Shade's Fall
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She placed her bag in the backseat of her car and was about to get inside when a car swerved into the parking lot. Lily recognized it instantly. Leaving her car door open, she saw Miranda getting out of her car, slamming her door shut before going up the steps to the house.
“Miranda!” Lily yelled, drawing her attention.
Miranda didn’t stop. Lily ran after her, catching her halfway up the steps.
“What’s going on?” Lily asked, taking her arm.
“Don’t you dare talk to me, Lily, after you have lied to my face!” Miranda spat out, trying to pull away from Lily’s grip.
“What have I lied about?” Lily questioned, sincerely confused.
“The whole time I told you that I’ve been worried about Kaley, you knew that she’s been here every day and the weekends, too.”
Lily hadn’t tried to hide that Kaley was here constantly, she just hadn’t volunteered the information, and Miranda had never outright asked for it.
“I knew, but I didn’t want to butt into her private business,” Lily tried to defend herself.
“You’re no friend of mine, Lily. Georgia saw me at the store, telling me that she’s seen her here drunk and doing God knows what, and you didn’t say a thing.”
“I’ve never seen her drunk,” Lily protested.
“Why would I believe you? You’re one of them. Your sister is in there right now. Well, you might not care about your sister, but I do mine.” She rushed up the steps.
Lily didn’t know what to do. Twisting her hands, she now regretted not mentioning to Miranda that Kaley had been there so frequently; however, she had truly believed it was Kaley’s private business.
Lily was relieved when she looked up to see that Miranda had been blocked from entering the house. Several men were standing in front of the door, watching them curiously as Miranda stormed back down the steps.
Lily turned to go, but Miranda took a sharp turn, walking across the hilly yard to the path that led around the house and disappearing around the corner.
Lily wished she hadn’t left her phone in the car; she could have called Beth. Not knowing what else to do, she followed Miranda.
“Miranda!” The woman’s fury made her fast. Lily ran behind her, trying to stop her from making a scene that she would regret, yet she couldn’t catch her. The back door that led into the kitchen was open, so Lily ran in behind the disappearing woman. Several eyes from the family room were turned to the other room where Lily could hear raised voices already.
As she moved further into the house, she had expected to see a party atmosphere, and there was, just not the type she had anticipated. Several of the women were in a state of undress. Kaley was rising up from one of the couches next to Cash. Her top was completely off, her skirt was hiked to her waist and she wasn’t wearing underwear. Her sister had caught them actually having sex in the open. And they hadn’t been the only ones.
Several women were covering themselves, pulling on clothes. Those who did have on clothes were the type Lily had never seen them wearing before.
She was instantly grateful that everyone’s backs were to her as she watched Miranda and Kaley have it out.
“You slut. This would kill Mom if she knew what you were doing,” Miranda screamed at her sister.
“Make sure you run and tell her,” Kaley yelled back.
“How could you fuck someone in front of all these people?” Miranda sounded horrified at her sister.
“Look around you, dumbass. I wasn’t the only one fucking. I was doing it because it felt good. I’ve had more dick in the last two months than I had in five years of marriage and I fucking love it. In fact, you might as well know that I’m joining their club as soon as I finish fucking all the head members.”
“What!?” Miranda screeched.
“That’s how you get in. You have to fuck six of the eight original members. But I plan on fucking them all,” Kaley bragged.
Miranda reached out, smacking her sister across the face as they went into a full-fledged cat fight.
Lily stood frozen, unable to move for a second, unaware that whimpers were escaping her mouth. That was when Razer and Viper came running down the steps with Beth and Winter behind them. Both women looked like they had just thrown their clothes on. Beth was wearing a short skirt and a fringed vest that Lily had never seen before and would never have expected her sister to wear.
Lily wasn’t even aware that all the eyes in the room weren’t on Miranda and Kaley but her. She was too lost in taking in what Kaley had said. She understood Miranda’s shock because she was experiencing it herself. In fact, she was so stunned that she couldn’t even turn away as Jewell began scrambling into her shorts at the same time that Stori was pushing Nickel away, breaking his hold on her bared breasts.
