Page 179 of Shattered Pieces

“Watch yourself, Donovan. I can change my mind about wanting you dead real fast. Is there a point to this conversation?”

“Go and fucking visit her. Just once. You want her back here when she gets out? It won’t happen unless you do something. We’re tight now, so don’t think she won’t run to me for somewhere to stay.”

“You’ve got a lot of nerve making demands,” he snarled, tightening his hand to make a point, but not cut off my airways. He just wanted to make me feel tiny in comparison to his large frame. “Don’t fuck with me.”

“Don’t fuck with me, asshole. I could tear your crew apart from the inside. How would they feel to know their leader lied to manipulate them? Huh?” A gun clicked as he held it to my head, and I smiled and pulled mine out too, aiming it at his head right back. “I’m not some girl you can push around. I’ve been tossed aside, stepped on, assaulted, and shivved. I don’t hesitate anymore because it could get me killed.”

There was a knock on the door before Hunter’s voice came through. “Donovan, speak to me or I’m kicking the door down. You good?”

I eyed Archer, waiting to see what he’d do, and he finally let me go and stepped back, unlocking the door to yank it open.

“Get your little unhinged bitch out of here. She’s going to learn the hard way about being on my bad side otherwise.”

Hunter eyed the gun in his hand before looking at me, finding me standing there with mine in hand too and a smug smile on my face.

“Don’t be like that, Hendricks. We were bonding,” I joked, stepping around him to join Hunter. “Let’s go, he didn’t have anything to do with it. Nice meeting you, Marnie.”

Marnie just blinked at me as I walked out with a very confused looking Hunter behind me.

We didn’t talk until we were in the car, and he turned to stare at me once we were buckled in. “What the fuck just happened?”

“I had dirt on him, so I used it,” I smirked, surprise flashing across his face.

“You had dirt on Hendricks? How did you get that and what was it?”

“Lexi told me something and asked me to keep it a secret. I can’t tell you,” I replied, making him scowl.

“I’m glad you two are buddies now, but how come I’m being left out of a potentially unforgettable threesome?”

“None of us are invited to that,” I deadpanned, giving him the side-eye.

“I’m inviting us,” he grinned, and I swatted at him with the back of my hand.

“You’re a perv. I’ll talk to Lexi about the secret, but no threesome.”

“You’re a perv too,” he smirked, starting the car so we could leave. “I can’t believe you had a standoff with Hendricks.”

“Will be the first of many,” I said, knowing that definitely wasn’t the end of it.

“How long until it’s effective?” Lukas asked, staring at the spot on my arm where the needle had injected me. I’d decided to try the depo shot, not particularly wanting future issues with the implant wrecking my tattoo if they had to cut it out.

“A couple of weeks,” I replied, leaning into him as we waited in the waiting room for the others to all come out. Caden appeared first, and as much as we weren’t currently sleeping together, it gave everyone peace of mind if all of us who’d been involved in this relationship got checked.

“You guys done too?” he asked, checking his phone.

“Yep. What’s the plan for tonight? Do we go to mine and Jensen’s? Josie said it will be Thursday night when we can go back to yours, right?” Lukas asked, keeping me close as his hand brushed up and down my spine.

“I think so. I’d rather not bunk in at Marco’s. We have time to hire security tonight so Hunter won’t have to worry about it,” Caden shrugged, looking at me. “Heard from D?”

“No. Skeet’s in a mood today and working him like a dog,” I muttered, making Lukas snort.

“He’s always in a mood. Tell D where we’re going so he knows.”

Jensen and Tyler wandered out a few minutes later, and all of us headed outside together.

“At least Mom will lay off a little,” Caden sighed, looking at me. “She’ll be very happy about your injection.”

“At least I just have to remember to come in every three months instead of taking a pill daily,” I answered, walking towards the Camaro. “Just need to be careful for a couple of weeks. It doesn’t work straight away.”