《Claimed By The Ruthless Biker》全部章節：第 71 章 - 第 80 章

I couldn’t stop watching Cain.The moment he stepped out of the garage, his attention hadn’t drifted toward the customers sitting around the bar or the men laughing over a game of cards. Instead, his gaze settled outside the entrance where Grim stood talking to the same woman from last night’s party.The woman looked nothing like the confident person who had walked into the Pit earlier.Her shoulders drooped, and every now and then she lifted a hand to wipe at her face. Even from where I stood behind the counter, I could tell she had been crying.I found myself wondering what had happened inside Cain’s office.The memory of the woman’s smug smile returned to me.“Once I’m done treating Cain nicely…”I had hated how certain she’d sounded.She had walked into his office looking as though she had already won, convinced she would leave with exactly what she wanted.Whatever happened in there…It clearly hadn’t gone according to her plans.A quiet sense of relief settled somewhere inside me

I went to take a shower after Grim left, hoping the hot water would clear my head, but the moment it poured over my shoulders, my thoughts only became louder. I stood beneath the stream with both hands braced against the tiled wall, staring down at the water disappearing around my feet while everything I had been trying not to think about came rushing back. How long could I keep this from Grim and the others before they started putting the pieces together themselves? What would happen when they finally learned that my connection to the military had never completely disappeared, that I had been quietly helping protect witnesses who knew exactly what Reaper had done and how deeply his illegal operations ran through the club? More importantly, what would they think when they discovered that I had kept all of it from them?I had never been involved in Reaper’s illegal business, not when I first became an enforcer and certainly not afterward. I knew what kind of money moved through the cl

I followed her. The idea of letting her leave just like that was unthinkable. As I walked through the hallway, rushing towards to her bedroom, I came across Grim. “Hey man,” he said. I knew he already suspected something was wrong. “I heard noises.” He added.“Ava knows about Eli.”Grim pulled back in disbelief, using a hand to cover his mouth before dropping it down to his waist, he had that look in his eyes that said this was going to eventually happen. “She’s going to leave.” I said, “I’m not letting that happen.”Grim’s brows arched, “So what? You’re going to stop her?”“Yes, Grim.”With that, I began to walk away but Grim followed strongly behind. “You can’t make her stay if she wants to leave.”“I can.” I said, still walking. Grim sighed behind me, but I couldn’t care less if he thought I was being stupid for trying my best to keep the only woman that kept me sane and opened my heart and mindset to the possibilities that love was indeed real. “Ava has every right to leave,

Damian agreed to talk inside the bar, which was quite surprising considering how arrogant he could get. He was the kind of person that always wanted everything to go his way, but this time around, things played out differently. I smelled desperation on his end. Whatever he was planning to tell me, had to be important enough for him to easily comply with my demand.Cain stayed close. Not close enough to listen in on my conversation with Damian. He agreed to wait inside the kitchen with Grim and Mara, while some men stayed outside with Damian’s men.No matter how much I sounded like I was pushing him away earlier, Cain still decided to be the protective, strong headed man I’ve known him to be. And I was a bit grateful for that.The tension around the bar was suffocating, but sitting next to the devil I almost got married to was even more terrifying. I watched how relaxed he was, running a hand through his brown hair, his eyes studying the entire place like he could get any informat

Mara followed me upstairs with my bag balanced against her hip, and I could tell from the smile on her face that she was still pleased with herself for convincing me not to leave the Pit. She had spent enough time persuading me that I eventually stopped fighting her, but deep down, I knew Mara wasn’t the only reason I had changed my mind. There was something else keeping me here, something I hadn’t told her or anyone else. Damian’s words kept replaying in my head, especially the part about my father owning a club that was still operating somewhere in Greystone.I had spent years believing my father was dead, believing that whatever life he had left behind was nothing more than a painful memory, and now I had discovered that there might be a piece of his past still functioning right under my nose. The thought alone made it impossible for me to walk away without finding out the truth.Mara opened my closet and began putting the clothes I had packed back onto the shelves, humming quietl