Page 46 of Royal Sons MC

“She’s not my daughter. That’s why I killed her mother. I should’ve done the same to her, too. She’s lucky I let her live,” he spat.

A gasp made him look at the doorway. “You killed my mother?” Kailani stood with the gun held in her hand, shaking.

Her father lifted his head, hatred sparking in his dark eyes. “You look just like her. She was a puta. I loved her. Gave her everything, only to find out you were not mine. So I made you a puta just like her,” he spat.

Traeger punched him again, getting up at the sound of sirens getting closer. “It’s a blessing you’re not his daughter, Kailani.” He took a step toward her, his eyes going wide as she lifted the gun and fired. His ears rang as he turned to see her father lying on the ground, the knife he’d thrown earlier lying next to him.

“He was going to stab you in the back,” she cried.

Traeger took a few steps to her, removing the gun from her fingertips, and wrapped her up in his arms. The door to the garage flew open. His friend Cosmo stood there, his gaze taking in the dead man on the floor, then Kailani and him. “Well, fuck,” he said.

“Clean up on aisle four?” Traeger asked.

“On it,” Cosmo agreed.

The next couple hours consisted of cops swarming Cosmo’s beach house, questions, and a lot of glares from the boys in blue. However, since Traeger didn’t have his cut on, he was looked at as an ex-military who was down visiting his buddy, along with his girlfriend whose father was exactly what he was...a drug dealer and sex trafficker. The only hitch in the ordeal was her brother was missing.

“I won’t be safe until Rico is caught or dead, and even then, I’ll have enemies.” Kailani bit her lip. “I need to go.” She looked around Cosmo’s living room, exhaustion evident on her face.

Traeger tugged her onto his lap. “I know you had a plan, but you need to reassess and listen to me. I have an idea, one that’s better than what you had. My brothers, we take care of each other. I want you with me, not just for a night, but fuck, who knows. Come home with me. Let’s see where this goes. You don’t need to worry about money or anything for the time being. Let’s chill and get to know one another. You’ll still have your exit strategy. Let me and my MC protect you. It’s what we do, and besides, you still need to get a tattoo, right?”

She laughed. “You’re using my wanting to get a tattoo as a reason to stay with you?”

He grinned. “Well, I was going to use my dick, but that’s just an added bonus.”

Cosmo snorted, coming into the room at the end of his sentence. “Seriously, you actually get laid with that line?” He handed Traeger a bottle of beer and one to Kailani.

“Brother, I don’t need a line to get laid.”

Kailani slapped his chest and then kissed his cheek. “It really is a spectacular cock, though.”

“Speaking of your brothers, they called and said you should get your ass back to the clubhouse. They also said you should bring the pretty lady, although I offered to keep her for you.” Cosmo grinned as Traeger tossed his beer cap at him.

“What do you say? You coming with me or what?” His fingers tightened on her thigh, wanting more than anything for her to come with him.

“I’ll come with you. Once things settle, I’ll reassess, but if my brother causes problems or you decide I’m too much...” He silenced her with a kiss.

“Get a room, or better yet, get the fuck outta here. I have a cleanup company arriving any moment. Hopefully, one is wearing a short skirt and no panties.” Cosmo sat back with a sappy smile.

“Hey, why didn’t your perimeter alarms go off when we were ambushed?” Traeger asked, standing with Kailani next to him.

Cosmo crossed one bare foot over his knee. “It did, but I was in the area and silenced it. You needed to get laid, and I needed some action. Two birds with one...Cosmo.” He held up his hands. “Don’t get mad, get even.”

Traeger shook his head. “You’re a royal bastard, Cosmo.” His friend nodded, but he did so with a smile.

“That’s what they all say,” Cosmo agreed.

Kailani wrapped her arm around Traeger. “I think I’m gonna like being with you. Life can be wild, but it’s also beautiful. My mother used to tell me it was okay to be strong. To know you’re strong, but also to be weak simultaneously. She said that’s when the magic happens. She said that’s when your spirit has the opportunity to grow and blossom from this place.” She rubbed her palm over his chest, then her own. “Healing and restoration can happen...although I hate my father and all he’s done, I’m strong, and I’ll probably always struggle to hide my weakness, but that just means magic is happening, just like my madre said.”

Traeger knew at that moment he was falling a little in love with Kailani.

The End!

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