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“Baby, I love you.I wasworried.”Hardy’s entire demeanor changed.Whizz saw the love Hardyhad for his woman, yet Rose held herself back.It hurt to see thetwo fighting so damn hard when they both loved oneanother.

“No, you were worried that Iwasn’t coming back.You don’t love me.You’re used to having mearound.”She shook her head.“I went to the spa to relax, clear myhead, and I come home to find you beating the shit out ofWhizz.”

Rose started walking away.No onestopped her or Hardy as he made to follow after her.

“I don’t want you to comewith me.I’m tired of this.I’m done.”She looked behind her towardTiny.“Will you drive me back home?”She started to walk towardTiny again.

The devastation on Hardy’s face was clearfor the whole club to see, but no one stepped in.This was nottheir fight.

“Rose, baby, don’tgo.”

She ignored him.“I want to go backhome.Can you please keep him away from me?”Rose spoke to Tinywith her back to Hardy.

“Are you sure aboutthat?”

“I’ve tried to get some time tomyself.He won’t give it me, and this is the next best thing.”Shetucked some hair behind her ear.“This is the only way.”

Tiny looked over her shoulder towardHardy.

“No, Tiny, please, man,don’t do this.Rose, baby, we can fix this.I promised you we couldfix this.It was ten years ago.”

She whirled around and shovedhim away hard.Hardy was invading her space.“It was ten years ago,but what have you givenme, Hardy?What do I have to show for this?You’ve gotteneverything you ever wanted.I was so scared of losing youthatIchanged.I never did anything wrong.In all the time we’vebeen together I never once looked at another man, yet all you didwas look at other women.I know you do.I don’t care how long ithas been or what you need, Hardy.This is whatIneed, and for once I’m going to handlewhat I need.”

She was wrong about Hardylooking at other women.Whizz may have been mistaken about who shewas with regards to the club, but Hardy didn’t look at any other woman butRose.

No one stopped her as sheclimbed back into Tiny’s car.Whizz followedTiny’s gaze to see him lookingtoward Eva, who was nodding her head.She agreed with Rose.It wastime to take her home until Rose made a decision that was entirelyher own.

Whizz’s heart broke for Hardy as hewatched Tiny pull his woman out of the clubhouse.No one could stopthis.Tiny had made his decision.

“I don’t get it.What does thismean?”Ink said.

“It means Hardy can’t leave thecompound without one of us,” Lash said.“Rose doesn’t want him nearher.It’s our job to keep him contained and away from her.Tiny makes surewomen have a choice to leave the club without their man.This is asafety net for all women.It also stops any brother who is beatingon his wife from getting away with it.”

He watched Hardy’s chest rise and fallwith each indrawn breath.“It means she’s done with me.She’s goingto divorce me now.”He turned away walking toward theclubhouse.

“Hardy,” Whizzsaid.

“Don’t, Whizz.I shouldn’t havehit out at you.This is my problem and has been for ten years, but I wastoo fucking stupid to see it.”

No one stopped Hardy as he made his wayback into the clubhouse.The defeat could be seen in the way hecarried his shoulders.The fight had left Hardy.

Slowly, the rest of The Skulls madetheir way to finish their business.Baker stayed behind.“How doyou become a member?”he asked.

Frowning, Whizz turned to the prospectthat he knew was favored to be voted in first.“You mean to tell meyou joined a club where you don’t know how to become a member?Doyou know how messed up that is?”

Baker shrugged.“TheSkulls’reputation is something I want to be part of.You’re a family.Isee that every day I’m with you.I don’t have a family.I don’thave anyone.I’d rather do some crazy shit that makes me part of itthan not.”

“What if we want you to take awoman’s cherry?Or sacrifice a chicken at dawn or some shit?”Whizzcouldn’t believe there was a man who didn’t have the first cluewhat to do to make him part of the club.

“Then I’ll doit.”

Shaking his head, Whizz looked toward thedoor to see Eva standing there, waiting for Tiny to getback.

“We all agree that we want you tobe voted in, and then we head up to the warehouse or we do it righthere.You take on the brothers.If you’re still standing, you’rein.If you go down with one punch, you’re out.”Whizz hit him onthe back.“Want my advice?Start practicing.These bastards willfucking kill you.”

He headed toward Eva.She was stoodnibbling her lip looking nervous.

“Are you okay?”

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