Page 104 of Reckless Vengeance

Ever since the Soldiers’ attack, I’d been on edge. Slash couldn’t have died for nothing, I had to keep her safe, but that was hard when she wasn’t allowed at the Shed and she was at school through the week.

The memory of our ambush by the Devils appeared in my head, and I walked closer to her as if they were going to jump out and snatch her.

I had to be prepared next time, I couldn’t let my guard down.

“Thanks for being here today. I know you probably had other things to do,” she murmured, flicking her gaze over to me.

“It was no problem. I’ll stick around until Skeet gets here. I might send the other two back to the Shed though.”

She stopped at the top of the stairs, and I waited for her to speak since it was obvious she wanted to talk about something.

“Do any of the Ashburn Academy girls hang out at the Shed?”

“Some have been coming by lately. Skeet’s pissed about it, but there’s not much he can do.”

“Why not? I didn’t think you guys liked academy brats there?”

“We don’t, but the guys argued that Skeet let you. Matteo’s fucking one of them, and I’m pretty sure he’s only doing it to prove a point. Skeet can’t kick them out if one of them is with a member. If he fights them on it, they’ll overturn his leadership since you were allowed there,” I sighed, her eyes widening a little.

“Matteo’s fucking Claire?”

“No, her friend. Claire’s on the prowl, but most of the guys won’t touch elite pussy. It comes with problems. They’re driving us insane. She followed Skeet around like a dog the first few times until he snapped and dragged her out by her hair. Ever since then, she’s been hanging around the bar disturbing my peace,” I grunted, irritation burning inside me.

The only girl that I bothered investing my time into was Rory, and that was only because we were friends and she was Skeeter’s girl.

I had zero interest in princess pussy, and despite declining Claire’s blunt offer for a fuck and ignoring her the past couple of days, she still sat there trying to make conversation while giving Brick fuck-me eyes.

He wasn’t interested in her either.

“Why didn’t you guys say anything?”

Her question caught me off guard, and I blinked at her with confusion.

“I didn’t know I was supposed to.”

“You absolutely tell me when a girl’s sniffing around Skeet. He should have told me himself,” she scowled, making me wonder if I should have kept my mouth shut.

“You have nothing to worry about. You know Skeet won’t touch her,” I said seriously, her eyes narrowing.

“I trust him, but it’s the disrespect from that bitch I need to handle. If she’s harassing you too, I’ll⁠—”

“Donovan, stop,” I chuckled, patting her shoulder. “I can handle her poor attempts of trying to fuck me.”

“You said no and she didn’t get the memo.”

“If you start fighting the girls, it will drag drama to Skeet’s desk from Matteo. I mean it, you need to leave it alone,” I warned. “But thank you for wanting to.”

“You deserve better than Claire, trust me.”

“You know I’m not interested in dating. I wouldn’t fall for her bullshit no matter how desperate I got,” I said dryly, putting a hand on her lower back to try and encourage her to start walking again. “We have the academy brats handled, promise. Go check on Josie.”

She blew out a breath, surprising me when she leaned into me and pressed her forehead against my chest.

“I need a good fight before I lose it, D. How long until I can come back to the Shed?”

I hesitated before putting my arms around her in a hug, relaxing into the touch myself. It was what I missed the most about Sasha. The soft touches.

Sure, sex was great and all, but a physical connection that had nothing to do with sex was what I’d always loved.