Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

324. Tyson - The 'rat' I

A pack of cigarettes is on the bar counter. I can't remember if it's Rueben's or mine. It wouldn't matter anyway since we smoke the same brand, imported from the UAE or something like that. Ansel was the one who discovered it years ago, and we've never tried another brand since then.

I grab the last cigarette and light it up. In the past week, I barely smoked since we almost finished what Maddox brought us last time. He has a cousin who lives in Abu Dhabi, and he buys them for much less there than we would find here. At the end of the day, everyone wins.

I take a long drag while I send Maddox a message and ask him where the fuck he is and why he hasn't dropped by the farm in the past few days or why he wasn't at the meeting while I wait for Rueben to finish with his meltdown. Rueben calls the bartender while waving a fifty-dollar bill. "Another round for my brother and I."

Only when he is drunk does Rueben call me brother. Truth be told, I never wanted siblings. I was fine on my own doing my shit. But having a brother is not that bad. Rueben has been there for me when I needed him the most. "I think you had enough for tonight. We should go home. Olivia must be dead worried. She is probably waiting for us on the porch." If Rueben believes the load of crap I'm throwing at him, it would be a miracle.

The bartender gives us the two glasses Rueben asked for. Rueben grabs his whiskey and snorts before throwing his head back and gulping down everything. When the glass is empty, he forcefully puts it on the bar counter. "She doesn't give a shit about you and me. She has no problem sucking and riding the others, but when it comes to us, she either ignores us or humiliates us in front of the entire Blood Lodge. I shouldn't have gotten on my knees and..." He shudders. It's not like someone held a gun at his temple and forced him to lick the cum from the floor. "How the fuck am I supposed to face everyone now?"

"Who cares about what others say?"

"For fuck's sake, I have a reputation to protect. As a Lord, I shouldn't have let her walk all over me like that. I should have done to Olivia what Reyes and his blood-brothers did to their woman."

Rumors of how Alekos, Reyes, and Stefan treated their wife are still a hot topic at the Blood Lodge. From the little I know about their wife, she never went through what Olivia did. If we treat our bonded like crap, that will be the end of her. She needs love, not more abuse.

I would love nothing more than to bend her over my desk, spank her ass bright red for how dirty she played Rueben and me, then fuck her with all I have, and when I'm done with her, let Rueben do the same. A good fuck will calm him down. Rueben asks for another drink for himself.

of a woman. Well, not any woman, but our hellstar. "She is hurting. You

have my shit together. I fucking tried to be good to her,

"Like what?" If he says some crazy shit

mouth of hers in the middle of the Blood Lodge and fill it with cum, then do the same with her other holes.

can try that, but he might end up humiliated once more. Olivia finally knows her worth, and she is not afraid

glass, I say, "When you

bitterly. "I don't need you or anyone else to babysit my ass." "Talking about asses, we should drag ours home." I get up from the bar stool.

fucking tired; I want to get in my bed and sleep. Force might not be the answer, but I might convince him in

catches Rueben's attention.

the collar of my coat tight around my neck. Olivia loves winter. I never understood why someone could like cold. Rueben shoves his hands in his pockets. He hates the cold as much as I do. "You shouldn't have left without your coat,"

is colder. Remember the mission

forget? The coldest place I

many missions. The Dukes in Europe were trying to control the continent, and we were sent to stop them. Finding the Patriarchs wasn't easy, especially when they went

me think of something. "Do you think Carlos is somewhere in

fast reply leads me to believe he thought about Carlos' hiding spot a lot. "Nah. He's too much of a narcissist to leave others in charge of the Celestial Heaven." "There are many others across

"But he doesn't have

him. When he first became a Duke, he was

next to us, startling us. My hand