Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . Set A Couple Of Days Later … Elenas P.O.V. ELENA JADE DONOVAN , YOUD BETTER SIT YOUR FINE ASS DOWN AND THINK CALMLY AND RATIONALLY ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING YOULL REGRET !! I think I already did that when I believed Tanners BS lies , Gabby , dont you think ? I wouldnt say he lied to you , Elena , maybe he just forgot to tell you Gabby says and I stare at my phone like what the f ** k , b *** h ?. Gabriella , youre a smart girl , right ? Mmm hmm , why do you ask ? Because even Joshua is smart enough to work out that Tanners been lying to me and hes just a beauty school dropout , whereas youre a Yale graduate and you still think Im over exaggerating about this I said earning myself a very high pitched and offended squeal on the other end of the phone . HEY !! , Im on your side here , Ellie Bear I know you are , Joshy , Im so sorry Youd better be , sweetheart Josh says dramatically and I chuckle . This interaction briefly calms down my anger but I was still pretty angry and wound up , not to mention , I was still determined to go and see Tanner and find out why hes been avoiding me these past couple of days . I mean , Ive got a pretty good idea as to why hes been avoiding me since Ive been receiving text messages from an unknown number showing me pictures of Tanner talking and hanging out at the clubhouse with some slutty blonde who was all over him like a nasty rash . I know theres a very high chance that theres a plausible reason for this because I know he loves me more than anything and hed never hurt me like my ex did , not to mention , Brandon , my dad and uncle Rage would literally tear Tanner a new asshole if he ever cheated on me but at the same time , why is he hanging out with some other woman whilst lying to me about being busy with work ?. 1/9 +15 Point Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . This has been going on for the past two days ever since that biker randomly showed up here and Ive not only given Tanner chance after chance to talk to me about anything thats bothering him but Ive also given him enough time and chances to accept my offers for us to hang out and spend some time together and he hasnt taken any of them , so now , Im gonna go and see him and get some much needed answers . Elena ? … Ellie , are you still there ? Gabby asks bringing me out of my head . Yeah , sorry Gabs , I was distracted by my thoughts Well , I really hope that whatever you were thinking so hard about was enough to stop you from going to the clubhouse to confront Tanner Unfortunately not , cousin , Im still planning on going to see him Dammit Gabriella groans in frustration . Ok fine just dont do anything I wouldnt do , Ellie Well , that doesnt leave much , does it ? you slutty , homicidal b *** h Joshua says sassily and I burst out laughing . The pair then started to argue and I took this as an opportunity to hang up before they could try and find a way to talk me out of going to see Tanner . After hanging up the call , I went downstairs and called for Sunday whilst putting on my coat . Hey , baby I happily greet my excited dog who came running out of the kitchen . He must know that were going out because he only ever gets this excited when he knows were going for a drive in my truck . Some dogs hate car rides but mine absolutely loves them . Come on , Sunday , lets go out I said as I opened the front door and headed outside with my excited pooch . I quickly locked up my home before heading over to my truck where I opened the passenger side door for Sunday and helped him inside . I then got in the drivers side and put on my seatbelt before grabbing my phone to give Tanner 2/9 +15 Point ! Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . one last chance to redeem himself but when I tried to call him , it barely rang out before it was immediately cut off which pissed me off even further . Tanner Young , you asshole son of a good woman I groaned under my breath wanting to curse my man out but I didnt want to curse out his poor mom who hasnt done anything wrong except for giving birth to an inconsiderate man like Tanner . I put my phone away and start my truck up before beginning my journey to the clubhouse . It wasnt a long drive to the Demon Kings MC which I was grateful for because when I arrived on their property , I was left confused when I saw maybe a dozen bikes , club brothers and their old ladies and kids hanging out on the front lawn but it didnt look like they were all just casually hanging out to me . From the looks of things , the brothers look like theyre bidding goodbye to their families which didnt sit well with me at all . Are they going out of town together?. I park my car in the driveway and tell Sunday to stay put as I get out of my truck and walk over to my dad , uncle Rage and Brandon who were talking amongst themselves . Hey , guys I happily greet them and they greet me back with huge smiles on their faces . Hey , sweetheart Hi , princess Hey , Ellie Bear, hows it going ? Brandon asked as he side hugged