What the fuck?
“Back it up, J. Who is Nash’s sister?”
Silence sat between us for a moment. “Jesus, you don’t know, do you? Carla is Nash’s sister.”
Fuck.
I raked my fingers through my hair.
Jesus, fuck.
“Had no fuckin’ clue, man,” I replied, trying to force the anger filling me away. What the fuck was she thinking?
“You need to cut her loose, Havoc. Send her home and move the fuck on.”
I know.
“Thanks for the call.”
“I wouldn’t come back to Brisbane in a hurry, either. Or if you do, stay well clear of Nash.”
“Gotcha. I’ve gotta go.” I ended the call and sat on my bike, allowing my thoughts to take over.
Two years ago, I'd cleared all connections from my life. I didn’t want hassles and I sure as fuck didn’t want problems with fellow club members. Allowing Carla into my life may not have been my smartest move.
Though, as much as I wanted to send her home, I knew deep in my bones, I wouldn’t.
I couldn’t.
She’d stirred something deep inside me. I had no fucking clue how or what. All I knew was that as much as I was fighting it—fighting her—my fucking heart had kicked back over and was beginning to rule my head.
12
Carla
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Havoc stood in front of me, his body tense under the fitted black T-shirt and jeans he wore, and his nostrils flaring. He’d arrived back at the motel just over five minutes ago and had brought a rush of fury with him. I hadn’t been expecting him for at least another forty minutes, and he’d caught me by surprise.
His anger caught me by surprise.
Frowning, I replied, “It didn’t seem important at the time. This isn’t anything but some fun between us. Nash didn’t need to know about it, and besides, I don’t make a habit of telling my brother the details of my sex life.”
“Jesus, Carla, you don’t get it, do you?” He rubbed the back of his neck and stared at me, waiting for my answer.
My breathing picked up pace as the weight of his anger crushed over me. I stood my ground. “No, I don’t get it, Havoc. I don’t get this dumb male shit that Nash has going on. I’m a twenty-three-year-old woman for God’s sake. I can run my own life.”
“That’s between you two. What I’m focused on is the fact I slept with a club member’s sister, and he’s not happy about it. A problem with a brother is the last fuckin’ thing I need in my life.”
Steadying my hand on my hip, I threw out, “So, you’re saying we should just go our separate ways now?” My blood pumped furiously through my body as annoyance engulfed me.
Why did I come to Sydney with him?
How could I be so stupid?
His body stilled and he blinked, but his anger didn’t leave his face. “I’m not leaving you alone in this city,” he snapped, confusing me even more.
I threw my arms up in the air. “Well if you don’t want anything to do with me, but you won’t leave me alone here, I’m not really sure what other options there are.”