by blood, but your Pres has decided to make me part of the Reckless Kings.”
Snake’s jaw slackened. “Holy shit. You’re Beast’s Tinkerbell?”
I sighed. “I don’t know why he insists on calling me that, but yes. I belong to Beast.”
Forge snorted and kicked the Prospect on the floor. “You done fucked up, boy. Manhandling the Pres’s woman? You’ll be lucky if you’re breathing by the end of the night.”
“I didn’t know.”
I eyed him. “You were trying to take me down the back hall. To where? A room?”
He paled and didn’t answer, which told me enough.
“That’s what I thought. And if I’d said no? If I’d fought and told you to let me go?” I asked. If anything, he looked like he might throw up or pass out at any moment. “Forge, tell me right now if your club permits rapists. Because if you do, I don’t give a shit what Beast thinks, my ass will be out of here so fucking fast his head will spin.”
“We don’t,” Forge said, a coldness seeping into his gaze. “Beast is in his office. Down the hall, last door on the left. I’ll take out the trash while you find your man.”
I gave him a little salute and hustled down the hallway. My first official day with the club and things were already going to shit. I wasn’t sure if I should mention the incident to Beast, or let Forge tell him. For one, I didn’t know what he’d think about me putting his Prospect on the floor. On the other hand, they now knew they had a rapist in their midst. If the Reckless Kings were anything like my dad’s club, I had a feeling that guy wouldn’t be seen ever again.
Outside Beast’s office, I heard the murmur of his voice. I didn’t know if he was on the phone or had someone in there. I lifted my hand to knock, but before my knuckles met the wood, I froze.
“I don’t know what to do with her. It’s not like I can just toss her out,” Beast said to whomever he was speaking to. Who was he going to throw out? Was he sorry he’d said he wanted me to stay? “Look, it’s not that simple. I’ll piss off a lot of people if I tell her to leave.”
Right. Like my dad and grandfather? I took a breath and pushed open his door. Beast glowered a moment, until he got a good look at me. He flashed me a smile and waved me in. I took the seat across from his desk and decided he must have been talking about someone else.
“Just come get her,” Beast said. “I don’t give a shit if she’s a pain in your ass. She’s too much fucking trouble and I have enough on my plate. She’s your fucking cousin, not mine.”
He hung up the call and motioned for me to come around the desk. I stood and walked to him, letting out a gasp of surprise when he tugged my arm. I lost my balance and fell on him. Beast grunted and I jabbed my elbow into his stomach.
“Be nice. It’s your fault I fell.”
He kissed my neck. “You can fall on me anytime, Tink. What brings you to the clubhouse?”
“Got restless. I thought I’d get a drink, but Forge told me where your office was so I came to see you.” I paused. “I’d thought at first you were talking about me when you said to come get her.”
He kissed my cheek, then my lips. “No, Tink. Not you. One of the club whores is related to someone I know. She’s always causing problems, so I need her gone. Guess I need to formally introduce you to everyone. Except the club girls. You have any problems when you came in?” he asked.
I debated telling him, but decided I needed to be honest with him. “The Prospect behind the bar gave me some trouble, but Forge is handling it.”
“What kind of trouble?”
“He didn’t want to serve me a drink, then said the only place a woman had in the clubhouse was on her knees. When I refused and basically told him to fuck off, he tried to drag me down the hall.”
Beast tensed and the look in his eyes would have scared most people. Not me because I’d seen that same look in my dad’s eyes plenty of times. I also knew it didn’t bode well for the Prospect if Beast got his hands on him.
“Forge said your