Page 87 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

“I don’t know this Devil enough to tell you either way, Tor.But I do know one thing.”

“What’s that?”

“Real men don’t leave.If it had been me, they would have had to kill me to get me to leave you,” he says.

His words make me feel weird… It feels disloyal to Devil.I mean, it’s good to hear—I wish Devil was the one telling me that—but, at the same time, Wolf doesn’t know what our relationship has been like.He doesn’t know the hoops Devil has jumped through for me.

“I—”

“A real man never leaves the woman he loves.It doesn’t matter what the argument is about, Torrent.”

I think over his words.He’s really taken this better than I thought he would.I might be able to keep my friend out of all of this and that makes me feel better.Wolf is the only family I have left and I need him—especially if Devil won’t forgive me.

“I need to talk to Devil.”

“Torrent, are you sure that’s a good idea?It’s clear he doesn’t want to talk to you.I don’t want to see you chasing after someone who doesn’t deserve your time.”

“I have to, Wolf.I have to know if we can work it out… or if it’s over.”

“Very well.”

“What?”I ask, surprised.

“If you want to see him, I’ll take you to his hotel.We can go right after dinner.”

“That won’t help.Devil checked out of his hotel.I uh… I checked yesterday while I was in town.”

“Oh—”

“I should have told you.I’m sorry, Wolf,” I rush to tell him.

“It’s dangerous, Tor.I’m not sure what went on with Dodger.I’ve been trying to figure it out and tracking down leads, but until I can explain why the Koreans involved you at all, I don’t feel comfortable with you going someplace I don’t know.”

“I’m a grown woman.I can take care of myself, Wolf.”

“But you can’t.You didn’t listen before and you were kidnapped.Because of that your father lost his life.You need to be more careful, Torrent,” he chastises and his words kill me.

They’re true, but having them spoken out loud by someone who loves me, destroys me.

“I need to go see him, Wolf.”

“See Devil?”

“Yes.I need to face him and at least try to explain everything.”

“Torrent, I can’t let you go that far on your own.”

“Then you can take me.Please?If Devil could hear from you that I’ve explained everything, it might help.If he could see us together, maybe he would understand.”

“Torrent, your father left a mess behind.I can’t pick up and leave right now.I only just got back.”

“But—”

“Besides, you don’t even know if he’s there.Devil could be anywhere.You don’t know anything about him.He might even have another woman, baby.You need to face the facts.He left you, and a man that could do that without an explanation can’t be trusted.”

I listen to Wolf and think about what he says.Devil… with another woman…

It feels like I can’t breathe.I don’t think he would do that.He cares about me.No.There’s no way.

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