Page 50 of The Saviors: Part One

“Same goes for me. I can’t be mad about the lies when I lied too.”

“No biggie, Gorgeous. We’ll figure this out.”

They each give me a chaste kiss before leaving the room. I shut it behind them and slide down it until my ass hits the floor. There’s no stopping the sobs from tearing out of me. It’s not everyday that you come face to face with the guys you were secretly in love with for years.

Ones that didn’t give a shit about you in the end.

Chapter15

Cole

Nothing shocks me anymore. Two of your best friends dating the same girl? No problem. That girl being the same girl you’ve pined over forsixfucking years? That shocks me. I’m pretty sure my heart is still at the house with her, where it’s always been.

No one has said a word since we got back to the house. Axel is debriefing with Ari in the office. I can’t take the silence anymore.

“Chelsea?” I ask.

Sean shoots me a glare. “Don’t talk to me about her. I can’t believe that’s the girl you dumbasses left behind.”

“You know we had our reasons.” I don’t know why I’m defending myself. Even I know they’re bullshit.

“Stupid fucking reasons,” Sean grits out. Kai won’t even look me in the eye.Fuck me, this is bad.

Ari walks by, giving us a wave on his way to the front door. Axel follows behind him and rounds on Sean. “End it today.”And it just got worse.

“Fuck you, Axel. You don’t tell me how to live my personal life. That’s always been a rule.”

“That was before your private life included Chelsea!” Axel bellows so loud that I wince.

Sean explodes off the couch, hands balled into fists. “You don’t get to talk to me about her either. You left to protect her? All you did was leave her alone. Never taking a second to ask her what she wanted. You left her to become someone’s punch—”

“Sean,” Kai barks, and Sean locks his lips shut.

“No. Finish what you were going to say,” I tell Sean, hoping I don’t know what the end of that sentence is.

Sean shakes his head. “You don’t deserve to know. Let’s wrap this shit up so we can leave.”

“You aren’t going to her house, Sean. You aren’t listening to me. Chelsea is not to be involved in this,” Axel growls.

“She already is!” Sean yells. “She’s a forger. Leaving her obviously didn’t keep her out of the illegal shit.”

“You can get pussy anywhere. Leave her alone.”

I see the second that it’s the wrong thing to say. This exact fight has been brewing for weeks. I was able to stop it earlier, but this time, I don’t have a chance to react.

Sean’s scary ass temper hits its peak, and he tackles Axel by throwing his shoulder into Axel’s midsection, causing them to smash through the glass coffee table. Sean might be smaller, but the boy is fast and stronger than people think. I’ve seen too many people underestimate him and instantly regret it.

Kai and I jump up at the same time. I grab Sean, and Kai grabs Axel. By the time we get them separated, Axel’s nose is bleeding, and Sean’s split lip from Axel’s punch earlier is bleeding again.

Sean shakes my hold off. “I’m fine.” He looks at Axel. “I’m. Done,” he enunciates each word like Axel is slow. “I’ve warned you that I wouldn’t put up with this bullshit. You want to run the team like a fucking tyrant? You can do it without me. You act like you’re the only one that has daddy issues. Look around the room. We all do. I have done everything,everythingyou have ever asked me to do, with no questions asked. But you still treat me like I’m fucking stupid. I care about her, and if you would get your head out of your ass, you would see that. You would see how good she is for Kai and me. I don’t give a fuck who she was to you growing up. She. Is.Ours.” Sean spits blood at Axel’s boot and storms upstairs.

Kai steps up, eyes resigned. “I told you this would happen if you didn’t back off. I owe you my life, but I won’t be your doormat anymore. Sit down and do some soul searching. I’ll be with Sean.”

He walks slowly upstairs, and it doesn’t take long for them to walk back down, bags in hand. They’re dead serious. Fuck, I was worried this would happen. I don’t know what to do. I know Axel is in the wrong. He has been for months, but he’s my life long best friend. No one deserves to be treated the way he’s been treating them, and deep down, Axel’s a great guy. But his dad always fucks with his head. Now throw Chelsea into that mix, and it’s a recipe for disaster. Our family is falling apart in front of me, and I don’t know what to do.

“I’ll be back for my truck tomorrow,” Kai says softly.

“You don’t have to do this,” Axel says.