Secret Mayhem (Back Down Devil MC #4)(19)

Ava sat up straight. Her lips were parted but she didn’t speak.

“It’s not easy living this life,” Shay said. “Every second is a second closer to death. Which I guess is true for everyone. The difference is that our countdown is much faster.”

Miller appeared in the clubhouse and let out a long whistle. The entire clubhouse shut up. “I want a meeting in five minutes. Time to get to the real business.”

“That’s my cue,” Shay said. “You can go hang in my room. Lock the door and nobody will bother you.”

“Nile…”

“He’ll be in the meeting with the rest of us. Don’t think about it.”

“Okay. Thank you, Shay.”

“No thanking me. Just earn your keep…”

Shay waited for Ava to stand and walk away. His hands balled into. He didn’t want, or need, to be attracted to Ava, but he couldn’t stop it. Maybe once he f*cked her a few times, the feelings would pass. He just needed to satisfy the urge of wanting something he shouldn't have.

“Hey, you hit that last night?” Blaine asked as he walked by Shay.

“None of your f*cking business.”

“I didn’t hear her screaming,” Blaine said. “So if you did, you didn’t do it right.”

“Fuck you, man.”

Blaine winked and laughed.

A few minutes later, the meeting room was jam packed.

Back Down Devil guys sat around the table while the walls were lined with the Lost Men.

Miller cleared his throat. "Alright boys, the fun is over. Time to get to work."





eight.



Shay's room was obviously much bigger than her little closet area she was used to, but this was still no way to live. It was no way to survive either. She unlocked the door and held the doorknob as she looked back to the bed. That was the most comfortable she had been in such a long time. Shay had pleasured her and then held her while she fell asleep. But it wasn't fair. She didn’t deserve this. She wasn’t some old lady and she never would be. She knew nothing about living the MC life and it wasn’t her place to be in the mix of it. Ava's plan to find her father and disappear from her husband ended with her father being killed and her somewhere in California. She had no idea what she was doing.

Shay made it clear what a war really meant for Back Down Devil. It wasn’t about a bunch of guys wanting to fight each other because they've been disrespected. No. This war involved bombs and serious people. The club needed to focus on their task at hand and nothing else.

Ava opened the door and stepped into the hallway. She didn’t want to leave her stuff behind, but it was the only way to make her wrongs right somehow. Maybe once Shay read the information about who she really was, maybe he would understand why she had to leave. Ava had a couple hundred dollars rolled up in her back pocket. With that she could resupply herself and get a train ticket or a cab ride out of town.

Three steps into the hallway, Ava froze when Nile came around the corner. Tall, dark, disgusting. His face was covered in swelling and bruises from what Shay had done to him already.

“Look at you, beautiful,” Nile said. “Out here all alone.”

“Get away from me,” Ava said. “You can’t touch me anymore.”

“Oh? Why’s that? Were you chosen by one of these guys? I get it… it’s the guy who I tangled with, right? Did I look weak in front of you? Trust me, I’ll show you some strength. You little cunt whore.”

Nile licked his lips. Ava tried to ignore him. She tried to cut around and keep walking. But Nile wasn’t having it. He moved to the left and blocked the way. When Ava moved to the right, he moved to the right.

“Tell me,” Nile said, “did you suck his cock? Did you let him f*ck that sweet * of yours? What did he do to you last night?”

Ava looked at Nile. She told herself don’t say anything stupid…

But it was too late.

“He did more to me in one night than you have done or ever will do in your lifetime.” Nile curled his lip and stepped at Ava. She stepped back. “You can’t hurt me. Shay will kill you. They will all kill you. Even your own guys, because you don't belong to anyone."

Nile laughed. “You think I’m afraid of death? If taking you in that bedroom to do everything I’ve ever wanted meant my death, so be it.”

Now Ava was scared. She always knew the Lost Men were insane and weren’t afraid of death, but would they really give up their lives for a few minutes of pleasure?

It certainly seemed so.

“Want me to tell you what I want to do?” Nile asked. “Or should I just do it and surprise you?”

“Get away,” Ava said. “I’ll kill you.”

Nile smiled and took a step back. “I’m late for my meeting. Lots of people to kill. But I’ll be back. Don’t worry. It just turns me on even more.”

As soon as Nile turned around, she started shaking. The fear spread through her body like a wildfire. Without Shay and protection, what was going to stop Nile from tracking her down if she did leave?

When Ava found her strength, she slowly made her way down the hall. Just as she rounded the turn, she ran straight into two beautiful women.

“Oh, sorry,” Ava said as she tried to sidestep around them.