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 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:16 am
Soon as the door opened Devil stepped in. He closed it and locked up the front door."I know! I know! I'm sorry to just barge in here Gracie. I feel like an a*s! You need a deadbolt on this door. I am putting one in for you." He ran a hand through his hair as he followed Grace. He eyed her gun. He did not realize she had listened to her brother and kept one in the house.
"I screwed up Grace. I really screwed up!" He accepted the water and sat down in the chair. He lifted his dark brown eyes to Grace's pretty face.
"I went....I knew I shouldn't have went. It was C.J. though...and...the guilt has been eating at me for YEARS! So I figured....if I saw her...if she looked happy... I could finally rest knowing I had made the right decision all those years ago. i needed to apologize anyway. I owe her that. I owe her more then that!" He stood up and paced the kitchen.
He was quiet as he paced. Finally after a minute he stopped and opened his bottle of water. He downed it then looked at Grace.
"I went back to the bar, I tried to talk to her. She flipped out again, and I don't know....I just...SNAPPED! I was angry with her, I was hurt, I just wanted her to stop freaking out. I tried to take her outside and some Angel saw me. We pulled out guns on one another. C.J. stepped in and not me out of there in one piece." He sighed and walked over to Grace.
"I have to tell the Brothers. In case the retaliate. I need to warn them. This one is on me. Tomorrow I am going to go see Orion. I can't let him take this out on the Club. This was me..."
He moved to the chair and sat down. He had his head between his hands. He was silent as he thought about everything that had happened.
"Her parents sent her away to keep her from me. Her brother orchestrated the whole thing. I blamed him, when in reality I was at fault too. I knew what type of girl she was. She was a good smart girl. I came in and pulled her into my world. I encouraged it even.
When she first got sent away, I was angry but we decided we would try the long distance thing. We figured they would not send her away for that long. I went to see her. We hooked up again. I came home, her parents somehow found out. They were about to let her come home but neither of us knew that. They sent her to an even further and more strict school. I rarely heard from her and I was frustrated with the whole situation. I wanted to hook up with other girls, and couldn't as long as I was tied down to her. So I started seeing other girls, and she finally was able to contact me. I had decided to end things with her for the time being. You know to play the field. Well...she told me she was pregnant. I told her we were through. That she had better find a way to deal with the situation." He looked up at Grace.
"I immediately regretted it. I wanted to take it all back, but I had no way of contacting her. Couple of weeks later....I got this....in the mail." He pulled out his wallet and showed her the battered ultrasound.
"No return address. No letter. Nothing. Just this." He sighed and took the ultrasound back.
"I assumed she got an abortion. I was never sure. I didn't know if this was her way of saying she kept the baby. Or if she was at least going to have it. So tonight...I finally got to ask her about it. I hated the answer. I suspected it, but I hated it. I hated her in that moment, I hated myself more then ever." He quickly got up and walked to her cabinets.
"Where do you keep your alcohol?" He asked as he peeked through her cupboards. He pulled out a large bag of chips. His gun was just visible poking out from the waist of his pants.
Devil was never the emotional type, or even the talkative type. Just tonight he finally had to let his Demons out. He needed someone to understand, to know the whole truth.
Grace was the easiest person to talk too. She was a kind and gentle person. She patched them all up. She was like the Mother figure of the group. He wasn't sure why, but he had felt the need to open up and it seemed like Grace was the person to open up too. Maybe it was because he wasn't sure the guys would understand such an emotional confession and decision. Not from him anyway.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:32 am
Grace kept her blue eyes on Devil as he explained everything. When he mentioned getting her a deadbolt she merely waved her hand in the air, dismissing that comment. She did not need any extra protection, because she was not a target. At least, that's what she thought anyways. He looked really troubled, and like this had been eating at him for years. She sat silent, though, and let him explain everything to her. The fact that there was a gun draw was bad, and Dereck did not need to know about that. At all. It would make things a whole hell of a lot worse and they did not need that, especially since there is someone out there framing the Reapers. "Look, Dev..." Grace hopped off of the counter and moved to sit in front of Devil. "I understand. I get it. I used to be with Jackson, remember? I know the feeling of everyone being against you. I know how it is to have nobody support you. It hurts. A lot." She reached down and held his shaking hands together, looking into his green eyes. "You cannot blame Cadie for how she reacted. It was a given. She was very hurt by you, and she lost a child because of it. I have never been pregnant myself, but I can tell you know that a child holds a huge place in a woman's heart." She sighed, shaking her head at him. "I don't keep alcohol in my house. Anyways, you cannot force her into anything she does not want. If she does not want to see you, no matter how bad it hurts, you cannot force her to do so. It will not make her love you again, if anything, it will make her hate you. You need to give her some space..." She picked up his empty water bottle, and moved to set it in the trashcan. "Have you heard the saying, if you love something let it go. If it returns then it is yours forever?" She crossed her arms over her chest, smiling at the distraught man. "What happened in the past in is the past. Do not go to Orion, I am actually having him come over tomorrow so I can talk with him about something.." She glanced at her phone once more, before turning her attention back to Devil. "Give her some space, if she wants to be with you she will, but it is not something you can force. Okay?" Grace walked over to Devil and hugged him briefly. "You can crash on the couch tonight, but you need to make sure you are gone as soon as you wake up, okay? It's not safe for you to be here without backup." She patted his shoulder before going to the closet to grab him a blanket and a pillow, setting them on the couch.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:43 pm
Devil found himself tossing and turning. He dozed briefly on and off throughout the early morning hours. Soon as the sun started to peek out he left. He knew most of the Angels would be passed out drunk by now or heading towards bed by now. So he felt like now was an ideal time to roll out of town.
