Kid stomped out of the room. I look at Wasp, he’s staring in the closet at all the nude pictures of his daughter. Blissfully unaware someone had been spying on her for all those years. There are even a couple of her being intimate with someone, if Kid caught those Justin never stands a chance. Sadie beats me to removing them telling us it was her ex-boyfriend. That no one, not even us or Kid had a right to see those. She was right and I squeezed her shoulder as she removed them in support. She turned to Wasp and he nodded to her to keep taking them down. Together we took them all down. Justin put those in this closet just to hurt her. I hope we get a chance to make him pay for hurting them, no easy death for him. He never physically hurt them, but he emotionally tore them up. We get all the pictures removed, I ask Sadie what kind of drugs they gave her, but she doesn’t remember. Heading out of the bedroom and down the stairs I notice Rott showed up with a vehicle. Sadie refuses to get in with Justin and Tiffany the nurse, so we secure them and walk back to the bikes. Sadie walks most of the way until she runs out of steam. I squat down and tell her to hop up. I don’t give a fuck if it’s a long walk, my girl has been through hell. I will gladly carry her to my bike.
**********Malibu**********
Three months later at the Rage Ryderz Clubhouse…….
It’s been the longest weeks of my life. So much has happened which is a story for another time. Fern and I have finally become official. The club patched Rott and me in as full club members. Muscles’ hasn’t been prospecting long enough to have earned the Brothers complete trust. Luckily he understands that but is all in on helping us all find Riley. Skylar was released from the hospital yesterday with strict instructions to take it easy. She’s being waited on hand and foot by all the Brothers. Ryder is especially very protective of her right now, who could really blame him. We all have kept a close eye on her and Sadie, Justin’s in the lower level of the clubhouse with his buddy Tazer who’s knocking on death’s door. We aren’t cruel enough to make them go without water. We do take the water hose down there, for our enjoyment of watching them attempt to catch water in their mouths. Yet also to wash some of the stench from their piss and shit down the drain. This basement was already built and came with the drain. We’ve taken it easy on Justin as punishments go. Just a few beatings here and there.
We want him to think Wasp has sympathy for him even though we have had to hold him back to keep him away. Our hope is if he believes his brother is fighting for him, he will loosen his lips to help his brother out. So far, he’s only given us breadcrumbs. Today’s the day we send in Hawk. Hawk is gathering up supplies when there’s banging on the door. Needless to say, that’s really a bad move at an MC. Kid’s been on pins and needles, he’s hardly slept barking orders at everyone to get a hold of all their contacts, call in as many markers as we can. He’s turned mad in his pursuit of finding Riley. Sadie gave everyone Riley’s messages. Kid went mad trying to find his girl, it reinforced his need for revenge. We feel the same, she wanted us to know she loved us like family, she was going to find out we felt the same. Sadie has nightmares, we all can hear her screaming out her sister’s name. Tumbler’s been stressed out wanting to help his girl by finding her sister for her. Ours prospect Muscles’ runs for the door as we stand behind him with our guns drawn. Two of our enforcers Justice and Tarzan are in front of us all. It’s their job to protect the club to the best of their abilities. The door opens and standing in the doorway is Detective Maddox.
He has a smile on his face when he says “I need Riley’s family and Ol’ man to accompany me to Dallas Fort. Worth International Airport.” When everyone is standing around him he continues, “We’re intercepting an outgoing flight, a tip has come in from a housekeeper who’s concerned. She reports a young, blond, gray-eyed female is being taken against her will. The maid says they drugged her up before taking her out to the car. Where she heard the female mumbling to them, men, “Please, let me go home. I want my Mom, dad, sister, and see the man I love. I need to be with my family.” Then the men noticed the maid there and informed her the young lady suffered from hallucinations. The housekeeper, of course, pretended to believe their story and told them to help the young woman. Upon their departure they promised her, they were taking her away for treatment. She, of course, had a feeling something was terribly wrong and called a tip in and I happened to get the call.”