me which I happily reciprocated . Everythings great , whats going on here ? I ask them and they all look at me confused . Tanner didnt tell you , baby girl ? My dad asks me and I shake my head slightly . Tell me what ? I ask them and they all groaned in annoyance as they looked away from me . Oh , s ** t 3/9 +15 Points Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . Rage muttered behind his hand as he acted like he was rubbing his chin , Brandon was looking anywhere but at me and my dad was roughly rubbing his forehead as he shook his head which left me feeling even more confused . Why are they acting like this ?. Whats going on ? what hasnt Tanner told me ? I asked them as I felt frustration start to bubble up from within me . The three men then shared a look with each other before Rage told me what was going on and I swear I was like a ticking time bomb ready to explode by the time he was finished . Weve gotta go away for some club business , princess and were not sure how long were gonna be gone for What ? are you kidding me ? Unfortunately were not , Ellie Bear This has got to be a joke , right ?. So , you all are going away for an unknown amount of time and none of you thought to tell me? … were you just gonna take off leaving me none the wiser ? I growl at them and they all look at me with sympathy in their eyes which pissed me off even more . Well , to be fair , kid … we thought Tanner would have told you Is that right ? I ask annoyed and Brandon nods his head . Where is your oh so lovely president , Brandon ? Hes on his floor in the clubhouse Brandon says hesitantly whilst pointing towards the house . Excuse me , boys … Brandon , look after my dog , I wont be long I said through gritted teeth and with a forced smile on my face as I threw my truck keys at him . I then headed inside of the clubhouse whilst ignoring numerous comments such as oohs , oh s ** t , oh f ** k , this isnt good and Vipers about to lose his d ** k , balls , pride and dignity all in one go , thats how pissed off his old lady looks coming from the boys . 4/9 15 PAD Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . I rushed upstairs to the top floor where just a few days ago I was feeling nothing but ecstasy and blissful happiness as I sealed my relationship with the love of my life but now here I am going up to the same floor with anger flowing through my veins and my feet stomping on the ground loud enough to make even the creepy ass spiders in this place run and hide . TANNER !! I shouted angrily . TANNER , WHERE ARE YOU ? I knew there was only three possible places he could be up here because theres only his office , his bedroom and his en suite bathroom on this floor . I had a feeling he was in his bedroom , so I made a beeline for it . For Gods sake , Tanner , answer me I slammed his bedroom door open and my eyes narrowed when I saw him standing next to his bed and he was packing a bag . Whats going on ? I ask Tanner who briefly looks up at me before focusing back on his task in hand . I cant talk right now , Elena love , Im busy Yeah , youre busy packing up your s ** t , whats going on ? Not now , babe , Im busy Tanner said sounding frustrated as he continued to pack his bag pissing me off . You can do two things at once , Tanner , its called multi tasking I growl at him and he quickly stops what hes doing as he drops his head and sighs . Babe , I havent got time for your histrionics today Histrionics ?. Is he being serious right now ?. I really hope youre kidding me right now , Tanner I say in disbelief but he just ignores me and continues to pack his stupid bag . Feeling enraged , I stormed over to the bed and picked up his bag , I then threw it on the floor and glared at him . 5/9 +15 Point Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . Yeah , I know , Im acting like an immature brat right now but I dont care because I need answers from this man and Im gonna get them come hell or high water . Tanner , Im not trying to sound like a clingy , jealous or overly obsessive girlfriend but what in the actual f ** k ? … I havent seen or spoken to you in two days , any time Ive texted you , I either get a one word answer from you or I get a crappy Im busy with work , sorry angel text from you Yeah and I have been busy Oh , really ? I ask annoyed . Yes , really If thats the case then whos Candy ? I ask him and he groans under his breath as he runs a hand over his face and mutters something under his breath which shocked the hell out of me . * f ** k you , Daniel What the f ** k ?. Daniel ? whats my dad got to do with this ? I ask him and he lets out a breath as he picks his bag up from the floor . Nothing … look , babe , I havent got time for this , can we talk when I get back ? Back from where , Tanner ? Ive only just found out you guys are going out of town and you dont even know when youre gonna be back Its for work , angel He says softly . But Christmas is in a few weeks Yeah , in a few weeks not now , stop being so dramatic , Elena He says stumping me . Tanner knew how much I was looking forward to this Christmas because it was gonna be my first one where I was truly happy and at peace , so hearing him say this is shocking , especially since the boys dont even know how long this trip is gonna take , meaning theres a chance they may not even make it home for the holidays . 