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“We’re gonna leave the vans at the end of the road,” Reaper says through the comms we all have in our ears.

“Need me to look at anythin’ before we head out?” I return, needing to keep my mind focused because if I don’t right now, I’ll flip the fuck out and lose my shit.

“Nope. We got everythin’ we need already. You’ve gone above and beyond, Hawk. We’re gonna get your girl back. Keep your head in the game or stay in the van,” Reaper demands, his voice still hard and cold as normal when we’re out.

Titan’s driving our van and he parks behind a large grouping of trees so no one can see the van from the road. We all climb out and wait for the other vans to park so they’re out of the way so we can make the walk up to the house. There’s no security system on this house so Martin won’t have any clue we’re coming up on him until we’re ready for him to know.

Cash, Savage, and Trax surround me before I head out on my own. We want Martin to let his guard down and not think that we’re gonna overrun him with the entire club. Not when he’s just one man. Looking around, I take in the tall as fuck grass on either side of the dirt road. It’s the perfect place for someone to wait and hide in an ambush. I keep my eyes peeled for anyone to pop out at me.

“I was wonderin’ when you were gonna show up,” I hear Greg say when I’m almost to the house after walking up the road for what seems like forever. “I thought the club would always have your back, Hawk. Where are they now? Didn’t wanna go up against my brother? Or are they still out chasin’ their tails lookin’ for me? You guys are so fuckin’ stupid.”

Greg presses a gun to my temple and it takes everything in me not to immediately snap and blow his brains out. I bide my time as I start laughing while turning to face him. The second we’re face-to-face, Greg’s face pales. He wasn’t expecting to face me before he pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, he’s not gonna get what the fuck he wants this time.

“What’s the matter, Greg? You can only shoot someone when they have their back to you?” I taunt him, waiting for him to lose his cool. “See, I knew all about you about five minutes after I realized my girl was missin’. Know you’re the one that cut the hole in the fence at the compound because what you don’t know is that there’s security and cameras all over the place. You never did your job properly and that’s on your ass. So now, it’s time for you to get what’s comin’ your way.”

Before he can say a word, I remove the gun from his hand and turn it on him. Cash and Titan come up behind him and detain him while the rest of the guys surround us. Greg doesn’t try to fight or anything. He’s a fucking pussy and knows he’s done. Savage and my dad take him back to one of the vans while we make our way to the house. I’m so close to getting my girl back and there’s nothing that’s gonna stop me. Martin will take his last fucking breath today. Kendell and Kelsey will forget all about him eventually. I’ll make sure they do. Those girls will get the peace they crave and deserve.

Chapter Fifteen

Kendell

WAKING UP, MY entire body hurts and I know this isn’t gonna fucking be good at all. I try to move my arms, and they don’t go anywhere. Looking up, I find myself handcuffed around one of those old radiators. I’ve got a set of handcuffs on each wrist and a chain linking them together so I can’t get away. I look around the room and see my sister lying prone on the floor not too far from me. She’s not moving and her hair is covering her face. I watch her chest and see it barely rising and falling. I’d like to be relieved that she’s breathing, but I can’t be. Not when she’s already been beaten more than once. I can make out even more bruising and cuts on her body and my heart once again shatters as I take in all the damage done to her. This isn’t a fucking good thing at all. She’s gonna be so broken and there’s nothing I’ll be able to do to take the pain from her. She’ll have to work through this on her own the way she’s been doing.

“Kels,” I call out, not wanting to let Martin know that I’m awake, but needing to see her move or hear her speak more than anything else. “Kels, I need you to wake up. Please, baby sister. I need you to move closer to me so I can protect you.”

“Kendell?” she asks, her voice muffled and barely above a whisper as I hear the damage that’s been done to her throat at Martin’s hands. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to save you, Kels. I was doing good until Martin got his hands on me,” I tell her as she slowly and carefully moves closer to me. “I let him get too close to me and he knocked me out. I hurt so fucking bad. But, I wouldn’t change it for the world because I’m here with you now. Zoey and Hawk will take care of baby G until we can get back to him.”

“We’re not gonna get back to him,” she tells me, her voice so damn weak. “Martin’s got us now and he’ll kill us before he lets us go. Kendell, why the hell did you come for me? You should’ve stayed at the clubhouse and kept your promise to me.”

“I’m still gonna keep my promise to you, Kelsey. But, instead of me taking care of Gideon because something has happened to you, I’m gonna make sure you’re there to take care of your son yourself. That’s an even better promise than me raising him for you. I want you to watch him grow up into the man you want him to become while you guide him. Gideon will know all the love you have for him and not because I’m telling him. We’re gonna go home, Kelsey. The club will come for us. I’ve made sure they know where we are. It's just a matter of time before they show up,” I promise my sister as she continues to make her way over to my side.

