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Brynn remains in my lap for just a minute, soaking up my strength and I give that to her. Whatever she needs after baring her soul the way she did is what she’ll get. The guys all remain standing in my office and say nothing as Brynn takes what she needs from me.

“We’ll get him,” Vault states when Brynn finally leaves my lap and starts to make her way toward the door. “I don’t care how we have to make it happen, we’ll ensure this fucker doesn’t get near you again. For now, I’m sure you can guess, that means stayin’ here and stayin’ inside. If you need somethin’ off the compound, let King know and we’ll make sure it’s taken care of for ya.”

“Thank you,” she whispers as she doesn’t stop moving and leaves my office where Hope wraps her arms around her and I watch as Brynn breaks down once again. “I know you have to share with everyone else. I’m not gonna ask you to keep it to yourself. Please don’t let the ol’ ladies know. I don’t want them to look at me with pity or anything else.”

“I promise they won’t know. This is one thing we’ll keep to ourselves and only the members will know what I feel is relevant,” Vault says with determination filling his voice and I believe his words.

The need to pull her into my arms and wrap her up tight overwhelms me as I stand from my seat. Vault steps in front of me and shakes his head as the door closes all the way and Ghost reaches back to lock it so no one else can get inside.

“That stupid fuck needs a slow, painful death. I don’t give a fuck what anyone else says, he won’t remain breathin’ for too long,” I state, looking at each man in turn as they nod their head in agreement with my statement.

“Jerome will die this time. Make the call to Blood and find out what happened to him. I also want you to call your dad and get him to help you on this,” Vault orders as he looks at me. “We’re gonna have church in twenty. I want you in there with whatever your dad and Blood have said. We’ll tell everyone else the bare minimum about what Brynn shared in here with us. They don’t need to know all the details. Everyone will know not to talk about this shit out of church too. I’m sure Hope will know, but that’s Brynn’s choice to tell her.”

The group of men leave the room and I pull out my phone to make the calls. I choose to call Blood first. He lets me know they beat the absolute fuck out of him and then made sure he knew he wasn’t welcome to remain in their town any longer. The only reason they didn’t kill him is because they sent one of the Prospects to follow him. When he got to a new town and settled down, the Prospect returned to them and an ally of them started to keep a watch on the fucker. He asks if Brynn told me what happened and I let him know she did. After ensuring I keep them in the loop, Blood hangs up and I call my dad to get his help on this situation.

“Son, what’s goin’ on?” my dad answers the phone.

“Need your help, Dad,” I say, my voice shaking with the rage consuming me as my hands shake and I start to pace my office.

“Tell me what you need,” he says, no hesitation or questions about helping me.

“Met a girl named Brynn. She’s mine. Just found out she’s got a stalker and need help lookin’ into the fucker after her. I know I can do it on my own, but I can’t remain locked in this office when she needs me. She shared her story with a few of us just now and it’s bad. And, you should know she’s Blood’s granddaughter,” I tell my dad and wait for him to absorb the information I’ve given him.

“Fuck! You’re seein’ Brynn Johns. You don’t do anythin’ half-assed, Son. Does Blood know you’re with his granddaughter? Hell, does Scathe know you’re with his daughter? Not even gonna ask about Ace. Gonna say this once, Kingston, don’t fuck this girl over. We’ll be unburyin’ pieces of your body for a lifetime and still won’t find every piece,” my dad says, laughter filling his voice as I hear my uncle Killer’s voice in the background.

“You sure as fuck know how to pick them, King. I’m not goin’ to bat for you if you hurt this girl. Protect her heart and don’t let this fucker get her. You know we got your back and hers for whatever you need. I’ll take this to Slim and give him a head’s up,” Killer says before my dad promises to help me look into Jerome and telling me to take care of my girl.

After hanging up, I print off any information I’ve already managed to pull up from my programs. With a file in hand, I make sure to grab what I need before heading to church. Everyone is waiting on me as I step inside and take my seat. Vault starts the meeting and gets right into what Brynn has just told us. The tension and anger fill the room before I’m given the floor and relay my calls to my dad and Blood along with the little bit of information I’ve managed to gather so far. The entire time, my thoughts are on Brynn and what she’s doing up in my room with my cousin. This girl already owns half my heart and it won’t take much for her to own it completely.

Chapter Fourteen

Brynn

I’VE BEEN AT the clubhousefor two weeks now. Kingston spends every spare minute he has with me and Valor hasn’t been sending him out on installation jobs over these last few weeks. The only time Kingston and I aren’t together is when he’s locked in his office looking up every piece of information on Jerome as he can. I can’t say that I haven’t been having nightmares over the last two weeks because I have. Each and every time I have one, Kingston pulls me into his arms and holds me tight as I fight to go back to sleep. It doesn’t always work and more often than not I end up remaining awake the rest of the night no matter what time I wake up. I always let Kingston go back to sleep so he’s not exhausted like I am. Everyone can see how this is affecting me. I’ve got bags under my eyes, I can barely function, and I’m little more than a walking zombie lately. Kingston is worried and constantly tries to get me to take naps or go to bed early. Still, those nightmares wake me up and I don’t get the rest I desperately need.

Over the last two weeks, Kingston and I have been getting closer. We talk about everything and answer questions honestly when we’re asked something. So far, we’ve kissed a few times and I can’t spend enough time kissing him. Kingston knows what he’s doing and it doesn’t take me any time at all to get lost in his kisses. He makes me feel as if my body is on fire and there’s a deep ache he never satisfies. When I asked him about it, he told me that I would have to take that step when I’m ready and so far, I haven’t been ready to go there. He knows I’ve only been with one person and that it wasn’t a great experience for me. That’s why he’s letting me take that step when I’m ready and not because things get too hot and out of control between us when we’re making out in the bed we share.

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