8. Davina
8
Davina
I find myself looking for Collin everywhere, but he hasn’t come back. Not sure why I expected him to. He’s the one who left all those years ago. He’s the one who let everyone believe he was dead. And now he’s The Harvester.
I shouldn’t be excited at the idea of seeing him. I should despise him for what he’s taken from the club. Lina was one of my best friends. He took her life as though she meant nothing. As though she didn’t have future plans for her family.
Then there’s Mason, who acts like Collin being back hasn’t turned our world upside down. No, he just keeps fucking club whores and behaving like being on lockdown is normal. Doesn’t even seem like he’s hunting Collin. Hell, it doesn’t seem like he wants any answers. Well, I do. I want to know why he’s back? Where the fuck has he been all these years? Why has done the things he’s done?
“One more round for the table in the back,” Skylar says, removing the empty glasses from her tray. “Can I just say that this lockdown sucks?”
I snort. “I completely agree. This place hasn’t been this busy since we opened and now we have to close early enough to make it to the clubhouse by midnight. It won’t take long for people to catch on and go somewhere else.”
“That one over there has been hanging out a good bit, though,” Skylar points out. “I think he may have a thing for you.”
I shrug. I’ve noticed him, sure. But with everything going on, I’m not certain I’m in any shape to be thinking about a man. The Fallen Eagles come here pretty regularly. He’s new to their club, from what I can tell.
“I miss my own bed. My own space,” Skylar says, bringing my attention back to our conversation.
“I’m sure Mason would let you and Jake stay home. Isn’t that what everyone else is doing?”
Club members with old ladies and kids had the choice of staying at the clubhouse or checking in from home.
“Jake wants to stay at the clubhouse,” she says, then blurts out, “I’m pregnant.”
“Holy cow! Congratulations!” I rush around the bar and give her a hug.
“I’m scared to death.”
“None of us expected to lose Carson and Lina the way we did but we know who the enemy is now. You don’t have to be afraid. This should be good news.”
“We may know who he is, but it doesn’t mean we know how to defeat him.”
She’s right. The only way to figure that out is to find out what it is that he wants. If Mason won’t ask him, I will.