Page 45 of Viper
I heard the rumors, he slept with Raya, but both are denying it. For different reasons apparently, but if this girl is pregnant, he’ll fall apart because Raya will walk away.
I shake my head, looking at my drink, before Blade mumbles, “Fuck,” and I look at him to see his eyes on my girl, and I look, but tense seeing Cherri saunter over there.
“I swear to fuck, Blade, my anger is still at its highest, and I don’t want to kill someone in front of the kids,” I warn.
“She won’t start anything, not with everyone around,” he says, but not very convincingly, and I remind him, “The whole club believes Lake is just like Cherri,” and he winces, knowing I’m right, so the bitch will try and get away with more than she would normally do.
He mutters, “Fuck,” before looking at Randy, and I look just as he nods a little to say he’s got it, and my jaw ticks.
“Just try and stay calm, brother,” Blade tries as he grabs my arm to keep me in place, and we watch as Lake says something that causes Cherri to tense, and he says, “That’s it, Lake, stand up to the bitch.”
“We really need to kick her out,” I mutter as I watch her walk away with a huff while Lake looks ahead with pain.
Fuck.Don’t kill the bitch, I repeat, don’t kill the bitch.
“The brothers won’t vote for it, brother, she’s too good with her mouth,” Blade grumbles, and I hum, knowing he’s right, plus the way I’ve treated Lake, it just gives them more ammunition to keep her around, not knowing the full story of our relationship.
I’ve hurt her just as much as she’s hurt me, all because we both omitted some truths, and we let it fester and build into anger.
I watch as Lake kisses her dad's cheek, then says something before walking towards the gate, and I mutter, “Fuck’s sake,” especially seeing the concern on Randy’s face, but I soon step forward when I see Cherri following her with a sly smirk.
“Go, brother,” Blade says, and I pass him my beer before following, the brothers looking my way with a frown when I rush past them.
As I get near Randy, he says, “Don’t go after her if you’re just going to hurt her, Viper.”
I ignore him and the threat in his voice and rush out the gate a bad feeling filling me just as I hear, “I guess you’re more like me than we all thought, huh? You know, fucking Joey at The Dive like a whore.”
Now, how would Cherri know that?
I pick up my pace just as I hear squealing tires, and I notice Lake’s truck spinning out of the parking lot. Our prospect, Dylan, just opened the gate in time for her, and Cherri cackles like hurting her daughter was the funniest thing in the world.
My anger takes hold, and as she turns, not realizing her danger, I bring my hand up and grasp her neck hard, making her gasp, her cackles halting.
“V-Viper,” she chokes, and I squeeze her neck tighter.
“Brother,” I hear Psycho, not shocked that he followed me, but I don’t turn to look at him, instead, I question, “Now, how would you know about Joey, Cherri?”
I feel her pulse quicken in my hold as her eyes, much like my girl’s, widen with fear, and I tighten my hold, making her grab my wrist, and I demand, “Fucking how?!”
“You better answer him, Cherri, before he kills you like he did Joey,” Psycho warns, and Randy demands, “Who the fuck is Joey?”
I narrow my eyes at a now red faced Cherri who is struggling to catch her breath as Psycho reluctantly answers, “The man Viper beat to death before going nomad after finding out he took advantage of Lake when she was drunk.”
Cherri’s body trembles with fear as Randy roars, “What the fuck!?”
I ignore them and I demand, “How do you know about Joey, Cherri?” and I let go of her neck a little and she chokes, “H-he told me after-after the deed, s-sending me the footage…”
My nostrils flare, and Psycho mutters, “Brother,” in warning, and I growl as I throw her back, knowing I can’t kill her with all the people in the yard, causing her to fall to the floor with a gasp, and I storm past her.
“Where are you going?” I hear Blade ask.
When in the fuck did he join us?
Shaking my head as I mount my bike, I admit, “To see a certain red-haired beauty, I think it’s time we hash shit out. Get Venom to go through the bitch’s phone.”
“About fucking time,” Randy says, and I pull a middle finger as Blade nods to my instructions.
I start my bike, then spin, ensuring gravel hits Cherri, who screams, causing the men to laugh, and I take off out of the gate.
