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After Jesse left, Jasper hardly slept. He was worried about the rest of his brothers. He was mad that he hadn't been there to help, and guilty of that as well. He knew taking care of Grace was important, but damn it he should have been there. He sat in the armchair of the living room, drinking and watching over Grace as she slept. At some time he closed his eyes, but of that he didn't remember.

Jasper remembered waking the next morning with a headache churning in his brain and Grace telling him she was one her way to talk with Orion.
The man nodded his head once, before following her out of the house.
He had followed her to the jail, then left her there, knowing harm shouldn't come to her there with so many people and Orion inside.

Jasper went home to clean himself off. When he returned to the jail to follow Grace home, he cursed at finding her jeep already gone.
The man raced on his bike back to town, moving up and down the streets in search of her vehicle. It was the last place he thought he;d see her that he found her. The clubhouse. As he pulled up and saw the flashing lights,
hatred ran deep in his veins. Jasper pulled up behind Mendez who was standing next to Grace with her door open. The man let his bike fall for the moment as he budged the officer in her door out of the way and shut it.
Crossing his arms over his chest he stared at Mendez as he told Grace,
'Get out of here Grace. I'll handle this damned monkey.

When Jasper pulled up, Grace felt an immediate relief wash over her. It made Mendez take his hand off of her knee, and he turned around and placed his attention on Jasper, narrowing his eyes at the biker. "She isn't going anywhere, or I will have reason to arrest her. Until my partner comes out of there to make sure she didn't tamper with the evidence, she's going to stay right here." His hand patted the hood of her Jeep and he turned his attention to Grace, winking at her. "So what, now that Orion is in jail she's ******** around with you? I'm sure he'd love to hear about that, next time I pay him a little visit." The second officer walked outside, and looked between Jasper and Mendez, motioning to Grace. "Search her. I found a safe with the door open." The other officer moved around to the back of the Jeep, pulling the hatchback open.

Mendez grinned at Jasper, stepping past him and pulling open the drivers side door. "Step out. Looks like you were messing with s**t...I'm going to have to search you."

Grace looked at Jasper and then at Mendez, reluctantly stepping out of her Jeep. "It's just insurance paperwork. Some files that I need to--" Mendez cut her off by holding his hand up in front of her face, twirling his finger in the air for her to turn around. "Hands on the Jeep, and feet apart. You.." He turned to Jasper, and placed his hand on his gun. "...you need to back up and let us do our job." He winked at the man before turning his attention back to Grace, and squatting down beside her starting at her ankles and slowly trailing his hands up each leg. Her pants were tight enough to tell that there wasn't really anything that she could hide, but he did so anyway. Once finished with her legs he stood directly behind her and placed his hands right over her a**, then trailed them around her hips and to the front, ghosting his hand between her legs.

The whole thing made Grace stiff as a board, but when his hand moved between her legs she stepped forward toward the Jeep, and Mendez only chuckled, reaching his hands up to feel around her breasts before stepping away. "Now go stand next to your boy toy." She didn't even hesitate to move and stand next to Jasper, watching as Mendez moved through her car, even dumping the contents of her purse out in the seat, which included her phone, her gun, and all the paperwork she had to grab for Orion.

Her heart was hammering in her chest, and just feeling that man with his hands on her again had her stomach turning. "I told you, it's just paperwork that I'm legally inclined to retrieve." Mendez turned around, and he shifted his gaze between Grace and Jasper, and he chuckled, hooking his thumbs into his belt. "Alright, then. I'd better not see you back here again, until the investigation is cleared. Also.." He stepped more toward her, and she only moved sideways to hide half of herself behind Jasper. "...take care of my baby." With a laugh he motioned for the other officer to join him, and within seconds they were gone and pulling out of the parking lot.

Jasper swore at Mendez as he ordered Grace out of the car and patted her down. This ******** cop was sick and out of his head. He didn't care what Mendez told Orion; his prez should know he wouldn't hit on his old lady.

When Grace came back next to him, Jasper threw an arm in front of her and pushed her behind him so that he was between her and Mendez again. If she wasn't his responsibility and Ryder wasn't in jail, Jasper would have decked the man.

