Stryker’s words shoot right to my heart. Any self-doubt I’ve had disappear when I stare into his blue eyes. He hasn’t said those three little words, but the way he’s looking at me with lust and longing, I can see it. I can feel it deep in my soul. “Stryker, I can handle whatever you tell me. You’ve broken through my walls and seen the real me. Seen the broken, lonely woman I’ve become. You’re the only one who I’ve told my secrets too. The pain and torture I’ve endured. If I didn’t trust you to help me overcome the urges, I never would have opened up. So, please tell me what happened.”
Stryker places his arm around my shoulders, pulling me into his chest. “We had an emergency at the repair shop earlier. Someone was trying to overtake it and hurt our brothers in the process. Rooster saw them on the CCV cameras installed. We rode over there and left the three of you unprotected. We became sloppy and relaxed, thinking there was no threat to us. By the time we made it, Texas and Butch had the threat neutralized. One man was Kingston’s. None of you were answering your cell phones. That’s when we knew the three of you were in trouble. Kayne, Blayde and I took off and rode straight here. The house was deserted, which is weird because there’s usually a Patch Whore or two lingering around.”
I’m wracking my brain trying to remember the events of last night. Bits and pieces are flooding my memory. “I remember that bitch Candy was here with one of her fellow whores, Bambi. They were not being very nice and cornered me in the kitchen. Telling me I was a washed-up whore who was disgusting and disfigured. Of course, with my past, they knew what to say to make me doubt myself. They’ve been doing it for a while now and I usually ignore them but I couldn’t. That’s when both Siren and Poison walked into the kitchen. They found me on the floor in tears. They kicked Candy out after giving her a shakedown. That’s all I can remember. Everything else is a blur with bits and pieces coming and going as fast as they appear.”
“You hit your head really hard before I found you,” Stryker moves a piece of my hair away from my head and I flinch when his fingers brush a tender spot.
“How did you find me and where?” I whisper into the quiet room. We remain silent. Side by side for a moment before Stryker speaks.
“I found you in the woods, passed out. Your arm was bleeding pretty badly and your face was smashed in the dirt. Scared the fuck out of me because when I reached you, you weren’t moving. Then you started convulsing. A seizure wracked your body.” Stryker hangs his head, “I was powerless to help you.”
I’m going to make you suck my cock after I fuck your filthy ass. Then I’ll watch the life drain from your eyes while I shoot come down your throat, squeezing your neck until you stop breathing.
Sledge’s voice haunts me and my body stiffens. “What is it, Holly? What are you remembering?”
“Sledge from The Serpents. He was here. In my room.” My body trembles with fear. “Oh my God. He’s here. He’s come to take me back.”
“There was no one here or around you when we got here. Are you sure?” Stryker asks, concern etched on his face.
“Positive. Stryker, they found me. I can’t go back,” I sob. “He was in my room. He said he’d come to claim what was his. I kneed him in the balls and then broke his nose. I ran as fast as I could into the woods. It’s all coming back to me.” I stand up and pace back and forth across his room. The fear Sledge caused is replaced by vengeance. My emotions are wearing me down. One minute I’m terrified, the next I’m ready to fight.
“I was in the kitchen drinking a water bottle. Something was wrong with me. My body felt weird like I had no control over myself. Then Candy and Bambi came into the room. They were saying mean and nasty things about me and how you will get bored with my vanilla ways and will come crawling back to them when you needed something more. Then Poison walked in with Siren. They went after the pair, kicking their asses for saying that to me. Then I had a choice and took back the power they had over me. I hit Candy. It felt so good when her bones crunched under my fists.” I look down at my fist, clenching and unclenching it. Warm arms wrap around me, stopping my pacing. “Then I went into my room to wash the blood from my hands. When I came out of the bathroom, he was sitting on my bed. Sledge was here, in my room. In my sanctuary. The things he said…” I trail off as Stryker’s arms tighten around my waist. “I asked him what he did to Poison and Siren and he said he took care of the nosy bitches. I lost it again. Then I escaped into the woods. I was heading back to help Poison and Siren when I started throwing up. My arms wouldn’t work and my legs were heavy. I fell face first into the ground. I couldn’t move. I heard footsteps and passed out. I thought that was the end. I thought I’d never get to see you again.”
