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Chapter Fifteen
I’m sittingin the common room with the girls a few hours later when Dane comes to get me. Beth gives me a disapproving look, but no one else seems to notice or care that I’m heading off with Dane. Good. It means no one knows yet about our not so secret tryst. That’s good. This is unmarked territory I’m in and I have no idea how things are going to go down. All I know is with Dane at my side, I feel like I can do anything.
I follow Dane out into the corridor, a little perturbed by his demeanour. He drags a hand over his shaved head and pulls his mouth into a line.
“What’s wrong?” I type into the phone.
“Nothing, baby.”
“Don’t lie to me.”
He scrubs a hand over his face. “I just got out of church. They were discussing us.”
An icy claw grips my heart.
“There has to be a unanimous decision on old ladies to welcome them into the Devils.”
“And was there?” I type.
His mouth turns down as he shakes his head. “No. Most of the boys are against it because it could cause difficulties between our clubs, but we also have no choice now because I told Maverick you’re already my old lady. We can’t go back on that without repercussions.”
I swallow bile as he continues to stroke up my arm. He doesn’t seem fazed by the fact his entire club is pissed at him, which unsettles me.
“Does that mean you have to… renounce the fact I’m your old lady?”
“Fuck no,” he exclaims and leans in closer, his mouth inches from mine. “I was never going back on that, baby. I meant those words when I said them to Mav.”
“But you’re in trouble.”
He laughs, brushing my hair behind my ear. “I’ve been in trouble most of my life, Kenz. This isn’t anything new.”
“They don’t want us together though.” That stings, I’ll admit it. I knew things might not be easy, but I never expected everyone to be so emphatically against us.
“They’re worried about what would happen if relations break down between us and the Saxons. They worry my loyalties might be split.”
“But both our clubs are allies, Dane. I don’t see that changing any time soon.”
“Nor do I, and nor do my brothers. They just worry it might make me unobjective. I have to prove to them where my loyalties lie.”
“How do you do that?”
“By continuing to put the club first.” He kisses the side of my head.
“Dane.” I let the warning in the word dance between us, clutching my phone tightly.
He sighs. “I took a pretty hefty fine for breaking our bylaws, and the boys get to kick my arse for what I did.”
My eyes flare. I’m no stranger to violence. I’ve lived in this world since I drew my first breath, but the thought of Dane being hurt because of me—
“Don’t look at me like that, baby. It’s okay. I deserve it. I did something that could affect the whole club and I did it without thinking. At least they didn’t ask for my patch.”
He’s joking, but my stomach twists.
I tilt my head to look up at the ceiling and he brings my gaze back to him with gentle fingers on the side of my face.
“Baby, this isn’t your problem to worry about. I fucked up, now I have to pay the price of that fuck up. Then everything will be fine.”
“You fucked up trying to protect me and my family.”
