Page 9 of Cage's Downfall

“I better help Jacob unload the truck,” I muttered, feeling breathless from his kiss. “Cage,” I caught his hand before he walked into a meeting with Hawk. My eyes on the Vice President patch on his chest.

My eyes lifted. “Did you take this patch so I didn’tpick between you and Hawk?”

He didn’t say a word. Just kissed my forehead, and headed inside. Leaving me with questions.

I walked out to the lot, seeing Jacob pulled to the curb.

Jacob got out of the pickup, and his eyes were on the clubhouse. I looked at my belongings and his belongings on the back of the pickup. If Cage hadn’t convinced me to come back, I wouldn’t be here.

I looked up from the bed of the truck and my eyes widened. My mouth opening. My hand going to Jacob’s arm.

“Autumn what the fuck?” Jacob said, completely annoyed I had touched him.

“Turn around.” I hissed, and he did. “Do you see what I see?”

“What?”

“Her.” I pointed to where the woman was standing. Jacob stilled. And I knew he had seen her too.

It wasMom.

Chapter 7

Autumn

Abus drove past, and she was gone before Jacob could cross the road. He froze at the side of the road, was he thinking what I was thinking? Then he turned around, storming past me.

“Jacob where are you going!” I yelled after him, and then with his pace basically running. I took off after him. “Jacob!”

He opened the clubhouse door, and I was quick to weave in after him. Finally catching him, in the security room.

“What are you doing?” I whispered yelled at him, as he forced the door behind me shut.

I looked at all the monitors, and realized now what he was doing. I watched him rewind the footage. Saw his eyes on the screen. And my heart beats increased as I saw the woman standing on the side of the road.

“It’s her!” Jacob blew out, and I swallowed sharply. It was mom. She was standing right there.

The door behind us burst open.

“What the fuck you two doing?” Lit demanded to know.

“Checking last nights footage,” Jacob said coolly, turning to look at Lit. “Tell Hawk and Cage I’ll be in the meeting soon.”

Lit frowned but nodded his head and left.

“Jacob we have to tell Hawk!” I was quick to say when the door closed. But Jacob was glaring at the screen, and then he did something I wasn’t expecting. He deleted the footage!

“Are you mad?” I yelled at him, grabbing him by the arm. “That was our only proof that she was there! Hawk won’t believe us now!”

Jacob gripped me by the shoulders. Locking eyes with me. “Autumn, we need to keep this between us. We can’t trust the club.”

“Are you mad?” I said again.

His eyes locked with mine. “If she is alive, she is hiding for a reason and she’s hiding from the club. We can’t blow her cover-”

The door burst open again, and I turned seeing Cage.

“Lit said you two were in here. Why?” Cage was looking for answers for our odd behavior.

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