Stryker holds me closer my back is flush against his solid chest. “I’m here. I’m not going anywhere and if I have to, someone will be with you. We need to talk to Kayne and the rest of the Club and tell them what’s going on. I have a hunch Candy has something to do with Sledge finding you.” Stryker kisses the side of my neck. I revel in the feeling of his lips on my skin. His hot breath comforting me when I need it the most.
All too soon, Stryker pulls his lips and warm body away and grabs my hand, pulling me out of his bedroom and down the hall. His long legs stride quickly across the Clubhouse and I do my best to keep up, but I’m so exhausted from everything. My side is cramping and my head is spinning again.
“Stryker, slow down,” I yank on his hand holding onto mine. His feet stumble to a halt and I run into his back, bouncing off his hard muscles. “Ouch.” My ass hits the floor hard and a sharp pain shoots up my spine.
“Shit, Holly. Are you OK? Fucking shit.” Stryker goes on a rampage spewing words. He’s pissed at himself for me getting hurt. He reaches down and lifts me up, carrying me bridal style. This I can get used too. I lean in and rest my head on his chest, breathing in his intoxicating scent of leather and his body wash.
“Hmm… I’m good now,” I mumble.
Stryker stops walking and peers down at me. I tip my head back so I can get a better look at him. His strong blonde goatee covered jaw is tight with tension. His blue eyes are burning with lust and desire. His chest is heaving. The look he’s giving me causes a tremble to wrack through my body and a craving between my legs. I shouldn’t be wanting him after everything, but I do. I crave this man more than anything.
Stryker brings his lips next to mine, his hot breath fans across my face. I reach up behind his head and pull him closer, so our foreheads are resting against each other. I shift and Stryker’s big hands cradle my ass, kneading it with his strong fingers. He moves me so I can wrap my legs around his waist. A moan escapes my throat when I feel his hardness pressing up into me.
Stryker moves so my back is resting against the wall and it presses my pussy against his hard cock. He crashes his lips down onto mine. In a hurried frenzy, our tongues clash together. Our teeth scrape against each other. It’s messy. It’s beautiful. It’s us. Stryker grabs my hips and pushes me down onto him, creating the perfect friction on my clit. I break the kiss, panting into his ear. He nips and sucks at my neck while I move my hips back and forth.
“You’re going to be the death of me, Lil’ Bit.” Stryker moans when I lick his ear. I’m so close to exploding and he has barely touched me. This is what he does to me.
Stryker presses me against the wall, pinning me with his hips. He trails one hand down over my heaving breasts, gives one a squeeze and keeps going until he’s at the zipper of my jeans. “With as much as I want to take you back into my room and fuck you, we won’t have time for me to worship your sexy body the way it deserves. But I’m going to give you something to erase everything else.”
His fingers swiftly pop the button and unzip my jeans. I should care that we’re not in the privacy of his room, but I don’t. Right here, right now, I need Stryker to make me forget. He shoves his hand down my panties. His fingers run along my folds, teasing me.
“Stryker,” I groan against his lips. His finger plunges into me and I lose a
ll coherent thoughts. His thumb circles my clit while his hands drive me mad with desire. His lips trail hot kisses up my throat. His tongue plunges into my mouth, eating up the moans and groans escaping my lips. Tingles work their way up my toes into my center as Stryker brings me over the edge. “I’m coming.” I moan against his lips.
Stryker’s fingers work faster, deep inside of me and I can’t control my body. “That’s it, Lil’ Bit. Let it all go and soak my fingers.” I fall over the edge and into the unknown bliss. My body spasms. My chest is heaving, trying to catch my breath. Stryker slows down his assault and lets me ride out the waves of pleasure pouring from my body.
“Holy shit,” I push my face into his shoulder, hiding the blush staining my cheeks. Stryker releases me from the wall and settles his palm on my waist holding me up. I fix my jeans and straighten my shirt.