He resisted the urge to drive around and find out where Cadence was staying because Grace was right. She normally was. He could not make C.J. love him, or even forgive him. He had to let her figure things out for herself.
He made excellent time to Greensville. He quietly moved throughout the Club House, to his room there. He had been staying at the Club House for years. Only people who didn't were the men who had Old Ladies and children.
He stripped down and headed straight for his bathroom. He took a quick shower and then dried off. He flopped down in bed and yanked part of the sheet up to cover some of him. He knew he would be able to get a few hours of sleep in before anyone came looking for him. Reaper or Angel.
Orion knocked at Grace's door. He glanced at his phone and read the text. He did not reply. He was not interested in his ex's drama or his mother's. He yawned and stretched. He was still tired. He had not gotten much sleep once he learned Cadie was in the ER.
He rushed down to see her but she insisted he go home. Her Aunt Celeste had promised to text him to let him know what the outcome was. Butterfly stitches on one arm and a fracture in the other arm. She was in a soft cast for the time being.
He wasn't sure how it happened, but he would be having words with Jasper later that day. Cadie insisted she fell, but he knew it was a lie. She wouldn't look at him whenever he brought it up or asked more questions.
Rion smoothed down his hair. He felt like his hair was sticking up. He adjusted his sunglasses, and stuffed his phone in his pocket after turning it off.
Cadence was out and about. She was having lunch at this small restaurant that was new as far as she knew. She decided against eating at her Aunt's Cafe since her Aunt was questioning her about her injuries as well.
She looked up when she heard her name being said. She stood up and forced a smile to her face. Her ex boyfriend Alex's Mother. Alex and she had dated on and off for the last two and half years. they were currently off and she suspected it would stay that way. He had proposed and she had not accepted.
His Mother Abby was a wonderful woman, and had always welcomed Cadence with open arms. Cadie truly felt bad that thing between her and Alex hadn't worked out, but she did not love him enough to want to be with him forever. Alex wanted to get married and start a family right away.
"Abby!"
"I did not realize you were in town...I should have figured you would be home for your Daddy's funeral though. So sorry honey!" The older woman hugged her. Before Cadence could say anything Alex seemed to appear. He was with a lovely red headed woman.
"Cadence...." Alex said formally and she noticed the slight blush in his cheeks. He paused then looked at the redhead.
"This is..."
"I'm Lily! I'm Alex's fiancee." She said cheerily. Alex really blushed this time. Abby looked displeased.
"Oh, nice to meet you Lily."
"Nice to meet you..."
"Mom, we should get going. We have to meet Amber for lunch." Alex said quickly. Cadie knew he just was trying to get away from the uncomfortable situation. They all awkwardly said their goodbyes and Cadence went back to her lunch.
Today Cadence's outfit was simple. A sundress that had skulls and tiny roses printed everywhere. A black short sleeved sweater, cute red wedges that made the red roses in her dress pop. She had tiny skull earrings and a simple silver necklace with a tiny rose in a jar on it. She wore her silver charm bracelet and her large black satchel bag completed her outfit. Her hair was partly down, but pulled back with a black clip. Make up wise she only had a sheer lip gloss and eye liner on.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:54 pm
Grace woke up when she heard Devil get up and leave. She hurried around the house, grabbing a pair of denim shorts and a white tank top. Her long hair was pulled into a messy bun that sat on the top of her head. She had just started making coffee when she heard a knock at her door, and she knew immediately who it was.