When Kelsey gets close enough to me, I reach out and place my hand on her naked body. She’s so fucking cold to my touch and dread fills me. Her entire body is trembling and her lips are already turning blue as she tries to open her eyes and look at me. Her eyes barely open because of how swollen they are. What I can see from her right eye, there’s extensive damage that’s been done. The whole white section of her eyeball is filled with blood and it’s fucking ridiculous to think that Martin has the power to do this much damage to her.

“I’m not getting out of here, Kenny. You’ve taken care of me for our entire lives. When you should’ve been a teenager and going out to have fun, date, and everything else teenage girls do. Instead you were working multiple jobs, doing my laundry and cleaning the house, cooking me dinner, making sure my homework was done, and everything else a parent is supposed to do. You were my only parent, Kendell and I’ll never be able to thank you enough for everything you gave up for me. Now, you’re gonna be that for Gideon. He loves you so much Kendell. And I know you’re gonna take the best care of him. Hawk will be a good male role model for him and the cycle will break right now with me,” my sister says, her voice breaking as she coughs and blood comes out of her mouth and drips to the floor.

“Kelsey, you have to come home with me. You’re gonna be an auntie and there’s no one I’d rather have as an aunt to my son or daughter than you. When I have to be the hardass and keep my child from running out of control, you’re gonna be the aunt who steps in and helps create more chaos and devastation,” I tell her, watching as a small smile spreads out across her face.

“You’re pregnant?” she asks me, her voice fading even more as her eyes flutter closed.

“I am. We just found out and weren’t gonna tell anyone. But, I need you to fight, Kelsey. You have to fight to get home to Gideon and your niece or nephew. They need you more than you can even begin to understand. Please, Kelsey. I need you. Remember, it’s supposed to be us against the world. Don’t let Martin take your future from you,” I beg of her, knowing there’s nothing I can do to truly save my sister if she’s too far gone and Martin has finally taken things too far.

“Begging won’t help you save her. I made sure she wasn’t gonna make it out of shit alive. Just to prove my point,” Martin says, walking in the room he’s holding us in. “Now, for the finale.”

Martin has gotten his gun back and he points it at Kelsey’s head. Before I can open my mouth to beg him not to kill her, he pulls the trigger. I watch as the bullet hits my sister and steals the life from her. With our hands clasped together, her grasp loosens and becomes slack as it drops to the floor between us. Her chest is no longer rising and falling in the shallow pants and gasps she had minutes ago. Kelsey’s eyes slide closed for the final time and I can’t stop the scream from erupting.

“No!” I scream, my voice echoing off the walls of the room we’re in as Martin laughs hysterically. “Kelsey! Don’t leave me! Please come back!”

Tears fill my eyes and spill over before rolling down my face and dropping onto my chest and the floor when I turn my head toward Kelsey even more. I look up and see Martin standing in the doorway. He looks like shit. The wound in his shoulder is extremely red and he’s limping from the wound in his leg that I gave him. Martin’s skin is pale as fuck and a fine layer of sweat covers his skin. Despite the tears falling from my eyes and the rage and pain filling me, I can’t help but smile because this man is gonna die from the wounds I inflicted.

“What’s the matter, Martin? It seems like you’re not feeling the best. Does it kill you to know that I inflicted the wounds that are making you suffer and feel like shit? To know that I’ve once again bested you. You’re a fucking pathetic piece of shit and no one will miss you when you’re killed and taken out of this world like you just did to my sister. You’ve robbed her of a life full of love, laughter, and making memories. If we’re being honest, you’ve been killing her for the past several years. Now you’ve left your son with no parents because when the club gets here, and they will show up, you’re a fucking dead man. That’s if the wounds I inflicted don’t kill you first,” I taunt him, my voice wavering as the thought of no longer having Kelsey in my life again after today.

“No one’s coming for you, Kendell. They don’t know where you are and if they do happen to show up, I have measures in place that will stop them from getting anywhere near the house,” Martin says, grimacing when he shifts his weight and puts pressure on the leg that I shot him in.

“That’s where you’re wrong, Martin. See, I also put things in motion when you called me. Even though I came here alone, I’m not alone at all. Out in my car is the phone my man has put a tracker on. I’ve left it on and that’s how they’re gonna find me. The second he realized I was gone, the club would start putting plans in motion. So, I’m not worried about you hurting me because of the club and the fact that you can hardly move without pain filling your body completely. I’d tell you to go to the hospital, but personally, I’d rather you die here before my eyes so I can see the life drain from your eyes like I just watched happen with my sister,” I tell him, my voice breaking as I let my eyes drift back to my sister and away from the man who has stolen everything from me.

“I’m not gonna die, Kendell. I’ll get the fuck outta here after I kill you and make sure the club knows that you’re dead because I’ll send pieces of you back to them. There’s no point in doing that with your sister since I have you. So, I’ll settle on the worse sister. Then, I’ll take the club down from the inside out. My brother is a Prospect of the club and none of you fucking knew it,” Martin says, turning the tables on me as pure pain fills me. This all happened because he's been one step ahead of us the entire time.

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