“C’mon we need to get in there. There are a few rules you need to know first.” He waits until I’m ready then puts his arm around my shoulder, guiding me toward Church. “Rule number one. Whatever you hear in here, stays in here. You don’t speak to anyone about what goes down. Church is our sanctuary for us to speak freely. Don’t break that trust.
“Number two, when Kayne speaks, you listen. You don’t interrupt him. You give him the respect he deserves. Rule number three, don’t speak unless spoken to. I don’t care if you’re against what’s being said. You’re not a patched in member so you have no rights. You tell them what happened and why when asked to speak. Siren will stay next to you and guide you. She’s not a member either but Kayne will let her in today for you.”
We stop outside the door I’ve seen them go into every morning. I’ve always wanted to know what goes down behind these doors and I’m about to find out. I’m scared and worried I’ll screw things up.
“Are you ready?” Stryker asks, turning me towards him. He cups the side of my face with his big hand. “It’ll be fine. Just remember the rules and you’ll do great.” I swallow hard and nod my head. A smile graces his handsome face. Stryker brings his lips down next to mine and kisses me softly. He pulls away too soon and opens the door.
We enter hand in hand and what I see takes my breath away. All eyes turn to us. Some guys are scowling, some are smiling. Some have no expression what so ever. Kayne sits at the head of a huge oak table with the Savage Saints logo etched deep into the wood. His fingers are steepled in front of him, watching us. Blayde is to his right with a scowl on his face. Across from him is Rooster. Rooster nods his head at us. Next to him is Texas, then Maddox. Beside him is Poison at the end of the table. Across from her is their newest patched in member Duke. Then beside him is Talon, Ace and Axel. The table is full of members I see every day. It leaves only one seat empty two seats down from Kayne next to Blayde. Kayne points to the leather sofa behind him. That’s where Siren is at, sitting patiently. I walk on shaky legs and sit next to her while Stryker takes his seat next to Blayde.
“How are you doing?” Siren whispers.
“I’m OK. How are you and Poison? I still don’t know exactly what happened to the two of you.” I whisper back.
Siren opens her mouth to speak when Kayne slams the gavel on the table, making me jump. I look at Kayne and don’t say a word. I don’t even think I’m breathing. I’m so out of my depth being here.
“Listen up. There have been a few things we need to discuss and vote on. First off, some asshole fucked with our women.” Grumbles and a few fucking pussy’s floats around the table. Kayne holds up his hands and everyone shuts up. “We were sloppy and too relaxed. There’s a threat out there toward one of our own that needs to be taken care of. Poison, Siren and Holly are not to be left alone. I want eyes on them at all times when Blayde, Stryker or myself can’t be with them.”
Poison opens her mouth to rebuttal but quickly shuts it when Kayne’s deadly glare lands on her. “Babe, I know you can handle your own. But for my sanity I need someone with you. That goes for all of us. As of now, we’re on lockdown. Travel two or three at a time. No lone wolf shit or I’ll fucking kill you myself.”
Aye’s ring across the table in agreement. “Now, there’s one thing we’ve been avoiding and we can’t anymore. Kingston. That douche motherfucker needs to meet his end. Rooster, how are you doing with his financials and shit.”
Rooster leans his big arms on the table and there’s a glint in his eyes I’ve never seen before. “Just about finished, Prez. I’d say within a day or two we can finish him. I’ve got most of his shipments redirected and his buyers are getting edgy waiting for their products. If we don’t make a move, one of them will. He hasn’t been able to supply the drugs to them they need. Now’s our time to swoop in and set up a meet. Give them our product while undercutting Kingston. Leaving him high and dry. Then take him out before he figures out it was us.”
“Let’s vote. Everyone in favor of us taking Kingston’s buyers say, Aye. If you disagree, say Nay.”
Kayne points to Rooster first, “Aye, Prez.”
Texas nods his head, “Aye.” His thick southern accent is deep.
Maddox agrees with an, “Aye.”
Poison hesitates before answering. “Aye.” Something is off with the way she’s looking around the table. I don’t know what it is, but something’s bothering her.
Kayne points to Duke, the newest member of Savage Saints, “Aye.”
