Deception (Reckoning Book 3)

by Joy Blood

  "Where did you hear that name?" he asks getting out of bed and pulling his jeans over his hips leaving the underwear on the floor. He finds his shirt on the floor and picks that up too. "Where Ellie!" he shouts tightening his grip on his white tee shirt.

  "Don't shout at me!" I say sitting up clutching the sheets to my chest to give me some modesty for the fight I feel coming. "I did not get away from that man to come back to another to have him yell at me too!" I shout back the words feeling like I have said them to this very same man recently.

  "Did Avil say that name to you?" his voice has gotten quieter but he is still mad.

  "I read it in a diary," I say causing him to turn almost white. Without another word, he stomps out of the room slamming the door behind him. Yes, he has definitely done that to me before more than once.

  Fourteen

  Still pissed that he stormed out of the room like that I get up and look for something to wear for the first time taking in my surroundings. It looks like a hotel room. One bed, side table, TV stand complete with TV, and the mini fridge under it. Did he bring me to a hotel? I spot the tee shirt I was wearing and put it on trying to close the front to hide my nakedness. I walk over to the window and open the curtains. What I see outside isn't what I was expecting. It's a lot complete with a long row of motorcycles and a large garage with four bay doors open with men working on a couple cars. A tall chain-link fence circles around the whole area. The emblem on the shop is one I know I have seen before. Hell's Riders Chicago. It says. The flaming skeleton on the motorcycle makes me think of a man. Clean shaven with short dark hair. I can see his smiling face and also hear him yell 'one more Ellie'.

  Deciding I need to get out of the room I start for the door but before I open it I remember what the hell I'm wearing. Shit. A knock makes me jump back startled because I was so close to opening it. "You awake in there Ells?" a voice shouts. I know that voice. I swing the door open and I'm met with kind eyes.

  "Jake," I say and reach up to hug him not caring what the hell I'm wearing. Apparently, he does because he only hugs me back for a moment before he jumps back.

  "Shit you aren't wearing anything." He tells me then looks around the hallway and pushes me back into the room. "Someone could see you." He tells me shutting the door behind him as he joins me in the room.

  "Which is why I need some clothes," I tell him giving a pout then flopping back onto the bed.

  "Ask and you shall receive." He says tossing me a plastic shopping bag. I catch it and peer inside finding a tee shirt and a pair of jeans. Along with some shampoo. Travel size. "They didn't have much but I figure that is better than nothing. I'm sure one of the women can help you out." He tells me.

  "Thank you," I tell him getting up to go straight to the bathroom I saw when I got up to walk out the door. "I'm going to take a shower now that I have clean clothes to get myself in."

  "Alright. I'll be here when you get out. Then we can go downstairs. Rock wants to talk to you."

  "Who's Rock?" I ask but get nothing.

  "Just shower Ells. You'll find out soon enough." He tells me.

  I take a quick shower and dry off then pull my clothes on over my semi-damp skin. I wish I had a pair of underwear and a bra. The gray tee shirt is so low cut that if I were to lean forward you could probably see more than my cleavage. The jeans dip low and the shirt is too high so there is a small sliver of skin in the middle. Stepping out of the bathroom I stand in front of Jake crossing my arms. "Is this a toddler's shirt?" I ask with a huff. He looks at me and laughs.

  "What are you talking about Ells you look spoken hot." He smiles and gets off of the bed to go to the door. I drop my arms and follow behind him. He glances back at me then does it again stopping to look directly at my chest. "You might want to keep them arms crossed over them tits of yours and probably stay close." He says turning to go after I do as he instructs.

  We continue down a hallway then turn to go through a door and down some steps that lead to an open area where there are two people I automatically recognized one is from the earlier memory. "Fuzz," I shout out making him jerk my way from the bar stool he is perched on.

  "Damn she remembers me!" he says hopping off the chair to come right for me taking me into his arms and spinning us around. "How are you sugar?" he asks stopping and looking down to my face. I don't get a chance to answer him because a loud voice roars from across the room.

