"Evie it's Cordelia." I hear as she knocks on the front door, I walk over and open it to find Cordelia isn't alone
"I hope you don't mind, I brought some friends, this is Indigo and Scarlett." She says pointing to a girl slightly taller than me with blue/black hair and a shorter girl with long blonde hair. I let them in and lock the door behind them
"Why are they here?" I ask Cordelia quietly as they walk into the kitchen
"I haven't told them your history, but they've been through similar and I thought it might help you to know you aren't alone." She assures me before we join them in the kitchen
"It's nice to meet you Evie." Indigo says shyly as she sits at the counter
"Cordelia said we could help you out?" Scarlett asks and I look to Cordelia
"You don't have to talk if you don't want to but girls I thought it might help if you share your past with her, she already knows what happened to me." Cordelia says as she points to her back. I've seen the scars, when I was in the hospital she told me what happened to her and how she managed to move forward and she showed me her scars to help me feel better about mine.
"You feel safer behind the locks?" Indigo asks pointing to the front door and I nod
"My dad used to lock me in my room, now I always have to have a key." She says as she pulls a chain from around her neck and shows me the key on it
"My key makes me feel safe." She smiles, I get that.
"My fists make me feel safe." Scarlett laughs
"I got raped by my moms drug dealer, there's a long story there. But after it happened I ran and fought like hell. Being strong and knowing how to fight makes me feel safe because I know I can protect myself from anyone." She adds
"We've all been through shit and we've all learned how to live after it, I'm hoping it will show you one day you can too." Cordelia says placing her hand on my shoulder
"I can't fight like these two, but my husband taught me how to shoot and bought me a gun, I know I can defend myself too." Indigo smiles
"You're married too?" I ask and she nods before adding "I am and Scarlett has an old man as well, we've all found love even after everything we went through."
"I wasn't scared of guys after it happened but I had to be in control and it took Knuckles a lot to get me to have sex with him in a bed, I don't know why I was so scared of it, but I'm not anymore." Scarlett says
"I'm scared of everyone but my brother." I whisper
"I get that, when my cousin first took me to the clubhouse and I realised I was surrounded by strangers I had a total panic attack until Cordelia calmed me down." Indigo replies
"But you're ok now?" I ask
"Well I work behind the bar at the club, for some reason having that chunk of wood between me and everyone else made me feel safer, you just need to find what makes you safe and use it to help you learn to get by." She says and I hold up my flashlight
"That makes you feel safe?" Scarlett asks
"Not really, but I panic without it, I can't be in the dark." I whisper
"I can't sleep without the TV on, even all these years later. I need a bit of light and sound just to help me feel comfortable." Cordelia replies.
"I have an idea, feel free to say no." Scarlett says as I look from Cordelia to her
"How about we go to the clubhouse? All the guys are off working so it'll be empty and I'll get my old man down and I'll show you some of my fighting moves? Maybe if we can teach you ways to defend yourself it might help you feel more comfortable?" Scarlett asks and I hesitate
"Do you want to try? Knuckles and Scarlett love an excuse to wrestle and you can watch Scarlett kick his ass." Cordelia laughs
"I'll try." I reply. I grab my keys and follow the girls outside to Scarlett's car. I sit in the back with Indigo and she pulls out a cigarette
"Indigo is a nervous passenger." Scarlett says looking at me through the rear view mirror
"My mom died in a car crash and my dad brainwashed me into thinking if I went outside I would die, but I'm getting a lot better, I just need a smoke when I'm in a car." She smiles
"I know that, when I was in the truck with Reaper yesterday I must've chain smoked the whole ride." I reply as I pull my cigarettes from my pocket and light one
"You were with Reaper yesterday? So that's where he's hiding." Scarlett says
"He took me to my therapy session because Socket was busy." I reply
"If you needed a ride Socket would've sent a prospect, not Reaper, I think he likes you." Scarlett says the last part in a song song voice and I roll my eyes. There's no way he likes a crazy piece of trash like me.
We sit in the bar waiting for Knuckles to arrive, these men have stupid names, now I know why Elijah insists I call him Socket. I see Reaper sitting at the bar and he waves at me, I wave back and he smiles. I heard him leave last night, he must've thought I was asleep because he hovered at my door for few minutes before leaving. I waited until I couldn't hear his motorcycle anymore then ran to lock the door.
"Sorry I'm late, I got held up at the warehouse, you ready?" A huge guy with a thick black beard says walking into the bar. He wraps his arm around Scarlett and kisses her before they begin heading outside. I follow everyone across the lot into a small building full of gym equipment. In the top left corner is a boxing ring with benches around it
"Take a seat and watch me kick his ass." Scarlett smirks as she takes off her leather vest and Knuckles does the same. I sit on one of the benches with Cordelia and Indigo as Scarlett and Knuckles step into the ring.
I flinch when Knuckle grabs Scarlett and pulls her against his chest, but Cordelia places her hand on mine to reassure me. Blink and you would miss it as Scarlett breaks free of his hold and ends up standing behind him. She jumps on his back and wraps her arm around his neck as he begins gasping for air
"Don't forget to tap out big guy." She smirks and it looks like she's won but then Knuckles bends forward, flipping her over him and she lands on the mat with a thud. Knuckles climbs on top of her and she wraps her legs around his waist. With a loud groan Scarlett spins them so that she is on top and wraps her hands around his neck, Knuckles flips them over again and pins her arms to the floor. Scarlett bucks her hips and throws Knuckles off of her, he's so much bigger I don't know how she can do it. She quickly flips him onto his stomach and straddles his back, pulls his arm up behind him and pushes it up his back
"Alright, fuck, I thought we were sparring." Knuckles groans before she lets go. Knuckles quickly throws her off of him and climbs on top of her, suddenly they begin kissing passionately.
"Alright kids that'll do, no one wants to see you two having sex in here again." Cordelia laughs standing up
"Sorry, wrestling kind of gets me excited." Scarlett blushes as Knuckles laughs
"But anyway, my point is every hold he has on me I can get out of, if we teach you some moves would that help you feel a little more confident?" Scarlett asks
"I'll try." I shrug and Scarlett smiles as Knuckles picks her up and throws her over his shoulder
"We'll start tomorrow." Scarlett shouts as Knuckles charges out of the gym.
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MC's Nomad (Broken Demons MC #5)
ChickLitReaper hasn't belonged to a chapter of the Broken Demons since his wife was killed 10 years ago. He prefers to live alone on the road travelling to different chapters of the club, never staying too long. However on his latest visit with Killers clu...
