Page 36 of Cruel Biker

“Why not?”

“I wouldn’t dream of being with another woman and knocking her up.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

Maverick held his hands out. “I’m keeping it real for you, son. I’m not going to pretend this is easy, because it’s not. It’s downright fucking hard. Morwenna is a good woman, and I never agreed with what you were doing, but it was your path to take.”

“I can’t turn it back. I thought about sending Star and the kids away, having a clean slate.”

“You don’t want to see your kids?” Maverick asked.

“I don’t know. I know I miss Morwenna. I thought ... I thought I would get to win her back, you know? I didn’t think it would come to this. This is not what I wanted. This is fucking shit.” He felt the burning in the back of his throat. “Whenever I’ve had any problem, she’s always been there, and now, she doesn’t come to me. No, she has to go to fucking Venom. Isn’t there any way we can get rid of him?”

“Venom is a good guy and trust me on this, you want him as your friend, not your enemy.”

“He wants Morwenna.”

“And if she decides to take him, you’re going to have to accept that decision.”

“Dad, come on, she’s my wife, that has got to be—”

“Nearly eighteen months now since she walked out on you, and she has been trying to divorce you for over a year,” Maverick said.

“What are you trying to say?”

“Your marriage is as good as over. Morwenna wants out. The least you could do is give her that.”

Chapter Nine

“You’re not going to smile?” Morwenna asked.

“What is there to smile about? We’re surrounded by a bunch of teenagers.” Venom had this sneer on his face, and she couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you laughing about?”

“I imagine that is the way most pirates looked, all snarly and moody. It’s funny.”

“I’m not even trying to be funny.”

Morwenna let out a scream as a skeleton jumped out at her and screamed. She threw herself into Venom’s arms, and he banded an arm around her.

“Okay,” she said, pointing toward the skeleton. “That one did make me panic. I was not expecting that.” She let out another nervous laugh. “Did you see that coming?”

“Not at all.”

However, she knew he hadn’t been startled by it, and she merely rolled her eyes. There was no point in trying to get him to enjoy it.

Rather than let him pull away, she kept his hand banded firmly around her waist. Coming to the haunted school was not exactly the best idea she had. Venom helped her leave buckets of candy all around the main town, and she had placed them on street corners as well.

Her Halloween blog countdown was a huge success, and she’d gotten a lot of amazing reviews on her recipes, which was always a lot of fun. So far, everything was going well, apart from her trying to set Venom up with another woman. He didn’t make it easy for her, and she felt so guilty, because part of her was glad about that. What kind of friend was she, to be glad he didn’t want to date anyone? She should be encouraging him, rather than allowing him to steer clear of the dating scene.

They made it through the scary school, and she stepped outside, pulling away from his hands, and she brushed an arm across her brow. “Okay, so that wasn’t fun.” She pressed her hands to either side of her waist. “Is there anything else you’d like to do?”

“Go home?” he asked.

She chuckled.

“Isn’t there a party at the club?”

Venom nodded his head. “Bolt’s going to be there.”