  "You will take your fucking hands off of her motherfucker if you value your life." The voice is harsh and filled with promise. I look over to see him. Vincent. Fuzz lets go. I look back at his face he gives me a wink and goes back to his seat at the bar. I cross my arms back over my chest and narrow my eyes at the man across the room. "I don't get to hug my friends now?" I ask as he advances on me.

  "Not fucking wearing that you sure as fuck can't." He growls. "I can see your fucking tits." He comes closer and pulls me to his side. At first, I go stiff in his arms but not from being scared it's from being pissed.

  "I was just happy to see him, Vin," I whisper and look to his face. His brows raise and his hand comes to my face to caress my cheek with his thumb.

  "You remembering me Ellie?" he asks with hope lacing his tone.

  "Not much but it's there," I confess. He must be good with that because he slams his lips down onto mine pulling me closer to him.

  "Fucking hell you two. V, you know the rules if you aren't sharing take her to your room." A voice chuckles making other men's laughs join in unison. I jerk my face from Vin the word sharing makes my eyes grow wide.

  "No sharing Vin." I whisper getting a 'fucking never' from him. "Thank you," I say and we walk closer to the men. The other one I recognized is sitting next to Fuzz.

  "Hey, baby. Good to have you back." He tells me. My first instinct is to hug him too. Vin must know this because he holds me tighter barely suppressing a growl. "V, you might as well piss on the woman. We fucking get it alright." He laughs.

  "It's good to see you..."

  "Gin, baby." He tells me.

  "Yes. Gin. I knew I remembered you." I say with a smile.

  "I'm Rock." The same voice that said something about sharing says from the side of us. I turn to see a tall built man with a short goatee and hair that seems to be pushed back by fingers being constantly ran through it. He is holding out his hand for me to shake. I go to shake his hand but get held back from that too. He chuckles and takes it back. "Well, I'm glad my brother here got you back. I thought he was going to burn the whole city down if he didn't." Rock says.

  "Brother?" I ask getting a head nod from Rock.

  "Half." He explains. "Seems our daddy had himself a club whore back in the day. My momma." He says. I look up at Vin getting no response from him. I guess I will ask him about it later. "Now what I need from you little girl is information." He says. "Tell me everything you know about everyone in that house. Particularly about The Dean." He instructs making a chill roll through my body.

  "Dean? I really only saw him twice one in his office..." he stops me right there.

  "That is just the kind of thing I want to know. That prick keeps himself hidden good and when he is out he is surrounded by his bodyguard bitches. I need to know how to get to his office from the front door. Apparently, that is where his panic room is." I remember it being strange that there were no windows in the office I suppose that would be the place where a person would have themselves a safe room.

  "I can't really tell you much. I only found the room by chance. I was walking around with..." I stop for a moment my heart squeezing at the thought of William again. "I might be able to tell you where it is. It was a fucking maze in that place." I tell him.

  "Anything you can think of will help. Reek might be able to fill in the blank spots." Vin says from above me. He must feel me start to question who Reek is. "Rico." He answers my silent question. I nod and start to tell them all what I know which isn't much but Rock seems pleased with my information.

  Fifteen

 
; After talking to Rock we head back to the room. Apparently, the place is an old Motel 6 that went out of business years ago. The Riders bought it and built the garage outside. They run a mechanic business here on the outskirts of Chicago. The place used to be busy back in the day I guess but since they re-routed the highways this little suburb got overlooked and everything got left behind. The club owns most of the old buildings surrounding the compound and I heard Gin say something about heading to the strip club down the road so I assume they own that too. "Rock is your brother?" I ask not being able to hold in my question any longer. I only get a grunt and a nod before he opens the door for me to go into the room. "Not too talkative then huh?" another grunt. "Vin what the hell?" I say raising my voice. "Are you still mad I called you Vin..." he stops me before I can finish.

  "Don't call me that Ellie." He isn't harsh about it but his teeth are gritted and I can tell the name bothers him.

  "Fine, I won't." I huff and go to shut the door in his face.