For a moment, she glanced into the mirror to make sure she looked okay. Why? She didn't entirely know, but she did want to look presentable. When she opened the door, she offered Orion a smile. "Hey, come on in. I just started making some coffee if you want some." She closed the door behind him, and walked into the kitchen, where she pulled herself up to sit on the counter. They still had a few minutes until the coffee was actually ready, so maybe she would decide to talk to him about the situation. "I hope I'm not keeping you from work, but this is really important to me that you know the truth.." She reached up and tucked some hair out of her face, before letting her blue eyes look into his. "My brother and the Reapers did not attack Cole's wife, or trash the park. I know it looks like they did but, I swear, I know everything they do. I used to date Jackson and even though we aren't together anymore he sends me updates on what my brother is up to." She rubbed her hands on her thighs, nervously. She usually was not the type to get involved with either of the clubs, but she could not let this go on any longer. "I think they were framed. By who, I don't know. But I really, really need you to believe me..." She was holding her hands together in her lap, keeping her eyes on him.
When Devil arrived back at the shop, Dereck was sitting there waiting for him. "Why did you disobey a direct order? I told you to come back to the club last night and instead you stayed behind? For what?' He drummed his fingers on the table, bringing a cigarette to his lips.
Jackson decided to leave to check on Grace. He had not spent a bunch of time with her the night before, and he wanted to see if she had an alright night. Plus, she seemed to be ignoring all of his text messages, so it made him curious. When he finally got to her house, he noticed that Orion's bike was there, which ticked him off a little. Despite having been broken up for over a year, he still did not want to see Grace with anyone else. He finally walked up to the door, popping a piece of gum in his mouth.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:38 pm
Orion flashed Grace a dazzling smile as he stepped in her home. He was a very handsome man. He knew this, and he used it and his charm to his advantage. He took off his sunglasses and followed her to the kitchen.
"Mmmm. Coffee sounds great, though it smells even better." He sat down in the chair that Devil had sat in earlier.
He listened to Grace speak. He really wanted to believe her but he just couldn't. Not after last night's events. He sighed.
"Grace honey, I really want to believe you. I can't though. Not after what happened with Devil." He stood up.
"I found it hard to believe at first too. The Reapers had never done anything like that. I was ready to try to set a meeting. Our Charter and theirs, but last night...If I see Devil again...." He cracked his knuckles.
"Tell you what. I would still be willing to have a a face to face with the President and V.P. of the Reapers. Pass my number along. We'll hammer out the details." He patted the cute little blonde's thigh.
"Let them know that Devil is not welcomed over here. He shows up, I'm not responsible for what happens to him." He looked at Grace.
"Why are you suddenly getting involved in this all? A Club is not a place for a woman like you."
Devil sat down across from Dereck. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. He was silent as he thought.
"I had unfinished business. Order or not...I had to handle it. Couldn't let it hang around any longer." He stood up.
"It's done....but the AA will be gunning for us. They will think this was Club business. It wasn't. It was personal and I am willing to take the blame for it." He hated having to explain himself, but that is just the way things are when your in a Club.
"We cool or what....?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:51 pm
Grace let her eyes follow Orion as he got up, and when he patted her thigh she grabbed his hand gently, looking at him with a serious gaze. "I understand, and I talked with Devil last night and he is going to keep his distance. But I need you to-.." The knocking at her door grew louder, and Grace sighed softly, hopping off of the counter. "Look, I gotta see who is here, please. Make yourself at home, coffee cups are in the cabinet above the sink, and the creamer is in the fridge." Grace walked over and opened the door, and upon seeing Jackson she glared. "What the hell do you think you are doing here?" She clenched her jaw, and Jackson placed his hand on the door, shoving it open. "I just came to check up on you, I saw you had a guest.." Jackson walked into the kitchen, and upon seeing Orion his smile faded. He leaned against the wall, looking between Grace and Orion. "So, you ******** him now or what?" His eyes glared at Grace, and she groaned. "No, Jackson. He is a...friend. He is here talking with me. It doesn't concern you." She bit her lip, moving to lean onto the sink.
Jackson crossed his arms over his chest, looking from Grace to Orion. "You know Dereck wouldn't approve of this." Grace rubbed her face, sighing loudly. "Goddamn it, Jackson. ********. Okay. Did you and the guys vandalize a park here in Shadow Creek? Did ya'll beat up Cole's wife?!?" She was now glaring at Jackson, moving to stand in front of him.
Jackson's eyes widened, and he held up his hands defensively. Grace turned around, facing Orion. She chewed on the inside of her bottom lip. Hopefully that was enough to convince him not to retaliate on the Reapers.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:56 pm
 Dereck shook his head, and put out his cigarette. "You know better than to be riding around in Shadow Creek without backup. That was ******** stupid of you." He groaned, and ran his hands through his hair. "They are gunning for us because of you?! What the ******** did you do last night? We had a truce with them, Dev!!" Dereck slammed his hands on the table, and stood up. He needed to call a club meeting, so he sent a text out to the rest of the guys and Jackson, telling them to meet at the club immediately. "We aren't cool until I figure out something. ********. We don't need to go to war with these guys. For God sake my sister lives there!!" His face was red with anger, and he paced the room, waiting for Jackson to show.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:54 pm
Orion took the hint when Grace removed his hand. Quickly he stepped back from Grace. Hands up. He looked apologetic.
