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“An MC.”
“Who?”
“The Outlaws.”
“Why were they there?”
“I don’t know, and it doesn’t matter,” he growled, the strong tilt of his jaw and the tightening of his eyes let me know I was close to the truth.
“Peter, you wouldn’t lie to me, right? You wouldn’t keep the truth from me, even if you thought it would keep me safer?”
He sighed, “Every decision I make is for your safety Rae. Surely you understand.”
I did, but that didn’t take away the fact that everything was different now. The last forty-eight hours proved the precarious position we were all in. Keeping me in the dark and pretending I didn’t know there was any danger didn’t help, “Pete, what do the Outlaws want with you?”
He sighed, “Bryce and I don’t see eye to eye.”
“About?”
“Everything,” he answered bitterly, “which is all you need to know.”
“Unless of course I’m involved somehow,” I pointed out and watched his reaction.
Peter’s hands clenched around my back but other than that, his facial expression and eyes didn’t betray him. No matter. I knew him well enough that I could tell without his admission.
“What does Bryce know about me?”
Peter’s voice was nearly a growl when he answered, “Don’t Rae.”
I scooted myself higher up on his chest and searched his troubled eyes, “I have to babe. You promised to tell me.”
“I promised to tell you what I could.”
“Which hasn’t been much,” I answered in frustration. “What am I supposed to do? Pretend we’re not in danger? Act like nothing is wrong?”
He pulled me up until we were face to face, “Trust me, Rae. That’s all you have to do.”
Sighing, I lowered my forehead until we touched, “I do trust you, Peter. You know that, but I’m scared right now and I don’t understand what’s happening.” I leaned back and placed a light kiss on his lips. “Talk to me, please,” I begged.
His eyes were tortured, “Telling you anymore risks your life, Rae. Baby, some knowledge is too risky. If the Outlaws thought for one moment that I confided in you, they would ensure you weren’t capable of blabbing to anyone. That’s a risk I just can’t take, no matter how much you beg me. Your safety is always first. That’s how it has to be.”
I blinked back tears of frustration, “What are you involved in Pete? What’s so bad that I can’t find out?”
He stiffened and pushed me back as he slipped from the bed, pulling on a pair of loose sweats, “I won’t continue this discussion, Rae. There’s nothing more to say. Either drop it or find a way to deal with it.”
Anger bubbled from under the surface to an explosion that erupted like a volcano, spewing right from my mouth. Hot coals of rage burned beneath my skin, “That’s not acceptable!” I yelled, slipping from the mattress and poking dead center in his chest with my finger. “You don’t get to be a dictator!”
“Calm down. There’s no need to be theatrical.”
At that moment it was possibly the worst thing to say to me. I spun and left the room, forgetting that I wasn’t dressed in more than a bra and boyshorts, and stomped down the stairs. All movement in the room stopped the moment I entered. Hayley’s fork clattered to her plate as she sat at the small dining room table. Jake’s eyes widened. R.J.’s jaw dropped.
“Rae!” Peter’s voice thundered from somewhere behind me.
I didn’t pause or ask his permission. I didn’t turn around or engage him in conversation.
No, I walked right up to R.J., pulled his head down, and kissed him right on the mouth. Then, without a care in the world, I grabbed R.J.’s leather jacket from the back of a chair and zipped it up, yanked on his hand and flipped Peter the bird as I stomped toward the front door.
“That’s far enough!”
