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I looked down at my hand, feeling every bit of stupid for doing what I had done to see him. Only to be told— to leave him alone. I wiped the tear off my cheek.

That was the very first time, Cage Hurley broke my heart.

Chapter Sixteen

CAGE

One Year & Nine Months Later.

Ispat a mouthful of blood into the steel sink. Bastard elbowed me. Then again, he was just trying to protect himself from me and the razor. Stabbed him six times, left him to bleed out in the toilet stalls.

The bastard should have listened when I told him that the club was watching him.

I wiped my mouth with the back of a towel. That took my number upto five. Five lives I had ended while being in here. Two were under Hawk’s orders. The bastard that ran that stop light, that took Hawk’s wife, was in here.

It was two of my kills in, and I was more creative at this point. So I stabbed his eyes out before putting the shiv in his neck.

I was in two riots which resulted in me getting an extra six months for my involvement. You would think I learnedfrom the first riot. But I hadn’t. So I got involved in the second one. Got another six months. But all that was ending tomorrow. Tomorrow I walked free.

* * *

The gates squealed behind me, as I walked towards the pick up.

“Bout time you got ya ass out.” Jacob grinned at me, then pulling me in for a manly hug, before shoving me back. “Hawk’s throwing you one hell of a party.”

Jacob had become my contact with the club. He would visit in no club colors. Tell me the lay down of what was happening. I never once asked about her. But I knew the ins and outs of the club.

Climbing into the pick up, I gave the prison one last look before driving away. I knew deep down, I’d be back in there before I knew it.

* * *

Jacob had down played the welcoming Hawk had for me when we arrived. The club was thick with laughter, everyone wanting to catch up. It was fair to say, Hawk gave me a hero’s welcome. And I knew it was because I ended the man's life that took his wife’s.

I wanted to crash in my dorm room.

All night I waited to see her. You know get a look of what I nearly had. But she never showed up. Couldn’t ask Jacob where his sister was. So when the boys were calling it a night, I wandered up the hall to my room.

Seeing the number nineteen directly across from mine. I couldn’t stop myself from hoping she still hadn’t invested in a lock. I twisted the handle, the door swung open, and the room was empty.

Completely empty.

Had she taken my advice and leftthe club behind?

“She’s got one kid to a business CEO.”

My head snapped to the side, seeing Jacob standing there.

“What?” The horror in my own voice was so clear. My worst nightmare became reality. Jacob grinned.

“Just kidding mate. She lives up the road in one of the clubs rentals. Single, well sort of. If you don’t count her and Lit.” Jacob leaned against the wall, still grinning at me. “You had it bad for her didn’t ya?”

“Don’t know what ya talking about.” I closed her old bedroom door, and walked to my door.

“You didn’t ask?”

I looked at him. “Ask what?”

“How she was?” he tilted his head. “After all you went to prison because of her. Sure you want to know how she is?”

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