Chapter 15
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Shadow
The moment Deputy Norton looked in Della’s direction, I wanted to beat the hell out of him for it. I’d been pissed with Della for not listening and staying in my room when I asked her to.
Instead, she followed and found me cuffed in the middle of the room, about to be escorted to the station. I wasn’t going to bring her into the middle of the mess that Marcy’s put me in. Only Della waded in and surprised every damn one of my brothers and me with what she did.
Still, it pissed me off because now she’s gone and put a target on her back. I was gonna have to make sure she was safe from any backlash for what she’s done.
When Tormentor had come to my room to get me and walked away saying stupid bitch, I should have known exactly what I was walking into, only I hadn’t, and that was my fuck up.
Out of everything that happened, though, I gotta admit, no matter how much it pissed me off, I’m damn proud of Della for what she did.
She didn’t have to do anything. She sure as fuck didn’t have to stand up for me against a cop, no matter whether he was dirty or not.
Still, she did it and, in return, earned the respect of my brothers.
The ones who weren’t here to witness it would hear about it and give her the same respect those who were have given.
Della’s accomplished something most don’t ever get unless you’re a member of this club.
As much as I want to take Della back to my room and finish what we started, it was gonna have to wait. I needed to make sure there was going to be nothing else happening here today. We don’t know what will happen now that she’s stood up to Deputy Norton.
My brothers and I knew he was one of the few at the police station who could be easily bought and corrupted.
What he did today confirmed what we knew.
He’d never done anything to bring attention to himself in the past but now we had his number.
I wasn’t sure what was said on his end when Della handed him the phone, however, he hadn’t looked pleased by it either.
I’m guessing, he wasn’t gonna have a job for long.
I figured this out after talking to Della some more about how she knew Senator Ricks. The way she spoke about her, I gathered my woman was fond of the Senator and liked working with her. I also knew she’d been reelected and held the people’s favor. She was one who was for those she served.
“Your woman is something else,” Dread grunts, coming to sit on the top of a picnic table next to me.
“Yeah, she is,” I agree, watching Della talking to Minx.
The other saddle bunnies hadn’t approached and gave her a wide berth since the cops left earlier, but Minx hadn’t.The two of them seemed to hit it off.
Strange as it is. I didn’t care. I never fucked Minx and had no reason to worry about the woman.
Della laughs at something Minx says and shakes her head.
The way she does this has my chest constricting in a way it’s not done before.
When it comes to Della, I know damn well I’m one lucky son of a bitch.
Making her mine has to be one of the best damn decisions I could’ve made.
Didn’t even matter I haven’t been inside of her yet.
I know when I get in there, it’ll be damn worth it.
“I did a quick look into what we all heard her say in her rant to you.”
I stiffen and look to my brother. “You get the names?”
“Damn right I did.” He nods. “It wasn’t hard. The reports were hidden, but not hidden deep enough. Took me all of an hour to get the names. She should have been able to trust the cops to help her.”
I nod, feeling those words deep. Yeah, my woman should have been able to trust those she went to to help her with the situation. Instead, she learned a hard lesson and would prefer to trust a group of bikers than those who carry the badge.
Fuck me.
It shouldn’t make me feel good, but damn if it doesn’t. Della’s trust means something to me. More than something. It’s everything. She’s a light in my life that’s been filled with night for far too long.
“I want those names.”
“I figured you would.” Dread chuckles. “I’ve printed them out. List is in my room. We gonna make them pay for what they’ve done to her?”
“Damn right we are.” I knew my brothers.
They wouldn’t need a vote of retribution for something like this.
You fuck with one of ours, and it’ll be the last thing you do.
No one, and I mean no one fucks with our club.
Doesn’t matter if it was before I claimed Della or not, she’s mine now.
That’s all that matters. Especially with what she’s done to prove herself to my brothers.
“Good.” Dread nods and slaps a hand on my shoulder. “Happy you found it with her, Shadow.”
“Not as happy as I am. Just started it with her, but I don’t give a shit how early it is. She’s mine, and I intend to make it that way permanently. Gonna put my ring on her finger.”
“Whoa.” Dread whistles. “Then damn glad I’m happy for you. She’s gonna fit right in.”
“Yeah, she is.” I couldn’t agree more. Della Meadows was meant to be mine. No matter what I thought about her years ago, about her being mousey, shy, and one of my best friends’ little sister. She fits me perfectly now, and I’m not even talking about her looks.
My woman is smart, witty, and a total smartass. Not to mention she’s protective of not just herself, but also those around her. Having her as mine, yeah, I’ll do what it takes to put my ring on her finger and give her my last name.