“Lily.” Beth came down the steps, speaking to her sister quietly.
Lily took a step backwards into the kitchen, and the door to her side opened. Evie came to an abrupt stop when she saw Lily. She wasn’t wearing a top and her blue jean shorts had been left unbuttoned. She moved to the side, obviously uncomfortable, and Rider came into view, walking up the steps without a shirt and wearing only his jeans. His hair was wet and his face froze at her expression. He moved to the side and Lily’s eyes met Shade’s. He had changed; his hair was just as wet, but he was dressed.
His face hardened when he saw her pale one and he approached her. Taking a step toward her, Beth was as white as a ghost as Lily backed away from them. They both tried to speak at the same time, but her whimpers of pain wouldn’t let her hear their words.
Lily ran, unable to bear what her mind was telling her.
“Lily!” She heard Shade running after her and Beth’s pleading voice, yet she couldn’t stop. She had to get away.
She flew down the path, almost falling down several times. She sensed that Shade was close to reaching her as she screamed all the way to her car, barely managing to get in, slam the door shut and lock it before she felt him try to open the door. By this point people were coming out of the house to watch the commotion. Beth and Razer pulled Shade back from her car as she thrust it into gear and drove out of the parking lot.
Lily couldn’t go home. She couldn’t face Beth and Razer right now, and she knew they wouldn’t be far behind her. She needed somewhere she could go and think before the panic closed her mind down.
Lily swerved the car as an idea struck her. She knew where she could go. The only place that was left to her.
Chapter 10
Lily picked up her backpack after the professor finished class. It was only the second week into the class, but Lily could tell it wasn’t going to prove a challenge, and she needed a challenge to keep her mind occupied. She honestly wished now that she hadn’t saved all the easy classes for her last semester.
She walked slowly back to her dorm room, becoming tired before she was even halfway there. Taking a seat on one of the benches outside, she watched the carefree students on their way to their classes.
She looked down at the plain brown dress she was wearing. She needed to go shopping for some more clothes. She hadn’t been back to her house since the day she’d left for work at the factory. That night after she had left Beth at The Last Rider club, Lily had driven back to college. She had then sat inside an all-night restaurant on the outskirts of town until her dorm had opened in the morning.
“Miranda!” Lily yelled, drawing her attention.
Miranda didn’t stop. Lily ran after her, catching her halfway up the steps.
“What’s going on?” Lily asked, taking her arm.
“Don’t you dare talk to me, Lily, after you have lied to my face!” Miranda spat out, trying to pull away from Lily’s grip.
“What have I lied about?” Lily questioned, sincerely confused.
“The whole time I told you that I’ve been worried about Kaley, you knew that she’s been here every day and the weekends, too.”
Lily hadn’t tried to hide that Kaley was here constantly, she just hadn’t volunteered the information, and Miranda had never outright asked for it.
“I knew, but I didn’t want to butt into her private business,” Lily tried to defend herself.
“You’re no friend of mine, Lily. Georgia saw me at the store, telling me that she’s seen her here drunk and doing God knows what, and you didn’t say a thing.”
“I’ve never seen her drunk,” Lily protested.
“Why would I believe you? You’re one of them. Your sister is in there right now. Well, you might not care about your sister, but I do mine.” She rushed up the steps.
Lily didn’t know what to do. Twisting her hands, she now regretted not mentioning to Miranda that Kaley had been there so frequently; however, she had truly believed it was Kaley’s private business.
Lily was relieved when she looked up to see that Miranda had been blocked from entering the house. Several men were standing in front of the door, watching them curiously as Miranda stormed back down the steps.
Lily turned to go, but Miranda took a sharp turn, walking across the hilly yard to the path that led around the house and disappearing around the corner.
Lily wished she hadn’t left her phone in the car; she could have called Beth. Not knowing what else to do, she followed Miranda.
“Miranda!” The woman’s fury made her fast. Lily ran behind her, trying to stop her from making a scene that she would regret, yet she couldn’t catch her. The back door that led into the kitchen was open, so Lily ran in behind the disappearing woman. Several eyes from the family room were turned to the other room where Lily could hear raised voices already.
