Page 34 of Cage's Downfall

So I was faced with the biggest decision of my life. Turn on the club, go into witness protection, be with my mother. Or, go to prison for four to eight years.

But if I did the time, at least I would still have the club behind me.

“I need time to think.” And that was all I could say because the thought of betraying everyone that had protected me while Mom was ‘dead’- well I couldn’t make that decision without thought.

But as I looked at my mom, I noticed something- she was my mother, but she always wasn’t. Because she still hadn’t told me, why she betrayed the club- she still hadn’t told me a legit reason why she left us kids with a club she betrayed.

Chapter 22

Autumn

Heaven knows that I had tried to make the right decisions in my life. Every time I was faced with a decision. I tried to think what was in everyone’s best interest. I tried so fucking hard not to hurt those who loved me.

Which was why I was struggling right now. Because a part of me needed to do it. Another part of me- couldn’t fucking leave him. But what were the options. Prison. I would do that willingly. But my mom being released and her cover blown. I couldn’t do that to my blood. Because blood and loyalty were the same.

So as I walked into the clubhouse I knew it was my last night with him. I loved him. I would always love him, but my mother had protected me since I was little and now this was my turn to protect her.

Jacob understood what I was doing. Or at least he tried to understand it. Again, he was more loyal to our blood than the club.

The club party pumped at a deafening sound. I had put more effort into my appearance because I wanted mine and Cage’s last night together- perfect. I wanted him to accept my death. I wanted him to have no guilt come after it.

I had to pick how my fake death would play out. It couldn’t be a drive by. It couldn’t conflict with the club. It had to be an accident. So there was only one way to do that.

Suicide. My body, or a body for that matter will be found at the body of The Fall. Making it look like I had jumped.

I knew it would hurt him but I didn’t have a fucking choice. If I didn’t do it, the club would be brought down on crimes they didn’t deserve to face. That was the part of the deal I had changed.

I gave up Hawk’s petty crimes. In exchange that no murder chargers would be pressed. So in the end, my death would result in my mom being safe, Hawk doing six months but then free, and the club not going under for crimes they had done which the detectives had on them.

It still didn’t make sense in my head why the detectives only wanted me to confirm Hawk’s location on a certain night. That was all they wanted, to withhold this deal up.

I scanned the club, and my eyes landed on the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with- if I had a choice.

He was laughing in the booth, his lip ring piercing back in, a fresh tattoo on the other side of his neck. And his sleeves rolled up.

I walked towards him. And his eyes bounced off Lit and on to me. Immediately. I knew I had his attention.

CAGE

I had kept Autumn glued to my lap all night. Mainly to the fact that every man in here was drawn to her body with that tight halter black dress.

I was ripping that dress off as soon as we were back in the bedroom. My hand was running up and down her thigh. Her body twisted into me, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear.

“Fucking hell you are beautiful Autumn.” I couldn’t stop the words from coming out.

Her lips twitched up. “You aren’t so bad looking yourself.” She down played my compliment and kissed my lips before I could argue with her.

She had no idea what type of day I had. Looking for the rat was hard but when I was down the street today I paused at a jewelers and seen an engagement ring there. I nearly fucking bought it. She was doing crazy things to me.

I never wanted to commit but I wanted to commit to her. I lifted her up, fuck waiting any longer. I wanted to be deep inside her.

I walked her into the nearest room, which happened to be Hawk’s office. He was out of town tonight so no concern about being walked in on.

“Cage?”

“Yeah darling.” I said, our lips slightly apart.

“I love you,” she said. The conviction in her voice made it sound like she had just told me that fact as if she was never going to see me again.

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