Page 20 of Riding Through Life

There’s a slight chill in the air as I walk outside and head to the houses being built on the property. The structures form a semi-circle, with room to build more houses. It’s spaced out enough to have a total of ten homes andwill close off the center, making a complete circle. Capone and Danyella have the house closest to the Clubhouse, andBlayze and Monica are to their right. Torch, Daisy and the twins are to the left of Capone and Derange, Jezebelle and their daughter are next to Torch. Red and Nadia will be directly across from Capone in the circle. Aftermath and I have talked about building a house, but right now, all I want to do is get married.

It’s been almost a month since those assholes kidnapped my dad and me. Red has been searching tirelessly with little results. Every time he has a lead, they disappear and our guards are up. The woman, Lynn, hasn’t been seen since the night we escaped and my suspicion radar is pinging like crazy.

Aftermath and I are getting married in two days and the last thing I want is to have this looming over our day. Which is why I’m heading out to the homes being built. Trigger, Tiny, Dagger and the two Prospects are out here and I need someone to take me to Nadia’s dance studio without Aftermath or Red knowing about it. Red might not be able to find the bitch, but I know I can.

The closer I get to Capone’s house, the louder the music and power tools are. I step through the French style front doors and gasp when I see how much is done. Cathedral ceilings are painted white, opening the space. Hardwood flooring is throughout the whole house, making my boots echo. I follow the music up the stairs and into the bedroom at the back. Trigger and Knight are cutting boards while Dagger and Seth are hanging them up. Tiny and his kitten are in the bathroom off of the bedroom.

“Trigger!” I shout over the noise. No one hears me, so I step closer and shout louder. “Trigger!” He still doesn’t answer, so I grab a chunk of wood and toss it at him. It hits him square in the chest.

“What the fuck!” Trigger jumps in the middle of cutting and glares around the room until his gaze lands on me trying not to laugh. “You’re an asshole, scaring me like that.”

“Sorry.” I shrug my shoulders. Not really sorry and thought it was pretty funny.

“What do you need, Kensi?” Trigger asks, irritation dripping from him.

“I need a ride.”

“So, get Aftermath to give you a ride.” Trigger counters.

I knew this was going to be tough, but damn, he isn’t giving me any room. “I can’t have Aftermath give me a ride.”

“Can’t help, sorry.” Trigger goes back to cutting the board when I fling another chunk of wood at him. “Fuck.”

“I need a ride, Trigger.” I plead.

“No.”

“Yes.”

“No.”

Gah! He’s driving me nuts. “Then have Seth or Knight take me. But I need a damn ride.”

“Why?” Trigger asks.

“Because I have to get something for Aftermath before our wedding and since I’m getting married in two days, I have to get it now. But you can’t tell him I left. It’s a surprise.” I add in before he calls Aftermath. The partial lie rolls off my tongue and I feel guilty for lying to Trigger, but I have no choice, not if I want to take this bitch down.

Trigger scrubs his hands down his bearded face. “Fuck. I’m going to regret this but Knight, take her where she needs to go. Nowhere else.”

“Yes, sir,” Knight answers, dropping his piece of wood.

“And if she wants to go elsewhere,” Trigger points at me like I always cause trouble. “Bring her back here.”

“Anything else?” Knight asks.

“Don’t let her out of your sight. She’s been known to get into trouble or trouble finds her.” Trigger responds.

“I won’t.”

“Good, now get before I change my mind.” Knight and I start to walk out before Trigger stops me. “Kensi, I will give you one hour to get your ass back here. If you’re not here, I will let Aftermath know. If this is a fucking trick, I will let Aftermath know then he can deal with your ass.”

I pull Knight out ofthe bedroom by his arm before Trigger changes his mind. Knight is Daisy’s twin brother she didn’t know about until their grandfather who was the Prime Minister of Ireland kidnapped Daisy and was holding Knight captive with lies and brainwashing. Knight stopped believing their grandfather and when the Royal Bastards came to Daisy’s rescue, Knight helped them retrieve her and Bones who was kidnapped and beaten with Daisy. Since then, Daisy and Knight have been close and he moved here to prospect for the Royal Bastards. Knight is a very handsome guy with short blonde hair, a light stubble on his face, andpiercing blue eyes. He’s muscular in all the right places like most of these guys but he isn’t big like Aftermath or Tiny. He has a skinny but muscular look about him and he stands just a few inches taller than my five-foot-six frame.

I’ve been around the Club for a while now and these guys need a break. If it’s not one thing it’s another they’ve gone through, so if I can take care of this bitch on my own and give them a break, then that’s what I’ll do, no matter what the consequences are.

“Damn, you’re in a rush,” Knight says pulling away from me.

“Yeah, I am. If I don’t get out of here soon, Trigger will change his mind about letting you go with me and call Aftermath. This is really important, Knight.” I lay it on thick, hoping Knight bites.

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