Page 42 of Cage's Fall

I watched him turn to face her in the booth. Their conversation not drying up when Aaron and I left. I pulled a stool out going to sit down.

“You and I need to talk,” Aaron said causing me to frown.

“Isn’t that what we are doing?” I said, taking the beer from the prospect at the bar.

Aaron shook his head, “First I want to piss Cage off, then you and I need to have a conversation.”

“Or a discussion, as she said.” I gestured my head back to her and Aaron stepped towards me, his hand going to my cheek.

“Just stay still.” He whispered, and the man that was fucking Aaron Crow, made a move on me. His hand spreading on my cheek, as he leant in, his lips landing on mine. It wasn’t soft, or gentle. Nor were there feelings behind it.

He just kissed me to piss Cage off. It should annoy me. But it didn’t. Aaron pulled back.

“Think I pissed him off perfectly. Now let’s go.” He put his hand out, and I placed my hand in his. God why did I feel like I was making a life fucking choice right now?

I snuck a glance at Cage, to see him glaring at Aaron, and Holly, well she was crying. What I didn't know was she looked as furious as Cage was.

Then Aaron and I disappeared around the corner, heading out the back.

Chapter Twenty Three

Autumn

Iwiped the tears off my cheeks. Looking at the video, I then looked back at Aaron.

“Has everyone seen this?” Shame, embarrassment didn’t even cut what I was feeling.

Aaron looked at me sternly. “I’m telling you because their pussy footing around it. Hawk won’t go to the cops, because it could link back to Cage—”

“Cage, what do you mean Cage?” I cut him off.

“Cage took care of the man that did that.” Aaron informed me, and more shame went through my body.

“I knew they were keeping something from me.” I didn’t know what else to say.“So they can’t take the video down without Cage being looked at by the cops?”

Aaron nodded his head. “Cage has been doing some reckless shit. Like how he took care of the man that attacked you. I ain’t never seen Cage like this. It’s almost like he has lost the reason to keep living.”

I remained silent.

“Autumn I need you to have a word with Cage, cause the clubs have a strong feeling he is going to hand himself in, to get this video pulled.”

“WHAT!” Shock was slowly wearing off. “He’ll get the injection. He’ll die ifhe hands himself in. Is he mad?”

“You don’t want me to answer that,” Aaron muttered.

“So everyone gets to see me get raped.” I couldn’t believe I had just said that sentence.“That doesn’t mean I want Cage to pay for it with his life just to get the video down.” I went to go. I had to talk to Cage. But Aaron’s hand wrapped around my bicep.

“He won’t take you knowing well.”

“Yeah, well I don't like the thought of him and every other person seeing that video but guess what. I’ll get over it.” And with that said I stormed back into the clubhouse, weaving through the crowd. My eyes going to the booth Cage had been in. But he wasn’t there.

Where would he go? Why wasn’t he here! What if that stupid Holly woman had said something to spark him to do something stupid!

I quickly pulled my phone out calling his number. Only to get the voice messaging machine.

I scanned the club again, couldn’t fucking see him. Only Cage would bring me here, to ditch me. Though I did ditch him first. I sighed. Where would he go? Then it occurred to me. Where ever he was Holly would know.

“Aaron!” I walked back to him, he was now at the bar. “I need you to call that awful woman named Holly.”

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