"Sorry. Boundaries. I get it, I crossed one. Did not mean too." Another charming smile from the King of AA. He sometimes forgot not all women were like the Sweet Butts that hung around constantly.
Orion was seated at the table sipping his coffee. He took his black with sugar only. He was not the least bit surprised to see one of the Reapers entering the kitchen. He stood up expecting trouble. He glared at Jackson.
"Hey! Don't talk to her like that! You have something to say, you say it to me!" He pushed his chair in and took a step closer.
"As stunning as Grace is, she is not my type. I prefer brunettes and ones with a lot of upper padding....No offense Grace. Yours are quite lovely I am sure. Not that I am looking...!" Orion had no idea why he was being so weird around Grace. He decided to shut up though.
"Dereck shouldn't mind me hanging with his sister, seeing as how he and two of you Reapers were hanging around my sister. My sister who suddenly needed a trip to the emergency room last night." He had not planned on saying anything in front of Grace about Cadence but he figured he might as well get it out in the open now.
Orion watched the V.P.'s face. He genuinely looked surprised by the accusations that were brought to light. He allowed that to sink in a moment before he nodded.
"We do have an agreement, which is why I was extremely pissed off when this sh*t went down." He sat back down and motioned to the chair across from him.
"If you're staying, you might as well have a seat and talk business. Jay, Cole's old lady Shandy doesn't lie. She is a nice woman. She has a set of 2 year old twins at home. She works at the local daycare. Volunteers at the hospital. She only moved in a few years ago. Cole has never brought her or the kids to the Club House. For the most part he keeps his home life and Club life separate for his family's sake. Whoever worked Shandy over...they did a good job of it. Her jaw is wired shut. Broken ribs, broken arm. Last thing she remembers was something about Reapers." He took a sip of his coffee.
"Cole was in a rage and wanted to attack. I told him to wait. I wanted to get proof. Then the destruction of the park. Last night the guns at the bar. Cadie's ER visit... Things are looking really bad. I don't want this to turn into a blood bath. I have people I care about, my Crew has people, same way your Crew does. There is no need for the senseless violence. We have been existing alongside each other up until recently very peacefully. So if not you guys, then who else would do this? Why? Are things going on over there? Is this retaliation from some Crew that thinks we're your allies? Help me get to the bottom of this, because this could easily be your problem in the future." He paused then and waited to see what the pair had to say.
Orion really was being 110% truthful with them. He did genuinely want to keep peace among their Crews. No good would come of them being at war with one another. The towns were so close that it would really just cause trouble everywhere for both towns.
"Grace will not be affected by any of this. I will make sure of it." Devil stated firmly.
"Grace is off limits anyway. We all know the rules about women and children." He finished his cig and got up. He poured himself a double shot of Jack and had a seat.
"I will handle this. You and everyone else don't need to get involved. It will be between Orion and me." He stood up.
"Don't call a meeting. I got this. Just let me handle this. Things got out of hands. Guns came out. No one was hurt though. I know Orion...he won't strike now. If he strikes it will be once our guard is down. I will not let it come to that though." He pulled out his gun and set it down on the table.
"I will go unarmed to talk to him. It won't end up on the news tonight. I swear." He downed his Jack and poured another.
"Can I go or what..." His dark eyes were on Dereck. He was waiting for the okay. No need to piss more people off.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:24 am
Grace did not expect Orion to stick up for her, and when he did she raised her eyebrows, until he made his next comment. She shook her head, sighing. "Thanks, that's a real confidence booster.." She moved to take a seat at the table, sipping on her coffee as the two men talked.
Jackson shook his head, he was clearly disappointed in the news he had gotten. "I can assure you that the Reapers had nothing to do with what happened the Cole's wife, or the park. We leave women and children out of this as much as you do." He pulled out his phone, clenching his jaw as he read the text message. As much as he didn't want to leave Grace alone with Orion he had to. "I gotta run. Dereck is calling a meeting." His dark eyes looked from Orion to Grace. "For what it's worth, I think your body is perfect." He grinned widely at her and winked before turning around and heading outside.