As she moved further into the house, she had expected to see a party atmosphere, and there was, just not the type she had anticipated. Several of the women were in a state of undress. Kaley was rising up from one of the couches next to Cash. Her top was completely off, her skirt was hiked to her waist and she wasn’t wearing underwear. Her sister had caught them actually having sex in the open. And they hadn’t been the only ones.
Several women were covering themselves, pulling on clothes. Those who did have on clothes were the type Lily had never seen them wearing before.
She was instantly grateful that everyone’s backs were to her as she watched Miranda and Kaley have it out.
“You slut. This would kill Mom if she knew what you were doing,” Miranda screamed at her sister.
“Make sure you run and tell her,” Kaley yelled back.
“How could you fuck someone in front of all these people?” Miranda sounded horrified at her sister.
“Look around you, dumbass. I wasn’t the only one fucking. I was doing it because it felt good. I’ve had more dick in the last two months than I had in five years of marriage and I fucking love it. In fact, you might as well know that I’m joining their club as soon as I finish fucking all the head members.”
“What!?” Miranda screeched.
“That’s how you get in. You have to fuck six of the eight original members. But I plan on fucking them all,” Kaley bragged.
Miranda reached out, smacking her sister across the face as they went into a full-fledged cat fight.
Lily stood frozen, unable to move for a second, unaware that whimpers were escaping her mouth. That was when Razer and Viper came running down the steps with Beth and Winter behind them. Both women looked like they had just thrown their clothes on. Beth was wearing a short skirt and a fringed vest that Lily had never seen before and would never have expected her sister to wear.
Lily wasn’t even aware that all the eyes in the room weren’t on Miranda and Kaley but her. She was too lost in taking in what Kaley had said. She understood Miranda’s shock because she was experiencing it herself. In fact, she was so stunned that she couldn’t even turn away as Jewell began scrambling into her shorts at the same time that Stori was pushing Nickel away, breaking his hold on her bared breasts.
“Lily.” Beth came down the steps, speaking to her sister quietly.
Lily took a step backwards into the kitchen, and the door to her side opened. Evie came to an abrupt stop when she saw Lily. She wasn’t wearing a top and her blue jean shorts had been left unbuttoned. She moved to the side, obviously uncomfortable, and Rider came into view, walking up the steps without a shirt and wearing only his jeans. His hair was wet and his face froze at her expression. He moved to the side and Lily’s eyes met Shade’s. He had changed; his hair was just as wet, but he was dressed.
His face hardened when he saw her pale one and he approached her. Taking a step toward her, Beth was as white as a ghost as Lily backed away from them. They both tried to speak at the same time, but her whimpers of pain wouldn’t let her hear their words.
Lily ran, unable to bear what her mind was telling her.
“Lily!” She heard Shade running after her and Beth’s pleading voice, yet she couldn’t stop. She had to get away.
She flew down the path, almost falling down several times. She sensed that Shade was close to reaching her as she screamed all the way to her car, barely managing to get in, slam the door shut and lock it before she felt him try to open the door. By this point people were coming out of the house to watch the commotion. Beth and Razer pulled Shade back from her car as she thrust it into gear and drove out of the parking lot.
Lily couldn’t go home. She couldn’t face Beth and Razer right now, and she knew they wouldn’t be far behind her. She needed somewhere she could go and think before the panic closed her mind down.
Lily swerved the car as an idea struck her. She knew where she could go. The only place that was left to her.
Chapter 10
Lily picked up her backpack after the professor finished class. It was only the second week into the class, but Lily could tell it wasn’t going to prove a challenge, and she needed a challenge to keep her mind occupied. She honestly wished now that she hadn’t saved all the easy classes for her last semester.
She walked slowly back to her dorm room, becoming tired before she was even halfway there. Taking a seat on one of the benches outside, she watched the carefree students on their way to their classes.
She looked down at the plain brown dress she was wearing. She needed to go shopping for some more clothes. She hadn’t been back to her house since the day she’d left for work at the factory. That night after she had left Beth at The Last Rider club, Lily had driven back to college. She had then sat inside an all-night restaurant on the outskirts of town until her dorm had opened in the morning.
