Page 45 of Savage Brothers MC: Tennessee Chapter

Torrent

“You really thinkyou got what it takes to beat me, Tor?”Wolf asks, gripping his hammer tightly.

“Dude, you are so going down!”I boast, holding my hammer the same way.

“You willing to make a bet?”

“What are we talking?”I ask, eyeing him warily.

“A little friendly wager, Tor, unless you’re…chicken?”

I narrow my eyes at Wolf, and fight the urge to smile.

“Fine.What is it that you want to bet?”I ask, determined to win.

“If I win, we eat at La Pena’s tonight.”

I cringe, because I hate Mexican food.I can handle taco salads or tacos at home, but to eat out I avoid those places.

“And if I win?”

“You tell me,” he says and I think it over.

“If I win, you let me move back into Dad’s house, no bitching.”

His face goes hard—like I knew it would.

“Damn it, Tor.I can’t do that.I need to know you’re safe and right now you’re safer inside the club.”

“You took out Crash and anyone involved.”

“The club still has other enemies, sweetheart.You know that.”

“I need this, Wolf.It’s not like Pop’s house isn’t right next to the club.I can practically stand on the porch and yell at you if you’re in the back courtyard.”

“Tor—”

“I don’t want to be at the club, Wolf.It’s not my life.And you don’t need to be my nursemaid all the time.You have a life and it’s one I’d rather not… witness.”

“What’s that mean?”

“Come on, Wolf.Those damn club girls hang all over you.”

“There’s one way to stop that, Tor.You got my jacket.Everyone knows how I feel about you—including you.Give in.”

“Wolf—”

“You love me, Tor,” he says and my heart squeezes.I ruined a lighthearted moment bringing this up.I should have left it to later, been wiser about picking my battles.It’s too late to stop it now, though.

“I do love you, Wolf.You know that.But I don’t love you like… I should.”

“That can come in time,” he says, and he sounds so confident.He was my father’s pick for me.He’s protected me and cared about me my entire life.He loved my father as much as I did.Things would be so simple if I could give him what he wants.He’s a beautiful man, caring, loving…

He doesn’t make me feel like Devil does…

That forbidden thought springs up, even though it shouldn’t.I do my best to squash it down.I can’t think about Devil.The temptation to go to him this morning was so strong.There’s no point though.Devil’s life is on the other side of the state and it doesn’t include me.

“What if it doesn’t, Wolf?That’s not fair to either one of us.”

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