Page 67 of Bound By Fate
While that was adorable and all, Remy was a handful.
“Yeah she does.” I tried to kiss her head, but pink fluffy hair was in the way.
Austyn came up. “We have a date with cookie dough.” She held out her hands to Remy who jumped from me to Austyn who caught her. She looked at me. “You doin’ alright?”
I gave a little nod. “Gettin’ there.”
“You need me, I’m here.” Austyn nodded as she turned away with Remy. Bristyl gave me a smile and followed them.
“We need to talk,” Princess said, her tone directed at me.
This woman scared the bejeezers out of me. She was like no one I’d ever met before. Strong. In control. Demanding. Determined. Loving. That last one didn’t scare me, though.
I’d heard of her getting in the boxing ring with some of the guys and kicking their butts. Yeah, that was the one that scared me. I didn’t stand a chance against this woman. And what the heck did she need to talk to me about?
“Umm… Okay…?”
“Both of you.” Princess nodded to Ensley and me. “Follow me.”
Not going to lie, but I was happy to have my sister with me because not only did Princess come, so did Blaze. Crap. Was I in trouble? Because it felt like it.
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We followedPrincess and Blaze who were laughing and talking. I had no idea what the heck this was about. That wasn’t completely true. It was probably my display of freak out in the club. I didn’t want to make her mad. It felt like Ensley and I were walking to our deaths.
I stopped abruptly and blurted, “Are you going to kill us?”
Princess and Blaze turned around to us and just stared. They did this so long my feet began to shuffle at the uncomfortableness of the whole situation.
Both woman burst out laughing. They doubled over, arms around their stomachs with tears in their eyes, laughing. It was bizarre because I was actually serious.
“What?”
Ensley grabbed my hand again. “They aren’t going to kill you. They want to help you.”
“Help me?” I asked, looking between the three women. Blaze and Princess still had smiles, but they were able to stand.
“Yeah. You’re family. We help family,” Blaze replied, stunning me. “Come on.” Blaze looped her arm with mine as we walked through the club. Outside, then through another door.
The gym. The one with the huge ring that Princess was the queen of… Great.
“Please tell me I’m not going in there…” I murmured under my breath, but Blaze heard it.
“No. You’re not.” Blaze pointed to a picnic table in the far corner of the room. “We’re goin’ there.”
At least it wasn’t the ring. Sitting and talking. I could do that. Right?
We sat, Blaze next to me. Ensley across from me and Princess next to her.
Me … nervous? Why would I be that? Micah’s mom—my sister’s mother-in-law—and Princess. I should’ve just stayed in bed with Dry. That sounded so much better than whatever this was. Safer.
Blaze grabbed my right hand. As I went to pull it away because of the shock, she held it tight, not allowing me to go anywhere. My heart thundered in my chest.
“Calm down. I can feel your heart thumping through your hand. If you’re uncomfortable, I’ll let go.”
She was giving me an out, and with that my heart started to slow down. Choice. That was what I had here. It wasn’t like in the crematorium. When would everything in my life stop being compared to that place?
