Karma (Kings of Rebellion MC Book 1) - K.T Fisher Page 0,35
with his club members. They had all loved to abuse me.
It’s taken two days for me to eventually freely come out of my room during my stay. Yesterday it took Elise taking my hand and guiding me, but today I got dressed and walked out by myself. It might sound dumb, but to me it’s a big step. The last clubhouse I was in had me parade around naked, tempting its members to do whatever the hell they wanted to do to me. Here, they smile at me when I pass and there are no rude comments and I find that weird, which I shouldn’t. I know that it will take time to return to my usual self and as much as I want my confidence back, I don’t want to return to the bitch that I was. That part of me, I wish would stay away forever.
As I walk down the corridor, I bump into Grim and I’m almost knocked down on my ass. His hands catch me in time and bring me back against his body. I can’t help but feel uncomfortable, and not in a bad way either. I’ve noticed Grim around a lot, and he always seems to have a watchful eye on me. Not in a creepy way but in a careful way and I know if I were to ask him he would deny it. I can already tell he’s that type of man and I don’t want to ruin his street cred in front of the club members.
“Sorry.” He begins. “Are you ok?”
“Yep.” I quickly answer.
“I didn’t hurt you?” He looks down to my stomach, looking to see if I’m bleeding through my shirt like before.
“No, I’m good.” He doesn’t look convinced. “Honestly, Grim.”
He frowns, but nods at my answer. He hasn’t let go of me yet and I honestly don’t want him to and I don’t know how I feel about that. I hear a lot of laughter from ahead and my heart speeds up. I step back, stepping into my room again to be alone.
“You want me to walk you?” Grim asks. “They’re loud but harmless I promise.”
He smirks a cute smile, which I’m sure not a lot of people see and I feel myself smile back.
“That would be great.” I step around him and hear his footsteps behind me.
We don’t say anything and I respect him for that. I’m sure he has a lot of questions but he keeps them to himself. I like the quiet lately but when I see the amount of bikers and family members around the clubhouse, I realize I won’t be getting that anytime soon around here.
Grim looks at my reaction and motions with his head for me to follow. “Come on.”
We reach a small room with a large table and chairs. Elise and Natasha sit at the table, stuffing their faces. Brace, along with a handful of Kings’ Members stand around, talking amongst themselves. When I enter they all turn to look, exchanging glances between Grim and me, but then quickly return to their business. When I sit beside Natasha, Brace places a drink and some toast in front of me and then he sits opposite me with his own plateful and winks when he sees me watching.
“You need food, put that weight back on your bones.” He demands. “All three of you look too skinny.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever had that problem before.” I laugh as I take a bite. I’ve never been chubby, but I’ve never been happy with my weight either. Is any woman? Now that I’ve lost a significant amount of weight, I realize I want my old body back. We are all skinny, so I get where he’s coming from.
“Dad!” Elise scolds. “What have I told you? Don’t talk weight with girls.”
“She knows I don’t mean it like that girl, watch your mouth and eat.” He points down to her piled plate.
Natasha laughs and returns to eating while the members laugh.
“So Lauren, you don’t sound American. Where are you from?” Brace asks.
I swallow my toast before answering. “I’m from London originally but I’ve lived in America for a few years.”
“Told you, Grim.” Brace turns to Grim who is looking right at me.
I continue to eat my breakfast when Brace asks how I ended up with the Devil’s Spawn.
“Brace.” Grim interrupts. “She’s eating her breakfast.”
“No, it’s fine.” I add. “It was my ex actually. I slept with his friend and he walked in on us and went crazy. He scared