Brick Brick (Knights Corruption MC - Next Generation, #4) - S. Nelson Page 0,76

won’t,” I repeated, shaking my head. “If you even try to step foot outside this clubhouse, I’ll lock you in one of the rooms.”

“You’re hurting me,” she whispered, her wide and glassy eyes staring back at me. “Let go.”

“Not until you tell me you understand.”

“I get it.” Her voice took on a sterner edge that time. “Now let go.”

I finally released her, and she hopped off the couch, never giving me another glance as she rushed back toward Tag. He placed his hand where mine had been and she flinched. I most likely unintentionally left a small bruise on her, but I needed her to understand, all while knowing she didn’t comprehend a damn thing at the same time.

It was only when he shot me a filthy glare that I felt bad for scaring her, but at the same time I wanted to punch him in the face for acting protective over her. He’d just met her, what right did he have to shoot me any kind of look?

“Where’s Linc?” Marek asked, striding up next to me. Could I not get a free moment to wallow in my anguish?

“Don’t know. Maybe in the kitchen or one of the rooms.” I pointed toward the hallway. “Why? What’s up?”

“I wanna talk to Maddie.”

“About?” I stood to my full height, towering over Prez, as I did most of the guys, but my size didn’t affect him. Not in the slightest.

He flashed me an annoyed look, then scoffed. “You think I have to answer you?”

“No. Sorry.” Everyone was on edge, Marek included, so I didn’t say another word about it before he stalked off toward the back rooms. “I can’t take much more,” I mumbled to myself, glancing around the large common space filled with everyone we knew.

Zander and Luke hung out near the bar, Trigger waving them off every time one of them tried to convince him to give them a drink. It wasn’t Zander’s age of nineteen he objected to, and Luke was twenty-one, of legal age, but he wasn’t giving anyone alcohol. We all needed our wits about us and the last thing we wanted was to be drunk and caught off guard if something went down.

Or should I say when, since it was inevitable?

As I stared at them, needing to think about something other than my own misery, I couldn’t get over how much Zander resembled his father, although it was the only similarity. Their personalities were quite the opposite, Stone being hotheaded while his youngest son was calm and laid-back. Luke had much of the same temperament as Zander, and while he took after Reece in the looks department, he was tall like Tripp, although not quite matching head to head, standing around six foot two, a couple of inches shorter than his father. He was broad, big even, and if he hit the gym religiously, I had no doubt he’d be as big as his dad.

I glanced from them to Tag and my cousin, who sat near the corner of the bar, leaning into each other, and talking, Morgan smiling right along with the prospect. I wasn’t gonna work myself up at the sight of them so close, as long as they were in plain view.

As my eyes traveled the room, I saw Riley, Chelsea, Kena, Sully, and Addy gathered outside the door to the kitchen, Roman tucked under Kena’s arm, his aunt leaning down to kiss the top of his head now and again. Their expressions were more solemn, closely matching mine. The last time I saw Harrison and Evan, they’d been standing next to their mom but Kena must’ve shooed them off into the kitchen.

Across the wide space, Stone, Kaden, and Tripp hung out outside Chambers, our VP speaking while the other two nodded in either agreement or understanding. I couldn’t be sure as I wasn’t privy to exactly what their conversation consisted of. It was nice to see the interactions between Stone and Kaden shift from one where Stone wanted to kill him, to tolerance. Kaden was a good guy. Stone knew it, too. It was simply taking him time to wrap his head around what happened between the son of his best friend and Riley.

I had no doubt Addy kicking her husband out of their house until he stopped acting like an ass over the situation helped nudge his attitude in the other direction.

Several minutes after Marek stalked off in search of Linc and Maddie, all three appeared in the hallway, Prez leading the