Skylar attempts to leave walking as fast as her body can take her, Ryder, chasing after her screaming for her to stop she wasn’t going anywhere. I knew things weren’t going to be pleasant for him. Skylar turned on him and very loudly told him. “Ryder, I swear to you on all that lays below that belt, if you do not let me be there to see her with my own two eyes. You will never be forgiven and I will be done with you. If you knew me at all, cared for me instead of screaming for me to halt like a good little girl you would be at my side assisting me and helping me. You absolutely would not be trying to stop me!” That’s when she turned and started back for the door, it’s also when the Brothers parted to let Ryder through with his determined stride. He noticed nothing but his girl as he pursued his conquest. He made it to her and we all heard him shout, “You’re going nowhere without me! If you ever take off without me at your side, I’m going to paddle your ass raw!” That’s when we all started to split which would be staying with the women and children and who was going to bring Riley home.
Most of the women loved Riley and they all threw fits. Their Ol’ men put their foot down informin’ the women to learn their place. Then all the Ol’ ladies started scurrying. Fern, who wasn’t my Ol’ lady yet, came up to me and gave me a gentle kiss on the lips. “Please be safe, keep yourself, and your Brothers as protected as much as possible. Especially the women accompanying you. Whatever you do bring Riley home. Most importantly though is bringing yourself back.” (Damn, how I got this sweet, educated, southern bell is beyond me. But she chose me and I will not be letting her go.) I gave her another kiss and winked then smirked at her as I headed out the door with my Brothers. My bell knew exactly what that meant.
I said a fast prayer “For my brother’s sake and the sake of us all riding out to get her, let her be safe. Ours clubs have been searching for weeks. Let her come home. Don’t let her be too emotionally or physically damaged that she can’t accept us back in her life. None of us could ever get past that, especially my sponsor, brother and friend Kid. He needs his heart back.” Damn, when did we all start to carry purses and become bitches?
Fuck!!! I just have to hope someone, somewhere has heard my plea.
*********Riley*********
I have been fighting these two morons for what feels like weeks now. They’ve not physically touched me for which I thank my lucky stars and guardian angel. They’ve had some psychoanalyst or try to sell me some mumbo jumbo out here trying to brainwash me. Trying to convince me that everyone that I call family and Kid was in a cult and I needed deprogramming. Do they really think they have some dense blond whose brains are full of rocks! Fuck that, I have told the man over and over again that the two freaks he’s working for kidnapped me. All he says is “I know dear, they did it to save your life.” Fuck he’s as crazy as they are! I can’t use him to help me out of this mess, but if they think they’re taking me without one hell of a fight they’re crazy.
Now these fuckers are trying to take me out of the country, I hope that housekeeper saw my eyes communicating with her that this isn’t right and I’m not crazy! She’s my last hope for help, they’ve drugged me. I fight the drugs they’ve given me; I feel catatonic, my limbs are useless and I can’t move. Everything is so heavy. I don’t know where they are taking me, but I will never give up fighting. They can take me to the other end of the world and I will find a way to come home. I’ll never stop fighting for Kid, my parents or my sisters. They are part of me, without them I’m a shell of a body missing my vital needs. I’m aware of my surroundings and everything happening. I have no ability to speak or move. I see the car pull up to DFW airport and I start
to panic. They actually are taking me away from my home.
No, please! I cry in my head. I don’t want to leave. I want to go back to my family and new house. I want my Mom and my dad, I want my boyfriend and the MC. I must be crying because Jameson (the father as I have come to learn) tells his son (Romeo) to dry my face of tears before we exit the limo. I try talking, but it still sounds garbled.
Romeo looks at me and says “Don’t worry sweetheart, we will have you home where Momma will fix you all up. She will plan an incredible wedding. It’s your father’s fault we can’t stay here and live and didn’t grow up together you know. If he hadn’t hurt my dad’s career where he felt shame to come home, we could be with both families. So we live in Aruba now, we have made a success of ourselves there and “dad is the law” in our town. Once we are there, no one can ever separate us or take you from me.” Just shoot me now, I cry out as best I can. He just shhh’s me again, are all men frustrating! I don’t think Romeo scratches his ass without his father’s permission. What the hell could Dad have done to shame Jameson? I just don’t understand! Why am I suffering the consequences?
