Page 27 of Traitor

The beginning of the end. I should have run. But when?

"Take her," he orders coldly.

Reaper, one of the club's enforcers, appears at his side and my blood turns to ice.

4. Loyal

Bones

Loyalty.

It's the foundation of this club. Of my life. Of everything I fucking believe in.

And right now, standing in the cold basement cell, staring at the woman I thought I'd spend my life with, I feel like it's all slipping through my fingers.

Elyna sits in the chair in the center of the room, wrists bound behind her, ankles zip-tied to the legs of the chair. Her hair is a mess, her lips trembling, her chest rising and falling too fast, too shallow — but it's her eyes that fucking get me.

Wide. Glass-green and filled with something I can't afford to let me falter. Fear. I shove the thought down.

"Tell me the truth," I order, my voice coming out harsher than I meant it to.

Ely swallows, sitting up straighter despite the restraints. "I already did."

"Not good enough." My fists clench at my sides. Control it. Keep it together.

She shakes her head, tears clinging to her lashes. "Bones, please—"

"Don't," I snap, stepping closer. "Don't fucking say my name like that. Not after what you did."

A choked breath escapes her lips. "I didn't do anything."

I want to believe her. Fuck, I want to believe her.

I love this woman. I fucking love her.

But I've seen too many betrayals. Too many women betraying men for a chance at something more. Too many men stabbing their own brothers in the back because of a woman.

I swore that would never be me.

I pull a chair in front of her, drop into it, and lean forward, forearms on my knees.

"Tell me," I grit out. "How long have you been with the Riders? How long have you been a spy for them?"

Her lips part in shock. "What?"

"Don't fucking play dumb."

Her chest heaves. "I didn't! I wasn't spying!"

"Bullshit."

She flinches.

And for a second, one stupid fucking second, I almost regret it. I grit my teeth, dragging a hand down my face before leaning in again.

"How long?" I growl.

She shakes her head furiously, tears spilling down her cheeks. "Bones, I swear—"

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