Free Battling Troy: Devil's Knights Series by Winter Travers Page A

her fifty miles down the road. It’s not safe for her to leave. She needs to stay and let the club help her.”
    “Fuck, Meg. I know that. What the hell did you think I was doing up there. She wouldn’t listen to me.”
    “So you’re just going to leave her.”
    “Meg, I can’t do this. She doesn’t want me, I’m not going to hang around hoping she’ll come around and decide to stay. She made her decision, so now I made mine.” I opened up the driver’s door and slipped into the truck.
    Meg grabbed the door before I could shut it and held it open. “She made the wrong decision, Troy. She’s going to see that. You know Gravel isn’t going to let her leave.”
    “Look, Meg. Marley and I had one night together. We’ve barely known each other for twenty-four hours. I can’t expect her to listen to me and decide for her. We’re not meant for more than one night.”
    “That’s shit, Troy. You want more, I can see it.”
    “Hell yeah I want to spend more time with her, but not with her leaving. I’m getting too old to play all of these fucking games. She’s dead set on leaving and I told her I want her to stay. She doesn’t care. That’s all I can do.”
    “Maybe if you hang out with her these next two weeks she’ll stay.”
    “No. I told her if she was leaving she wouldn’t see me again, and I meant it. Tonight was the last time I’ll see Marley. It’s best this way Meg, and I’d appreciate it if you’d back me on this and not try to convince me otherwise.”
    “I’m your best friend, Troy. You know I’ll back you on anything. I just wish you would think about this some more before you write off Marley. She’s scared right now and not thinking clearly.”
    I stuck the key in the ignition and cranked the truck up. I pressed the button to roll the window down and grabbed the door out of Meg’s hold and slammed it shut. “I’m not playing games and sitting around waiting for Marley to change her mind.”
    Meg leaned against the truck, sticking her head through the window. “Go home and sleep on it. I think you’re both making a mistake.”
    “Look, Meg. I appreciate what you are trying to do here, but I really don’t think things are going to change. Just make sure King has someone watching Marley.” I shifted the truck into gear and waited for Meg to step away from the truck.
    “You’re really not going to come around, are you?” Meg said. I think it was finally sinking in that I wasn’t going to hang around and try to convince Marley to stay.
    “No. I’ll see you at work.” She stared at me, nodded her head and backed away from the truck.
    I backed down the driveway and headed back to my house. Bandit whined next to me and watched Marley’s house disappear behind us. “It’s OK boy.” I reached over and scratched his ears. He leaned his head into my hand and gave the most pathetic whine I had ever heard.
    I didn’t know what to do. Leaving Marley was not something I wanted to do, but she was going to leave in two weeks anyway. I know she was being irrational and not thinking things through, but dammit, she wouldn’t even listen to reason. I understood she didn’t want any of us to get hurt, but running away was not the solution.
    I had seen how the Devil’s Knights handle problems, and I had no doubt that they would be able to help Marley and take care of her situation. Why she couldn’t see that and thought the only way to solve it was to leave was beyond me.
    Maybe Gravel was right. Marley’s kind of problems and trouble weren’t what I wanted. As of right now, I was better off alone.
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Chapter 10
    Marley
    “God dammit, Marley. Get that fucking nonsense of leaving out of your head. If I have to tie you to a chair, I damn well will,” Gravel fumed at me as he paced in front of the couch I was sitting on.
    It was two days after the whole shooting and Troy leaving disaster. Ethel and Gravel had been staying with me since, and I was two seconds