Page 5 of Hades

He nods, understanding. I don’t have to tell him anything about it. He understands the importance of it.

“So what’s new with you? Any girlfriends? Boyfriends?” Jericho asks.

“No one,” I tell him.

I haven’t been a saint over the years, but after Becky, I learned you can’t trust females. They are all the same.

At least, I want to believe that. Seeing the old ladies here has me wondering if maybe there are some good ones out there.

“Come on, we have a bet going. Elle is sure you are into dick but too scared to tell the club. They wouldn’t judge you. You can admit it.”

I shake my head, a smile on my face. “No, they wouldn’t, but I’m not into dick. I’m sorry if that breaks your heart, bro.”

“I’m not into dick either. Don’t listen to Elle. She’s a menace.”

“I understand that.” I let out a short laugh as I think about the menace in my life.

Evelyn Kingston.

She’s a brilliant doctor, but she has a mouth on her. It doesn’t help that she seems to have a hatred of me for no reason other than I exist. She also happens to be my president’s sister, which means she is off-limits.

Fuck, if I don’t like to taunt her, though.

“So there is a girl,” Jericho says, his tone saying my face spoke louder than I intended.

“Not like that. Reaper’s sister. She is a goddamn hurricane. She keeps the club on its toes.”

He nods. “Oh yeah. I met her a couple of times. She and Elle get along great, which tells me everything I need to know.”

“Yep, and since she’s protected by the club, it means we often are assigned to watch her when shit goes down. Guess who doesn’t like to be babysat?”

He wipes my arm, looking up at me. “Why are the women who are the most stubborn the hottest ones?”

“I’ll make sure to tell Elle you think she’s hot.”

He glares at me. “Don’t you dare. She’s a ballbuster with an ego the size of Texas. She doesn’t need encouragement.”

“Yeah, but think about how good the sex would be, my friend.”

He quirks an eyebrow at me. “You going to give Evelyn a try then?”

“I enjoy keeping my appendage where it is. Unfortunately for me, she’s a doctor, so she’d know how to take it and leave me alive to mourn the loss.”

“You don’t need to be a doctor for that shit. Trust me when I say Elle has the same skills. We can admire them from afar.” Jericho nods as if I agreed.

The truth is, I don’t trust myself around Evelyn. She would suck me into her orbit and then spit me out. I would enjoy the ride, but I’m not sure it’s worth my place in the club. I don’t want to be exiled to nomad status again for a quick roll in the hay.

No, it doesn’t matter how attracted I am to the evasive woman. I won’t go there.

Evelyn

“We have an MVA arriving in five. Traumas One and Two are open,” Nancy, our charge nurse, says as I walk by the main desk.

This is life in the emergency room. Some days it might be slower, but it’s never quiet. Not when you are so close to Vegas. From tourists doing stupid shit to locals getting into brawls, it’s never dull here at Cook County Regional.

“I’ll take the first one. Dr. Hemlock can take the second.” I brush past her, my med student and resident on my tail.

We are gowned up and ready within minutes, waiting in the ambulance bay.