Grace nearly spit out her coffee, and she glared at Jackson. "Oh my God, just leave." He always had to do or say something to get a rise out of her. Once he was gone, Grace turned back to Orion. "I'm sorry, I had no idea about Cadie. Devil came to my house last night and I had to let him know to give her space. He still loves her, but.." Grace paused for a moment to take another sip of her coffee, before crossing her legs. "I told him to leave her alone, and he is going to. I know this all sounds crazy and looks like it is related but..I know this isn't my brother's doing. He wouldn't do anything that could potentially put me in harms way." She smiled at him, leaning back into her chair. She could not make up his mind for him, but she could give him what information she knew and let him do with it what he wanted. "I do appreciate that you took time to actually come and hear me out, though. I'm sorry we had that unexpected guest.." Her eyes dropped to look at the coffee cup in her hands.
Dereck was fuming mad. He shook his head at Devil. "You aren't going anywhere. I'm calling this meeting, and we are going to see what we can do." It did not take long for Jackson to arrive, and when he did he had some news to share with everyone. "I just got back from visiting with Grace, and I got word that someone out there is using our name when attacking women, and tagging children's parks in Shadow Creek." Jackson took a seat at the table, leaning back in his chair. "Orion was at Grace's house, and I guess they were just having a visit, but I learned that we are getting framed." Dereck groaned loudly, slamming his hands on the table and his eyes shot to Devil. "God damn it, Dev. You know how bad this makes us look? Especially with your stunt last night???" Dereck sat quiet for a moment, before shooting a look to Jackson. "We need to prepare for the worst. If Orion is convinced we did that, then our truce is growing thin. We need to get our guns ready, just in case this gets messy." He then stood up, and dismissed everyone, but stopped Devil. "You need to stay out of Shadow Creek until things get better, understood?" He was serious, he could not lost one of his men because he wanted to chase after some girl, no matter how beautiful she is.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:51 am
Cadence was so annoyed when she heard her name again. She could barely keep from screaming in frustration. She looked up and plastered another fake smile on her face.
"Sorry to disturb you....may I?" Jasper motioned to the seat across from Cadence. She nodded her head.
"Go right ahead." She watched as Jasper sat. He was a very attractive man. Sandy brown hair, with adorable curls. A stunning shade of blue eyes. Slender muscular build. He had a very sexy voice, with a slight draw.
He voice and eyes are what did it for her. Anytime he stared at her, or she heard him talk. Instant turn on. She had always found him to be cute, but just never liked him like that. She had always been attracted to bad boys. Growing up, Jasper was anything but that. Now he was a bad boy, and she was no longer in the habit of dating them! It figured!
"So is there a reason your here....or just happened to stumble across me?" She was first to break the silence, and her snarky comment was meant to let him know she was aware he was watching her. He laughed and gave her a big grin.
"My job to watch you, besides that I wanted to check on you. See how you were doing. Last night....I'm sorry things got so out of hand. I am even more sorry you got hurt." He grew silent as he watched her. She was suddenly nervous. Why?
"Your injuries...when did you..." The waitress came with Cadie's food. She set it down and looked to Jasper.
"He will have a Coke with a splash of Cherry flavoring and about a shot of Sprite, and three maraschino cherries in it. Can you bring out appetizers after all? Mozzarella sticks and Jalapeno Coins. Oh, and Pickle Chips! With ranch dressing. Also....my sour cream is missing." The waitress wrote the new order down and apologized for the missing sour cream.
When she was gone Jasper nodded his head approvingly. He was impressed and surprised she remembered his drink. It was his favorite. She actually made it for him once and that was his drink from then on. He grabbed her drink.
"Is it still part Strawberry Lemonade and part Sprite?" She laughed.
"Sometimes...today it is not." He sipped her drink and made a face.
"That is gross!"
"it is Lemon, Lime, Cucumber sparking water!"
"Why are you putting anything but ice in your water?!" Cadence laughed. The waitress returned with the appetizers and his drink. He hurriedly swallowed his drink down.
The two appeared to be enjoying their lunch together. Chatting easily, laughing and joking. The two old friends were catching each other up on their lives. It was perhaps 30 minutes into the impromptu lunch date when things went to hell.
Three large men rode up on bikes, right into the outside dining area. They began flipping tables and chairs. They threw a chair through the front window of the restaurant. Immediately Jasper grabbed Cadence and dragged her into the restaurant.
"Stay here!"
"Where are you going? You can't take all three of those men on!" She grabbed onto Jasper's arm. The gun fire started then and Jasper shoved Cadence down. People were screaming and there was pure chaos. The men were yelling that the Angels knew where to find the Reapers if they wanted pay back. Jasper was on top of Cadence. She struggled to pull out her phone.
"What are you doing?"
"I need to get these guys faces on camera! A picture or something! Proof!" She whispered as she tried to wriggle from under Jasper. She peeked her phone through the broken window and recorded what she could. She hoped to get at least something to help her identify the men.
