Grayson
Stopping the bike I climb off, and walk into the club. Ashton and Emmet follow me. I watch as Big Bear looks up at us, and waves us through. Walking around the bar we go into the office and sit.
“All good. No major issues, and nothing to point out.” He states and hands us the sheets, I pass them to Ashton and he flicks through the numbers.
“We might have a new barmaid for you, one who actually uses bikes.” I look at him and his head shakes. He won’t like it, but it needs to be done.
“No, I get it is your place and shit, but no. We don’t need to replace the barmaid, she is fine.”
I laugh at his words. “Fine? Last time we were in here she couldn’t handle the customers, a woman with more balls would be better.” I have seen this Ava a few times and the last time she struggled to control the guys. She needs more control, dominance, dare I say it fucking confidence
“Well, it isn’t an issue anymore. I’m here more to help out, and her friend isn’t afraid to kick asses either.” I look up interested. Ava has no friends, I came to learn that quickly.
“Raven showed up about a week ago. Dances at the Skinsteel. Ava had issues and I was ready to go out and sort it and Raven had. Look, I promised her father to look after her, I keep my promises, and she stays. You want to bring in a random, do it but she stays.” He faces me.
I nod, admiring that he is standing up to us. Stupid maybe, but I get it, she’s like family.
“All good.” Ashton slams the papers down on the desk. “Let’s have a drink and watch for a bit.” Ashton stands and I agree. I need to see how customers are behaving. I need to spend some time watching and seeing if anyone is acting up. Walking through we sit at the table. I watch as Big Bear whispers in Ava’s ear. She smiles and nods. A moment later she carries our drinks over to us before going back to the bar. She had a slight bit more confidence, for a change her eyes didn’t stick to the floor as she walked to us.
An hour passes and I watch as Ava works, she seems more confident, and that helps. Her smile widens, and I look around the booth to see the woman walk in. Shit, she is hot. I stare and watch as she talks with Ava. A while passes as they talk and Ava dances slightly. It’s a side I hadn’t seen and clearly, it is down to this Raven. It’s now a battle, do I wait and see if she changes more, or just go ahead and remove her?
I hear a laugh and look at the guys. They aren’t from here, no doubt hopping from town to town. Some do it.
“I was expecting leather, and biker chick, not a flabby dyke.” I watch my brothers turn as they hear it. Clearly, Ava and her friend haven’t. I shake my head at my brothers, we’re not getting involved. Sure I want to, but we can’t break a guy’s fingers for words. Okay, I could, it’s a lack of respect, but I won’t.
“Disgusting, I’m surprised she can get clothes to fit.” I see Ava freeze and hate build in Raven’s eyes, she heard that. I smile, I want to see what happens. So I won’t get involved. I watch Ava stop Raven, whispering something to her. Raven simply nods and stands, and I watch her dancing, my eyes unable to leave her body as she swings her hips while on the bar, unfastening a button. I watch her dance with Ava and move to the table where the guys are. They are dumb, I might be enjoying her body move, but I’m watching, noticing. She wouldn’t get so close to me so easily.
My eyes stay on Raven and I watch her dancing on their table and throwing a drink into the face of the guy who had called Ava names.
“Call her names again and it will be the glass thrown in your face next time.” Raven glares at him and I watch him reach for her, I get ready to move and watch her duck his hit, and grab him, his head slamming down on the tables between her thighs. Hell, he’s lucky, so many men would want to be in that position.
“Touch me and you lose your fucking fingers! Pervert!” Raven pushes him back and they run out, my body relaxes, and she can fight for herself.
“Raven!” I look at Ava as she complains, Raven spins on the table to face her.
“Don’t, he deserved more, I didn’t hit him.” She isn’t wrong. She jumps from the table and continues to dance, and I see Ava smiling and relaxing again. Raven stands on the bar dancing, slowly unfastening her top. She’s wild, I move and adjust my jeans. I watch the song finish and she jumps down and hugging Ava. We’re silent, it’s a new person in the city, and by the sounds of it, she’s staying.
“Raven.” I hear Big Bear and look at him.
“They called her disgusting, I was teaching them manors.” I smile at Raven’s words.
Big Bear chuckles. “I wasn’t going to tell you off. I was going to say thank you, you saved me a job I heard from the office on CCTV, so thanks. You’re late for work though.” I watch her jump up and rush, clearly, she forgot work, so I guess a trip there will be good as well.