Jasper closed the driver door behind Grace again as Mendez told them they were free to go. 'Get home. I'll be there" He told her. Jasper watched her drive off before he picked up his bike and straddled it. Before he left, letting his motorcycle blow exhaust in Mendez's face, he said,"Not your baby Asshat!" Then he was out of the parking lot following after Grace's Jeep all the way back to the house. Seeing the clubhouse as it was was a tough sight.
All those memories in that place; of those people; just gone.

Jasper shook his head as he parked his bike next to Grace's car. When she got out he placed a gently hand on her back and steered her into the house. 'I know Grace. Just wait for me next time. You shouldn't be going places alone like that. One of the guys could have gotten that." He told her. He wasn't trying to be harsh or anything. But he didn't need anything happening to her on his watch. That would ******** him up worse then the guilt he already felt inside from abandoning his brothers in their time of need. Moira hadn't deserved to die like that.
And Grace didn't deserve all this.

After locking the door and checking out the front window to ensure no one was following them. Jasper turned to Grace and shrugged."Order whatever sounds good Grace. you know I'll eat it." He then moved into the kitchen. He grabbed himself a beer and Grace a water before he returned to the living room and flopped on the couch. He offered her the water as he opened his beer and took a swig.

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak,
you feel like you wanna just give up

~Cadence Jaycey Sinclair-Caine~

"So you heard about what happened? How is Killian? I tried texting him and he is ignoring me. I figured he needs his space. I am just hoping he doesn't do anything rash." She rubbed her arms lightly as she spoke. Comforting herself as best she could. Cadence glanced back toward the way she had entered.
"I got a full time Prospect with me until this is all resolved. I have no idea how it will ever be resolved if I may be completely honest." She sighed and shook her head.
"I'm glad Lyv is okay. I was really worried, and it's not like I can ask Killian about it. He would go on a rampage." She shivered at the thought. Killian would do some serious damage. The man was capable of some very great but dark things.

Cadence lifted her shirt up partly. She waved her hand toward the wounds.
"I am fine. Alive. So I can not complain." She pulled her shirt down.
"Black is...crazy and evil. I knew he was twisted....not this bad though. I never would believed even he could do this. Keep in mind, this is the same man who tried to kill me." She stuffed her hands in the pockets on her dark blue jeans.
"Be careful Diana, and keep Lyv close. I don't want you two to become collateral damage in this out of control war. I know I was a real b***h when we first met, but...I am warming up to you." She gave the woman a small smile. She heard a beep and rolled her eyes then huffed.
"I have decided I want a new Prospect. Preferably one who is mute. Going to ask when we can get one of those." She of course was joking.

~Candie~

Benjamin Drayton was a man with a mission. A mission to destroy Gavin Morain. He had heard about the Angels' Clubhouse burning down. He had to admit he was happy for that. He wanted that MC out of the way, and he wanted to see Orion and Cadence suffer.

Orion could have easily teamed up with Ben. It could have been a very lucrative arrangement for them both. Orion refused, repeatedly. He just would not budge. Would not compromise with Ben. So then Ben had been forced to used a different strategy. A plan had been forming when as fate would have it he met Cadence. It didn't take long for a plan to form, one that involved the pretty little brunette.

At first Ben had simply thought it would be fun to bed her, and use it as leverage. Blackmail really, plus all the information he had gathered over the years on the club and their business associates/ventures. However things because tricky when he realized he actually like Cadence. He wanted her, and made it known but she shot him down. Repeatedly, and he was not use to that. His ego would not accept being turned down.

The situation just became to much to bear when he found out the woman he was after was pining after his cousin. A cousin he had not realized he was related to until a couple years prior. Jasper was your typical nice guy, and Ben HATED nice guys. He felt like they were chumps, and hated knowing some little Angel chump had what he wanted. He agreed nice guys finished last, and believed they deserved it. So he just waited until he was able to snatch away what he wanted. Unfortunately once he got her, the little b***h poved to quite the handful.

Which made him want to break her. She would not have a disrespectful willful little female thinking she called the shots. Oh no, he was determined to break her. He actually enjoyed trying to, enjoyed watching her suffer. Enjoyed her brother's anger, and the division it caused within the Club.

