Twisted Steel: An MC Anthology: Second Edition by Elizabeth Knox (top 5 ebook reader txt) 📕

“It’s not your mother’s fault.”

“What is? This is ridiculous. I’m not a child anymore.” This time, I lock my furious glare on Snake who’s moving toward Mom. His arm wraps around her, and he pulls her close. I’ve seen them together over the years, but I’ve never seen so much affection pass between the two.

“Darling,” Mom starts, lifting her hazel eyes to mine. “Snake is your real dad.” The confession is stilted, heavy, filled with foreboding and pain, yet nothing could have prepared me for what she said.

“What?”

“I wanted to tell you over the years, but when Roderick wanted to step in, and he loved your mother so much, I took a back seat, thinking it was best for you.”

“You gave me up without a care?” I question, shock twisting around my words as I voice them. “You didn’t want me?”

“Oh, I wanted you all right,” Snake tells me, and I can see the honesty flickering in his stare. “It’s your mom who loved Rod more than she wanted me in her life. I wasn’t exactly marriage material at the time. Young and stupid, more concerned with the club. Until you arrived. I stayed in your life, watching you grow, even though I knew I may never get the chance to tell you the truth.”

This causes my gaze to flick back to my mother. “And this is what you agreed to?”

“Darling, I just wanted you to have a family and Snake didn’t want to get married.” Her imploring tone doesn’t make me feel better. It only makes me angrier.

“A family? A fake family. So, if Dad didn’t want to tell me, what would you have done? Kept lying to me?” My words are poison as they fall from my tongue, and the flinch in my mother’s expression confirms I’ve hurt her, but right now I can’t bring myself to care.

Mom’s hair sways against her back as she shakes her head quickly. “I didn’t mean—”

“You didn’t mean for me to find out. After all the shit you gave me for wanting to be with Rogue, to be there when he woke up and make sure he was okay, you were the one who had kept secrets that could bring us all down as a family. Why did Dad leave?” I ask as soon as the thought comes to mind. He must’ve decided to tell me and Mom said no. The guilt in her gaze is confirmation of what I’d been thinking. “You told him to leave. Didn’t you?”

“I didn’t ask him to leave. I . . . I just needed him to understand that you would be hurt.”

“Of course, I would be hurt!” The words are so loud, bouncing off the walls that surround us, and it feels as if they’re closing in on me. My lungs struggle to pull in air, and when Snake moves toward me, my hand shoots out to stop him. “No. No. I don’t need this. I don’t want this.”

Spinning on my heel, I make it to the door before I hear my name. “Trinity.” My mother’s voice breaks. I’ve seen her cry once, when Dad left. And the next day, she was fine, as if nothing had happened.

Glancing at her from over my shoulder, I lock my gaze on hers. “Did you ever love him?”

Her mouth falls open, and she nods as tears stream down her cheeks. “Of course, I loved him. I wouldn’t have spent eighteen years with your dad.”

“You mean the man you lied to me about, telling me he was my father when he wasn’t. And you.” I point at Snake. “You could’ve come to me. You could’ve told me.”

“I know.” The only honest response I’ve heard tonight.

Nodding, I pull open the front door and step out of the house. “Don’t come see me. Don’t contact me. I need time.”

“Trinity, please,” Mom pleads, but I shake my head.

“No, there is no need for me to give you anything right now. Like I said, I need time. I need space. And if you force this,” I tell her, finding confidence in my heartbreak. “I won’t come back.” The promise is ice cold and confident. Shutting the door behind me, I run. My feet carry me next door, and I find Breaker and Rogue in the living room, Rogue lounging on the sofa as Breaker sets down two mugs of hot chocolate.

“What’s wrong?” Break and Rogue ask at the same time.

My gaze flicks between them before I respond, “I need a place to stay.”

“Our home is yours,” Breaker promises. “Come, sit. I’ll make another mug. You can have this one.” I never pictured a big bad biker drinking a candied treat, but he does, and I can’t help but smile through my tears.

“Come here,” Rogue says, pulling me into the crook of his body, and I nestle into the warmth of his hold. “No need to talk. Just stay.” And I know that this isn’t over. Our story is only beginning, and mine may just be heading for a cliff before I find an ending.

This may not be the end to Rogue and Trinity’s journey, but I hope you enjoyed it. Keep an eye out for their full length novel coming early 2022!

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Dani is a USA Today Bestselling Author of a dark and deviant romance. She lives in the picturesque city of Cape Town where wine is plenty, and the views are spectacular. She's also a proud member of the Romance Writer's Organization of South Africa (ROSA). When she's not writing, she can be found binge-watching the latest TV series, or working on graphic design. She has a healthy addiction to reading, tattoos, coffee, and ice cream.

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