Nash(24)

“We’ll give him everything he’s earned.” Lash stared at Sophia knowing jealousy could help them bring his brother back. This woman had given his brother a reason to be better. He’d seen the love in Edward’s eyes when she came into their world all those months ago. If it was up to his brother, the men who put the marks on her face would be dead.

“You’ve got a plan?” Zero asked.

“Yeah. He’s not going to like it, but I think it could help.”

“Why do I feel I’m not going to like it?” Sophia asked.

“Because you’re not. I’m going to need you to be strong through this.” Lash waited for her confirmation.

“I will. I can do this. Nash, I mean, Edward, has always been there for me when he didn’t have to be. I owe him this.”

“He’s jealous around you, Sophia. When you kissed Zero, he was angry. He wanted to hurt him. I need you to make him jealous and to make him want to fight.”

Sophia started laughing. “You really think making Edward jealous is the key to waking him up. To keeping him alive and free from drugs?”

“By having the other Skulls here he’ll see them with you. I’ll let them all know it’s just an act. You don’t have to fuck any of them to get me what I want. You’ll make sure Edward is nothing on the drugs.” Lash caught her face in his hands. “Do you want my brother and I don’t mean as a friend?”

“Yes.” The word was a mere whisper, but he caught it.

“Then you need to make him believe he’s got a shot with you. All Edward has ever wanted is you. Kate was a means to be with you.”

“You’re reaching,” Sophia said.

“I’m not. Give him the idea you two could be together. Don’t bring your insecurities into this. Be the woman you want to be, and then Edward will fight this.”

They were all silent for a moment.

“Okay, fine, I’ll do this, but you better make sure all of your men know I’m not fair game.”

Sophia pushed past him heading toward the other room.

“You’re being serious about this?” Zero asked.

“What’s the matter? Afraid you can’t handle it?”

“I can handle anything the club throws at me. I just hope Sophia can handle Edward. This is going to be a tough couple of weeks.”

Lash nodded. “You can flirt, kiss, even stroke her, but don’t go too far. Sophia is taken.”

Zero held his hands up. “I wouldn’t cause any harm.”

“I saw the way you were looking at her. Don’t.”

While Edward was still in the club, even barely, Lash was going to look out for his brother and protect what was his, even his woman.





Chapter Six

Sophia watched as Edward shook on the mattress. Lash had left a couple of hours ago, and Zero was sat beside her. The biker had taken the first night watch with her. She’d never seen Edward like this. Leaning forward onto her knees she fought the urge to go to him. Lash had forbidden any comfort. It was horrid, and she hated not comforting him.

“Are you all right?” Zero asked.

While she watched the man on the mattress, she felt his eyes on her.

“I’m fine. I’ve got to be fine. This is all I’ve got left to do. Lash has seen to that.”

“Do you really think you can walk away after this?”

“I don’t know.” She turned to look at him. “I’ve got to take Lash’s opinion that we can fix Edward and that he wants me. Last time I checked the world doesn’t work that way.”

Running fingers through her hair she stood up heading toward the stove. She poured some milk into a pan.

“I’ll have a hot chocolate,” Zero said.

She went about making them both a hot chocolate.

“I saw Nash, not Edward, with Kate. He couldn’t stand her half the time, but whenever that woman mentioned she needed to go home and if someone would give her a ride, he was always there. No one was allowed to take her home but him.”

Stirring the chocolate into the milk she stared straight ahead of her. “What are you trying to say?”

“He was getting there to be with you. When you came to the club that day badly bruised, he was beside himself. You’re everything to him, Sophia.” She turned and handed him the cup of hot chocolate. “You may not think it, but I know you can get him through this.”

“What if this radical detox doesn’t work? We don’t even know why he got addicted in the first place.”

“We’re getting the drugs out of his system, and then we’re going to see about everything else. Lash won’t go easy on his brother.”