Free UnLove Me - The Angels Warriors MC Complete Trilogy Box Set by Dawn Martens Page B

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    “I told you. You make shit all at the diner. I also know you are so far covered in debt, you’ll be dead before you ever get out of it. Not only did all the members in the club come together to pay off your debts, including the mortgage on this house, but you’re now working for me,” I tell her, leaning against the wall by the kitchen.
    Shit, maybe I shouldn’t have thrown all that at her at once. She’s so angry, she’s shaking right now. “You can’t do that!”
    “I can, and I did. Get over it,” I tell her. Then she snaps.
    Charging at me, she gets in a swing before I realize what she’s even doing. When my hands grab her wrists to try to calm her down, she pales and starts shaking violently.
    “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry,” she chants, repeatedly, trying to pull away from me.
    I let go of her wrists and wrap my arms around her body, pulling her in tight.  I just want to take all of her hurt away and protect her. “Darlin’, I didn’t mean to scare you. I’d never hurt you.” Fuck, I don’t want her to be afraid of me. I still love her. I plan on getting her back and soon.

 
     
    I didn’t mean to flip out on him that badly. I just snapped, but when he grabbed my arms, I lost it.
     
    I knew the slap was coming before he probably even did. I worked later than usual, but the extra cash was needed. It also meant that I wasn’t home to make supper for Dad by the time he got off work.
    “Where is my supper?” Dad shouted in an angry boom.
    “It’s almost done. I got off work late today. Should be done in about ten minutes,” I told him timidly.
    He stormed over to me, and his fist crashed into my face. “I don’t give a fuck! I told you my food is to be plated as you hear me walk in that fucking door,” he yelled at me, backhanding me. I nearly dropped the plate I was trying to fix for his sorry ass.
     
    “Calm down, Darlin’. It’s okay. I promise you’re okay.” I hear Jasper’s soothing voice, it slowly breaking me out of my memory.
    I calm down and take a step away, making his arms fall away from around me. I shake my head slightly, snapping out of it. “I’m not working for you. I’m going down to that diner and asking for my job back. I’m doing this for myself,” I tell him. I know I asked for his help, but I need my independence. I didn’t escape my father only to end up being controlled by another man. I asked for help to keep Glenna safe.
    “Edie, you’re not,” Jasper tells me firmly, using my nickname.
    “You can’t tell me what I can and can’t do! And you don’t get to call me by that anymore,” I shout. I go to move around him to grab my purse and keys, but he grabs a hold of me. This time, I don’t feel fear. He pushes me gently into the wall, his hand going to my hair, grasping it lightly.
    His lips crash down on mine, his beard rubbing roughly against my face. I don’t even bother to fight the kiss, parting my lips to let his tongue in. I should be shoving him off, something—not moaning and giving in. What is wrong with me? His tongue feels so good as it dances with mine. I can taste the cool mint of his toothpaste. It’s so easy to lose myself in his kiss. It always has been.
    He nips at my bottom lip, grinning at me with wide eyes. “That’s one way to shut you up. You’ll always be my Edie,” he mutters, breaking the kiss. He presses his body into mine, and I feel his hardness dig into my stomach. “You’ll be mine again, Eden. Don’t even deny it. This cat and mouse game, though it might be fun, it’s not gonna last for long,” he promises, so sure of it. That’s where he’s wrong. I can’t allow myself to get caught up in him again. Look where it landed me the last time.
    I try to shove him off me. “I’m not playing a game with you. We’ve been over for years. We’re not getting back together.” Looking him straight in the eye, I try to remain stern.
    He grins. “Keep telling yourself that. It will happen. Before