I watch as Big Bear walks to us.
“Look, for now, I will agree. She has changed, but she has a long way to go. Make her aware. You have a month and if there aren’t significant changes she is gone.” He nods without answering and walks off.
“Skinsteel?” Ashton looks at me. Clearly all too eager to see Raven again.
“No, we need to call into the bar next to it first.” I stand and they follow, getting on the bikes we make our way to Skinsteel. Walking to the bar next to it I watch as Darren looks at us shocked.
“Wasn’t expecting you.” Why do I feel like this is where we find he has hidden something?
“Well, we’re here, let’s go through.” I walk to his office with Ashton and Emmet following. Sitting down I watch and wait then reach out my hand waiting.
“Look, I need twenty-four hours, I haven’t done it.” And there it is. As soon as he saw us I knew he had done something.
“Darren, they should be up to date constantly, we need the numbers now.” I turn to Emmet. “Check the stock.”
He walks to the safe putting in the code, Darren stands quickly.
“Fine, okay, fine!” He shouts and we all look at him waiting.
“Waiting, Darren.”
“I have the numbers, but I lost some stock. I will pay for it out of my own money!” He screams as Ashton stands walking towards him.
“How much? You’re meant to manage this place Darrem, that includes the drugs, and sales. So, how much did you fucking lose?”
“Twenty grand.” I stare at him, I thought he was going to say something small. That he would have taken a bit to party with while we were gone, but twenty fucking grand?
“You have forty-eight to get the cash or the drugs. You’re no longer trusted so consider yourself without a job after those forty-eight hours.” I stand and walk out with my brothers following. I don’t stop, I walk straight into Skinsteel, and we sit.
This place we own the land it’s on, so the only involvement we have is that the lovely Alexa sends us a percentage of takings every month. We don’t get involved in the business, she can do as she likes here. We spend the night watching the dancers, but really I don’t, I just watch Raven.
“I could fuck her all day.” I laugh at Ashton’s words.
“All day? Ashton, you wouldn’t survive an hour with her.” I joke but he takes it like a big boy and laughs.
“Are you saying you wouldn’t?” He looks at me and Emmett.
“I don’t need to stick my dick in her or any other woman, I have Ellie.” She does the job. They both laugh and I watch as Raven climbs onto the table in front of us, dancing around the pole. I see her kneeling and lying backwards. Her hips grind so the pole rubs between her legs and fuck it’s hot.
“Yeah, you want to.” I hear Emmet and laugh.
“Want, maybe, don’t need to though.” Maybe I do need to? I watch her dance away from us. I think I need to, but that, well, that is a weakness, I don’t do what I need, what I want yes, not need.
“Party?” Ashton smiles.
“Yeah, bring some stuff to sell. Then back home and maybe see mother dearest.” I love her, but she is blind and dumb.
“Is Dave still around?” Emmett looks at me.
“Yeah, I called in briefly. Mum was working, he was, well sat back like a slob.” I can’t do much, I run away a lot of men but my mother just brings home more. Her quest to find love leads her to bring back men who just want the cash.
One day she will learn. Granted, Dave at least hasn’t hit her, so for now, I will let the devil stay. The party is nothing special, sitting we talk and people come to us about business. I keep my eyes on everyone and everything. I don’t relax, I keep watching for movements, and signs. Ellie sits on my knee as I talk to people. I see a crowd forming and look up from my phone, my eyes going to Raven.
“She likes to play.” Emmett nudges me, and I watch her and the guy. I admire her body as she stands and he throws the daggers. She has a long way to go to beat him. I hold back the laugh at the terror on his face as she directs him to place his hands on his head. If she aims for there I don’t blame him.
I watch the speed at which she throws the daggers. “Fuck.” That is hot, I have to admit it. I stare at all three daggers between his legs. She can aim. No, I don’t do what I need, I don’t give in to what I need.
“That woman.” Ashton grins.
“Not happening Ashton, she won’t even look your way. You’re too pretty.” Myself and Emmett laugh.
“She would. If I wanted to.” He says that yet he is clearly interested, and something tells me she won’t fuck him, I watch her walk off with the Jasper guy.
Sitting I do more business and at some point, Ashton and Emmett disappear upstairs. After So long they return, and all I can still see is Raven, her dancing, her throwing the daggers, her beating the guy in the club.
