Page 59 of Pedal to the Metal
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Raze
It’s beena couple of days since we found Minx and brought her home. She hasn’t been herself and hasn’t talked about what happened to her. I haven’t wanted to push her either. So much has happened in such a short amount of time.
I really don’t blame her for being closed off right now, but it’s starting to worry me. I walk into my room and see her lying on the bed. She’s staring blankly at the TV. I sit on the bed next to her with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
“Kitty, babe, I brought you something to eat.” It’s really all she’s eaten since we brought her home, but at least it’s something. She slowly sits up, resting her back against the headboard. I do the same. She takes the sandwich and stares at it for a minute.
“He drugged me a lot.” Her voice is soft. I would have missed what she said if I hadn’t already been paying attention. “He drugged me and barely fed me. He wanted me to be weak. I wouldn’t show him weakness. I took everything he dished out. The verbal abuse, the hitting— I even took the cutting. But . . .” Tears pool up in her eyes. I wrap my arm around her and pull her into my side.
“You don’t have to talk about it if you’re not ready,” I tell her. She shakes her head side to side.
“You need to know what happened. I need to get it out.” A tear falls down her cheek. I brush it away with the pad of my thumb. She starts again. “I had a dream that felt so incredibly real. You and Rivet were both in it. Hawk too. I was so confused to see him. He told me to be strong. Like he knew something was about to happen and he was trying to warn me. When I woke up, Ghost was standing there watching me.”
She pauses, taking a deep breath. “I knew something was about to happen and I was ready. I knew you would find me. That, and seeing Hawk in my dream, helped me to stay strong, but he broke me, Raze. Ghost did the one thing I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to come back from.”
I grit my teeth and try to calm down before responding. “Savannah . . .”
She lets out a sigh, holding a hand up to stop me, and sets her sandwich down before turning her whole body so she’s facing me. “Mason . . . he raped me.”
When I saw her naked in his arms, I had a feeling that may have happened. Hearing her admit it has me seething. I want to go out to the farm and beat him to a bloody pulp. He doesn’t deserve to be breathing the same air as her. Ever again. Minx sniffling brings me out of my head. Tears are pouring down her face. I cup her face in my hands and look her in her eyes.
“Savi, babe. I am here for you. Whatever you need, tell me and it’s done. If you don’t want me around, done. I’ll give you whatever space you want. You may not come back from that, but you will get through it and come out even stronger. Babygirl, it will take time for you to heal. You take all the time you need. I love you. I will love you through this. I will love you for the rest of my life if you’ll let me.”
She’s sobbing harder now. I pull her to my chest and hold her while she cries. It doesn’t take long for her to cry herself to sleep. I keep holding her, wanting her to know she’s safe. An hour goes by and there’s a light knock on the door.
“Come in,” I say just loud enough for whoever it is to hear, hoping I don’t wake Minx. The door slowly opens and Rivet pops her head in.
“Oh, I didn’t know she was sleeping. I can come back later.”
“You can still come in. I have something I need to go do, but I’d rather her have someone with her.” Rivet nods her head and walks into the room. I lightly nudge Minx, trying to wake her up slowly. She lets out a groan and her eyes flutter open.
“Hey, girl,” Rivet softly says to Minx. “How are you feeling?” Minx looks up at me then to Rivet.
“A bit better actually.” She gives Rivet a small smile.
“Mind if I hang out for a while?”
Minx shrugs. “Sure.”
“Since Rivet will be here with you, I have a couple of things I need to go do real quick. You okay with that?” I ask her.
“Yeah, I’ll be fine.” We both climb off the bed and Rivet moves to sit down. Minx walks over to the door with me.
“Buster is hanging out in the main room with some of the brothers in case you need anything.”
“Are you going to torture Ghost some more?” Minx whispers. “I know he’s still alive. I’ve heard a couple of the brothers talking about it. Raze, I want to be the one to end him.”
I let out a deep breath. “I have an errand to run, and then I’ll talk to Prez about it. If anything, maybe you can be there when it happens.”
She gives me a straight face and nods. I brush a piece of hair behind her ear. I look at her mouth. She grins at me. “It’s okay to kiss me. I won’t break.”
My girl. I thread my fingers through her hair and give her a soft kiss. When I pull away and look at her, I see a brief look of lust in her eyes. It’s gone just as fast. I brush my thumb against her bottom lip.
“I’ll be back as quick as I can.” She smiles at me and goes to sit with Rivet. I close the door behind me and head out.
I go to see our local seamstress, Lynn, to have a property patch done for Minx. When I get back to the clubhouse, I park my bike and see Prez sitting at one of the picnic tables by himself. I climb off and make my way over to him.
