Page 33 of You're My Person - For Always

Zane nodded. "We'll wait then."

Despite Zora being their mother, there was a reason behind their dad's treatment of her. Either it verged on abuse or was in Zora's best interest. He wasn't going to jump to conclusions. Ridge Stafford never made any rash decisions without a plan. For some reason, he approved of Zora living in the cabin away from her family.

Zane and River left the room. He kissed Kenna, needing to calm down. When he got the phone call, he'd returned to Gem Haven as fast as he could ride. Luckily, he was close and got back before anyone got hurt.

She planted her hands on his chest. "I'm sorry."

"You didn't do anything." He smoothed the hair back from her face and exhaled heavily. "It'll all work out."

"I'm sure it will." She softened her voice. "But I know what it feels like to find out someone has lied to you your whole life and what you believed wasn't the truth."

There was no attitude coming from her. But he felt gut-punched all the same. He was the one who'd lied to her and had her believing her father was dead when he was very much alive.

He brought her to his chest, holding her close. They were two fucked up people, trying to love each other in a world that constantly changed.

Chapter Fifteen

Kenna

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Kingsley's hand rubbed her stomach as he lazily let her nipple pop out of his mouth. She sighed, having orgasmed moments ago. It was so tempting to stay in bed all day and ignore the fact that she had to go to the bar that afternoon to work, and Kingsley was due at the clubhouse for a meeting.

She turned to face him. "Stay with me for a bit longer. Forget about the motorcycle club. We can hide in the room until I go to work."

He chuckled, but his eyes were serious. "You know I can't do that. Gem Haven doesn't run itself."

She pouted. He kissed her forehead before getting out of bed.

She sighed, sitting up to watch him gather his clothes. Knowing she wouldn't change his mind, she reluctantly slid off the bed and walked into the bathroom. The warm shower cleared her mind and put energy back into her body. Hopefully, work would go by fast, and she could come back to the house and enjoy her time with Kingsley.

After wrapping a towel around her hair, she grabbed another to wrap around her body. Going into the bedroom, she found Kingsley on the phone. She quickly picked out her clothes, slipped into a pair of panties, and put on a bra.

"Thanks for letting me know." His tone was all business.

She frowned, but he winked, reassuring her that everything was okay.

"I'll be up there in a few minutes. Thanks, Big John." Kingsley disconnected the call.

"Everything okay?" She pulled on a pair of shorts and snapped the waist closed.

"Big John checked in on Zora earlier, and the medicine seems to have worked. She's more herself and wants to apologize for the trouble she caused at the bar." Kingsley ran his hands down his face.

"It's sad that she feels like she's done something wrong when how she feels is out of her control." Kenna put on her shirt. "I hope you understand that how she acted wasn't coming from her but her mental illness."

"I get it, even if I don't understand it." Kingsley tied his boots. "I'm not going over to see Zora today. To much stuff to get done with the club. I'll check in with Zane and see if he wants to go over there tomorrow."

She nodded. They'd talked a little about what they could do to help Zora, but Kingsley was hesitant to change anything until he talked to his dad to find out why he had Zora hidden away in the hunter's cabin.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

Kenna startled, looking at Kingsley. He got up from the edge of the bed to open the bedroom door.

As soon as he turned the handle, River burst inside, looking wildly around the room. Once she connected with Kenna, she hurried to her sister's side.

"The prison called. Zane's talking to them now," she said breathlessly. "Come downstairs. He mentioned Dad's name."

"Seriously?" Kenna's heart skipped a beat. "Do you think this is it?"

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