She could hear the bikes roar to life. Immediately she popped up since Jasper was no longer on her. She filmed the men leaving. She herself got a decent look at them. Jasper was up, and pulling Cadie along behind him.
"Text Ryder. Let him know we are on our way to the Club House." He handed Cadie his helmet.
"Hold on...tight." She accepted the helmet and put it on. She stared at the space behind Jasper. She knew what it meant to ride on the back of a guy's bike in their world. She had never been on anyone's other then Devil's bike.
"Come on Cadence. We have to go." She nodded and got on behind him. She wrapped her arms about him, and pressed her cheek against his back.
"You did good back there." His bike revved up and they were gone.
"Grace, love....I believe you. I saw his face when you confronted him. You can't fake that reaction. Especially not that guy. He is too thick to comprehend anything without Dereck explaining it to him." He chuckled.
"Sorry....I know he's your boy toy..." He winked at her.
"We all have out guilty pleasures." He stood up, walked to Grace and patted her hand.
"No fears. I will get to the bottom of this. As far as Cadence goes...she is a big girl. If she wants to mess with a Reaper that is her problem. I don't want her too. She does not live here though. I can't make her live by my rules when she lives over 8 hours away." He brushed his hair back from his eyes.
"I don't want Devil over in our territory. I don't want any of them in our territory. If they are there, it is to easy to convince my men it is the Reapers starting trouble." He pulled out his phone, and turned it on. Immediately his phone started going nuts. Messages from many different members about various daytime attacks. Footage from his sister.
"Hey! I'm sorry to do this, I have to run though!" He cupped the back of Grace's head, kissed her forehead and pretty much ran out the house. He jumped on his bike and took off.
Devil was pissed. He hated knowing he caused problems for his Brothers. It was just so frustrating having to sit through a meeting that he thought of has his fault. He brought all this on. He was smoking what he was sure was his 5th cig of the hour. He remained quiet as he fumed. One part of Club life he hated. Being controlled.
Gun shoots erupted. For a second Devil was confused, then he grabbed his gun. He hurried toward the door. On the other side of the reinforced door was screaming and glass breaking. Gun shoots could be heard. Just as suddenly the gun shoots stopped, but the yelling remained.
"WHAT THE F*CK JUST HAPPENED?!"
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:14 am
Before Grace could say anything to Orion, he was out of sight. With a sigh, she finished her coffee and got into her car. She needed to run some errands that day, anyways. With everything that was going on, it would be nice to get away from all the crazy s**t. It wasn't until Grace got to the store that things seemed a little bit off. There were three big guys in the store, and they were wearing leather cuts that had a name she had never heard of before. When she approached the register to pay for her items, she overheard them telling them telling each other that they were going to take over Shadow Creek, by starting a war between the Reapers and the Angels.
It wasn't until one of them caught her staring that she got nervous, and quickly paid for her items, making her way back to her car. When she noticed they were following her, she immediately pulled out her phone to call someone but it was snatched from her hand, and she was backed against her car. The taller man with dreadlocks narrowed his eyes at her, and went through her phone. "Ahh, seems you are the sister of Dereck? The president of the reapers...My name's Ace. I'm the VP of the Outcasts.." He looked up at Grace from her phone, offering her a smile.
Grace stayed silent, if she could get to her glovebox in her car she would be able to get her gun. "I don't get involved in their affairs..." Her voice was soft, and she wrapped her arms around herself.
Ace shook his head at Grace, and raised his eyebrow curiously. "According to your phone, you also have contact with the Prez of the Angels...and because of what you heard inside the store, you could be a real problem to us..." He reached out and stroked her cheek, and Grace immediately turned her face, biting into his hand.
"Ow! You b***h.." His hand whipped back up, slapping her to the ground. "You're gonna pay for that. Plus, we need to send the Angels and the Reapers a message.." They immediately picked Grace up, loading her into her car and they all three got inside, driving off.
Dereck immediately grabbed his gun and ducked down, and when the shooting finally stopped, he peeked outside. "What the ******** is going on here?!?" He waved his hand behind him, signaling to everyone to take cover, and hold fire.
After what seemed like relentless torture, Grace was driven to the alley behind Orion's bar, where she was left unconscious, naked, and covered by a blood soaked blanket. Ace made sure to grab her phone, and made a text that was sent to both Ryder and Dereck. He included a picture of what looked like someone's back, and a giant cross was burned into the skin.
In the alley behind Orion's bar. Hurry or it might be too late.
Once it was sent, Ace rounded up his men and took off on their bikes.