He had lost Cadence, and that had originally infuriated him. He then decided he was fine with it because she would live in fear and stuck between worlds. He was sure the Angels would never allow her near them again. She would constantly be looking over her shoulder wondering which MC would go after her now. She knew too many of the Angels' secrets, and Ben would hurt her just because she had denied him.

Well once he discovered she was pregnant, that changed everything. He had also forced any woman he impregnated to get an abortion. In his mind not one of those whores were worthy of carrying his child. Cadence he decided could and would birth his first child. He felt the child would force her to be loyal to him, and further alienate her from her old MC family. He also liked the idea of the child coming from bloodlines that were strong, known and feared in the MC world.

However....Black had betrayed him once again. First he tried to Kill Cadence which was against their agreement. Second he had attacked her while she was pregnant, or so Black claimed. (Neither man knew she had already miscarried the child due to stress levels, and medical conditions.)

So now Ben had decided he was done playing nice. He would make one final attempt to acquire the MC, this time members individually. If that failed, he would simply kill them all. One by one. Now was the time since they were weak, broken and their future was unknown. Their President in prison, their Clubhouse burned to the ground, and their spirit broken after losing yet more people.

"HEY! DE LA CRUZ!" Ben yelled outside from the lawn. His bike parked outside. He would use the same tactic he used with Cadence. Help the MC family, get Orion out of prison. Cadie had wanted Grace out, and had been willing to cooperate if it meant her nephew had his Mother. Grace would no doubt take Ben's offer to her husband. Tears and begging, it would sway Orion. He was sure of it.
"COME ONE OUT! LET'S TALK BUSINESS!" He yelled from the lawn.

Jasper looked up at hearing the engines of a bike pull up outside the house.
He was hoping it was a brother with good news, but yet at the voice,
he knew that wasn't what it was. Jasper shook his head and put his beer on the coffee table. He was mad that that ******** thought to show up here.
Of all places. Hadn't he done enough to Cadence? Why did he think he had the right to come after Grace.

Jasper stood and looked to Grace sternly,'Stay inside Grace. Don't you dare come out or engage with him. Do you understand?" The man really didn't wait long for an answer before he was walking back to the door and unlocking it. His fury at this man and all that had happened in the last twenty four hours boiling below the surface."Bolt up the door once I leave. Don't open for anyone who isn't an Angel no matter what. If you hear shots, call Jesse and Killian. Then go out the back and go to your Uncles. Don't ask, just do it Grace." Jasper told her. Just wanting to keep her safe as well as being fed up with all that was happening. He pulled out his gun,
checking to make sure it was fully loaded. He then opened the door,
tucked the gun in his pants, and stepped out of the house. He took long strides towards Ben, instead of slowing he steps actually sped. When he reached the other man, threw a left hook at the man quick and hard across the face."What in the ******** do you think you're doing here?! NO one wants your damned business!" He told the man throwing a punch this time with his other hand.

Benjamin had somehow missed Jasper's bike. Maybe he wasn't paying attention, or perhaps he simply had not cared. Either way he was not expecting to have Jasper come out and actually get physical.

Rarely had Ben seen or heard of Jasper getting physical. He seemed to be one of the more even tempered members of the MC. Everyone had their breaking point though, and it appeared Jasper had finally reached his.

The first hit had caught him offguard, then second came when he was still trying to process what was happening. Ben was a few inches taller then Jasper, and he easily had 20 pounds on Jasp. It was muscle though. He was simply a broad chested solid man. Often meant in a fight he was slower, but could take a beating. He also had quite a bit of power behind his blows.

He hit Jasper with a quick jab. It was a quick hit, one not to knock him out. Only to get the man to back up a bit. He stepped back himself, and then widened his stance. He threw another straight punch, this time aiming straight for Jasper's face.
"Oh, finally! I've been dying to get at you boy. Can't hide behind your girlfriend's skirt anymore...." He launched another attack. His fist connected with Jasper's nose. The crunch and gush of blood was satisfying. He had been waiting months to get at Jasper. His eyes narrowed and he watched, waited for Jasp to come at him again. He would enough kicking the living s**t out of this guy. Next on his list was Killian, because he knew that he had been the one to help Cadence escape and stashed her.