Page 42 of Venom
I smile softly as we reach her car and I gently guide her into my body and murmur, “Lake will probably be asleep by Viper’s side, she’ll–”
My words cut off, and I frown as we lock eyes, and I see the look the brothers get when we’ve been double-crossed or betrayed in her icy blue orbs.
The urge to kill, a look I’ve never seen in her eyes before, and it is deep, and fear rushes through me.
“Kitten,” I whisper as I cup her cheek, “talk to me, what’s on your mind?”
Her eyes fill with tears before they fall as a sob leaves her, and I quickly wrap my arms around her, my right hand going into her hair, gripping it tightly.
I squeeze her into my embrace and I whisper, “I’ve got you, kitten, I’ve got you,” before I press my lips against the top of her head and she grips the back of my cut.
She sobs, “She’s b-been through so much, she-she won’t handle l-losing him. They-they need to pay, Cale, whoever hurt Viper, they-they need to pay.”
“They will, kitten,” I promise as I hold her tighter to me while she takes comfort in my arms, giving me the hope I didn’t have since realizing her feelings for me and my own for her.
I sigh as I pull up to the gates of the clubhouse to see our prospect, Finn, arguing with my mama an hour later.
“Fuck’s sake,” I mutter as I rev my bike to get their attention.
Knew I should have stayed with Raya for longer instead of helping her into her car with the promise of showing up at her door later.
She needs supervising, especially after witnessing the urge to kill in her beautiful eyes. I don’t think she’ll do anything, but I didn’t think she’d cut Ivy out of her life, so…
Finn physically relaxes, which proves she’s been here for a while, and I pull up between them, giving him a chance to get back in the box to open the gate for me.
“Mama, shouldn’t you be spinning on some pole in a strip club?” I ask as I look her up and down in disgust.
Sparkly bra and short shorts, heavily made-up makeup, while her hair, with that much hairspray, looks rock solid.
How in the fuck did she spend over twenty years with dad and not show this side of her?
The things patch chasers do for money…
“I’m your mother, Cale, you will show me some respect,” she snaps as she places her hand on her hip while Finn opens the gate enough to fit my bike in.
“You lost my respect when your true colors came out as a patch chaser and tried to sell my sister,” I sneer, “Just because you’re my mother doesn’t mean I won’t kill you if you don’t fuck off in the next five seconds!”
My hands itch to grab my piece, finding out if she had something to do with Kitty knowing Viper’s whereabouts, slowly fading.
Mama’s eyes widen in shock, and if she didn’t have so much makeup caked all over her face, I’d say her face was pale as well.
“Raya is using Ivy, I have proof,” she tries, and I scoff as I rev my bike, but it doesn’t stop her as she takes out her phone and shoves it in my face.
A photo of Raya in the same dark jeans and light pink flowy top she was wearing today, with a dressed-up Hayden Gillies, comes into view, and my jaw ticks.
His hand is mid-air like he’s about to touch her.
Now, I know nothing is going on between them romantically or even sexually. Her accidental scoff the other week when she finally spoke to me is proof of that. But clearly, something is going on, and I’d bet my cut that it has something to do with Chase.
The urge to kill in her pretty eyes comes back to me, and my fear doubles for my girl.
Fuck me, is she planning on ending Hayden?
“Get the fuck back out of town or else,” I threaten as my thoughts run wild before I spin away from Mama, making her squeal in shock as gravel spins her way, and I drive through the gates just as Finn shuts them.
I need to finish the paperwork and in two days I’m off on a club run, taking thousands of ammo and guns to the Carnage MC to help with their war against a rival gang. When I get back, Raya and I are going to have a chat and me being away for a few days due to a storm heading in, it should give her the time she needs to get her head straight and realize she needs to let me in.
I’m not just her childhood bully, I’m her crush, her love, her fucking everything like she’s mine. It’s time she understood I’m not going anywhere and whatever battles she needs to fight, I’ll fight them with her, even if it’s her dad's killers…
