him, then?”I ask, watching her closely.

“Hold him hostage,” she says and I have to admit, she shocks the hell out of me with that answer.

“Hold him hostage?”I laugh.

“Yep,” she says, shaking her head firmly once, as if to back up her words.

“Ice, who in the fuck am I going to hold him hostage for?No one is going to pay to save this sorry piece of shit.”

“Oh my God, Liam!I don’t remember you being so dense when we were together.I’m sayingthat you should capture him, put a big red bow on him, then give him to Devil as a Christmas present.”

“I can’t…A Christmas present?”

“Yes, a very much alive one.”

“Ellie—”

“That’s one gift that I know Devil will love.”

“You get that if I do that, Devil’s just going to kill him, Ice?You won’t be saving his life.”

“Gee, you think?I didn’t say he didn’t need to die.I just think that if he does, it should be Devil’s right to do the deed.”

“You’re sounding awful blood-thirsty for a woman who ended our marriage because I left to kill someone, Ice,” I mumble, confused as hell, admitting to myself that she’s right about what I should do with Wolf.Diesel means well, but in this…he’s wrong.

“You weren’t going to just kill anyone, Liam.You were going to end the life of Ryan’s mother.That’s a completely different situation.”

“She still needed to die, Ice.”

“I can’t agree with you on that.”

“Remind me to tell you what that bitch did to Ryan and Rory someday soon, Ice.”

“You can, but it won’t change my opinion.She might have been crap, but she was still Ryan’s mother.She deserved the chance to pull her life together and be a good Mom to her son.The court would have given Diesel custody…”

“Diesel had custody, Ice.But someone that’s evil clean through is nothing but a starved animal, searching for something to fill their emptiness.They don’t pay attention to rules and laws.You’re dreaming if you think they do.”

“I don’t think it will ever happen, but what if I fell victim to addiction, Liam?Would you end me to protect our child?”

“That would never happen, Ice, and you know it.You’re too strong to let addiction rule your world.”

“Addiction can happen to anyone.Play devil’s advocate for a minute.Tell me what you would do.”

“You really want to do this shit right now?”I ask her, annoyed at her line of questioning.It’s stupid.I really don’t want to waste my time on this shit.I’d rather spend it enjoying her.

“I want to know.What would you do?”

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