“I knowyou. She has to be a bitch since you’re the fucking cunt.”

A dark look settled into his face. Not caring, I flipped him off and opened my mouth to call him whatever name popped into my head.

Before I could, Nova barged in. “How could you, Ainsley?” she cried, red-faced and furious; bruises and cuts marred her face. “I’m suffering and you’re in here fucking.” She raised hercell phone and snapped a photo, then showed it to me. “This is the memento of where your loyalties lay. I’ll look at it for the rest of my life and know the truth. You aren’t a real friend! If you were, you would’ve saved me from having to watch Louisiana leave withher.”

“How the fuck do you know what a real friend is since you’ve never shown yourself as one?” I snarled, fed up with her even more than I was Reese.

She took a step toward me, but Reese inserted himself between us.

“Jinx is Louisiana’s wife, Nova. Obviously, he’s chosen her. You set yourself up for this bullshit by bringing your ass to the club. What the fuck you aren’t doing is blaming Ainsley and you’re sure the fuck not running up on her.”

Folding her arms, she lifted her chin and ignored Reese. “Take me home, Ainsley. I’m not spending the night at your place. You’re too much of a pathetic cunt for my company. I hope you choke on your vomit.”

Reese frowned and looked at me. “You’re sick?”

“Thanks to your cum,” Nova said viciously. “Which you completely deserve. How the fuck do you fuck once and end up with a baby in your belly, stupid?”

“Nova, I’m losing fucking patience with you,” Reese snarled.

“As if I give a fuck!”

“You fucking should. There’s only one cunt in here.” Reese glared at me again. “And I’m looking at her, Nova. You’re pathetic, needy, desperate, and whiny. I wouldn’t fuck you with another motherfucker’s cock. I can’t imagine what Louisiana saw in you.”

“It isn’t what he saw,” Nova said coldly. “It’s what he felt and what I gave him. Young pussy and good head.” She smiled at me, then winked at Reese. “Try it for yourself and find out.”

“I’d prefer hacking my cock off with a slipknot than putting it anywhere near you. Listen well. If you keep fucking with Ainsley, you’ll also be dead.”

His strident defense unwillingly impressed me. I wished I could’ve pushed away my amazement and appreciation, but it settled into me and wouldn’t let go.

“Reese?” One of the guys who’d been outside when we arrived peeked in. His gaze fell on Nova and relief flooded him. “We’ve been searching all over for her.”

“I’m beating the fuck out of you,” Reese barked. “No one comes upstairs unless they are with a member.”

“I’m sorry,” the guy said. “We were helping Louisiana with Jinx because she was still fighting him so bad. We had to get her in the back of the van because he didn’t want her to jump out of a car or off his bike.” He pointed at Nova. “In the midst of that, she disappeared.”

Reese stormed to him and knocked him on the side of his head. “One of you should’ve kept eyes on her at all times! I don’t give a fuck what the fuck else you have to do. You don’t allow a strange bitch to be alone in the fucking club.”

“I’m sorry!”

“You sure the fuck are, Chi Chi.”

“Razor and them are on the way back.” He gave Reese a pleading look. I almost felt sorry for him. “Don’t tell him about my mistake. He said if I fucked up one more time, that was my ass.”

Not caring to hearing about their club business, I spied my wedges, so I scooped them up, sat on the edge of Reese’s bed and started putting them on. Nova took a step toward me, but Reese snatched her and shoved her away.

We both blinked at him.

“I was just going to apologize to her,” she said, staring at him.

“You’re not doing anything except staying the fuck away from her.”

“You don’t have any say,” she told him. “She’s my best friend.”

“I’d hate to see your fucking enemies,” I grouched. “You don’t get to shit on me, then fucking apologize because you’ve gotten over your anger. Nor do you get to run to that fuckhead maniac and have him beat the shit out of me because you’re his daughter until he decides you’re his fucking punching bag!”

Nova paled. I didn’t give a fuck. I was so done with her.

“I’ll take you to the fucking clubhouse gates since you came with me. Boom Boom isn’t there, so I’m safe. But lose my fucking number. Don’t call me.”