Free Property Of Drex #2 (Death Chasers MC #2) by C.M. Owens Page A

out another harsh breath, I lean up on my handlebars, matching his stance. But breathing becomes impossible when I see the black SUV riding by.
    I dip my head, trying not to be too recognizable as they pass, and I watch them pull into the short driveway. Axle steps out and opens the back door, grabbing a pretty pale pink bag.
    Eve walks around the front of the SUV, and I grow thankful we’re far enough away for me not to truly see into her eyes when her gaze zeroes in on me like a magnet. Her footsteps pause, and she just stands and stares. I’m forced to look away when loud squeals of excitement ring out. The two boys race toward her, tackling her legs in death-grip hugs.
    She laughs while bending and hugging them back, and they almost knock her to the ground when she does. The front door opens as Axle places the bag on the porch. The mother eyes him, seeming pale and hesitant, but Axle just walks away without saying a word.
    As he backs out of the driveway, Eve’s eyes find mine again, but I crank up my ride, letting the engine roar to life. As soon as the mother embraces Eve and clings to her, shaking as she sobs, I drive away.
    If Eve cries with her, I don’t want to see it. In fact, I never want to fucking think about her ever again.
     

Chapter 11
     
    EVE
     
    He’s right across the street, watching me but not making any move to say goodbye. I can’t believe he’s sending me away without so much as a goodbye.
    It pisses me off and breaks my heart at the same time, and I’m still working on processing how I feel about any of this. Home. I’m supposed to be home. But it feels anything but like home.
    There’s a void in my chest, and it’s leaving me with an aching feeling that unsettles me.
    Mom’s arms are suddenly around me as Drex’s bike roars to life. My eyes stay on him as I hold her. She’s crying. Why is she crying?
    Drex drives away without so much as looking back, and the first tear falls from my eye and rolls down my cheek as finality sets in. This is really happening. I’ll never see him again, and he won’t even tell me bye.
    Mom sobs and speaks incoherently, but I don’t want my brothers seeing this.
    “Let’s go inside,” I whisper to her. I’m not even sure why she’s crying since she hated me the last time I spoke to her.
    She nods, and pulls back, wiping at her tears. Fortunately, neither of my brothers seem to take notice, and they go back to playing, chasing each other while giggling. Mom leads me inside, and I look back just in time to see Dash walking into the house across the street.
    I’ll worry about questioning that later.
    “I can’t believe how I spoke to you when you were going through so much. Sweetie, what were you thinking?”
    That confuses the shit out of me.
    She shuts the screen door, but leaves the front door open so we can keep an eye on the boys.
    “What are you—”
    “He told me everything. About Ben. Ben Highland is in a biker gang?” she hisses. My lips twitch with the biker gang notation.
    “He is, but he isn’t like them.” A sick feeling unfurls in my stomach. “At least I didn’t think he was.”
    Then her words register.
    “Who told you about what was going on?” I ask, feeling even more confused.
    “I have to find a way to pay that money back. The last thing we want to do is be in debt to criminals. I can’t believe your father worked for them. That asshole! How could he keep that a secret? He could have endangered us all!”
    I stumble back as though I’ve been slapped.
    “How… Mom, slow down. How do you know all this?”
    “That tall guy. The one with all the arm tattoos. He came here and told me all about what happened. Even told me you’d been through enough so to be easy with your return. What did that mean? It sounded like a threat, Eve. And what have you been through? Did someone hurt you?”
    I’m not sure what details she has and what details she doesn’t have. And hearing that tall guy with the arm tattoos does not