Page 344 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

“Bullshit, Ellie,” he all but snarls.

“What?”I ask, completely shocked.I know he’s upset, but this…

“Your sister has always been like this.She acts like the world revolves around her and everyone is supposed to stop whatever they’re doing to run to her aid.”

“That’s hardly fair considering what she’s just been through, Liam.”

“She got herself into a situation she never should have been in.If you expect me to feel pity for her, you better think again, Ice.”

“I don’t want to fight with you, Liam.”

“I shouldn’t have called.It’s been a shit day and I knew better.I’m going to go, Ellie.”

“Liam…”

“What?”

“Will you call me tomorrow?”

“Are you going to tell Harvey you’re leaving next week?”

“Liam, please try to understand.I’m needed here.”

“That’s just it, Ellie.I do understand, you’re trying to please everyone there, but you forgot one thing.”

“What’s that?”

“I need you, too, and if you love me, I should be a priority.”

“It’s all so black and white for you, isn’t it Liam?You can’t see my side at all.You expect me to just pack up and leave everything I have here.Yet, you aren’t willing to do the same.It has to be all your way.You won’t even think about compromising.”

“Ellie—”

“I’ll talk to you later,” I respond, cutting him off.Then, I hang up.

My clock shows one in the morning before I realize that I’m crying…

Chapter40

Devil

“Killing me isn’t goingto bring your eye back.”

Wolf’s words are labored, slurred, and broken as he pants for air.I have to wonder if one of his broken ribs might have messed with his lung.Probably not, since he’s still breathing.Sometimes, I think I keep waiting for him to die from my beatings to take the decision out of my hands of when I should end him.

I glance up at the clock and it’s one in the morning.Another night where I’m late getting in bed with Torrent.That will probably lead to another fight.She knows what I’m doing.I haven’t kept that from her.She told me she understands and I think she does.I can see the concern on her face, however, and each day that this drags on, that concern increases.

She’s worried about me.

Hell, I’m worried about myself.

When I first got my hands on Wolf, I thought the darkness inside me had lifted.Now, it’s becoming clearer that every day I spend breathing the same air as Wolf, feeds the darkness.Lately, I’m beginning to worry I’m losing sight of myself again.

“End this,” Wolf says.He’s not really begging, but he says it every night just the same.I never talk to him.He doesn’t deserve my words.Instead, I do what I always do.I take the bat and slam it into the side of his face.

He’s definitely not so pretty to look at now.

Wolf spits blood out of his mouth.

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