The Biker's Fate Chapter 192

"You're so sure about this thing with Kim?" Ace asked.

"Were you sure about Cassidy?"

"Point taken," Ace said.

"You think Mack's calmed down?"

Ace shrugged. "Crapshoot, but Booker was on it."

I followed my brother down the hall and out into the common room. Kim stood in the corner with Dani, a glass of wine in her hand and a smug look of triumph on her face. Mack and Booker were nowhere to be seen, so I headed straight back into the fire.

"Hi, Knight," Dani said sweetly.

"Hey babe." I smiled. "Just gonna borrow your girl for a bit."

"Better make it quick," Dani said. "Booker can only sidetrack Mack for so long."

"Dani!" Kim snapped.

"It's all good, though," Dani continued, ignoring Kim. "Jana's up next for distraction. That one'll take a while, so have at it."

I laughed as Kim hissed something rather un-Kim-like and scowled at Dani.

"This is all good to know, babe. Thanks," I said.

"No problem. Just remember, if you hurt her, you won't need to worry about Mack. I will rain down terror upon you unlike anything you've ever seen."

"You need to shut up Dani," Kim ordered. "Right now."

"I hear you," I promised, taking Kim's hand and pulling her outside.

"I am not doing this with you," she said.

"We're gonna talk, Kim. Clear the air."

She waved her hand. "Fine, talk."

"You got an issue with me, you come talk to me. You don't go and fuckin' tattle to Mack, hear me?"

"I didn't tattle," she countered, crossing her arms. "He saw that I was upset and asked me why."

"You tattled, Kim, and you know it."

Her nose went in the air and I knew I'd hit a nerve.

"You also do not fuckin' rub your body against my brother... club or biological. You're mine and the sooner you get that through your head, the better things will be for you."

"I am nobody's but my own," she snapped.

"You're fuckin' mine, Kim, and you also know that." I raised an eyebrow. "I get that you've got trust issues, and I'm patient, sugar, but make no mistake. You are mine, so don't insult my intelligence by pretending otherwise."

"So the way you show that is by pulling me into a room without my consent and kissing me, again without my consent? What makes you different than the asshole who attacked me at the club?"

I hissed. "You're comparing me to him, Kim? Are you fuckin' kiddin' me?"

Her demeanor crumbled slightly, but she squared her shoulders and stepped back a little. "Maybe the intent was a little different—"

"Yeah, he drugged you in order to rape you."

"Yeah, I kind of figured that out."

"He shot you up with just enough GHB to keep you loopy but awake. He wanted you to know what he was doing to you."

She crossed her arms. "Well, thank you for stopping that."

"My fuckin' pleasure, sugar," I ground out. "You gonna take back what you said?"

"Sort of," she grumbled. "It still made me feel unsafe."

"You feel unsafe, Kim?" I closed the distance between us and stared down at her. "With me?"

She dropped her head.

"Eyes, Kim. You look me in the face and tell me that, and I'll leave you alone."

She met my eyes and despite the fact hers were filling with tears, she said, "You make me feel unsafe."

I stepped back, gave her a nod, and then walked back inside, through the common room, and out to where my bike was parked. I might love her, and she might love me, but if she was willing to lie to both of us and play the victim, I would leave her the fuck alone.

Kim

What the hell is my problem? God, I'm such a bitch!

I forced back tears as I watched him stalk away. The sick truth was, he was the only man I felt safe with. Even more so than Mack. Admittedly, Knight set my emotional world on its axis, but he sheltered me from a lot (case in point: saving me from a man who drugged me and planned to rape me), and I knew he did. I lowered myself onto a picnic table bench and stared at my feet for what seemed like forever. I was grateful Dani didn't come looking for me. I never wanted to admit the depths I went to in order to hurt Knight. On the flipside, though, he did walk away, so maybe I shouldn't feel as badly as I did.

The din inside the compound grew louder and I glanced up to see Carter "Ace" Quinn walking toward me. He was alone, which didn't bode well for me.

"Hey, babe."

"Hey Ace."

"You okay?" he asked, and sat beside me on the picnic bench, handing me a solo cup of wine.

I took it and forced a smile. "Peachy."

"You got it bad, huh?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

He chuckled. "Okay, sweetheart, you keep your walls up. Just know that Cass and I have your back, yeah?"

God, the Quinn brothers were so nice.

I nodded.

"He loves you, Kim. I'm not gonna tell you how to handle that side of your life, but know that he's got your back, too. You need anything, you let me know." He rose to his feet. "Anything, sweetheart, okay?"

"Okay, Ace. Thanks."

He kissed my cheek and then left me to my thoughts. In the end, I stood, squared my shoulders, and headed back into the club. Dani gave me a questioning look, but I smiled big and she left me to my secrets. I was a pro at "faking it," and I stayed for as long as I had to before sneaking out and heading home.

Once in my apartment, I flopped onto my bed and cried for a few minutes before justifying my behavior and giving myself a pep talk. If Knight was going to walk away from me after an argument, then he wasn't the man for me.