Talon, Ace and Axel all agree with their own Aye’s.
I can’t see Stryker very well from this position because his back is too me, but I can see his spine is stiff. He nods his head, “Aye.”
Blayde looks behind him and his eyes meet Siren for a second before answering. He turns his head facing Kayne, “Aye.”
“It’s unanimous.” Kayne slams his gavel on the table calling an end to the vote. “Good, set up the meet and let me know when and where.”
“You got it, Prez,” Rooster agrees.
“Now, we need to discuss something that happened earlier with the girls. It’s going to be hard what we’re going to hear but hold any comments until this is finished.” Kayne’s deadly blue gaze lands on me and I tremble under his stare. I’m terrified things will change when they hear what happened. “Holly, the floor is yours. Please stand up and tell the rest of the guys what you know and I’ll fill in the rest.”
I stand on trembling legs. My heart is pounding hard against my chest and my palms are sweaty. I wipe them on my jeans, clear my throat and begin.
“Before I came here.” I stop and my gaze lands on Stryker. He’s clenching his jaw tight, watching me. He gives me a slight nod, encouraging me to keep going.
“Before I came here, someone stole me from my mom and forced into the MC life at nine years old. The guy who took me killed my mom. His name was Crawl and he was the VP of The Serpents MC based out of Ohio. Most of the Ol’ Ladies sheltered me to some of the stuff that went down in an MC but they couldn’t be there all the time. Only when their men told them they could. I spent most of my days with Patch Whores. I’ve seen more nasty stuff before I turned a teenager, I prayed I’d blend into the shadows. Once I turned fourteen, one member, Sledge, used to watch me all the time. I’d ignore him the best I could. I’d turn down every advance he’d throw at me.
“Until one night when I was sixteen. The whores cornered me in my room, held me down and forced me to do drugs. That night I became the property of Sledge and for years after that, he forced me to do things I didn’t want to do in order to survive.” Tears are rolling down my cheeks and I can’t stop them. The things they made me do. The things they forced me to do come at me in full force. Shame plagues my mind.
I take a deep breath and continue. “One night right before Kayne found me, Sledge forced me to do things to him while another member did what he wanted to me. I fought them both. One of the Ol’ Ladies showed up and seen me fighting for my life. She got me out of there and took me to a bus stop. I hopped on the first bus and rode it as far away from them as I could. That’s when Kayne found me on the side of the r
oad. I was beaten up, abused and scared.”
I look at Kayne and he wipes something away from his eyes. He nods his head and encourages me to keep going.
“Last night, Candy found me and somehow she knows about my past. I don’t know how or why, but she’s been pissed Stryker chose me and not her. She’s been giving me crap the last few days since we started our relationship. Last night she took it too far and said something about Poison and Siren right when they walked into the kitchen where Candy and Bambi had me cornered. Poison and Siren tore those two off me and let me finish Candy off.” I look down to my bruised knuckles remembering taking back the power they held over me in one hit.
“I went to my room to clean up and that’s where he found me. Sledge was here in my home. In my room. He found me and tried forcing me to do things again. He told me he took care of Poison and Siren. That gave me the strength I needed. This vile man hurt my friends, my sisters. This time I got the best of him. I head-butted him and kneed him in his balls. Then I ran. I ran into the woods as far away from him I could. Then I realized I left them with him and headed back. Something was wrong with me and I fell. My limbs wouldn’t work and I was throwing up. After I fell, I must have hit my head or something because I blacked out. I woke up in Stryker’s room and that’s all I remember.”
My legs give out from underneath me and I sit down hard on the couch, completely exhausted. Emotionally drained. Siren wraps her slender arms around my shoulders, comforting me. Poison stands up from her seat and limps over to me. She holds me tight.
“I’m so sorry, Holly.” Poison whispers, moving my crazy, curly hair out of my face.
“I’m sorry the two of you are hurt because of me. This is all my fault.” I sob into my hands. Siren is rubbing my back soothingly. Poison tightens her hold on me.
“No, this isn’t your fault. You didn’t make Sledge come here. You didn’t make Candy betray us. You are not responsible for them.” Siren soothes.
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