Page 32 of Cage's Downfall

Hawk cursed pulling his phone out. Fuck that! I was tracking her phone.

Why the hell would she disappear from the club’s eyes? Not to mention not tell me where she was! I knew I hadn’t been around but still she should have fucking told someone where she was.

The worst-case scenarios ran through my head. Did the South Street Gangsters kidnap her? Was she dead somewhere? As these thoughts ran through my head I went cold out of fear, while tracking her phone. Only for it to come up no signal.

Where ever she was- her phone wasn’t turned on and on top of that, she had been missing for two days.

Fuck.

Autumn

I wasn’t a church goer. I didn’t believe in something other than the universe. That what you give, is what you get. The detectives kept me locked up while they forced me to reconsider their deal.

As the days went on. The shiny thought of a new life ran through my head. They were offering me a fake death, witness protection- all if I inform on the club.

I wanted to say I didn’t want it. But a fresh life, with no fucking mistakes of fuck ups was alluring. However I would still be me, and I always seem to screw everything up.

I knew the boy would be worried where I was. Cage wouldn’t be able to track my phone. I was being detained and I had to make a decision.

Four years possibly eight behind bars or, a new life. No club. No Hawk. No Cage. Everyone in my life currently would think I was dead. Could I do that to my family? To Cage? To make him think I was dead. For him to mourn me?

Then again could I really do four years behind bars?

And that was if I got off easy.

My brain was doing the pro and con list and I was starting to see there was only one real option on the table and while I didn’t want to do it- I didn’t really have a choice.

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Autumn

Arriving back at the clubhouse I was numb and still hadn’t come up with a good excuse of why I had been missing for two days. I looked down at my shaking hands. How could I even look them in the eye again?

I walked through the clubhouse door- and heard Cage roaring at Hawk. Their argument paused when their eyes landed on me.

At first I saw relief in Cage’s eyes- then pure red anger.

“Where the fuck have you been!” He stormed towards me, his eyes running up and down me, making sure I was safe and okay.

“I um-”

I still hadn’t managed to come up with an excuse. I just blinked and the clubhouse door opened up behind me.

“She’s been with me.” Jacob said at my side and my eyes widened. Did he know? Did he know where I had been!? Holy fucking hell. I looked at him and his eyes were silently telling me to go along with it.

So I did.

“Jacob and I just had to deal with a few things. Sorry for worrying you.” I lied. And Cage just stared at me. His jet black eyes just glued on me.

I wanted to tell him the truth. I wanted to tell him I loved him.

But I just forced a smile while he ranted about why I couldn’t have answered my phone. I just remained quiet, letting him get his built out frustration out. I felt bad for lying but I felt worse for what I was going to do to him- and his club. So much so I couldn’t even look Hawk or Cage in the eye.

Why Jacob covered for me, I didn’t know. But I knew he would be expecting answers on why he had to lie for me. Again I was in a position where I couldn’t tell the fucking truth. So while Cage let me have it, my mind was ticking over- what the hell I was going to tell Jacob.

CAGE

The church boardroom emptied. Leaving Hawk and I by ourselves. Jacob had been tight lipped about what Autumn and him had been doing.

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