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“He’s a VIP. You don’t want to know him.” Kingpin stared me down.
I stared back. There were practically two of him.
His remark about my clothes finally hit me. “And I live here. I was fucking sleeping. And you were having a good time with Felicia.” I dragged out her name. “Fucking Felicia. The Felicia.”
Kingpin laughed. “I don’t think so.” He lit a cigarette.
Drunk, I found I didn’t mind it. Reaching across the table, I took his smoke. Placing it to my lips, I let it dangle before taking a puff. Coughing, I handed it back to him. “You don’t think so. You men just think with your dicks.”
“Felicia used to be married to my brother Bubba. And Felicia and Bubba’s kid, my nephew, I just found out he’s actually mine. My kid. I’m a father. And my dad just died. He was a shit dad and I’m a shit dad too. It’s been a rough week. But yeah, right now, rescuing you from the likes of Maxwell, I was thinking with my dick.”
Even with my head swimming I understood Kingpin had a lot going on. I reached for his hand, but he closed it into a fist. I stared at his many rings, remembering how they felt as he caressed my skin. However, he clearly didn’t want me to touch him. Closing my eyes, I put my hands in my lap. I took the rejection to heart.
Kingpin spoke. “If you’ve come looking for a certain biker. He’s indisposed. Unavailable tonight.”
I didn’t know if he was talking about him or Hallow. “I came looking for a certain biker,” I slurred my words. “But I’m an idiot for thinking he wanted me.”
“And you’re drunk. And I want to take you to my bed.”
Lightening zipped up my spine. Kingpin wanted me. Well, of course. He was thinking with his dick.
“But I can’t. I won’t.” Kingpin tossed cold water on me.
“Because I’m drunk?” I asked, my head spinning.
“Fuck, no. I don’t care if you’re drunk. Because you love someone else. And I’m still married. But.”
“But?”
“I won’t be for long.”
He was saying he would be getting a divorce. Shit. And I was single. The possibility of being with Kingpin officially struck me. His face said it all. Holy fuck.
“There’s no way,” I said immediately. “No way. Not in a million years.”
Kingpin looked away. Taking a drag off his cigarette, he studied the crowd. Looking everywhere but at me, he said, “Eve, you need to go home.”
Somehow, I got back to Goliath’s place, because I woke up beside the toilet. Vowing to never drink like that again, I swore off alcohol altogether.
The next night, as I performed, my head pounded. Sky came into Royal Road looking like a lost puppy. I’d heard she’d lied to Kingpin. She embarrassed him. I could relate and knew how she must feel. I knew Hallow’s pride was one thing that kept him from mending our fences. As much as I’d loved my intimate times with Kingpin, I wasn’t ready to jump in and date the President of this MC.
Hallow would truly lose his shit if that happened. He’d probably try to fight Kingpin and get himself killed. And fuck. What if I changed my mind about Kingpin? A relationship with him couldn’t be entered into lightly. I might never get out. Maybe Kingpin was just rebound sex. I thought of how Sweet Tea said you could love anyone. If I had a choice, I didn’t want to love Kingpin. It was just Hallow was gone.
From then on out, I made myself scarce. Other than my gigs, I avoided the clubhouse. Maybe Kingpin would come to his senses and take Sky back. Make my choice easier. Because as much as I felt for the MC president, we could never be together.
Not in a million years.
And then the unthinkable happened. One of the crazy women Kingpin gave up for his wife, Junebug, about killed poor Sky. It was the talk of the club. The whore took her to the woods and cut her up. It was like something out of a horror movie. Of course, Kingpin was with his wife at the hospital. Sky survived but only barely. Fortunately, her baby survived too. Her twins come to find out.
So, again, not in a million years.
Chapter 13
Eve
Kingpin had been gone forever taking care of his Ol’ Lady in the hospital. That’s how bad she suffered. I knew more than ever they’d be back together after that. And I felt plumb horrible. Even though no one knew about us, I felt like I wore a scarlet letter. I still went through with my performances at Royal Road but otherwise kept away. Besides, Hallow and I were still broken up. He dated Steph. That was an embarrassment unto itself. I’d rather not see them.
However, I was learning to live again. I was all alone before Hallow, and I could do it again. Eve was the best company I could ask for. I didn’t need a man to make me happy. I’d made fast friends with Ember and left Royal Road to hang out with her plenty. We got our nails did, went shopping and did brunch, all things I’d never been into before. But I was learning to pamper myself. I’d grown up so poor, I never allowed myself to enjoy the finer things.
