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Orion frowned as he pushed a chair beside Grace's bed. He sat down and tugged at the sheet.
"Hun, you are gorgeous to me not because of your looks, but because of who you are as a person. So don't hide." He sighed.
"Everyone has scars, some of us just don't wear them on our skin. I am more worried about you emotionally. I also need to apologize. This is our fault. Dereck and I...we screwed up big time."

He hung his head between his his hands. He couldn't believe he had allowed this to happen on his watch.
"I'm sorry I failed you Grace." He felt like crap. He had not been paying attention and for that, Grace was the one to suffer.

He was not sure the peace treaty with the Reapers was even worth it at this point. He was furious with Dereck for not doing his part in keeping Grace safe, he was even more furious with himself. Why had he not been aware they were in Shadow Creek?! He would find out why no one had informed him of anything regarding the Outcasts.

His men would suffer. No one would escape Orion's wrath. His own men would meet a quick end. Anyone else would not be as fortunate.

I have the answer
I can take the pressure
I will turn it all around
~Five Finger Death Punch

"No. He is your brother. He is family, he should be here with you." Orion leaned over to Grace and kissed her forhesd.
"Dereck, stay with Grace. I should go find my kid. She doesn't even walk and I have managed to lose track of her." He stood up and stretch
"Grace, I will be back first thing in the morning with some of your personal things." Orion felt like Dereck should have no hand in what came next. If things went to hell they both couldn't get arrested. Someone had to be out to keep Grace safe, not that Orion believed he or Dereck even could. This was proof they couldn't.

He exited the room quickly, and went outside. He called Gloom to check on him and see what he was actually doing. Gloom agreed to pick him up, and informed him Belle was with him.

Orion headed back to the Club, and then changed. He jumped on his secondary bike. It was his original bike. He wouldn't part with it for sentimental reasons. Once on his bike he was off, joining the hunt. He was out for blood.

He would be sure all responsible for what happened to Grace suffered. They would beg for death, and eventually it would come. It would just not be swift or easy. They would not be easily recognizable to the authorities, or even family. Closed casket funerals for them all.

I have the answer
I can take the pressure
I will turn it all around
~Five Finger Death Punch

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

~Cadence Jaycey Sinclaire-Caine~

"Water please." Cadence rose to accept the glass of water. She smiled at Maralyn.
"Thank you." She took a little sip and slowly sat down. She held the glass and swirled the glass lightly.
"The doctor should be able to tell in a couple more weeks. Not sure really I want to know the sex. I think it might be a nice surprise to just wait till I deliver. Either way as long as the baby is healthy I don't care about the sex." She rubbed the baby's stomach as she whined in her sleep a bit then settled down.
"I don't know where I will go. Could go back to my friends in my old town, but I feel like that will be the first place they look. I have a few relatives I am not close with spread out throughout the country. I have two other half brothers, one older, one younger. I have an Uncle and an Aunt. Other then that....my Mother lives in Shadow Creek, as does my one Aunt and my eldest half brother." Cadence shrugged.
"I will figure something out, I am resourceful that way. Besides....I have too. This isn't just about me anymore."

She took another sip of water and looked around. She set the glass down on a coaster.
"You know he is only sitting in his car right? Doom and probably someone higher up have issued the order to watch us. Grace was abducted, and is probably being tortured. In all honesty....if she is found alive....she may end up better off dead. No one will leave us alone until justice is served, and someone from the elite give word. No point in fighting it. Your not use to this world, but in this world....we are women. Meant to take orders and never question them. If your going to exist here....better learn quickly."

Cadence got up and wandered over to the window. She peeked out and could see Gloom sitting on his car. He looked bored but unconcerned.
"I will hang here for a while, then head to my Aunt's. She worries, when I don't come home. Especially now that I am pregnant. She is crazy now. Monitoring my drinking and eating. She is keeping a food journal for me. Puts my vitamins out. She is obviously tracking my sugar, and food intake. She is so worried about my sugar. It is really getting annoying and it has only been a couple of days." She sat down on the couch.
"Honestly speaking, I think the only reason anyone is even worrying about me right now is because I am pregnant, otherwise I really doubt anyone would have noticed I was missing." She twisted a lock of her thick dark brown hair about her finger.
"Once I am out of the way, Orion is free to go back to his life with Grace. Not worrying about me since I seem to be such a burden to him. Jasper will be free to do whatever it is he wants to do. His plan wasn't to join the MC in hopes the President's sister returns so he can have a series of steamy one night stands with her. So...I think at the end of the day, distance will serve us all well."

~Candie~

"As long as the baby is healthy, I agree it doesn't matter the sex. I would just be curious." She took a sip out of her own water as the brunette talked about where she would go if she left Shadow Creek. Seemed like she had a little bit of family or friends anywhere. If Lyn left, she really only knew of more family in Minnesota, where her dad still was."I don't doubt you will figure it out. And I understand you gotta do what you have to. But I know people will miss you here. Me for one. Your brother, your aunt, I'm sure Jasper. Does he not want a family? " He had joined the MC, so that was up for grabs. But Orion was starting a family and was the President. So being a part of the club shouldn't dictate if the men wanted a family.

