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He released her, pushing her toward me right as his other members started their bikes and began riding directly at us. I pulled Laura until she was cradled into my chest.
The bikes moved in such a way that made it impossible to go after Silas for what he’d just done. The rest of the members followed him out, until it was just the Stone Riders left.
Within a single breath, Laura pushed me back, and because I was still reeling from seeing her at fucking gunpoint, my arms came loose, and she briskly walked back toward the club.
Before she reached the door, I yelled for all the members still outside to hear.
“Sadie, and any other Sweetbutt who turned Laura over to Silas, your ass is out of here.”
Laura spun on her heel, her face flushed, and then she stepped in front of Sadie and the other girls.
“You will not remove them from this club. Not a single person.” Her voice carried, and I saw the looks on every single member’s face. Silas said she’d stepped up for them, as a way to protect them while I was gone.
Laura stayed rooted by the porch as the rest of the girls looked scared.
“They aren’t guilty of anything you didn’t do to me yourself. You didn’t want me thrown to a Death Raider, then you shouldn’t have started shit with me, Killian. Especially shit you had no intention of following through with. These girls stay.”
With one last glance at each Sweetbutt, Laura turned and went inside.
I knew without a second thought she’d just earned the loyalty of half my fucking club, if not more. The Sweetbutts would now do anything to protect her, regardless that they’d shoved her forward this time. They’d never do it again, not now that she’d stepped to me and demanded they stay.
The men watched me for what I might do next, likely expecting me to overrule what Laura had just said. I saw Sadie thread her fingers through Giles as she waited, fear stamped across her features. A lot of these women found clubs they could be in safely, and Stone Riders was one of the only that didn’t hurt their unattached females. If I said they had to leave, then they’d just fall in with another club.
Dipping my chin to my chest, I decided to leave Laura’s words hanging in the air and ran after her instead.
Why had she run into the club instead of the apartment?
Bursting through the club doors, I scanned the bar, seeing Red wiping her white rag across the surface with a glare fixed on her face. Since I couldn’t place Laura anywhere, I walked over to the woman who knew everything that went on in this club.
“Where is she?”
Red let out a huff, almost like an incredulous chuckle.
“You give Natty your patch?”
Of course everyone in this fucking club knew about that, and if they all assumed Laura was mine, then I’d just embarrassed her by offering it to Natty.
“Natty hadn’t been on the back of a bike in years, Red. She had to go meet with the Chaos Kings, and I needed my bike. I wanted her safe.”
Red tilted her head to the side, humming to herself. “Yet you’re too scared to extend the patch to Laura because you’re afraid of what your name on her back will mean for her.”
I had no response to that, because yes, if Laura wore my actual property patch, the one that said she was my property then she’d be a target. Callie’s car was targeted because of her attachment to the club, I could only imagine what things they would do to Laura.
Red leaned in close, setting her dishrag between us. “That girl is your equal Killian Quinn. You’d be punching God straight in the mouth if you reject the gift he created in her for you. She’s patient, a hard worker, loyal to the bone and the only other person that’s as protective of this place as you are. She cares about the members here; she cares about you.”
“I don’t need a fucking lecture.”
She huffed again and pointed toward the basement. “You do, you idiot, but I’ll spare you. She’s downstairs, took the spare room.”
I pushed off the counter, giving her a glare. “With Giles?”
She shrugged. “Not my concern who warms her bed, I did tell her it gets mighty cold down there at night.”
My rage reared and sputtered, but I had to remember that Giles would never do that. He was too nervous to even walk up the stairs when he thought she might be in pajamas.
Members started filtering back in, the music kicked on and I was headed for the basement. Giles tried to flag me down, but I only gave him a warning look before throwing the door open leading to the stairs.
Why was she down here? Didn’t make any sense, when I told her to stay in the apartment.
