WOLF: An Evil Dead MC Story (The Evil Dead MC Series Book 4) by Nicole James Page A

in her hand. It was a pregnancy test. Her brow rose. “You keep these in stock?”
    Shannon shrugged and admitted a little shyly, “Crash and I have been trying.”
    “You have?” Angel squealed, excitedly.
    “No luck yet.”
    After Crystal peed on the stick, they all stood around staring at it for three minutes watching the little plus sign form, until it couldn’t be denied. It was positive. Crystal felt the room spin.
    “I think I need to sit down.” They guided her over to the couch. Shannon got her a bottle of water, and she sipped on it and again thought about the shots she did last night.
    “So who’s the father?” Angel asked softly.
    Shannon sat down next to her and took her hand. “Is it Wolf?” When she didn’t answer Shannon pressed, “Shane?”
    She’d had her period since the one time she’d been with Shane. But Wolf had been with her one night last month. No, wait, twice.
    Oh, God.
    “I haven’t been with Shane.”
    Shannon frowned. “You haven’t? I thought…”
    She shook her head. “A couple of months ago. Once. But not since then. It can’t be his. There’s just been…”
    “Wolf?” Angel’s face was soft with sympathy as she prodded.
    “Yes.”
    Shannon and Angel exchanged a look.
    Crystal felt the blood drain from her face. “What am I going to do?”
    “You should tell him,” Shannon advised.
    Crystal shook her head. “No. I can’t. He’ll be so pissed.”
    “No, he won’t,” Angel insisted, frowning. “Why do you say that?”
    “He doesn’t want a kid.”
    Shannon cocked her head. “How do you know that? Have you asked him?”
    “No, but…”
    “Men don’t know what they want until you give it to them,” Angel advised.
    “Oh, really? Is that how it goes?” Crystal asked with a smirk.
    Angel smiled. “Kind of.”
    “Are you afraid Wolf won’t step up?” Shannon asked hesitantly.
    “I don’t want him if it’s that way,” Crystal replied with conviction. The last thing she wanted was a man that resented her or that was with her because he felt trapped into it. She finished the water and set it down. “Promise me this is between us. You can’t tell Cole or Crash. Promise me.” She searched both their faces.
    Shannon nodded. “All right. I promise.”
    Angel squeezed her hand, looking meaningfully into her eyes. “Take some time to get used to the idea yourself. You don’t have to share the news with him right away, or decide anything yet, but no matter what you decide, he needs to know.”
    Crystal just stared at her. If anyone knew about that, it was Angel.
    “Crystal, you know how things went down with Cole and I. He was so upset that I’d kept it from him. And now look at how happy we are.”
    Crystal nodded. “But that’s you and Cole. Wolf…he’s…”
    “He’s what?”
    “He’s always been so adamant right from the start that he wasn’t looking for an ol’ lady.”
    “You think Cole didn’t say the same thing to me?”
    Shannon smiled. “I think Crash may have said about the same thing to me, too.”
    “See?” Angel insisted.
    Crystal managed a tremulous smile. Her friends meant well. And in their cases, things had worked out. And she was glad for them. But she and Wolf were a different story. They had such a complicated relationship as it was, if you could even call what they had a relationship . And now to add this to it? She couldn’t even imagine what Wolf’s reaction would be. He was such a hard man to figure out. He took the term complicated to a whole other level.
    On one hand, he didn’t want to be tied down. No strings. That had been his requirement from the very start. Yet, at the same time, he was so territorial and possessive of her. Hell, when they first met, he’d made sure the rest of his brothers knew to back off her.
    She nodded, more to reassure her friends than anything else.

 
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER THREE
     
     
    Crystal was at the clubhouse, behind the bar slinging drinks for the club’s