“I just don’t think it’s a good idea to go over to a guy’s place this late in the middle of the week to be around a bunch of people youdon’tknow.”
“Well, I’m going. My friend asked me to hang out with her and it’s not like anything is really goingonhere.”
“You’re not going to a party with a bunch of dudes Idon'tknow.”
“Well then just comewithme.”
I looked down at my fresh patch; I knew that wasn’t going to be an option unless I brought more guys with me. “Jesse let Keira move in with this dude, justlikethat?”
“Keira is a grown ass woman, she can do whatever the fuck shewants.”
Raine shoved away from me and my blood started to boil. “I don’t know why you’re getting so fucking pissed with me, Raine. I was just asking a question and verbalizing how not okay you going to hang out with a bunch of random dudes is. You know who your father isright?”
At that she flew off the handle. “Yes, I know who the fuck my father is. I know who you are. I know that I am under a goddamned microscope because of this fucking MC I was born into. I didn't choose this life. This lifechoseme.”
“And with this life comes rules and shit, Raine. It’s for your ownprotection.”
“All the rules and the bullshit—I thought you were going to be different. How could I have been so wrong? People are people. I don’t get why a patch on a leather vestchangesthat.”
Shooting up from the couch, she stormed over to the front door. “Coming?” She grabbed her pack of cigarettes from her purse, flinging the frontdooropen.
“Raine, please don’t be mad.” Digging my cigs out of my pocket, I tried to keep my tonelevel.
Raine rolled her eyes at me. “Easy for you to say, you’re trying to control me just like mydaddoes.”
“If by controlling, you mean protecting, then sure as shit I am.” I took a long drag and tried to grab Raine’s delicate hand, but she snatcheditaway.
“Keira’s boyfriend will be there. It will be fine. I just want to live a little outside of the club and my dad’sworld.”
“Babe, I get that, but hanging out with a group of guys like that isn’t a good place to start yourrebellion.”
She spun around on her heels, seething. “Guys like what, Ryder? You’re a fucking Unacceptable and you’re trying to tell me to not hang out with a group of people that might be a little sketchy? Way to call thatkettle.”
I took in a few long, deep breaths. Raine was really starting to test my patience. “The Unacceptables love you like family. This group of random dudes will think of you as nothing more than a hole to get theirdickswet.”
I immediately knew I’d crossed the line. A loud slap rang out from her small hand connecting with mycheek.
“It’s time for you to leave.” Raine’s hand was gripping the front door she was preparing to walk through and then slam inmyface.
“Okay. Just know that I love you and am just trying to look outforyou.”
“Whatever. Fuck you,Ryder.”
Raine
Sitting on a worn-out couch,watching Keira do her second line of coke, I realized that Ryder had been right: this was not a good situation for me to be in. I glanced around the room, eyeing all the guys wearing cuts. Dereck had never worn a cut into the bar before, so I’d had no idea until that moment that he was a damnSinner.
“Come with me to the bathroom?” I grabbed Keira’s hand, forcing her tofollowme.
Once the door was locked safely behind me, I went into a mini freakoutmode.
“What the fuck is wrong with you, chica?” Her eyes were slits from the cocktail of drugs she had been consuming for God knewhowlong.
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it is the fact that our family is in the rival gang of the one your damn boyfriend is in. Does your uncle know aboutDereck?”
Keira sat down on the toilet with the lid shut. “He knows I moved in with a dude. They never metthough.”
Fuck. Thisisbad.