“You will still be able to do so,” Bryce speaks up gently. “I’ve made arrangements for you to be enrolled this fall at the university near our home.”
My heart sinks even further and I know what my future holds now which doesn’t include Peirce.
“Angelina, don’t try to protest this, these arrangements have been made since you were three and I may have allowed you to live a little but it is time to grow up. You have obligations to this family by marrying Bryce,” my father chastises.
Unable to speak, I merely nod, I should have known my freedom would never be as easy as I thought. Little do I realize exactly what my fate holds.
Chapter One
Pitch Black
Eight Months Ago
Sighing I sit on the stool bracing my arms on the bar top with a beer clutched in between my fingers as I stare down at the beads of condensation on the outside of the bottle. Over the past few months, it seems to be one headache after another with shit happenin’ with my brothers’ ol’ ladies being in trouble. I’m more than happy to leave the drama behind for a while and not deal with any damsels in distress bullshit. Especially after getting back from visiting my sister at my mamma’s request.
Raven had been targeted, and being who she is, if the wrong person finds her, she’s fucked. I know this and so does her ol’ man, Blaze. Shit Raven had been lucky, when shit went down this time around considering she was pregnant. On top of that I’d found out about some shit the Devil’s Riot MC were dealing with, with another club called the Dragons Fire MC hurting one of the ol’ ladies along with attacking another MC’s Prez.
Clenching the bottle in one hand, I bring it to my mouth and spin around on my stool to face the room. I’d gotten in earlier today and just want to relieve the frustration building within me. The club was having its typical party tonight, my brothers drinking and having a good fuckin’ time. My best friend and Prez, Chains’ ol’ lady, was sitting at a table with some of the others. Including Faith, my brother, Axel’s ol’ lady. It was by sheer fuckin’ luck they reconnected again when we’d stopped in North Carolina on the way up to visit my sister.
Plans ended up being changed around for Axel coming up to Virginia with me and the rest of my brothers who rode with me. Instead he and Fuse hit the road to bring Faith and Axel’s son, Alec, back home, along with Faith’s friend, Lyrica. If I’d been Axel, I’d probably told her to fuck off but then again, his shit with Faith isn’t like what I went through.
Nope.
Stop.
Not going there.
I refuse to give that bitch the time of day to think about.
Scanning the room, I spot Vix, one of the new strays smiling seductively at me. I’d yet to take her for a spin, but something about her tells me she’d be one to try and get a lock on my cock and that shit ain’t about to happen. No fuckin’ way.
I live my life by a code. One that means I don’t allow women near me unless it’s to suck my cock or for them to be on their hands and knees while I plow into them from behind. When I was done with them, they had to go. Most of the time I fucked them right in the open not wanting them in my space. Learned my lesson once with that shit. Once burnt, twice shy. Yeah fuck that.
I’ve got the scars to go with the first time and I’m not about to add to them. It’s one of the reasons I’m called Pitch Black, ‘cause I don’t give a fuck. If you’re not family, you’re nothing to me.
It’s why when my brothers met their ol’ ladies, I wasn’t around them much, preferring to stay in the background as I watch to make sure my brothers didn’t get burned. In the end Tiny, Nora, and Brielle grew on me. Faith I haven’t been around much but I remember her and she was a pretty cool chick for Axel.
“Oh shit, Chains.” I immediately jump into action as I hear Faith yelling for our Prez and seeing Tiny doubled over. “Tiny’s in labor.”
The room goes silent other than the music playing loudly. Chains orders the prospect to go get his truck for him as he prowls across the room to his ol’ lady. I don’t move as my Prez lifts Tiny into his arms and he carries her out of the clubhouse.
“Looks like we’re adding to the club tonight,” Fuse says as he comes to stand next to me.
“Yeah, it looks that way,” I agree and head for the door to follow Chains to the hospital. As my best friend I want to be there for him and Tiny.
We’d been here for hours without hearing any news yet. Only thing to happen was when we’d first gotten there, Tiny demanded the ol’ ladies be in there with her. I’ll never understand why the hell women want other women in the room with them when they’re pushing a fuckin’ kid out of their body.
Fuck, I don’t even want to think about that shit myself.
Finally, the doors open, the ol’ ladies following Chains out. I know something’s wrong with one look at his face. I watch as he left the waiting area, shit this isn’t good. As Breaker, Tyres, Ryder and Axel follow after him, I decide to stay here just in case there’s any news, I could bring him.
Shortly after, Chains comes back in but stays silent as he looks out the window. We all stay close yet give him space as we wait.
Only when Faith asks Chains if she can talk to him does anyone step into his space. Hearing what she went
