Page 83 of Bound by Vengeance
I knew this was coming.
Rubbing my hands over my face, I say, “Got out of the shower and heard the door shut. Lucky for me, it took her a minute, fumbling with her keys to get the door locked. I got dressed, let her get in her car, and followed her. Called you guys, and the rest, you know.”
“I’m just fuckin’ glad the asshole’s gone,” Cooper says.
“Not fuckin’ me,” Rhys puts in. “I could’ve had a hell of a fun time with him.” He pulls out his knife and runs the blade over his fingertips.
“No shit,” Cruz says, slapping his hands down on the table. “Is she okay?”
Inhaling deeply, I let it out. “No, but she will be. It’s a rush for all this to come out. Brother, she was going to keep it to the grave, and if JK hadn’t said anything about it bein’ his baby, I would’ve never picked it up. But it’s over. We all know everything, and it’s done with. Let’s move the fuck on and don’t look back.”
“Right, so you’re off duty and need to be back at the shop,” GT cuts in. “It also means you can move out of my niece’s place.”
I flex my fingers. “Right, like that’s gonna happen.”
“Right,” Cruz says, standing up and holding the gavel. “Better not hurt her or I’ll rip your heart out and feed it to the wolves.” The gavel slams down in finality.
I have no doubt what he says is true. Good thing I don’t ever intend on hurting my woman.
“Now go get her. We have to all talk to her about what she did.”
I’ve been dreading this for a while now, knowing it was coming. She hacked into Ravage’s computers, which is something that isn’t done. Might as well get all this shit done in one go.
“I’ll be back.”
I move out in search of my woman, knowing that, no matter what happens in that room, I’ll protect her. I find her sitting at a bunch of tables with her mother and some of the other ol’ ladies, including Emery.
She smiles as I approach, but it falls when she sees the look on my face. I’m not sure what it is, but she’s hesitant about it.
“They want to talk to ya.”
Panic flashes in her eyes, but she quickly masks it and rises.
Princess stares at us. I just lift my chin, letting her know I’ll take care of my girl.
Out of earshot, I tell Austyn, “They know you hacked into the Ravage computers. I actually knew a long time ago, but we were letting you ride.”
She gasps, pulling away from me, eyes as wide as saucers.
“You’re gonna go in there with your head held high and deal with whatever is said.”
She clasps her throat. “I’m in trouble?” she whispers.
“Not as much as you’d think, but yeah. They want to talk to you.”
We make it to the door.
“As much as I’ve been in this room, I should just be a patched member.” She gives a little chuckle, letting me know she’s okay. She may be a little scared, but she’s going to be alright.
I knock once then enter. Everyone turns their heads as I lead Austyn to the front.
Cruz rises and wraps his arms around her, kissing her on the head.
“Looks like I’m in the principal’s office again,” she jokes, and the room chuckles. That’s better than how I thought this would be. Ravage doesn’t take this shit lightly. She knows this just as well as I do.
The air in the room turns serious as I take my seat, my eyes glued to my woman. She looks nervous but is holding herself together, not even biting her thumb. I’m impressed. However, my thoughts are up in the air on how this could go.
“Tell me,” Cruz says as he sits back in his chair.