6/9 +15 Points Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . Oh my god . What if it takes the rest of the month for them to come back home ?. Ok , well , since thats how you feel , Im gonna take my dramatic ass back home … have fun on your little work trip I say before leaving Tanners bedroom and heading downstairs as Tanner called after me . Angel , angel please , wait Tanner chased after me and stopped me in my tracks when he grabbed me by my arm . Babe please , let me explain He pleads with me and I look up at him as I cross my arms over my chest . Ok then explain everything to me , Tanner , explain why youve been avoiding me ? explain to me why youve planned a trip with the boys whether its a work trip or a boys trip and didnt tell me ? explain to me why youve been lying to me about working when youve actually been hanging out with Candy the club w *** e ? and dont even bother lying to me about that because Ive got proof that you have Proof ? what proof ? He asks confused as I get my phone out of my pocket to show him the pictures I was sent of him and Candyland . Here What the f ** k is this ? Tanner growled as he grabbed my phone from my hand and glared at the screen . Well , Im no expert , sweetheart but that looks like you and Im guessing the curvy blonde with black and red streaks in her hair and Daisy Duke denim shorts wedged so high up her ass that she could floss her own teeth with them is Candy Someone should really tell this girl that Christinas Dirrty look can only be pulled off by Aguilera herself and even then its still tacky . Babe , I can explain , this isnt what it looks like Yeah , I havent heard that line before , have I ?. I thought to myself while rolling my eyes . If its not what it looks like then what is it ? because it looks pretty cut and dry to me , Tanner 7/9 +15 Point Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . Yeah because youve been burned before so obviously youre gonna think Im a cheating bastard just like your ex but Im not angel , I swear Hes got a point . I think to myself as I let out a sigh . I was burned pretty badly by Tristan and it left me with really bad trust issues , so its not surprising that Id immediately assume the worst when I saw him with a beautiful woman no matter how tacky or slutty that woman is . Ok , then whats going on in those pictures if its not you flirting with another woman ? This is Candy not knowing what f ** k off and leave me alone means … the b *** h has been harassing me for a while now and she only stopped when I threatened to kick her out of my clubhouse if she didnt do as I said Thats it ? I ask him and he nods his head . Yeah , thats it , nothing more or less , I promise you He says and I let out a sigh of relief . Ok but what about everything else ? youve been avoiding me and have barely spoken a word to me in two days … have I done something wrong ? I ask Tanner who snaps his head up with an angry and horrified expression on his face . What ? no , of course you havent , why would you even ask me that ? Because its the only explanation Ive got right now , Tanner … we went from you literally being unable to keep your hands off me to you barely having any contact with me … who wouldnt think theyve done something wrong in that kind of situation ? Im sorry , babe He says with a sigh . Ive just been busy , angel … I thought youd understand And I do understand , Tanner , I just dont understand why youve been acting so strange , thats all I say with a sigh . If this was just work related then I wouldnt be so worked up over it but its not and I know its 8/9 Chapter 30 Confronting Tanner . not … theres something else going on , I can feel it There isnt , babe , I swear Tanner says and I shrug my shoulders . O +15 Points Then tell me where youre going with the boys , I mean , it must be important if you didnt tell me about it I told you , babe , its for work He says as he broke eye contact with me and looked down at the floor which was proof enough that he was lying to me . Ok … well , like I said have fun I say as I quickly head downstairs ignoring Tanners shouts for me to come back . Im not an irrational person and I wouldve accepted his whole work excuse if it was a legitimate excuse and he wasnt acting so shady about it but he is and since I know for a fact that hes lying to me , he can go on his little trip and leave me alone while he does . I just hope whatever this trip is for is worth it in the long run . MizzLaura Hi , beautifuls , This book is going on pay to read around my birthday which is around the middle of this month , I just want to let you all know beforehand so youre not blindsided . If you havent already please go and check out my other books on my profile . If you like this book or any of my other books please vote for them in the moon ticket contest . Love MizzLaura