<b>Chapter </b>80: <b>Spending the </b>Day with Family


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    I woke up smothered in warmth. Like usual. Today it didn’t annoy me though. I wasn’t nervous. I wasn’t anxious. I didn’t beat myself up or immediately put up my walls.


    I was simply just happy. Happy that Karma stayed all night and thatst night was real. He cared about me in ways that seemed foreign yet natural. He kept his promise about not looking at my back. He managed to make me feel like the only girl in the world, and it felt so great. I’d never felt that way before.


    And to think he stayed all night regardless of the fact that we were in my childhood bedroom. That, and obviously someone else joined us. I know that, because this heat ising from all around. This bed is a little smaller than the one I have at the clubhouse. I’m definitely surrounded by two people.


    Slowly, I blinked my eyes open until they adjusted to the light shining in. I smiled at Havoc who was sleeping in front of me. He was on his side, facing me and fast asleep. His full lips were parted. I had to fight the urge to feel his short beard. It’s definitely growing into a good one. Karma had more stubble than he usually does yesterday too.


    I’m surprised that Havoc joined us though. I would have guessed either of the other two first. Maybe he came homest night at some point and saw me and Karma. Or maybe Karma saw him and ordered him to get into bed with us.


    Havoc’s blonde hair was hanging over his face and I reached up to gently push it back. The conversation from yesterday with Mom and Tusk filtered through my brain for the millionth time. They sent me back to Daniel without the other club members knowing. Granted, they didn’t know what Daniel was doing. I believe that now. At least, I think I do.


    I just don’t understand why they would send me back. I thought they wanted me. They talk about how they never stopped wanting me. Maybe they were scared because Daniel had such a long reach. Maybe they thought I could stick it out for a few more days instead of getting the club in trouble. That would make more sense.


    I want to ask them, but… I’m scared to hear the answer. Part of me is scared that they’ll tell me they knew and never wanted me toe back. It sounds silly to me now, but it was almost reflexive to assume that. Most of me is scared that I won’t believe them.


    It’s so hard to know what to believe. I feel so… messed up in the head. Like, all I know how to do is doubt people and be on edge constantly. I hate it and I have no idea how to get past it.


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    But maybe I can try. In my own way. Maybe in a couple of days, I’ll be brave enough to ask questions.


    For now, I want to work on my rtionship with my mom. Because even if the club doesn’t want me, Mom does. I know that I always have her. And <i>now </i>Everly has no chance ofing between us. Mom was devastated when I told them everything. Leaving out some gruesome details only helped so much when I was telling them how I was physically and se.xually assaulted. I know Mom is torn up about it, but now it’s time to move forward. Finally. After all this time… I want to move forward.


    Suddenly, Karma shifted behind me. I was surprised when his arm slid from me, and he carefully sat up. I turned my head to look at him, but he had his back to me as he wiped the sleep from his face. I stared at hisrge back tattoo as he sat there. It’s a cross that takes up the entire middle of his back. There are these swirling intricate designs filling the top half of his broad back. It definitely looks Scottish. I recognize those Celtic style swirls from his father’s tattoos. It’s very beautiful.


    Surprisingly, Karma quietly got up from my bed and went to my bathroom. I really thought that he just had to pee and was going toe back to bed and torture me like he has almost every single morning, but he didn’t. Much to my surprise, Karma just started getting dressed in the clothes he had onst night. He didn’t even notice that I was awake. He picked his shirt up off the ground and that was when I decided to speak up.


    “You’re leaving without my morning orgasm?” I said teasingly.


    Karma’s head snapped in my direction, his emerald eyes colliding with my blue ones.


    “You’re awake,” he muttered.


    “Very observant of you,” I replied sarcastically.


    Karma smiled as he walked over to the bed and sat down.


    “I called church for the officers of the club first thing this mornin‘,” he told me. “We gotta go.”


    “Oh<i>, </i>well, let me make <i>you </i>some coffee before you go,” I said as I sat up.


    Karma blocked my path <i>to </i>get off the bed, but I just climbed over him.


    “You don’t think <i>your </i>mom and Tusk are going to wonder why you’re prancin‘ around in my shirt, makin‘ me and Havoc coffee?” he asked.


    “Nope,” I replied with a shrug. “I already told them what you goons have been up to and how much I’ve been falling for it.”


    “You did?” he asked, surprised.


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    “I didn’t give them details, but yeah, I told them that you guys are all pursuing me. And guess what?” I said, meeting his eyes as I smiled. “They weren’t surprised at all.”


    Karma returned my smile as he pulled me into his arms.


    “You tell them about Havoc too?” he asked.


    “Yeah, but don’t tell him,” I whispered. “I want to make him squirm a little bit. Tusk and Mom agreed already.”


    Karma chuckled as he pressed a gentle kiss to my lips.


    “Go make us coffee if you want, Spark,” he told me. “I’ll wake Havoc.”


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    Something weird is going on.


    Firstly, I’ve spent the whole day by myself. Well, that’s a fat lie. Dev was here to keep an eye on me and I spent the whole day with Mom and Tusk. But none of my guys were around. I didn’t even get a glimpse of them.