Standing I keep my arms around Ellie and walk upstairs, stepping into the bathroom I point down, and watch as she kneels for me. We don’t talk, I just close my eyes and let my head fall back from the pleasure her mouth gives me.
She’s going too slow and soft though, grasping her hair I move my hips fucking her mouth while groaning and hearing her gag. With a final thrust, I bury myself deep in her throat and come.
I pull her back and begin sorting my clothes out leaving her in the bathroom. Anything at the parties is quick, I can’t be gone too long.
I join my brothers back on the sofa, my eyes instantly taking in where everyone is.
“Word is, Ellie been on your knee all night is making her a target.” I turn to Emmett. “Just what’s been said, so careful Grayson.” I nod, of course, she is a target, any woman is a target or any woman who can’t fight anyway.
A moment later Ellie comes through and sits on my knee, I move and bounce her off so she falls to the floor, her eyes widening. Turning away from her I ignore her, it’s for her own good, people will now think she was nothing more than a fuck. She won’t get dragged into this life and hurt.
“Home.” I can’t be arsed tonight, that just killed everything. Standing I get ready and they follow.
Walking in I don’t bother with anything, I go straight to my room, closing and locking the door. It’s a habit, when they were younger I would come in, lock the door, wash the blood away, so they never saw. I sit at the desk, slowly drawing, after an hour I stop and realise I have drawn Raven, what the fuck?
RavenLast night was a good night, in the sense I had no nightmares. I need to get some new clothes, as much as I hate spending money as it delays me moving out, I need new clothes. After stepping from the shower I grab my clothes. Putting on the bralet and thong I walk out of my bathroom to my bedroom. As I turn to put music on I scream, jumping back and throwing everything in my reach at the fucking spider.Hell if there is one thing I fear, it’s fucking spiders. They are my kryptonite, after the devil himself laughed in my face, I fear these fuckers more. The door slams open, and I turn expecting Dave but instead, it’s the Caddel brothers. My calm only lasts a second as I see the spider move out of the corner of my eye and I scream running behind them for protection, my arms gripped onto Grayson.“Erm, what the fuck?” He looks at me confused.“It’s a fucking spider! A big one.” I point towards it and hear one of them laugh, I watch who I believe is Emmett walk into the room and cap
EmmettWe watch Raven leave, and we walk through to our mother. She looks happy, stupidly fucking happy.“Mother.” Grayson walks in and sits at the table.“Grayson, look after her please.” Our mother looks at him and he stares shocked.“She’s not a child, she can babysit herself.” He looks at her annoyed.“That may be, however, something tells me there is more beneath the surface and she hides it well. There is only so long that booze and sex can hide those things though. I can see it in her eyes.”Those things? We all look at her confused and she smiles.“It isn’t my place, and to be fair I only know because her father left out some things about her. You boys be nice to her, I mean it.” Her words are stern. Shit, she does like Raven, I want to laugh, as in reality, Raven is someone who doesn’t belong near us.“Sure, for a month then they will be gone,” Grayson states and I groan, here we go again. Why can’t he keep it shut around our mother?“Don’t Grayson! Dave is a nice man.”“Nice
RavenI wait until I hear all three doors close then walk out and grab a bottle of vodka, going back to my room I drink until I pass out, hoping that it blocks the nightmares. It seems to, as when I wake the sun is up and my body hurts. So I slept for a while then.Stripping off my clothes I walk to the bathroom and shower. My mind on last night, the brothers now know my secrets, or at least know I have some. That needs to be the end of it, I can’t have anyone else finding out the truth.I made mistakes, I know I did, and I will forever carry around the guilt and darkness that those mistakes caused. The death will cling to my back and never release its grip. Getting dressed my mind is still replaying everything and I feel sick, I can almost see and smell the blood. I can’t drink yet, not enough to drown it out anyway. So, dancing will have to do. The music fills the room, ‘Foreplay’ by Shensea the soundtrack I opt to dance to.I learnt quickly, that dancing is great, but often the lyr
