Total pages in book: 87
Estimated words: 83236 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 416(@200wpm)___ 333(@250wpm)___ 277(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 83236 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 416(@200wpm)___ 333(@250wpm)___ 277(@300wpm)
“Sounds good,” I mutter. I slide off the table and stare at Torin—who still has Debbie clinging to him. I know it’s pissing him off when I call him Joker. He’s made it clear he doesn’t like it, but he’s not mine. That’s becoming more and more clear. I was a stupid dreamer. That’s going to end tonight.
“Peaches—”
I pull his cut from my body. “I don’t need this. You can give it to your old lady there,” I interject.
“Damn it,” he growls.
“Think fast,” I warn and then I toss his cut at him. He reaches out to grab it. I may have thrown it a little wide. Torin’s forced to jump back to catch it. I didn’t plan it, but I will say that it’s kind of satisfying to see Double-D-Debbie fall down on the concrete floor. Unfortunately, I don’t think it hurt her a damn bit. Her ass has to be so full of fillers that it’s a wonder that she didn’t bounce and crash her head into the vaulted ceiling above. Next, I throw Torin’s shirt at him and before the bastard can say one thing, I walk away in my little black dress, with Trudy laughing and wrapping her arm around mine.
“Ow! What the fuck, Joker?” Debbie once again screeches.
“Skylar!” he growls, ignoring her—which is kind of satisfying even if it shouldn’t be.
“Sorry, Joker. I’m going to my room. I’m completely worn out. I’ve dealt with too much bullshit today. Besides, I promised Carlos, that I’d call him tonight. Trudy, did you know Carlos’s middle name is Javier? It also starts with a J, and it’s his real name,” I add, not bothering to turn around. Torin can kiss my ass. I’m done pining over the asshole. He doesn’t deserve me.
Chapter 14
Joker
I let out an annoyed growl and shake my head as I watch Skylar take off down the hall where the bedrooms are. I knew the girl was going to be hard to wrangle. I was prepared for her to be pissed at me. I was actually expecting a lot worse, considering it had been three years since I almost took her virginity against the side of the Wolf’s Den.
“Joker, baby, what’s going on?”
“Freeze told you I had a woman now. What the fuck was all this shit about, Debbie?”
“Joker—”
“You fucking told the woman wearing my motherfucking cut you were in the running to be my old lady. You were never going to be that, and you know it. You forced a discussion about this shit once, and I personally told your ass to get those thoughts out of your head. I made it clear the woman I wanted wasn’t available, and I would never claim another as my old lady.”
“You just need to give me a chance. I will show you I can be a good woman for you. We both know you love my body. I could make you happy, Joker. Eventually, I’ll even make you forget the woman that you wanted to claim. You don’t need to take on some bitch just because she’s your Enforcer’s daughter!”
“Jesus, how could I not see how delusional you are. Skylar is the woman I’ve always wanted. She’s not a replacement and you’re not fit to mention her name.”
“I—”
“And if you ever disrespect her or call her a bitch again, they’ll never find all the pieces of you to even bury you, Debbie. That’s the only promise you will ever get from me,” I growl.
“Wheeler?” I growl, calling out the President’s name.
“Yo,” he says.
“Thanks for the hospitality. I’ll be staying tonight, but Skylar and I will be leaving in the morning. I’d rather not have her here where this bitch can spew poison at her—especially since Freeze made it clear to her before I got here that I had a woman now.”
“You can stay, Joker. I’ll make sure Debbie is on her best behavior. Isn’t that right, Debbie?”
Debbie looks at me and I see the anger in her eyes, but there’s also hurt. Jesus. I wasn’t lying; I made it clear with any woman I have been with where I stood. That this is even happening has me on edge. If it’s like this here, then what kind of reception are the twinkies going to give Skylar when she’s introduced as my woman back home? Fuck, suddenly it’s not Bull or Breaker I need to worry about ending what I have with Skylar. It’s her.
I grunt. “Thanks. I’ll talk it over with Skylar and let her decide,” I mutter, and then I walk off before I drag Debbie out of here by the hair on her head just to get her away from my woman.
I have no idea which room Trudy took Skylar to, so I start walking blindly down the hall where most of the bedrooms are. This structure used to be an old beer brewing facility and Wheeler and the men redid quite a bit to make it a nice setup. The walls are a combination of old wood and cinderblock and yet somehow it looks great. I breathe a sigh of relief as Trudy comes out of a door, shutting it behind her. I stop walking and she comes the ten feet or so to meet me.