Ours driver lets us know we need to exit the vehicle now, all of our luggage has been carted away to our plane. As the men exit the vehicle, they reach in grab me and pull me out. They help me stand so it doesn’t look like I’m drugged out of my mind. Hello! Surely someone can see I can’t hold my head up. We make our way through security, we’re pulled aside almost immediately. Security states their worried about my condition and would like to check on me in a private room. Jameson and Romeo try to tell the guard they have paperwork from my doctor. The guard told him that was fine and they would look it all over, but they could not allow me to fly if it would indirectly interfere with other passengers. There was no choice but to do as they were told.
They pulled me in the room between the two of them. With security ahead of us and behind us. When we reached the room security pulled me gently from their arms and told the father-son duo, they needed the paperwork, but I was going separately to have a doctor look after me and check me out. Of course, they try putting up a fight not wanting to be separated from me, offering one of themselves to accompany me. These guys talk like their well-oiled machines. What kind of breeding did they have? Is that what they were going to turn me into? The perfect step ford wife! My mouth and limbs still weren’t working to try and get some help for myself. I had to sit there like a rag doll and let everyone move me around wherever they wanted me to go.
We head down a hall toward the infirmary. There I see Kid, Wasp, Mom, Sadie, Skylar, Tumbler and Ryder all in this room. Kid looks like shit, but I don’t give a damn I’m too happy to see him. He runs and grabs me out of the guards’ hands picking me up bridal style and holds me close. Tears once again are leaking from my eyes because he whispers in my ear. “Its okay baby don’t cry I have you now. What’s wrong with her? Why isn’t she moving or talking back to me? She’s limp and not reacting, but I can tell she knows what’s going on. She’s crying damn it! What’s happening?” One of the guards looks at Kid and says “Sir, we’re waiting for the Doctor to come take a look at her. We called him in as soon as we saw her exit the limo. Your guy pointed her out to us and we immediately took action. He will be here shortly.” Then the guards walked out of the room.
They come up to me and give me hugs and kisses. My family holds onto me and Kid together like we’re all one unit. It feels nice to have them surrounding me with their love. My Mom called Kid’s name out and motioned for him to come sit with me in his lap. I think everyone in the room, as well as me, knew he wasn’t letting me go anytime soon. That’s perfectly fine as far as I’m concerned. He tucked my head between his shoulder blade and his cheek and kept whispering how much he missed me and how I was never leaving his sight again. As relief at seeing everyone finally settled in, I took notice of Sadie and Skylar in the room. They seem to be in one piece, Skylar looks a little pale.
I try saying their names but it’s more garbled than actual words. Knowing me as well as they do, they came to me and smiled, reassuring me they were alright. Knowing I was safe my body relaxed for the first time and my eyes closed. Kid started saying my name, but I heard my Mom talking to him. “Kid sweetheart, she’s fine just resting. She probably hasn’t felt safe enough for weeks to even close her eyes. Being in her man’s arms surrounded by those who love her, there is no safer place to be.” I wholeheartedly agreed with her and tried to nod my head. It must have moved a little because I heard everyone let out a little gasp, except my man who released a breath and says to me. “Sleep my beautiful girl, I will take care of you now and forever. I’m here to stay, there is no getting rid of me. I hope you can live with that because there is no choice for you anymore. You’re mine.” With that, I fell into a deep sleep feeling safe from what had been my nightmare the last few weeks or so.
***********Kid************
We were finally heading out of the Airport two hours later, after answering questions and the doctor seein’ to Riley. Detective Maddox excused us, we were finally facing the question of how to get Riley home. None of us were ready to let her out of our sights yet, so we weren’t going to give her to someone in a four wheel vehicle rather than two. She was still fast asleep in my arms and I wasn’t willing to give that up. I also wasn’t exactly sure how I could get her on my bike either. In this situation, I do what I always do and call my Mom. “Mom, I need you to go to the clubhouse and pick up Muscles. I need you to bring him to DFW east entrance and come to the American Airlines drop off. I need him to ride my girl home so you can give me and Riley a lift in your car.” As soon as I heard her say ok, I hung up. I know my Mom won’t be upset that I hung up. She knows how hard these last weeks have been on us all. She also would like to check every hair on Riley’s head herself and make sure she is alright.
