Obsession (Sons of Judah MC Book 2) by Kathryn Thomas

trouble. Simon was right. Anything he said or did would be used by Ned against him in some way or the other. The man was a snake, and it was better to stay far away from him. Feeling more in control of his emotions, he turned to look at them. There was an exchange of glances between Brandon and Ned, some kind of a silent communication that he didn’t understand. For a moment, he was taken aback by it. After all, Brandon was his boss. His loyalty should be towards Marco, but then Ned was needed, and everyone damn-well knew it.
     
    “I should go. This is not the time or the place for this conversation, and in any case, this is my personal business.”
     
    “It’s my personal business, actually. You’re the one who is interfering in my life.”
     
    He ignored Ned’s attempt to goad him. “I’ll take off.”
     
    Brandon didn’t say anything. Marco was sure that he would get the entire dirt from Ned after Marco left the building, but there wasn’t much he could do about it. He exchanged a glance with Simon who was looking miserable. At least his friend was in his corner. That was something he could count on. Marco walked out and made his way out of the building. He walked all the way to Stacy’s apartment. They didn’t have a plan to meet tonight, but she’d given him a key to her apartment just the night before, and he intended to use it. If she wasn’t around, he would lounge about and wait for her. Their relationship was moving at a breakneck speed. Already, they had exchanged keys, and he was sure the day wasn’t far when they would live together. A few weeks ago, he couldn’t have imagined that one day he would meet a woman who would matter so much, but now he couldn’t imagine a life without her.
     
    She was important.
     
    She mattered.
     
    And there wasn’t a damn thing Ned or anyone could do to drive them apart. He wouldn’t allow them to have their way. If it ever came to that, he would choose Stacy over the Sons of Judah any day. In any case, he wasn’t happy with the choices Brandon had been making lately. Maybe this was the perfect time to step away and do something else.
     
    Just as he reached her building, his cell phone rang. It was Simon. After a brief moment of pause, Marco picked up the phone. After all, Simon didn’t do anything to hurt him. Instead, he stopped Marco from making a bigger fool of himself. “Hi.”
     
    “Dude, what the hell is going on?”
     
    Marco took a deep breath. Although this was his personal business, he was now sure that he would have to discuss it. Ned would force him to do so. If he didn’t talk to people about it, they would only hear one version—and that would be Ned’s. He would have to tell his side of the story. “I’m in love with Stacy. Yes, she was married to Ned and I met her at his house after the divorce. They weren’t even married when we met the first time. I don’t think he gives a shit about her. You know the kind of guy he is, and he hasn’t been faithful to a single woman for as long as we’ve known him.”
     
    “But he claims that he was resolving his differences with her when you stepped in.”
     
    “Bullshit.” His blood boiled at Ned’s blatant lies. The man had no ethics, no morals. He was definitely a swine. “Someone should ask Stacy. She isn’t even remotely interested in going back to him.”
     
    “Not according to him. He claims that you’ve frightened her with threats. Apparently, you’ve told her that you would change the geography of her face if she even thinks about breaking up with you. He says that she would love to get rid of you, but you’re making it hard for her.”
     
    Marco couldn’t stop the laughter that sputtered out of his mouth. “You’ve known me for how long?”
     
    “Five years now. And I bloody well know that it’s not your style to force women to stay with you. For God’s sake, you’ve never had problem getting a new one if one left, and in any case, they don’t leave you.