When Dereck got the message, he immediately recognized the birthmark that was on the right shoulder. At that moment, he did not care what was happening outside. His eyes shot to Jackson, then to Devil. "Round up! Grace is...Deal with this s**t, I have to go!!" He took in a shaky breath, throwing his phone against the wall before he ran outside, getting onto his bike. "My sister is hurt, or dead. I don't give a ******** what you do to my place, I need to help her." With that said, he sped off, leaving behind tire marks as he drove to Shadow Creek.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:02 am
Cole was the one who found Grace, he was on his way into the meeting when he found her. He was a huge man, so picking up Grace's body was not a problem for him. He carried her into the Club House and into their Club Office. He laid her down carefully on the huge solid wood table.
"She looks real bad Ryder..." Cole muttered.
The Meeting was already in session when Cole laid Grace down. Ryder was up on his feet and peeked in the blankets. His eyes widened and rage flooded his system.
"THOSE MOTHER F*CKERS!!!!" He walked away and Cole kept her covered up. So the other men could not see the poor woman.
"Brink, call Niko and Taz NOW!!! Tell them we got a seriously injured woman here. She needs immediate medical attention."
"Link, gather the women up. Take a few Prospects. Borrow the Church vans. I want all women and children out of here. We are sending them to stay with Hunts. They will be safe there." He flipped his chair angrily.
"GODDAMN F*CKERS!!!"
Cadence was at the Club House in one of the smaller rooms. Locked in with a few other ladies. Some were Old Ladies, some Sweet Butts, some just close relatives like her. There were quite a few children there too. Soon as the door open Cadence pushed her way to it.
"Jasper, what is going on?" She asked as soon as she saw him. There was two other Prospects she didn't know and two full Members. They started to herd the woman out.
"Cade, I can't say right now. You just have to trust us."
"I do. I just....wait!" She realized they had been herded outside like cattle and were being rounded up into Church vans.
"Where are you sending us? I am not going anywhere!" She tried to break away but Jasper was forcing her in.
"Ryder's orders. This is for your safety."
"My Dad's funeral is tomorrow!" Jasper slammed the door shut and smacked the side of the van.
"MOVE OUT!" He yelled and watched Cadence struggle to try to unlock the door.
By the time Jasper made it back in Niko who was a Doctor, and Taz(Natasha) who was his Old Lady had arrived. They were in with Grace, while several men stood guard outside the room.
Bikes were zooming around outside. Men were hurrying about inside and outside. Guns and ammo lay on every possible flat surface. A meeting was taking place somewhere else in the house.
A member by the name of Kill, short for Killian was posted outside. He was looking out for Reapers, or any gang that approached. It was his job to bring the Reapers in once they got there. They were sure they were coming, because whoever did this would want them to know or believe that the Angels had done this horrible deed.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:21 am
When Dereck arrived at the Angels' club, he immedately ran to the door, where he was welcomed by Killian. Dereck felt his blood beginning to boil, and he knew he needed to talk to Grace before he did anything stupid. Reaching into the back of his pants, he pulled out his pistol, setting it on a table. "Take me to Grace. Now." When Kill lead him inside, his eyes wandered around, taking note of how all women and children were being herded into vans. When Dereck finally caught sight of Grace on the table, his eyes moved around the room, from Orion, to Taz, and Niko. "What happened to her?" He walked over to the table, kneeling down to take Grace's hand. They had already worked on cleaning the blood and dirt off of her, and she was left with a black eye, busted lip, a deep cut on her eyebrow..and that was just her face. Dereck softened his gaze, letting out a pained, shaky breath. "Who did this to you..."
Grace was awake, her whole body was hurting, but what hurt the most was her back. It still felt like she was on fire. "Dereck, I tried to call....I-I'm sorry..." She started to cry, and Dereck wiped her tears away, shaking his head at her. "You do not need to apologize. None of this is your fault. Just, tell me who." His eyes glanced up at Orion for a moment, and Grace shook her head. "I got his name, he said his name was Ace...the other was Law...I think." She winced loudly as they went to stitch up the cut on her eyebrow. "Outcasts. That's what they called themselves..." She groaned loudly when they flipped her onto her stomach, leaving the blanket over her rear so nobody could get a look.
The cross that had been burned into her back was still red, and bleeding a bit. It was fresh. "Why did they do this?" Dereck had to look away, as his stomach started to turn, and the rage inside him was building. "They wanted me to give you guys a message..." Grace gripped onto the table as they started to clean the burn on her back. Tears were forced out of her eyes. "They wanted me to tell you both, there are new guys in town...and they aren't ******** around."
