Southern steel- Mack

18. Eden

We get to the clubhouse and it's fairly empty compared to its normal crowd. Titan must've cleared everyone out. Mack comes around and lifts me out of the car bridal style. I don't protest. My body hurts, and I'm tired.

As he carries me inside, I see Cora and Pops greeting us. "Oh my poor pretty girl!" Cora cries. "Set her down on the couch Mack. I have some soup and something for her to drink so she can take her meds. Ari is getting her a room ready."

"I'm ok mama." I tell her. She sits next to me and holds my hand. Pops kisses me on the temple and starts talking to Mack.

"You are definitely not ok! I know you're tough but now a not the time. You let us take care of you honey."

In walks the guys. Titan looks pissed. Behind him Trigger looks stone faced as always. Wilder has a shit eating grin on his face, and Grayson gives me a reassuring smile. He and I have become close friends since I've become friends with his sister. He has that quiet steady confidence.

Ari comes in and sits down on my other side and gently tucks my hair out of my face. I'm sure I look like a hot mess express. She looks like she's going to cry. I try to make her feel better. "I'm okay bff." Then with a smirk I add, "You should see the other guy." I nudge her, and she gives me a giggle and a wobbly smile.

Mack turns around and scolds us playfully pointing at me. "Too soon! Not funny!" I can tell he isn't as tense as he was though.

Titan storms over and straight up to Mack. "Now that we're out of there and back home you want to tell me what's going on?"

I'm expecting Mack to play the she's like a sister card. Wrong!

"I slept with your sister." He states firmly. Why?! What the fuck is wrong with him?!

"Are you fucking kidding me right now?!" Titan roars.

I quickly call out. "Calm down it was years ago, and it was only 1 night." Mack looks at me and whisper hisses "Not helping." I wonder if the pain meds are kicking in because I thought I was being pretty helpful. I just shrug.

Titan looks at me then back to Mack. "When did this happen?"

"When I came back after dad died." Mack says.

"She was a fucking teenager!" Titan yells. Look who isn't helping the situation now Mack!

"Ppffttt! I was an adult. It was the day before I left for school." I say because I was not a kid.

Titan narrows his eyes in thought like something is just dawning on him. Mack puts his hands on his hips and throws his head back as he releases an exasperated sigh! "Eden please don't help anymore." He says.

"It was you! You're why she left!" Titan growls low and deadly. "I couldn't figure out her sudden need to leave all these years, and it was because of you!"

"Ok let's calm down...." I try.

Mack interrupts me. "I was the reason." Well that was dumb.

Titans moves like a panther primed to attack. In 2 seconds his fist connects with Mack's jaw. Then his knee hits Mack's gut. Then as Mack doubles over Titan punches his face again. Mack is on his knees now.

"Stop it!" I yell at Titan. Then I look at Mack and yell. "Why aren't you fighting back? You just gonna let him beat you?"

Mack spits blood from his lip. "It's no less than I deserve. I treated you poorly and deserve every hit I take." He looks up, and Trigger walks over.