Chapter 33
Chapter
Thirty-Three
I haven’t seen Wrath for six days, but his fucking prospect hasn’t left my side or at least my vicinity since. I thought after he walked away that I wouldn’t see either of them again. I felt the change in his body on the ride over here, and then the look in his eyes when he looked at me. He’d decided for whatever reason that he was done. I’d wanted to argue with him, wanted to tell him to give us a chance, but the look in his eyes had me holding back. I mean what would I even say? He blows so fucking hot and cold I don’t know which way to take him, I don’t know what he wants from me.
I get up from my desk and stretch, I’ve been sat here for more than five hours editing and my body definitely does not thank me for it. Needing to clear my head and ease my body I shut down my laptop and grab my things before heading off to the local Yoga studio.
The tension in my body has eased after my session but my mind hasn’t. Throughout the entire hour, two of the women in the session kept glancing my way, I’d tried to ignore them, but the longer we were there the more they seemed to look.
Not in the mood to play games I stand just outside the entrance, my shoulder leaning on the wall as I wait for them to leave. I only have to wait a few minutes before they both step through the door. Before they have a chance to react, I step in front of them, stopping them in their tracks.
“You girls want to explain what seems to be so interesting about me?” I raise an eyebrow at them both waiting for one of them to answer. The younger long-haired brunette looks to her friend and then shrugs, turning back to me she smiles.
“You’re the girl that has been with Wrath?”
I don’t say anything, I’m a little stunned. I didn’t think anyone knew about him and me, other than the prospect. I swallow, not really sure how to respond. But the other of the two woman holds out her hand to me. “I’m Maria, this here is Georgia-Rae. We’re part of the Soulless Knights. Wrath is still a new brother so of course his life is talk of the club, and of course that makes you the talk of the club.” She gives me a watery smile and I let out a sigh.
Of course, they know about me, the men in these MC’s are bigger gossips then school children.
“So what? You just thought that you would stalk me?”
I shake my head and turn away. I’m too tired for this shit, not waiting for them to respond I walk away leaving them standing on the street outside of the yoga studio.
“Wait,” I hear them yelling as I reach my car, my hand grips the handle just as they reach me, one of them placing a hand on my shoulder. I stop and turn to face them.
“What?” I ask.
“Let’s go for coffee, please?” Maria asks. She glances to Georgia-Rae and then back to me, they both give me warm smiles.
I shake my head knowing that Wrath won’t want me getting to know them. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea…”
They both laugh, actually fucking laugh and I can’t work out if it pisses me off or not.
“Look, Marissa, is it?” She poses it as a question, but I’m fully aware she knows my name. She knows more about me than she’s letting on, but I play along and nod anyway. “You don’t seem the type to be comfortable being told what to do. We’re heading to Knights Café, think about meeting us there?” They both give me a smile before walking away and climbing into a car on the corner. I watch them drive away, their words swirling around inside my head as I climb into my car and start the engine.
She was right when she said I don’t seem the type to like being told what to do. I’m not, I’ve never been one for taking orders or doing what I’m told. I find myself pulling up a few buildings down from the Café.
I shut off the engine, but I don’t move. I just sit in my car wondering what the fuck has gotten into me. I can’t help but wonder if I’m sat here because I don’t like being told what to do, or if I’m sitting here because there’s a part of me hoping that Wrath will be here.
I tip my head back and close my eyes.
“What the fuck am I doing?” I ask myself.
The fact that I’m so unsure of what to do just proves how much that fucker has gotten under my skin. I blow out a breath.
“Fuck it.” I’m curious enough to wonder why they want me to meet them, so I grab my phone and keys and head into the Café.
The minute I walk through the door, regret fills my insides. Every pair of eyes turns to face me, and I struggle to swallow the lump in my throat. I spot Maria and Georgia-Rae sitting at a table near the counter with two other girls I don’t recognise. Jess, the owner, smiles at me from behind the counter, but then I see her eyes flick to the left of the counter, and I follow her gaze, my breath catches in my throat and my heart begins to race.
There must be at least nine of the brothers here, but a quick scan tells me that Wrath isn’t one of them. I do recognise some of them although I don’t know their names, I do know that I’ve seen them with Wrath which means he’ll know about me being here.
“Shit,” I mutter under my breath. I can either turn around and run out, or I can grow a fucking pair and walk up to the girls, after all, they did ask me to come here.
I flick my eyes back to the girls, they look across the Café to the brothers and then back to me, they don’t move they’re waiting for me to decide. I straighten my spine and pull my shoulders back and walk toward them. I’m almost certain I see some of the brothers smirk as they watch me head to the back of the Café.