Bad For You - Sherilee Gray Page 0,76

will kill you, and it won’t be a nice death. Understand?”

I’d do it now, but I couldn’t go to Lila after this with my father’s blood on my hands. She wouldn’t want that, and I couldn’t lie to her. His jaw clenched, as he searched my gaze, seeing the truth in my words. I would do it and I’d feel no remorse afterwards. For once he didn’t say anything.

Stones and several brothers moved in and grabbed him, dragging him outside. They tore his cut from him, tossing it in a steel drum, burning it in front of him. Then he was tied and gagged, and he and the Jackal we’d questioned were tossed into the back of the van, ready to be delivered to our enemy.

They might kill him. They might not.

I didn’t care.

And if he survived, we’d be watching him. He wouldn’t get a second chance to fuck with us or come anywhere near Lila.

I strode to my truck and climbed in. Stones gave me a chin lift and I gave him one back, then I headed for Spring Haven, to my girl. I was getting her back tonight, whatever it took.

Dane had messaged. Eves had gotten Lila to come over for a movie night, and he’d make sure she didn’t leave. Their house was between Rocktown and Spring Haven and the nearly hour’s drive seemed to take forever.

Then finally, I spotted the house up ahead. It was set back from the road, but lights blazed inside. Lila was in there now. I’d only seen her that one time on the street in nearly two weeks, and it’d been torture.

I pulled up outside and Dane opened the door as I strode up, eyes sharp. “Everything sorted?”

“The old man won’t cause any more trouble. He’s out in a big way.”

Dane gripped my shoulder. “Long time coming.”

He knew more than anyone how big this was. I’d shared more with him than with anyone. “She know I’m here?”

Dane shook his head, and turned back to the living room door. “Eves! I need your help with something.”

She walked out a few seconds later and her eyes locked on me and narrowed. Dane grabbed her hand and tugged her closer. “It’s okay.”

Her eyes spat fire. “No, I’m not letting him ambush her.”

“She’ll want him to,” Dane said. “Come on, I’ll explain.”

Eves looked like she was about to put up a fight, loyal to the end. I could appreciate that. But right then I didn’t care about her feelings. Dane could handle it.

Nothing was going to stop me from getting to Lila.

Dane towed Eves away as I strode down the hall and rounded the corner.

Lila’s head jerked up, her eyes widening. “What are you doing here?”

I took her in and my heart seized. “Why are you crying, Bambi?”

She motioned to the TV, to some chick flick playing, and blushed.

“Fuck, I love you.” It just came out, there was no stopping it. I didn’t want to.

Her entire body jolted, then she froze like a startled rabbit.

I moved then, pushing the coffee table out of the way and dropping down in front of her. I wrapped my arms around her hips and tugged her forward so I was tucked between her spread thighs. Back in my favorite place. Her scent filled my head, and I breathed in deep, needing more.

She stared down at me, lips parted. Another tear streaked down her cheek. “Jesse, you can’t… What are you doing?” Her lips quivered. “You can’t be here.”

I cupped her face. “I know, Lila.”

Her whole body started to tremble. “What do you know?”

“That my father threatened you, threatened me. It’s over. He’s gone. I’m safe. We’re all safe.”

“He’s gone? But how? He said…he said he was going to kill you, that if I told you…”

“It’s over, Bambi. That’s all you need to know.”

Her hand lifted, shaking, tentative, and she cupped the side of my face. “Did you…did you hurt him?”

“Yeah, I fucking hurt him. But I didn’t kill him, Lila. I wanted to. You have no idea how much. But taking his colors, taking the club from him, is the worst thing we could do.”

Her hands clutched at me. “The thought of anything happening to you…I had to do what he said.”

“I know. I know that now. You were trying to protect me.”

She nodded, her eyes swimming with more tears. “He hurt you, didn’t he? When you were a little boy. And he hurt your mom?”

I leaned in and pressed my face against her throat, wrapping my arms tight