Wild Rebels: A Biker Erotic Romance (Karthadossian Riders MC) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Emily Stone
to a hospital. Another little check mark against the man he was determined to put in the ground.
“I don’t believe you. They were friends, nothing more.” Ellie tried to fight the tears that were burning her eyes. “What is wrong with you?”
Xander’s chuckle was dark. “There’s nothing wrong with me, Ellie girl. I’m just doing what I have to do. You see, I have a very lucrative deal with some south of the border friends and Manny is in my way. Again. Manny, and because of you, his son.”
“Don’t put Rex in this. He hasn’t done anything to you.” Ellie got a little of her fire back, reaching up to wipe the one tear that had managed to escape her eye.
Stepping forward, he got in his daughter’s face, his twisted in obvious disgust. “Hasn’t he? He’s been in you often enough to piss me off. That’s more than enough in my book.”
She didn’t move. Didn’t dare give him an inch. “So nice of you to finally show some fatherly concern. Too bad it’s a little late.”
He slapped her, hard. So hard her teeth rattled. “Watch your mouth or I’ll give you the same treatment I gave your whore of a mother when she defied me.”
Ellie’s hand came up to cup her cheek and she felt blood leaking from the corner of her mouth. He’d meant to scare her with the slap, but instead it had made her mad. He wanted control of her, to use her as a weapon. She couldn’t let that happen. “I won’t let you use me to get to Rex and Manny.”
“You have more loyalty to those two inbreed assholes than your own father?” Xander got in her face again, so angry that when he spoke, spittle flew from his mouth and hit her face.
Willing her hand not to shake, she reached up and wiped his filth from her face and wiped it on her pants. Her father stepped back, looking hard at her with an expression she couldn’t interpret. It wasn’t anger. It was more like—amusement.
“Oh, aren’t you the tough one? A little more like me there with that temper than your wimp momma. I’m going to enjoy breaking you.”
The gleam in his eyes turned Ellie’s stomach. This wasn’t a man. He was a monster. A real living, breathing monster. “You’ll never break me.”
He stepped closer again, staring into her eyes so she could see the crazy that lived inside him. “You’ll break—or I’ll break the man you love.”
She refused to look away. Holding on to what little strength she had was vitally important. “You won’t break me because I love him. Ever since we were kids. No matter what you do to me, that will never change.”
“I guess we’ll find out. You made your choice.” Xander grabbed her by the arms and pulled her out of the house where two of his guys were waiting. She fought, kicking and screaming until finally Xander knocked her out, punching her in the back of the head.
“Load her in the truck. If she wakes up and starts making noise, give her another love tap. Be careful not to put a mark on her or I’ll mark you two up. She’s off limits to everyone but me. Understood?”
The two brawny men nodded, lifting her limp body into the truck. They drove off and Xander got on his bike, heading back to his club and the men waiting for him there. He had important business to discuss.
***
Once again, Rex was breaking every traffic law to get to Ellie. The knot in his gut was burning. He couldn’t erase the look on Tara’s face when she said she had gone to Xander. Of all the things that she could have done—
He knew it was over the minute he pulled into the driveway. The front door was open and the light was on. He jumped off his bike and let it land in the grass. He pushed open the door carefully, a pistol in his hand just in case, calling out her name. Nothing. She was gone.
Her keys and phone were on the table in the foyer. He picked up the phone and swiped this thumb across it the way he’d seen her do a hundred
“I don’t believe you. They were friends, nothing more.” Ellie tried to fight the tears that were burning her eyes. “What is wrong with you?”
Xander’s chuckle was dark. “There’s nothing wrong with me, Ellie girl. I’m just doing what I have to do. You see, I have a very lucrative deal with some south of the border friends and Manny is in my way. Again. Manny, and because of you, his son.”
“Don’t put Rex in this. He hasn’t done anything to you.” Ellie got a little of her fire back, reaching up to wipe the one tear that had managed to escape her eye.
Stepping forward, he got in his daughter’s face, his twisted in obvious disgust. “Hasn’t he? He’s been in you often enough to piss me off. That’s more than enough in my book.”
She didn’t move. Didn’t dare give him an inch. “So nice of you to finally show some fatherly concern. Too bad it’s a little late.”
He slapped her, hard. So hard her teeth rattled. “Watch your mouth or I’ll give you the same treatment I gave your whore of a mother when she defied me.”
Ellie’s hand came up to cup her cheek and she felt blood leaking from the corner of her mouth. He’d meant to scare her with the slap, but instead it had made her mad. He wanted control of her, to use her as a weapon. She couldn’t let that happen. “I won’t let you use me to get to Rex and Manny.”
“You have more loyalty to those two inbreed assholes than your own father?” Xander got in her face again, so angry that when he spoke, spittle flew from his mouth and hit her face.
Willing her hand not to shake, she reached up and wiped his filth from her face and wiped it on her pants. Her father stepped back, looking hard at her with an expression she couldn’t interpret. It wasn’t anger. It was more like—amusement.
“Oh, aren’t you the tough one? A little more like me there with that temper than your wimp momma. I’m going to enjoy breaking you.”
The gleam in his eyes turned Ellie’s stomach. This wasn’t a man. He was a monster. A real living, breathing monster. “You’ll never break me.”
He stepped closer again, staring into her eyes so she could see the crazy that lived inside him. “You’ll break—or I’ll break the man you love.”
She refused to look away. Holding on to what little strength she had was vitally important. “You won’t break me because I love him. Ever since we were kids. No matter what you do to me, that will never change.”
“I guess we’ll find out. You made your choice.” Xander grabbed her by the arms and pulled her out of the house where two of his guys were waiting. She fought, kicking and screaming until finally Xander knocked her out, punching her in the back of the head.
“Load her in the truck. If she wakes up and starts making noise, give her another love tap. Be careful not to put a mark on her or I’ll mark you two up. She’s off limits to everyone but me. Understood?”
The two brawny men nodded, lifting her limp body into the truck. They drove off and Xander got on his bike, heading back to his club and the men waiting for him there. He had important business to discuss.
***
Once again, Rex was breaking every traffic law to get to Ellie. The knot in his gut was burning. He couldn’t erase the look on Tara’s face when she said she had gone to Xander. Of all the things that she could have done—
He knew it was over the minute he pulled into the driveway. The front door was open and the light was on. He jumped off his bike and let it land in the grass. He pushed open the door carefully, a pistol in his hand just in case, calling out her name. Nothing. She was gone.
Her keys and phone were on the table in the foyer. He picked up the phone and swiped this thumb across it the way he’d seen her do a hundred
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