Page 8 of Cage's Downfall

My men basically had their guns on show, ready for the fight that I was more than prepared to give Hawk’s members.

“What’s your offer?” I said, cutting to the reason why we were here.

“We give you a Chapter. Men. A town where you can earn ya own way.” Wild was speaking while Hawk was glaring at the table. “You come back to wearing Vulture’s colors. The club that you once loved.”

Hawk grunted. “No.” He shook his head and I smirked. I knew Hawk wasn’t going to let me come back.

“Nah I have a better deal for you Cage,” he twisted in the chair and to look at me in a president chair must have gotten a rise out of him, because the glare fell from his eyes.

“I’ll give you a patch at the mother Chapter,” he said as he locked his eyes with me. “As VP. If you want to come back, you’ll fucking come back to our Chapter, and you’ll prove to all my current members that you live up to this reputation of yours.”

“And why the fuck would I want to go under you?” I said, honestly a Chapter of my ownsounded more peaceful if I was going to take an offer.

“Cause ya a man with balls right? Prove it!” Hawk barked. “Come back to the mother Chapter, and if you are such a good leader, help lead us to this bright future that everyone thinks you’ll cast.”

“Or I could stay at the Severed Sons, lead my own Chapter and not have to put up with your bullshit Hawk.”

Hawk smirked. “You want Autumn right? You love her. Die for her?”

I nodded my head.

“Then don’t put her in a position to have to pick her family or you. You have an option here to give her both,” Hawk spoke as he rose up. “Think about it, you’ve got till the end of the day.”

Wild and Lit, gave Hawk a glare. For some reason I had a feeling he went off script.

Sometimes life choices are like poker. You have to bluff. I never had any intention on staying here in Severed Sons colors. Being under my father’s thumb was my worse nightmare.

But I had to earn Hawk’s respect and he never respected me as an Enforcer. Him offering me a VP patch at his table, was him telling me, he acknowledges I can do this without him but he’d rather me bepatched close to him.

After all, keep your friends close but enemies closer and that was exactly what I was going to do back to Hawk.

Chapter Six

Autumn

Why did it feel like I was about to make a massive fucking mistake. I took a sharp breath in, waiting for the doom to hit. And it did hit, the moment Cage brought the bike to a stop.

God what was I thinking!

Hell what washethinking!

Being back here, flooded me with memories. From the moment I was a child playing in the lot, to the moment Mom married Hawk, then meeting Cage over that bonfire.

I bet he doesn’t even remember me that night. The night of Mom’s and Hawk’s wedding. All the moments flashed through my head and finally the last moment I was here.

Being rushed into the back of an ambulance. My eyes dropped to my wrist. I had survived that. Only to end up back here?

Cage didn’t bark at me to get off, as I replayed these flashbacks in my head.

Finally I gripped his shoulders, climbing off.

Cage leaned the bike down on its kickstand, and his jet black eyes were locked on me.

“Darling, you know this time will be different?” his hand went to my cheek. Cupping the side of my face, he leaned in. “Ain’t nothing going to happen to you.”

“How do you know that?”

“Because I won’t allow it,” he said then kissed my lips.

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