Malicious: A Nomad Biker Novel (Raiders of Valhalla MC Book 1), Elizabeth Knox [best book series to read TXT] 📗

Fuck me.

Why the hell did I just claim Charm as mine?

I’ve never done this shit before and as it sets in that I did, my stomach churns.

I barely hear the conversations around me as my mind screams at me for doing something I never did with Amanda. Fuck, it’s a betrayal to her memory. Shaking from this, I excuse myself and leave the room. I can’t think of Charm in any other way besides as my neighbor and Amanda’s friend.

My stomach churns once more and I end up rushing to the bathroom. It’s at the same time one of my other brothers curses and rushes for the other one.

I’m not a man who believes in coincidence, so what the hell did we eat?

Chapter Nine

Charm

I’m standing chatting with Runes, who’s a really nice guy when Fenrir takes it upon himself to rush off to the nearest bathroom. He walks quickly, but almost looks like a waddling duck, and I can’t help but laugh to myself, but I don’t miss the way Runes has his eyes on me. His stomach grumbles loudly and he makes eye contact with me. We’re the only two here right now since the rest of the guys are walking around, chatting, and some are drinking coffee.

“You put some shit in here, didn’t you?” Runes continues to keep his eyes on mine, and I can’t tell if he wants to choke me or applaud me.

“I plead the fifth,” I reply, looking down at the floor.

“Now that’s something I say quite a bit, when the badge gets me. They end up lettin’ me go, though since they never have shit to hold me on anyway. Slimy fuckers.” Runes smirks, flashing his pearly whites right at me.

I’m not sure if the guy is trying to flirt with me or not, but something gives me a vibe like he might be doing a little bit of it. Just as I’m about to speak up and confront the man, Astrid comes rushing up to me and grabs my hand. “Charm! Charm! Something’s wrong with Daddy in the bathroom! It sounds like spashing!” I release a small chuckle, shocked the brownies worked this fast.

“What do you mean?” I question Astrid, but she huffs and drags my hand so I follow her to the downstairs bathroom. Sure enough, the sounds of a rumbling stomach and what I would compare to a gut-wrenching machine gun can be heard. Fenrir even moans a little bit and I fight back my laughter. Shows him not to be a dick to me.

Astrid gets sidetracked and darts off, gasping dramatically, and I rush over to her. She has her hands in front of her mouth and her eyes are wide as can be when I reach her. “He’s pooping in the backyard!” Astrid practically screams it and Runes comes over, and then Astrid blurts out a question I don’t think I’d ever be prepared for. “What’re those things?!”

I glance up and see the dude’s totally taken down his pants, not giving a fuck who can see his balls. “It’s nothing!” I tell her. Grabbing her by the shoulders, I turn her around and force her to look in my direction.

“There was something there!”

“It was poop! A big poop stuck to his butt.” I don’t have a better answer. The last thing I want is for this girl to be scarred for life, that’s for damn sure.

“Ew!” Astrid runs off with her nose scrunched up, making gagging sounds, and I cover my face with my hand, breathing through my nose, trying to calm down for a second.

“Bet I know what you did now,” Runes’ voice comes up from beside me and a sadistic smirk crosses his face. “You’ll fit in just fine here.”

“What?” By the time I hear what he’s said, he’s walked off and I see him knocking on the bathroom Fenrir is in. I can’t hear what he’s saying to Fenrir, but I’m pretty sure I saw him eat a brownie too.

Fuck. It was never my plan for the entire biker club to eat the brownies, only Fenrir, but it looks like they share. I could’ve probably gotten away with this if everyone else didn’t get so sick too, but every single man who took a brownie is now looking for the closest bathroom, and if they don’t make it to the bathroom, they’re just shitting like a dog in the back yard.

Runes continues banging on the door while Fenrir is inside and I internally debate what to do. I didn’t think things could go this way, but here we are. I’m shit out of luck, pun very much intended.

“Man, today sucks for them.” Oskar cackles as he comes up beside me.

“That’s for sure,” Emil adds, cackling like the immature little boy he is, but the way he laughs causes me to laugh too. Goodness, I love these kids more than I can admit.

I glance around and notice Astrid isn’t here, and I see a flash running in front of the front door, so I run over and see the curious kid trying to round the corner of the wrap around porch. Luckily, I was on the track team in high school and have managed to keep some of the skills. I manage to grab onto her hand and turn the little girl around. “What do you think you’re doing?!”

“I wanted to make sure he was okay! See, Mom showed me the pink pills to give them!” Astrid unfolds her hand, and I see the folded up plastic wrap and the Pepto tablets.

This little girl is so smart, and if she doesn’t grow up to be a nurse just like her momma was, I know she’ll be in some sort of job where she’s helping people. She has too good of a soul to not help others.

Chapter Ten

Fenrir

Finally feeling my stomach settle, my anger starts to