Black Dagger (Mad Jackals Brotherhood MC Book 1) by Evelyn Glass Page B
Authors: Evelyn Glass
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Jared frowns at her, ignoring Ray.
“Don’t call him that!” Mia gives him a playful shove, but it’s like trying to move a mountain. Jared spends a lot of time in the gym – his bar never needed a bouncer, not when the owner looks like a slightly more muscular Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“Mia, we should go.” Ray walks past her, taking hold of her hand and almost dragging her back towards the door.
“Go? But you only just got here!” Jared frowns at Ray. “Is this guy bothering you, Mia?”
Mia can feel Ray squaring up behind her, and she rushes in between them to head any thoughts of violence off at the pass. “It’s all good, Jared. We just forgot we have to be somewhere. Say hi to Taylor for me. See you soon!” Mia barely manages to get the last words out before Ray has pulled her through the door and started marching her towards a motel on the opposite side of the street. She digs her heels in and forces Ray to stop. “Hey, what is wrong with you?” She shakes off his hand and immediately feels bereft when he lets his arm drop.
“What’s wrong with me? You’re all worried about being seen having a drink with me when you’ve been sleeping with half the town!” Ray’s eyes are blazing as he stares at her and Mia steps back at the fire in his words.
“What?” Her eyes widen as realization dawns. “Is that what you think of me? That I just go around hooking up with whoever?” She’s so angry it almost covers the hurt that he would think the worst of her.
“I call it like I see it.” Ray shrugs and points towards the bar. “Jared. Woody, Taylor. Is there anyone else that I should know about?”
“No, there’s no one you should know about. And you want to know why, Ray? Because you left me . You’re the one that disappeared. I don’t owe you any kind of an explanation and if you just wanted to come here to jump to idiotic conclusions and behave like an asshole then you could have saved yourself the trip!” Mia spins on her heel and starts walking back towards the parking lot of the bar, only to remember her car isn’t there. “Shitfuck.”
“Mia, stop.” She can hear Ray coming up behind her and she steels herself as he touches her, spinning her around to look at him. “I’m sorry. You don’t owe me any explanations. You’re right.”
Mia struggles out of his hold and takes a step back, putting distance between them again. Even angry and upset, she can sense the connection between them; it pulls her towards him and she can’t allow herself to give into it.
“I know I’m right! Goddammit!” She paces around, trying to work out some of the anger that’s bubbling up inside of her. She doesn’t usually lash out; she’s not that kind of person; she’s used to being the calm, collected one. That’s why her professors say she’ll make such a good counselor. But Ray seems to manage to push her buttons. There’s something about him that just flips a switch inside of her and she becomes pure emotion.
“And not that it’s any of your business, but Jared was my boss. That’s it. Nothing happened between us. He’s a friend, nothing more and Taylor, his boyfriend , would probably find it pretty friggin’ hilarious that you think I slept with either of them!” Mia watches as Ray’s expression turns from contrition to embarrassment, as he understands how very wrong he had it all.
“And Woody?” His voice is quiet, undemanding, but his eyes are wary, as if he’s afraid of what she might say.
“It’s Jared’s nickname for Eli. They’ve never really liked each other. Jared used to say that Eli was about as exciting as a plank of wood, hence the nickname.” Mia wraps her arms around herself as the wind picks up. Her anger had been keeping her warm but now that the adrenaline has rushed out of her system she feels frozen to the bone.
“You’re cold. Let’s get you inside.” But Ray doesn’t lead her to the
“Don’t call him that!” Mia gives him a playful shove, but it’s like trying to move a mountain. Jared spends a lot of time in the gym – his bar never needed a bouncer, not when the owner looks like a slightly more muscular Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“Mia, we should go.” Ray walks past her, taking hold of her hand and almost dragging her back towards the door.
“Go? But you only just got here!” Jared frowns at Ray. “Is this guy bothering you, Mia?”
Mia can feel Ray squaring up behind her, and she rushes in between them to head any thoughts of violence off at the pass. “It’s all good, Jared. We just forgot we have to be somewhere. Say hi to Taylor for me. See you soon!” Mia barely manages to get the last words out before Ray has pulled her through the door and started marching her towards a motel on the opposite side of the street. She digs her heels in and forces Ray to stop. “Hey, what is wrong with you?” She shakes off his hand and immediately feels bereft when he lets his arm drop.
“What’s wrong with me? You’re all worried about being seen having a drink with me when you’ve been sleeping with half the town!” Ray’s eyes are blazing as he stares at her and Mia steps back at the fire in his words.
“What?” Her eyes widen as realization dawns. “Is that what you think of me? That I just go around hooking up with whoever?” She’s so angry it almost covers the hurt that he would think the worst of her.
“I call it like I see it.” Ray shrugs and points towards the bar. “Jared. Woody, Taylor. Is there anyone else that I should know about?”
“No, there’s no one you should know about. And you want to know why, Ray? Because you left me . You’re the one that disappeared. I don’t owe you any kind of an explanation and if you just wanted to come here to jump to idiotic conclusions and behave like an asshole then you could have saved yourself the trip!” Mia spins on her heel and starts walking back towards the parking lot of the bar, only to remember her car isn’t there. “Shitfuck.”
“Mia, stop.” She can hear Ray coming up behind her and she steels herself as he touches her, spinning her around to look at him. “I’m sorry. You don’t owe me any explanations. You’re right.”
Mia struggles out of his hold and takes a step back, putting distance between them again. Even angry and upset, she can sense the connection between them; it pulls her towards him and she can’t allow herself to give into it.
“I know I’m right! Goddammit!” She paces around, trying to work out some of the anger that’s bubbling up inside of her. She doesn’t usually lash out; she’s not that kind of person; she’s used to being the calm, collected one. That’s why her professors say she’ll make such a good counselor. But Ray seems to manage to push her buttons. There’s something about him that just flips a switch inside of her and she becomes pure emotion.
“And not that it’s any of your business, but Jared was my boss. That’s it. Nothing happened between us. He’s a friend, nothing more and Taylor, his boyfriend , would probably find it pretty friggin’ hilarious that you think I slept with either of them!” Mia watches as Ray’s expression turns from contrition to embarrassment, as he understands how very wrong he had it all.
“And Woody?” His voice is quiet, undemanding, but his eyes are wary, as if he’s afraid of what she might say.
“It’s Jared’s nickname for Eli. They’ve never really liked each other. Jared used to say that Eli was about as exciting as a plank of wood, hence the nickname.” Mia wraps her arms around herself as the wind picks up. Her anger had been keeping her warm but now that the adrenaline has rushed out of her system she feels frozen to the bone.
“You’re cold. Let’s get you inside.” But Ray doesn’t lead her to the
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