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“Enough! Drew, back off. Woody, shut your fucking mouth. Mack didn’t take advantage of me. I went after him first.”
“Jonna?.?.?.” Somebody started speaking, but I didn’t stop.
“No, I’m sick of everyone treating me like a child who needs to be taken care of all the time. I’m an adult and I don’t need anyone’s help. I’m capable of making decisions about my life as well as fucking things up all by myself. You all have the wrong idea about Mack. He’s the only one who’s treated me like what I want matters, and if it wasn’t for him, Drew and Woody wouldn’t have had the money to pay off Knight. And do you want to know why? I asked him to do that for me, so who’s the asshole now?”
I directed my glare to Woody, who only seemed more infuriated with every word I spoke. My eyes shifted to Drew who was staring angrily at me, and Mack was looking at the ground with his mouth drawn in a tight line. Before anyone knew it was going to happen, Drew balled up his fist and slammed it into the side of Mack’s face causing him to stagger back a step. Then everyone was moving at once, Mack was charging at Drew, Woody’s fist was flying at Mack, Harley was shouting, and I was running down the stairs.
Without even thinking I threw myself into the middle of the brawl, Woody and Drew against Mack. It was hard to tell who had the upper hand; Mack was swaying, yet still standing, Woody was scrambling to get up off the ground, and Drew was hunched over holding his stomach but advancing forward. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain on my cheek followed by a bright flash of light, then everything went dark.
“Jonna.” I heard someone call my name from a distance. The voice echoed throughout my head, and I didn’t open my eyes, but I knew I was lying on the ground. My first thought was that it was an odd place for me to be taking a nap, but I must have been really tired. When I opened my eyes, the first person I saw was Mack, looking down at me with pure panic on his face.
“Jonna!” He pulled me to his chest and let out a sigh of relief. “Thank fuck,” he repeated over and over against the side of my head. My cheek began to throb, and I put a hand up to touch it. “You got hit, baby.”
“Shit, you okay?” I heard Woody say from above me.
“Fuck, we didn’t see you,” Drew said from behind me, and I could feel his warm hand on my shoulder.
“How are you feeling, hun? You passed out.” Harley smoothed my hair back as she stared at me with concern.
“I’m?.?.?.?okay,” I answered hesitantly. Everything felt normal, even though the back of my head hurt a little. Mack’s hand was gently rubbing the sore spot, and I realized I must have hit my head when I fell, but being held this tightly in his arms soothed the hurt.
“Here, let’s get you up.” Drew attempted to help me stand. I felt a rumble in Mack’s chest that would have sounded like a growl had he let the sound travel from his mouth, and for some reason Drew backed away. Mack lifted me in his arms and helped me up the stairs. I didn’t look behind me at my brothers or Harley. I didn’t care about anything other than getting inside and lying down.
Mack settled me on my bed while Harley came forward with an ice pack and a bottle of pain pills. She handed me two and I drank them down with the glass of water she offered, then placed the cold pack on my cheek. Mack sat down beside me and gently brushed my hair from my face.
“I’m calling you out, King,” Drew announced as he stormed through the door with Woody right behind him.
“You already have the number one spot, you dumb fuck. You can’t call out someone below you.”
“It doesn’t matter. I know you want the number one spot back. So, let’s settle it once and for all tomorrow night at The Spot.”
“I’m good with that. What’s the wager?” Mack asked in an even tone.
“The title, King of the Carolinas.”
“Nah, that name will never be yours to use, Fox.”
“Fine, if you win, then you walk away from her.” He nodded in my direction. “You decide what’s most important to you.”
“Drew?.?.?.” I began to say.
“And if you win?” Mack interrupted.
“If I win, I’m taking that title.”
“Drew?.?.?.” Harley started to speak.
“Deal.” Mack nodded sharply.
“Mack!” Harley and I shouted together and he looked down at me.
“Shh. It’s going to be okay. If your brother wants the title he better be ready to take it.” He continued to brush my curls away from my face. I heard angry murmuring between Harley and Drew, followed by the closing of the door.
“You are making deals over things that aren’t yours to control. I see who I want, when I want. All of that between you and Drew wasn’t necessary, Mack.”
“Hush, it was to me.” Then he stretched across the bed and pulled my back against his front. I lay there for a while feeling torn. I wanted him more than anything, but I knew I wouldn’t have him for long. No matter the outcome of the race.
Chapter Sixteen