  "You remembered Fuzz right away." he says making me stop halfway through slamming the door in his face.

  "Is that what this is about? I remembered his name quicker than yours? Jesus Vin, I let you fuck me in a public bathroom on the sink. I think I remembered you pretty quickly. I might not have placed your name as fast but I remembered you!" I shout then go to finish slamming the door in his face but he has other plans. His hand meets the door with matching force then he pushes through grabbing me by the waist on his way in and lifting me with ease so my legs are wrapped around his hips. His mouth slams down onto mine and we are moving to the bed trying our best to shed the clothes between us.

  "I'm starting to like it when you yell at me, Ellie. It's sexy as fuck," He growls in my ear and slams me down onto the bed where he keeps me for the rest of the day.

  Exhausted we fall asleep wrapped around each other like a couple of love-struck teenagers. When I wake I roll over to find the bed empty but when I sit up I find him sitting in a chair positioned in the corner of the room. "What's going on Vin?" I ask getting silence in return. He gets up and hands me a piece of paper. I look down at it with confusion. It's a DNA comparison. Why would he hand me this? "I had your DNA ran against William's those are the results." He tells me taking his seat again in the chair. My eyes search the paper stopping over one word repeatedly. Positive.

  "What does this mean?" I try to say through the large lump taking up residence in my throat. I swallow trying to breathe.

  "He is your's Ellie." He tells me.

  "No. My child died." I tell him.

  "No, He has been telling you that and making you live with your son right under your nose." I only shake my head the knot in my chest tightening.

  "No, I... I..." My throat is burning from the pain welling up inside me. I know the tears are coming and when they do they just might not stop.

  "You don't remember that part do you?" he asks. I shake my head and he continues. "You went into labor and we all got in my truck. Jake and Finn too. Avil's men smashed into us and made us wreck." He continues taking the deep breath I wish I could take and continues. "You were hurt badly and went to the hospital where they told you that your baby died." I can't take it anymore.

  "No! No! Stop please stop!" I put my hands over my ears and yell at him. The tears finally break free covering my face and falling into my open mouth that is making the most horrible noise. Then the realization hits me. He has known about this for a while now probably even before he took me back from Avil. "You took me from him! He is there all alone with those people! How could you?" I cry out crumpling into myself crying out in agony. I feel so betrayed by him in this moment. "Why Vin? Why?" I cry not even hearing what I'm saying anymore.

  "Ellie god please breathe." I feel his arms wrap around me holding me tight. At first, I struggle. Trying to rip myself from his grasp.

  "Let me go! Let me go, Vin!" I yell and struggle against his grip. He doesn't listen just holds me closer. His big strong arms are wrapped around mine holding them close to my body applying pressure to my diaphragm. I keep struggling until something in me gives up and lets go making me melt into him.

  "That's it, baby. Breathe. Breathe for me Ellie." He tells me and I listen breathing with him. Slow and steady breaths. In and out just as he instructs. "You okay?" I can only nod my head in response. He loosens his hold on me and right in that moment I want him gone.

  "Get out," I tell him backing away. He lets go looking at my face.

  "What?" he asks dumbfounded by my instruction.

  "Get out!" I yell picking up a pillow and hitting him with it. "I want you out! You should have left me there!" I shout trying to get him to leave. He stands up and starts to go but must decide against it. When he turns back he looks at me with determination.

  "No." He tells me in a strong steady tone.

  "Yes! I. Don't. Want. You. Here! You took me away from him! I could have been there to protect him!" My throat is raw from yelling so loudly but I don't care I keep at it, trying to get him out of my sight.

  "No." He repeats and comes back to the bed grabbing my ankles in his hands and pulling me to the foot of the bed as I struggle against him.

  "Get out Vin!" I shout but it is more forced than the last time.