As Cadence spoke of Kennedy being out in his car and waiting for some higher order, Lyn shrugged. She had released him from his babysitting, he wanted that reassurance from someone else, that was his deal. "He can wait out there. We deserve some privacy anyway, and I told him we were fine. He wants more reassurance that's his deal. You're right I didn't grow up in this kind of lifestyle. I'm not some girl that's just going to do what she's told, Cadence. I know how to pick my battles, but if any of them want that, then I guess myself and the MC's won't mix well. I love my cousins, but any relationship won't work well with me if anyone tries to control me. That's one reason I left Dylan." That was the truth of it. She wasn't going to change because these men were still living in the stone age. She was use to taking care of herself and her own s**t. How many times had she heard her grandmother tell her father on his dark days to "fix his s**t because she wasn't going to'? "I'm not looking for a dictator, just friends maybe a partner. However I do hope Grace turned out alright tonight."

With a last sip that finished her water, Lyn got up from the ground and crossed back into the kitchen. The sun she could see through the windows was starting to brighten the sky. With a sigh she began making coffee. "You're welcome to stay as long as you want. And people are not just worried about you because you are pregnant. It's because they care about you Cadie. They still would have found you."

He was home showering now. He would have to bleach the shower down before he left. Makes sure to ride the place of ever speck of blood possible. He had to discard of his clothing as well. They were torn to shreds and he would be incinerating them once he got the chance.

Right now the sun was up, people were out and milling about the streets. He had to get back to the hospital and see Grace. He had promised he would return, and he would keep his promise to her. She needed him now, and he had did enough damage for a while.

Rion had been out playing Doctor with his unfortunate victims. Two so far. He had cut, sliced and carved his way through two people and received no information. They must not have known anything because they did not talk. He hacked fingers off, arms, feet. He had sliced them up and burned them. They screamed plenty, but did not give him the information he wanted. Where was Ace.

He was headed back to the hospital in his car. Grace's overnight bag in hand. He wasn't sure if she was going to be released today or kept a bit longer. He wasn't sure where she would want to go either. He had no idea where they stood currently. She hadn't flipped out on him so he took that as a good sign.

He entered the room and set down two large cups of coffee. One for her, and one for him. He placed her bag on the windowsill. Then finally he went over to her and kissed her forehead.
"Did you get any sleep in here? I brought you coffee, I know theirs probably sucks here." He settled himself into the seat beside the bed.

I have the answer
I can take the pressure
I will turn it all around
~Five Finger Death Punch

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

~Cadence Jaycey Sinclaire-Caine~

Cadence walked Greensville with Belle in the carrier she had picked up. She had the baby strapped to her chest. The other hard plastic one was ridiculously heavy. She was sure the carrier itself weighed double what the baby did. This new carrier seemed much more portable in her opinion.

She found she liked wearing the baby close anyway. She enjoyed the closeness. The warmth the baby gave off and she loved her scent. She had picked up a few things for the baby while she was out. So far her brother had not bother calling her to set up a time to retrieve his infant, so Cadence planned on keeping her until he sent word.

It was a beautiful day despite how exhausted Cadie was finally starting to feel. Belle was actually an amazingly quiet baby. She paused only to text Lyn.
'I am in Greensville for the morning, 1pm sounds perfect for lunch. Any idea where you would like to go? I will probably still have Belle, hope you don't mind.'

She then continued to explore the town. She had spent very little time in the neighboring town. It sound weird, but she had never really bothered with this town. Well...she had visited a bar or two. That was it for the most part. She had lived in Shadow Creek and this town was a rival, at least it had always been when they were all growing up. This was the first time she felt safe over in this town.

The truce allowed for her to not be caught in the Greensville-Shadow Creek war. She felt like this was probably one of the few benefits of a new rival MC appearing. It had brought the older two MCs together. Not that she had ever truly been associated with either MC. Few would know exactly who she was, or more precisely who she was related too.

~Candie~

Dereck had left before the night, which left Grace alone to stay in the hospital, though she kind of preferred it. The nurses and her coworkers were treating her like they pitied her, and that was not something she enjoyed. So, when Orion arrived the next morning with coffee and stuff for her, she felt relieved to see him. She sat up in the bed, glancing over to look at him. "Thanks. You know me too well.." A smile involuntarily pulled at her lips, which caused a white hot pain to shoot through her cuts. A small groan left her lips as she wiped the smile from her face. "I was starting to think you weren't gonna come back." She said to him, teasingly. Just because she wasn't 100% healed didn't mean that she wasn't still herself. "What a great birthday present, huh?" Her eyebrow twitched and she motioned to her face before bringing the coffee to her lips.