Page 80 of Mended Souls
I’ll be back later and we can talk. You know I will help you any way I can.
It wouldn’t be the first time we shared a woman together, but it would be up to Kadence. She liked Hunter, but she didn’t fully know what Hunter liked in the bedroom. Hunter was more tame when we shared, but if she was alone, her kink choices hurt.
I hit the kickstand on my bike before quickly sending Kadence a text. She had therapy today, and then she would see Annika. Annika and her men took time away from the club to deal with Drew and his stupidity. He was noble, but Drew would get himself killed pulling skeletons out of closets. I didn’t understand why he wanted to do it in the first place, but I also didn’t understand the restraint of religious trauma. I did, however, understand the weight guilt had on a person. He was guilty and wanted to save his sister, but he was trying to save a version of her that didn’t exist anymore.
“Do we have any leads on her location?” I asked Cross as I walked into the clubhouse. Sin and Ranger were there, too.
With Everly out there somewhere and someone infiltrating my club, I had my men patrolling and I had extra men at the club. The BDSM club would be open this weekend, so I needed the next five days to focus on finding her. I hated feeling powerless when this was my domain. Everly would pay for everything she did, and I would make sure she and her boyfriend died a very painful death.
“Negative, boss. I have men at every corner and some of Damon’s men keeping watch in Bellevue for her, but we haven’t found any trace of her,” Sin said.
I forced my lips together. “She must’ve left or is keeping a low profile.”
“After we figured out who she was, she got scared. She almost had Kadence killed,” Sin pointed out. It was what we assumed. She was ready and knew what would happen. Now she was planning and preparing her next move.
Ranger turned to look at me. “How is your girl?”
“Kadence is good. She handled seeing her ex better than I thought, and now she is doing her best to comfort Hunter.”
“She finally has peace,” Sin said. “She’s been through a lot in the last few months and deserves happiness.” He narrowed his eyes on me. “Don’t fuck it up, Blaize, because it’s good seeing you happy, too.”
I narrowed my eyes on him. “Sin, I’m going to punch you.”
“You like to self-sabotage. You’ll be scared of her getting hurt and you’ll push her away.”
He read me like a damn book, but I wouldn’t do it. Not this time. I already hurt her enough by trying to hide my feelings, and I refused to accept them. Kadence was worthy of everything, and I would make sure she knew it.
“How are you two?”
He laughed bitterly. “Pissed. Broken. Lost. Take ya pick. It’s hard. Layla was our constant, and now she’s gone. How did you do it, boss?” His voice broke.
“I killed the asshole who did it,” I told him, looking at both Ranger and Sin. “I’ll find the him, but don’t change who you are. Live for Layla. Make her proud until you meet the person she sent you, but don’t push whoever that is away.”
“It’s hard,” Ranger admitted. “I’m glad you have Kadence.”
“And I almost lost her, multiple times. Do you know where Hawke is?”
“He’s bringing Fallon home today,” Ranger said. “She wanted to leave sooner, but the doctor didn’t like how her vitalslooked so they kept her longer. She survived a bullet, heart surgery, and death.”
Hawke arrived at the clubhouse with a very annoyed Fallon in his arms thirty minutes later. She was screaming at him, but she was also trying to catch her breath as well in between. When her eyes found mine, she glared daggers at me.
“Please, please,pleasetake him. I want him out of here,” she hissed.
I arched my brow as Hawke grimaced when Fallon hit his chest. “Trouble in paradise?”
“The asshole won’t let me do anything!”
“You were shot in the fucking chest and died multiple times, goddamnit,” Hawke growled. “Accept the pampering,princess.”
“Fuck you, asshole.”
“Doc said three weeks, and then I will.”
She grumbled. “I hate you.”
“You can hate me all you want, babe, but in the end you love me.” Hawke gently laid her on the couch, attempting to kiss her. When she turned her head with a smirk, Hawke grabbed her face and kissed her hard. “You’re such a fucking brat.”
“Bite me,” Fallon barked back.