    I know Karma said they had church, but when we went to the clubhouse for lunch, church was over. Diesel told me that Karma was in his office, but he wasn’t sure where the others were. I didn’t want to disturb Karma while he was working. I thought I’d see one of them around, but I didn’t.


    That left me to assume they were all working all day. But now it’ste in the evening. None of them have worked thiste before. At least, not all at the same time. Are they really busy or <i>are </i>they ignoring me? Is it because they think I need time with my mom? I appreciate the thought, but they could have said something.


    Freaking id.iots.


    “Should <i>we </i><i>do </i>game night?” Mom asked. “I miss those so much. We used to have a lot of fun.”


    Before I could give her an answer, we heard the front door burst open. We were in the living room, which meant whoever it was needed to walk down the hall a little bit for <i>us </i>to see them. Mom and I shared a confused look and a secondter, a familiar blonde head popped around the corner.


    “Mommy! You’re back!” Everly shouted as she ran to my mom and threw her <i>arms </i><i>around </i><i>her</i>. Mom awkwardly hugged her back while giving me a wide–eyed look over Everly’s shoulder.


    We talked about this today. Mom wanted to know if I wanted to sit down <i>and </i>have a talk with


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    them and Everly. I told her that Everly was never going to change and that I think we <b>should </b>just leave the past where it’s at. I told her that I wanted to move forward, but that didn’t <b>mean </b>I was going to be the same pushover if Everly continued on with her games. They know <b>what </b>she did when I first got here.


    I just wanted to be done with it. Everly wasn’t worth it to me. She was just some little girl who never learned how to grow up. I won’t let her push me around, but I’ve faced worse. I have <b>far </b>worse demons to worry about than Everly and her friends.


    As much as I told Mom and Tusk to leave things be for now, I knew that Tusk wasn’t going to. It didn’t matter what either of us said, and I knew that. Tusk was a great parent and took pride in his children. The sh.it Everly has been pulling is not the daughter he thought he was raising. Whether any of us liked it or not, I was sure they were going to have a serious talk about it at the very least.


    “Oh… Bly’s here too,” Everly said, trying and failing to keep the disgust out of her voice. “Great.”


    I gave her a tight smile.


    “You seem surprised to see me in my own house Everly,” Imented. “How strange.”


    “Just surprised you were willing to talk to Mom,” she replied. “Since you were so against it when you got here. Going on and on about how she didn’t love you and how you thought she was pathetic-”


    “Watch yourself, Everly,” I cut her off, narrowing my eyes. “You know damn well that I was ready to throw down with you and your little friends over my momma before, I sure as hell will again. And I’m a lot healthier this time around too.”


    “Mom! Did you hear that!? She threatened me!” Everly shouted, pouting at Mom while fake tears filled her eyes.


    “Sisters fight,” was all Mom said. I knew she felt ufortable and I hated that. When Mom and Tusk first got together, she was so scared that Tusk’s kids would hate <i>her</i><i>, </i><i>and </i>it <i>would </i>cause tension between them. She struggled to punish them because of it, <i>but </i>Tusk <i>was </i>always quick to have her back. I hate that she feels put in the middle of Everly’s cr.ap.


    “Ev, let’s get one thing clear,” I said as I pulled out a random board game and sat on the floor. “I already warned you that I’m not the same little girl I was. I already told Mom and Tusk all about all <i>your </i>lies growing up. Whether they believe me or not is irrelevant. Want to know why?<b>” </b>I asked as I looked up at her. “Because we’re fu.cking adults who can handle our own sh.it without mommy and daddy.”


    “What’s that supposed to mean?” She spat. “You want to fight me or something?”


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    “I mean, kinda, yeah,” I muttered before shaking my head. “But I’m telling you <b>to </b><b>stop </b><b>putting </b>my mom in the middle of sh.it.” I told her. “This is between me and you. Leave it <b>at </b><b>that</b><b>.</b><b>” </b><fne4bb> The rightful source is FιndNovel</fne4bb>


    “Says the one who went crying to Karma that I apparently imed his patch,” she grumbled, crossing her arms.


    <b>I </b>snorted.


    “Everyone heard you Ev, that had nothing to do with me,” I told her. “You’re just mad because Karma will do anything to make me happy and not you.”


    “So full of yourself,” she spat.


    I just shrugged as I set the game up.


    “Is it being full of myself if it’s true?” I wondered, trying not tough at the look on Everly’s face.


    “You’re just a bully, a big-”


    “Yeah, I am,” I bit out, cutting her off as I gave her an icy look. “I wasn’t before, but then I had to be one. So you better stay out of my way Everly.”


    Everly looked at Mom, who was trying not tough. She looked at me again and threw her arms down as she screamed. Then she turned around and started shouting for Tusk.


    “I’m so happy to see how strong you’ve grown, even though it came at a terrible price,” Mom said softly.


    I grabbed her hand and squeezed.


    “I grow stronger every day Momma, don’t worry about me,” I <i>told </i>her.


    Now just to convince the guys.


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