  "No." He repeats again lowering his mouth to my slit and sucking my clit into his mouth. I try to fight him off at first but it is no use. His large hands clamp down onto my hips and he lifts my core further to his face grinding me to his mouth. He licks and sucks until my mind is blank and I can't even remember why I was yelling at him to begin with. When I come I don't even get a breather before he is on me pushing his length inside and slamming his lips down to mine making me taste myself on my own lips. He pauses just enough to move us further up the bed then starts picking up his pace taking his mouth from mine. "I will not leave you again." He pants. "I have done it twice already." His breaths are getting harsher. "Not fucking doing it again Ellie." He slams in hard making me come once more before he lets his release go deep inside me. "Never fucking again." He growls with his forehead on mine.

  Sixteen

  Vin

  After telling her about the baby she became frantic trying to kick me out of the room. I was about to give her what she wanted but right when I started for the door I saw her. Saw her lying on the ground bleeding everywhere a result of me leaving her side. I couldn't do it again so I made her keep me here with her. She will come to terms with my decision to get her back and if she doesn't I will just have to keep convincing her. Every fucking minute of the damn day. "Ellie." I try to coax her awake but only get a groan in return. "Ellie baby wake up," I tell her again rolling her over so she lays on her back. It would be so easy to slip back in between her thighs but we need to get out of bed and out of this room. I think seeing some of her friends from the club will be good for her. Make her see there is a large support system that is going to help her get her baby boy back. William, she said his name was. At least he didn't name the kid Avil Jr. Fucking pick. I'm not quite sure how Cynthia fits into his little plan but with the shit I saw all over Ellie's body, this Cynthia bitch is now on my list of people that need killing. Rock told me about Anakin, Avil's older brother dying in a car accident. If Avil was involved it was hardly an accident.

  "Why do I have to wake up?" Ellie groans while stretching her arms up over her head. She is still completely naked and as much as I would love to keep her this way I know if I do we will never get out of bed.

  "Club is having a cookout. Would be good for you to see some friends." I tell her while flicking one of her pert nipples with my thumb. I can't help myself.

  "I don't want to. Can I just stay up here and sleep?" She whines at me and rolls over to her side putting a pillow over the top of her head. Stubborn woman.

  "Now Ellie," I tell her. Standing I grab the pillow and covers from the bed tossing them to the floor. Her tiny frame curls up into a ball for a second at the sudden chill but then is up in an instant.

  "I told
you, Vin! I don't want to go!" So I take it she is still mad.

  "Too fucking bad baby," I smirk at her and make my move. I'm on her in an instant lifting her into my arms and carting her off to the shower. She is yelling at me the whole time to put her down but I don't listen. She is still pissed off at me and I get it but I refuse to let her slip back into the comatose state she was in before she came to the club the first time. I hate to admit it but maybe seeing Fuzz again will help her.

  I toss the curtain aside with her still in my arms and flick on the taps letting the hot water heat up the room the way she likes before stepping inside. She has stopped yelling at me but still has a scowl on her face one I would love to kiss off. "Ellie," I say putting her down to stand next to me in the hot spray of the shower. "Ellie look at me," I instruct but she still doesn't. "Fucking look at me Ellie." I raise my voice a little louder letting it get a little harsher and she finally looks up. "You are so fucking stubborn." I chuckle at her making her brow crease even more.

  "What do you want Vin?" Her teeth are gritted and her arms now crossed.

  "I'm going to tell you a story..." I start. This makes that crease go away turning it into curiosity. "A story about a woman I once loved," I say turning her to face away from me and I start washing her hair. It is short now. Just like Makayla wore it. No doubt something Avil had her do. Squirting a large about of shampoo into my palm I lather it into her hair and begin. " My parents were employed by the Cantrell's as were Rico's parents." She starts to turn but I keep her faced forward. "Let me tell the story, Ellie," I say getting a slight nod from her. "Alright. Now, we all lived in that house, well on the servant side of it anyway. My Father was Dean's personal bodyguard and my mother was a maid there. As was Rico's mother. The three of us weren't the best of friends. Hell Avil would get my ass into trouble every chance he got. Then his daddy went and got married again, gaining himself a new daughter." I say and she tenses.