Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 80261 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 268(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 80261 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 268(@300wpm)
The crowd parted for us as the music switched from the live band to a DJ spinning the latest hits. People made it nearly impossible to dance, there was barely any space.
Some pretty boy came up behind Cove and who I assumed was his friend gripped onto my hips, working my ass on his dick. Cove’s beer she must have bought with her fake ID splashed all over the floor by our feet.
“Relax, Haven!” she exclaimed over the music. “Have some fun! We’re just dancing.”
And dancing she was…
Using the guy as a stripper pole.
Against my better judgment, I began dancing on the guy. Swaying my body to the beat of the music as his hands stayed on my hips. We moved in sync with one another.
The entire time we danced I thought solely about Hayes. The number of times I tried dragging him out onto the dance floor at the bar was ridiculous. Always telling me he doesn’t dance. Mostly, it was me grinding my ass on him like I was with this random guy behind me.
The thought made me feel bad. Almost like I was cheating on him or something and we were only dancing. I was about to grab Cove and get us out of there, but I was too late.
My gaze caught my brothers shoving people out of the way as if a ticking time bomb was about to explode.
“Oh shit,” I rasped, watching as they took down anyone in their path. Needing to get to me as fast as they could.
It was Ledger’s fist that pulled back first, hitting the guy I was dancing with right in the jaw. Before I could scream at him for exaggerating what he just did, Jace hit the guy Cove was dancing with. Glass shattered everywhere from her beer falling to the ground.
In one quick movement, Reid threw me over his shoulder while Jace threw Cove over his. She immediately started way lading on his back, demanding that he put her down.
She shouted, “Who the fuck do you think you are!”
My other brothers stayed inside, going to war with those men for nothing. We were just dancing.
“Jace! Put me down! Now!”
He did, slamming her feet to the ground so hard she had to put her hands on his chest for balance. Reid set me down, but I couldn’t tear into him.
Not a second later, Jace roared, “Not another fucking word out of your mouth, Cove!”
She pushed him as hard as she could. “Fuck you!”
With his hand over her throat, he backed her into the building. Holding her in place.
“You are such a bad example for Haven! You’re nothing but bad news!”
“And you’re such an overbearing asshole! She’s eighteen, dickwad!”
“So are you are! Why the hell are you drinking?”
“Because I can!” She tried to shove his hand away, it didn’t budge. “Jace, if you don’t let go of me, I’ll—”
“You’ll what?” he sneered through a clenched jaw.
Her chest was rising and falling.
“You’re going to be a good little girl and get your ass in my truck. Do you understand me?”
“Good little girl? Are you for real?”
“When you act like a child, I’m going to treat you like one.”
“A child? I’m an adult! I can do whatever I want. You’re not my brother!”
“And thank God for that. I’d be ashamed if you were.”
She winced. It was quick but I saw it.
“Jace—”
He silenced me with his finger in the air behind him. His seething glare didn’t move from Cove’s pissed off expression.
Holy shit. What was happening?
“You want to parade your pussy around like it’s fucking free? Then you’re going to meet men that won’t hesitate to fuck you in the bathroom stall. Is that what you want for yourself, Cove?”
She flinched, taking in what he was brutally saying. I never wanted to knock out my brother more than I did in that moment for how he was speaking to her.
“Jace, that’s enough!”
He didn’t listen to me, not that I expected him to.
“One day you’re going to find yourself in a lot of trouble if you don’t start changing your ways. Have more goddamn respect for yourself, little girl.”
With that, he let her go.
“Now get your ass in my truck so I can drive you home.”
She bit out, “I can take an Uber.”
“Cove… I’m not going to ask you again.”
She peered back at me, and I mouthed, “Just go with him.”
Her stare shifted to meet his again. “I’m not your problem, Jace.”
“I’m making you my problem.”
Reluctantly, she left with him as I simply stood there in utter shock and disbelief.
This night was officially…
Bullshit.
Twenty-One
Haven
I was driving home when all of the sudden the warning light on my temp gage started flashing. Seconds later, steam began seeping out from underneath the hood of my car.
“Shit,” I muttered under my breath, pulling over on the side of the road.