Page 53 of Bound by Family
Finger to my chest, I seethe, “I’m not a part of Sinister Sons, remember? You stated that perfectly clear, so me telling Cooper isn’t club business; it’smybusiness.”
“No,” my father demands.
Looking my father in the eye, I say, “He said I needed to become Sterling’s ol’ lady or a whore. I’m not down with either of them.”
“The fuck you are,” Cooper says, stepping forward and pulling me toward him. He wraps his arms around me and kisses the top of my head, turning us so he can see everyone.
My eyes hit Sterling’s, who says nothing, which is a good thing. There is no need to add any fuel to the combustion that appears to be about to happen.
“You’re the motherfucker she’s leavin’ her family for?” my brother clips, finger pointed in our direction.
“Sounds to me like you didn’t give her much of a choice. Lucky for me, because we were already talkin’ about her comin’ to Georgia with me. You just gave her a push. Thanks for that.”
“We need to talk,” I tell him, not wanting him to think I’m moving up there because my family threw me out. I mean, I am, but there’s more to this decision than just this situation. Damn, why does everything have to be so fucking difficult?
“Later, we have a lot to talk about.”
My body sags into him, feeling his heat and reassurance. Yeah, we sure do.
“You mean to tell me that my daughter is the one wrapped up in this fuckin’ mess?” my father accuses, his eyes going scary dangerous and making my breath catch. This is not the calm, rational father I’ve known all my life. He’s always the rock, the calm. This isn’t him. “You’ve gotta be shittin’ me.”
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
COOPER
Anger bubbles like lava in my veins. It seems that Bristyl left out a tiny detail about her family. Not that I ever asked her if she belonged to a club, but she should have told me. She will be answering me the why on that one.
As I hold her in my arms, the world seems to center, calm even, with all the chaos around us.
Wolf asked us for a meeting, knowing we were coming down here to meet the Red Devils club. Pops obliged because we do business with him on occasion. I had no clue my woman would be here in a heated argument with her family.
I look her brother dead in the eye. “Fuckin’ talk about her like that again, I’ll make sure you’re ten feet under.”
“Who the fuck do you think you are?”
I pull Bristyl behind me, feeling the need to pound this little fucker in the face. “Cooper motherfuckin’ Cruz, brother in the Ravage MC, that’s who I am, motherfucker. Want me to show you?”
Pops steps in, putting himself right in the situation, as my father and brothers move up around us.
“Get your boy to calm his shit, Regg,” Pops orders.
“Hunter, stop,” Regg orders.
The asshole takes a calming breath and steps back.
“Your daughter is in the middle of this. Cooper says she’s Ravage. Therefore, she is. Our club doesn’t work like yours, if those are your rules for your women. Kids are always protected, bein’ in the club or not. Not here to tell you how to run your shit, ’cause that’s on you. I’m tellin’ you where we’re comin’ from. Bristyl is our business.”
“And where the fuck were you when that asshole had his hands on her?” I bark at the brothers and father. “Oh, I forgot, you don’t protect your own.”
Bristyl grips the back of my cut tightly. “Please stop,” she whispers.
“Didn’t know it was her!” Regg barks back.
“Find that damn hard to believe,” Rhys cuts in. “Unless you have somethin’ on them and they wanted to keep you out of it.”
“Bingo!” Ryker calls out, and I hear my father chuckle. “We have a winner.”
“Don’t worry about what I’ve got goin’ on.” Her father looks around. “Shit’s gonna get real. Those fuckers know who Bristyl is.”