AshtonAfter Raven ran, and quickly I might add we didn’t speak for a while. It’s clear whatever happened in her past haunts her and she isn’t willing to open up about it.Grayson is adamant we don’t go digging, even if we got answers. Apparently, it’s immoral and wrong, even if we could possibly help after.So, we will wait, either our mother will tell us with time or Raven. He seems to weaken for Raven, sure he gives her the cold shoulder, but had that been anyone else, we would have her past in our hands to know everything about her.“We need to leave.” I look up confused by Grayson’s tone.“You mean leave, leave right?” Fuck, we just got home a few days ago after sorting issues out.“Only for a night or two. Mark has had issues at that club. We will get there sort it, sleep there and finish up tomorrow hopefully.” He stands and waits. We have bars and clubs in other cities.“What about Raven?” I don’t like leaving her alone with her dad.“What about her Ashton? She’s not a fucking
RavenWalking in, I throw down my keys, my hand reaching up and swinging the cupboard open. Pausing, I stand confused, where did the alcohol go? The cupboard was full. Moving, I search the fridge, but it’s the same, empty of any alcohol.“Raven.” I turn and face Dave. “You won’t find anything in there.”“What? Why are you here?”“I have watched Raven, every night you come back drunk, barely able to walk. It ends now.” I laugh at his words.“You can’t stop me! I’m doing nothing wrong!” It’s not like I’m an angry drunk or a drunk who throws up down themselves.“Raven, look at you. Make no wonder why things went bad if this is how you acted. It stops now, I don’t care what I have to do.” He grabs my keys and walks to the door. He thinks things went bad because I drank? He has no fucking idea.“So what? You’re going to follow me around and make sure I don’t drink? You can’t follow me for life!” I scream and watch him walk out and lock the door, wait, no!“I won’t be unlocking the door, Ra
GraysonI walk out to the door, unlocking it I step into my mother’s side of the house. I hear her voice and walk towards it, as I step in she looks at me confused and shocked. Yeah, I don’t unlock that fucking door when she finds a new man.“Grayson.” She looks at me confused and I feel someone tug on me, it’s either Ashton or Emmett but I don’t care. I watch as Dave looks over, a smug look covering his face.“You evil, fucking bastard!” I rage at him, stepping towards him, my mother moves in my way.“Grayson, don’t do this.”“Do what? Do you even know what he did to his own fucking daughter?” I scream and keep my eyes on him.“Only what was needed. As you said, my own daughter, so my choice.”“Grayson!” Turning I look at Emmett. His voice lowers more as he speaks. “Think, remember last time you kicked off at one of her guys? You hit him she will be hurt.” I turn back to look at them, my mum clearly oblivious to everything.“It is her choice. What you did was fucking cruel.” I won’t
RavenI wake for what feels like the tenth thousand time and I’m in Grayson’s arms still. I vaguely remember constantly waking up screaming after the nightmares, Grayson telling me I was fine, and then I was running to the toilet. Last night wasn’t as bad though, I had nightmares twice, but I wasn’t sick. Somehow it wasn’t as bad as the first night.“How do you feel?” He looks at me waiting.How do I feel? “Lost.” That is all I feel right now.“Do you think you could eat, even something small?” He looks at me and I nod. “Okay, I got Ashton to bring in some of your stuff, so if you have the energy, get a shower, change clothes and such.” He points to the chair and walks out.Moving slowly, I get out of bed and walk to the chair, grabbing the things I go into his bathroom. I feel weak, too weak. Getting showered I dry and get dressed, brushing my teeth and hair. I feel more like me, the me before I drank to hide things, and it’s scary.Standing I look in the mirror and fight back the te
AshtonI know she won’t do it. She will make it look like she is but won’t. Walking back through I sit down, and finish my drink. Taking out the phone I hit send on the message and the door opens a moment later. I watch Grayson walk in and sit at the table with me.He knows, poor Emmett has no idea though.“How’s she been?” Grayson looks at me and I smile.“Great! We were just playing some poker, and she ran off for a bit of alone time.” He knows what I mean.“I’m going to my room.” Emmett walks past us.“Why’s he grumpy?” I look at Grayson.“I’ll explain later, so your text was vague, what the hell is going on?” I smile and he stares at me shocked.“What the fuck?” I laugh hearing Emmett shouting.“Do you mind? I’m busy, close the door.” Raven’s replay has us laughing, I watch as Emmett walks through. His eyes come to us as we sit laughing. Shit, she did it?“You’re kidding? You fucking knew?” He stands shocked.“I told her to, it was a dare. To be fair, I thought she would go lie in