Semua Bab The Devil's Silver (The Road Devils MC 2): Bab 81 - Bab 90

“Hey,” Silver said for the third time, gently now. “Jolene… you alright?”She blinked and he watched her focus on him.“Zeke?”He paused at that, unsure how to proceed, decided to follow her lead and not force anything. “Uh – yeah. It’s me.” He took a step closer, watching her face to see if she showed any sign of fear, her body to see if she shrank back. “You OK?”“I – I –” She gulped, looked down at herself. “I don’t know.”“OK.” Silver kept his tone level and calm, even though he was already starting to feel anger at what had almost certainly happened up here: her swollen lip told him that in no uncertain terms. He gestured at the sofa next to her. “You want to sit down?”“No.” She shook her head more vigorously than strictly necessary, her hair flying and falling away and the light catching her face. That’s when he saw the red mark high on her cheek, saw that her lip was starting to bruise. Without a conscious thought, he immediately abandoned any intention of keeping his distance

“Yeah, we had one night together and pretty much all we did was have sex,” she snapped. “So what? I needed it at the time. I needed to – to feel sexy and desired. Safe.” To Silver’s surprise, tears were brimming in her eyes and her next words broke a bit. “You gave me one night, Silver, gave me all the things that I so badly needed after all those years with the most twisted, disgusting man I’ve ever known and ever will know. The man who hurt me in ways that I still can’t bear to think about, and who I escaped from in barely one piece.” She took a deep breath. “In so many ways, that one stolen night with you was the best night of my life… it was a – a beautiful memory, and I’ve called on it so many times over the past couple of months when I needed something good to hold on to, to give me some faith and strength.” Her face and voice changed now, they both went back to being hard and cold. “And all you’ve done since that night is trash it to shit every chance that you get.”“I –”“I ju

“But –”“No ‘buts’, Jolene. Not a one, you hear me? Now…” He stroked her hair carefully, watched her body tense and then relax. “First things first. You need a new place to live.”“But where?” she asked hopelessly. “A hotel? I can’t really afford to stay in one for weeks while I find an apartment, but I can make do…”“No hotel. My place.”“Oh,” she began, clearly alarmed. “Oh, no, I can’t –”“You can and you will. You know about the second house that I use as a rental, the place that Zoe and Keira just moved out of. I’ve been looking for a tenant and had zero luck so it’s standing empty, but not for long. You’re moving in. Tonight.”“Silver…”“No arguments,” he growled. “There’s cameras and security codes and a top-of-the-line system. You’ll be safe there, baby, I promise you and by the way, this ain’t a negotiation or even a discussion. It’s a done goddamn deal and my word on this matter is law. We’re going over there now and you’re sleeping there tonight.”Stunned, Jo just stood in

She thought about that for a minute, or not even a minute, because really, what choice did she have? Brian was here, he knew where she worked and who knows how much else about her, and she was hurt and tired. She needed a shower, a glass of wine, a bed with soft, warm sheets – and time to really reflect and think. Weigh her options, consider all scenarios, play some mental games of chess as she predicted events a good eight moves in advance. She had to decide her next step – because whatever she did now, it was going to set things in motion one way or another, like dominoes falling. She didn’t want the last domino to fall to be her death at the hands of her brutal, sick ex.Another ‘capital d Decision’ to be made.“Silver?”“Yeah?”“Please take me to a hotel for the night. I’ll – I’ll take the time and I’ll tell you tomorrow morning what I want to do.”Relief flooded his broad chest, and he realized just how worried he’d be that she’d decide to dash to the bus station with just the c

“C’mon now,” he said gently. “You’re safe. You hear me, Jolene? I’m here with you and he’s not anywhere close to you. He’s never going to get close to you again and if he tries, I’ll get myself between you and him, and he won’t walk away from that. I’ll fucking kill him. Believe me.” That dark, dangerous edge was back and he tried hard to moderate it, not wanting to scare her more than she already was. “You’re OK. You’re totally, totally safe. Deep breaths. Breathe, baby. Just breathe.”“You won’t leave me?” she gasped out.He didn’t understand. “Leave you? I told you that I won’t leave the hotel… I’ll be in the lobby the whole night.”“No.” She gulped, fighting to do as he said and breathe deeply. “I mean… this room. Please don’t leave me here alone tonight.”“You – you want me to stay?”“Yes. Please. Silver, please.” Silver sucked in a deep breath of his own, imagining being curled up with Jolene in that huge, inviting bed. He didn’t care if they were naked, or if they had sex. Hel