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I shake my head, tears building.

He’s not my Theo. If he were, then he would have told me the truth. Honestly, I’d probably still have given him a chance because he wormed his way into my heart and my daughter’s.

I allow him to see my pain, my tears falling, and I rasp, “I told you how I felt about MCs, I told you I never wanted to date a brother, let alone marry one. You lied to me. You married me knowing I didn’t know who you really were, your true identity…you knocked me up.” I sniffle, the hurt of my past mixes with his lies. I continue, “You made me fall in love with you, you made Autumn fall in love with you, encouraged her to call you daddy, and yet you lied to me.”

Theo fists his hands. I can see he’s struggling not to come toward me, but he knows he’ll be ball-less if he does right now.

God, how can I trust him?

Sniffling, my fears overtake me, and I whisper with absolute truth and pain, “I want a divorce.”

His momma takes a step forward. I can see fear in her eyes, but Theo pulls her back into a man’s arms, a man with my husband's features. His dad.

Theo points at me with determination and snaps, “If you think I’d allow you to divorce me, then you’ve got another think fucking coming. If anything, baby, I’m moving you out of that apartment and into my house here on club land. Autumn’s room is already set up for her, and so is the baby’s.”

The fucking gall. I scoff and shout, “You lied to me, Theo, lied! I want nothing to do with you!”

He smirks, making me narrow my eyes as he states, “I did what I had to do so I didn’t lose the woman I love.”

I huff and ask, “Love, huh? What about your brother’s ex, who you said you never screwed?”

He drops his head, muttering, “Fuck,” and I raise a brow. I fucking knew it; he did screw her. Shaking my head, I state, “You love me so much you even lied about screwing her. Go back to your clubwhores because we’re done!”

That said, I turn and push past a prospect who came after me, and I head to the parking lot, determined to try to figure out my life and where I go from here.

I love him so much, but he lied. I know he doesn’t know about my past, but that’s something I have to build to speak about. It’s different. This is his life.

God, I was held captive for a year by someone I trusted.

What Theo did was wrong on so many levels….

Wiping my tears, I climb into my car, noticing Theo rushing after me. I hiss, and start my car, happy the shit box started, and spin out of my spot and off of the club grounds.

“Rory!” I hear Theo shout, and my sobs hit me hard as I put my foot down on the peddle, going toward Mrs. Andrews's house, needing to collect Autumn.

He lied…lied…

15

Sniper – Two Days Later

I grunt as I hit the bag in the clubhouse basement.

Normally, Tech is in here, but it's been me for the past two days while he’s been with his wife, Brook, and their baby, Alexander.

How in the fuck did I go from being asked to officiate my friend’s fucking wedding to my wife locking me out of the apartment.

Left, right, kick….

I can feel the sweat dripping off my head, but I ignore it, letting my anger out on the bag, my woman on my mind.

Fuck, she won’t even speak to me. She’ll let me pick Autumn up and spend time with her, but then ask for Crystal, fucking Crystal, to do the exchange, all while my little girl cries, not understanding why daddy isn’t home at night.

Left, right, kick….

“You lied to me!” she shouts, trying to slam the door into my face, but I hold it open.

“And yet you’re the one on missing person posters in New York, so why don’t we talk about that, Firecracker,” I accuse.

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