Dereck ran his hands over his face, and one by one Jackson and Devil arrived. When Jackson saw the condition Grace was in, his eyes immediately shot to Dereck. "Did these ******** do this to her?!?" His hand shot up, pointing at Orion. Dereck whipped his head around, eyes red with rage. "No! She said it was...someone named Ace and Law...with the outcasts." He held his hands at his sides, his hands were balled into fists. "I'm going to find him, and I am going to kill him. Them both.." He was made to leave the room where Grace was, as they had to make sure her lady parts were okay. When Dereck walked out and they closed the door behind him, he punched a hole in the wall, turning to face Orion. "What do we do?! I cannot let them get away with this! ********> He was not sure what plan of action to take, because tension between the two clubs were already high.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:31 am
Ryder raised his hands up, pleading innocence. "Cole found. He brought her in. He told us she was in the alley out back. We heard plenty of bikes but we just assumed it was our guys. We were having a meeting about a few events that transpired this afternoon." He motioned to the window.
"As you can see...we are handling our own crisis here as well. Few of our members were gunned down earlier. One....one had a child that died in a fire, set to his house." He shook his head.
"Wait! Did you say Ace? Law?" He started from the room angrily. He stormed into his room. He pushed a large bookcase out the way and open a hidden panel behind it. The panel was built into the bookcase itself. He had all sorts of guns and ammo stashed in there. His personal collection. He pulled on his leather gloves, then started to grab from his stash.
"If we are dealing with those animals....he ride in ready for war."
"TITUS!!! TELL THEM TO GEAR UP FOR A BLOOD BATH!!!"
Ryder knew Law, and knew of Ace. A few years back he had down a run with a few of his guys for a Crew they were trying to get the support of. All was well until Law and a few of his men arrived and got all kill happy. They started shooting up the place. Whacking women around, even violating some of the women. Ryder's Crew finished the job and rolled out. They wanted nothing to do with Law and his people.
Stories he had heard about Law and Ace were pretty bad too. The last few years he would occasionally hear a story, here or there. He thought nothing of it because they were not into the same line of work.
Ryder walked out with two guns. He handed one to Dereck, the other to Jay. Hell fire burned in his eyes. He looked like a whole different man. A ruthless avenging angel.
"What do we do?" He repeated Dereck's words.
"We go kill those sons of b*tches!" Titus and the rest of the men cheered. Clearly they agreed.
"We can't let this sh*t go. They need to know that if they think they are going to push into our territory, attack our families and homes, and we are going to just stand around and let it...go. They got another f*cking thing coming!" He went back into his room and grabbed him favorite gun. He stuffed ammo in his pockets.
"We hit them HARD, we hit them FAST."
It was easy to see why they were called Avenging Angels. Orion had a sweet Angelic face and demeanor until you pissed him off. then the boy would lead the march to kill the Devil himself. All the men were genuinely good men, they just all had that mean streak in them.
Devil scanned the house for Cadence. He noticed women were being taken away. He assumed C.J. had been on one of the first vans to leave. He was relieved to know she was away from this nightmare. He just wished that Grace had been with her.
Grace did not deserve to be collateral damage in a war she was not even apart of. She had fought so hard to build her life away from the lifestyle her Brother was living. Grace was a Nurse, she moved away. She didn't even date Bikers anymore. Still these monsters had made her a target.
This was the only time he had ever agreed with ANYTHING Orion had said. He felt the same way, they needed to strike hard and fast. Before they realized what happened. They could not give them time to prepare, or call for back up.
"When are we riding out?" He called out. Ryder's gaze landed on Devil. The two men who had hated each other for years, locked eyes.
"Immediately." Ryder finally replied.
Jasper started for the door. Ryder stopped him. He took him aside and Jasper looked unhappy. He nodded his head though and grabbed a few other men. They all talked for a few minutes. None of them looked please but eventually the group split up and some headed out of the house. Jasper among them. the other group headed upstairs.
Titus was already on his bike. He revved up, and waited for Kong and Brink. They were a part of his group along with a few other men.He started to ride out. Ryder, Doom and Gloom formed a second group along with another group of guys. There was a total of four smaller groups riding out.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:41 am
Dereck rounded up whatever men he could, and made sure that they were all aware of the plan. He walked back over to where Grace was, and she had been given some pain meds and they had put her to sleep. He kissed her on the forehead and turned around, leaving Jackson to stay and guard her. When he went out to his bike, he looked at Orion. "I don't know anything about these guys, and I certainly do not know where they are. We will follow behind you." He waved his hand in the air, rounding up they guys and they all got on their bikes, heading towards wherever Orion was leading them. Ace had already planned on them wanting to retaliate. So, he had already moved everyone to a secure location. They were safe from the attack that was planned for them, at least for now. But, at their last building they left a little note for both the Angels and the Reapers, letting them know that they should just surrender, or there will be more bloodshed. Ace needed to let all of this settle in, so they had to move their operation.
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