Page 47 of Entangled With The Hellhound

“Damn, man. I didn’t know I needed to warn you about Christine. I thought her crazy ass was just being, well… crazy. I had no idea about her and fucking Raymond.” I lean against the wall with a heavy exhale.

My crazy ass ex-wife and Roxy’s crazy ass ex-boyfriend are working together, but why?

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Stone

It’s been a full two days since all the shit went down at my house, and I’m still waiting on answers. Roxy is in and out of consciousness, but Caesar says she lost a lot of blood, so it may take a few days for her to completely wake up. However, she will be okay.

When Caesar told me that me that Raymond had stabbed Roxy in an old wound and that’s why it was hard for him to stop the bleeding at first, it made me wish I would’ve killed him. The fact that Raymond was close enough to cause that much harm has the rage building up inside.

We’re just waiting on Raymond to heal enough for me to torture him to death. But unlike Roxy, the motherfucker is still knocked out. I can’t wait to get my hands on him again.

When Roxy groans and her eyes flutter open, I’m right there holding her hand. She gives me a small smile before whispering my name. It’s the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard.

“Hey, little Lamb. How you feelin’?” I swipe the hair from her face softly.

Sassy told me to put a bonnet on her head while she was lying there, but I don’t think she’ll care. What woman is worried about her hair while she’s recovering from an attack?Not my Roxy.

“I told you about that dang nickname, Stone.” Roxy’s voice is raspy, but she still has that little grin on her face, so I know she’s joking.

“I’m so sorry, Lamb. I’m so fuckin’ sorry, baby.” I kiss her lips softly, and she just holds my hand as I try and fail to rid myself of the guilt for not protecting her.

“It’s okay, Stone. None of this shit is on us. This is all Christine and her fucking brother.”

“Brother? Nah, you must be mistaken. I grew up with Christine. She doesn’t have a brother. Hell, she didn’t have any family. She grew up in a group home.” I say, wondering where the hell Christine found a fucking brother. Especially Raymond Frazier.

“I don’t know.” Roxy shrugs and then grimaces. “I just heard her call him brother. Maybe, she was just using slang or something.”

I take in Roxy’s words, but I don’t think that’s it. Christine always wanted a family; that was another reason we got hitched so young. Maybe she looked for her parents after we divorced and found a brother. Whatever the case, I need to know why she turned on me.

Because when it all boils down to it, Raymond got out because he’s snitching. And there’s a reason he joined the Hellhounds out of all the motorcycle clubs in the South.

“Don’t think about that shit anymore, Lamb. It’s done. I’ll take care of you, and you can take my word; neither Christine nor Raymond will be able to hurt you ever again.” I promise. I lean down and kiss her lips once more.

A throat clearing makes me look up. I see Dee standing in the doorway of the medical unit. She’s been by Roxy’s side since I called her and told her what was going on. To say that Dee was shocked was an understatement.

As many times as she’d been to the clubhouse, she’d never come across Raymond. Not even the night that Roxy saw him.

“Hey, cousin. How you feelin’?” Dee sits beside Roxy, and like me, she pushes her hair out of her face.

“You should’ve put a bonnet on her head.” Dee frowns, and I mirror her expression.

“What is with you women and these damned bonnets. Roxy is recovering; she don’t need that shit on her head.”

“See, that’s that white boy shit.” Dee shakes her head disapprovingly. “You had a whole black wife. Didn’t she wear a bonnet? Never mind, that bitch is crazy. Crazy bitches probably don’t protect their hair.” Dee keeps shaking her head, and I roll my eyes.

As far as I’m concerned,Deeis the crazy person. I would ask her if she wears a bonnet, you know since she’s insane. But knowing her lunatic ass, she would try to fight me. And I don’t want to deal with her mouth or beating the fuck outta Crush, so I keep my mouth shut.

My phone beeps, and I look at the notification that Rock called church. I feel both relieved and anxious. Relieved because I know he’s found some answers to the many questions that I have, and anxious because who the fuck knows what those answers will be.

“I gotta go, Lamb. Get some rest, and I’ll be back.” I kiss Roxy once more and stand up from the chair I am sitting in. “Dee, make sure she gets something to eat. Rose made some food.” Dee nods her head, and I leave the unit to head upstairs.

Ace and I enter the conference room at the same time, and all the guys are waiting except for Crush, who I’m shocked isn’t here since Dee is.

“Where’s Crush?” I ask as I look around. When shit like this happens, I like to know where all my teammates are, especially when Rock calls church.

“I sent Crush on an errand. He’ll be back.” Bishop says, and I nod.