Forty-five minutes later Mom arrives and picks us up. I get my girl in the car and ask Mom to wait so I can talk to dad and Prez. She, of course, can’t seem to take her eyes of Riley. I get a nod of acknowledgment and tears are in her eyes. Walking over to dad and Prez I ask them “How do we get our hands on the motherfucking weasel Justin?” Wasp walks up and says “I’d like an answer to that as well. Now that LEO has them it’s going to be hard to get retribution and answers. Someone has been funding him for the last twenty years other than that rodent. Something feels off to me, I just know that someone else is behind this.” We all look at Wasp, through the years we have learned to trust each other’s instincts.
Tumbler, Ryder and I all look at each other with the same understanding. We will not be going to the clubhouse. We each need time with our Ol’ ladies and each other. It’s always been us three sticking together, and now we have our women from this point on it’s the six of us. I pick up my phone and send a text to Wasp, dad and Prez. I want them to know where we’ll be and not to expect us tonight. We’ll be there sometime tomorrow so the girls can be with their folks. Tonight is ours, even knowing Ashton would like to hold her girl. Just knowing she’s with me and safe will have to be enough for her tonight. I need to feel her next to me and know she’s real. She’s here and it’s not a dream that I’ll wake from.
Mom pulls up to the house and the guys are behind us on their bikes with their women holding on tight. Suddenly this feeling I have never felt before bombards me. I’m having a hard time breathing, my girl is in my arms and my boys are here, we’re all safe and home together. What is this? Never experienced real fear, is this me coming down from weeks of it? I can’t move, I just hold onto Riley staring into her beautiful face. My Mom suddenly speaks “Son, you’re feeling true love for the first time in your life. I know only a short time ago you questioned your feelings and not ready for a relationship with her. Then you suddenly felt protective after her step-father abused her and jumped into a relationship. You had feelings then, I know you did. Now thought honey, this feeling I see plastered all over your face and by the look in your eyes. This is love sweetheart. You’re no
w actually feeling love in its fullest right now. Enjoy it, sweetie, you only fall in love once.” I look up at my Mom and she is right. I always knew I had feelings for her, but I fought them so hard. I didn’t want to settle down. I didn’t want a lot of things that came with a woman. What a fool I was. No more!
I look at Riley’s beautiful face again and I lean and whisper in her ear “I love you, Riley.” She opened those incredible silver eyes and smiled a sweet sleepy smile and said “I love you to Kid.” Then closed her eyes again sleeping deeply of the dead. The door suddenly opens and I looked up and Ryder is right there with his arms open. I knew he wanted me to hand Riley to him so I could get out, but I gave him a go to hell look. He shook his head and laughed at me and instead helped me out of the car with Riley still in the comfort of my arms. I made my way to the front door which Skylar had already opened and had it propped open. Sadie had already pulled the sheets and comforter down so we could lay her in bed. “Would you like me to change her into night clothes for you Kid?” I shook my head “No Sadie, I got it. Go be with your man. I know how close you and your sister are, I need some time. I promise I’m not gonna’ keep y’all out, I just need some time, ya?” She bobs her head yes and reaches up on her tiptoes to give me a light peck on the cheek. I hear Tumbler growl and laugh silently. I know my shoulders shook thought because he said “One day you will understand when Riley puts her lips on a brother.” I growled in response and he smiled at me. Fucker! Not funny asshole.
I practically shut the door in his face and turn to pay attention to my girl. She looks clean so I decide to not disturb her with a bath and just change her clothes. I open up her dresser and can’t find anything I like. For some reason, I want her wearing something of mine. I pull out one of my t-shirts and a clean pair of panties for her. I slowly pull off her clothes and toss them in the corner deciding those will go in the trash once I’m finished. I put her clothes on smoothly so not to wake her. I pull her blond hair to the side and runs my fingers through it. We will get Justin, one way or another he will pay. Wasp has a feeling he wasn’t working alone, and I’m going to trust my brother on this one. Tomorrow we will start tracking those breadcrumbs and find where they lead. I won’t rest until I know my girl is as safe and made her world around her safe.
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