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Calder and Finan come walking inside and I see a grim look on both of their faces.

“We found the prospect,” Finan informs us.

“Locked in the trunk of a car. He is okay, pissed that someone got the jump on him, but he is fine. Called Pres, he is sending Opal and Jodie to collect him to be checked over. He saw nothing. No suspicious vehicles came by; no strange people walking past. One thing he does think is that whoever did it was a kid.”

“Why would he think that?” Royal asks.

Lilith shifts on my lap, so my arm around her back and the one across her thighs tighten.

“The angle of the hit suggests they were shorter than him. The fucker is nearly six feet tall, and the hit came from below his height, striking him at his temple,” Finan speaks up.

Lilith gasps, sitting up with wide eyes. “He uses kids as informants, he has done it for years. One time he caught a fourteen-year-old boy stealing, and with the promise of not sending him to jail, he made the boy get him information on a big drug dealer. I heard him bragging to some of his officer friends that he was helping take down some of the smaller drug runners, but he would get the big boss. The boy got shot when the dealer found out it was him who was passingon information.” She is crying by this point, and it breaks my fucking heart.

“Now he definitely needs to be put to ground,” Lennox snarls from his position, cracking his knuckles.

“I agree,” Travis growls. “I will gladly make him hurt first.”

“Fuck yeah,” Mav calls out.

“I can’t fucking believe that he got a child, a minor, to watch you having sex,” Finan growls.

Young kids being connected to illegal sex crimes is a sore point for him after what happened to Juni a few years ago. Our niece was chatting with a girl her age online, and they wanted to meet up, but Joss told her no because she had heard some nasty shit in the media about young girls being catfished by perverts, and as it turned out, that is what happened to Juni.

She was kidnapped and Joss came to us, the Rugged Hunters, to help find her daughter. That is how she and Finan got together.

Juni is a big part of the club, and I know that Dom adores her, they banter like siblings, and they take care of the younger club kids.

“He is on a power trip. Fucking Lilith over and marrying her cousin was not enough for him. When they were together his life was a game and she was a pawn. His job and his cheating are what made his ego so fucking big; he thinks he is untouchable, but he has not dealt with the Rugged Skulls MC yet,” Royal states firmly.

I nod to him, and Lilith sags against me again. Her body fits against mine like she was made for me. My heart is completely fucking gone for her; she owns every part of me.

“It wasn’t until after I left him that I saw clear signs of his twisted games. I was a fool to not see them earlier. What hurts, alongside his betrayal, is that my family, including my father, knew what he was doing. My father will not speak out against mymother, she rules the house, and God bless anyone who steps in her way. It is why my father gave me most of my trust fund to set up Wicked Sugar here, and he did it so that I got as far away from my family as possible.

“You saw them at the wedding, Jack; none of them offered me any support. They blame me for his cheating, saying I was not good enough to keep him, like my cousin will be. Hell, I have zero doubt that they made arrangements between them to have an open marriage. Most of my uncles cheat, and their wives take the money and gifts as huge bribes. They make me sick,” my girl rambles, and I fucking love how strong her voice gets.

Cupping her jaw, her eyes widen as I move in, and sipping from her delicious lips I kiss her, taking my fill.

“I will never cheat on you, Red, baby. You know that, right?”

She nods. “I know, Jack. You are one of the good ones.” She smiles at me, pressing her forehead against mine.

“Hey, I am the best of the good ones,” Calder chimes in, making my girl giggle.

“Nah, brother, you are just scared shitless of your woman. Kady would rip your balls off if you stuck your dick in another woman.” Maverick punches his arm.

We all laugh at their antics, as Calder rubs his arm, then flips Lennox off.

“I think it would be best if Lilith stays at the clubhouse for a few days,” Finan’s voice breaks through the laughing.

Lilith tenses in my lap, her gaze landing on Finan across the room. He is standing in an imposing position: his legs parted, his thick arms crossed over his chest as he looks at her. He can look like a mean fucker when he needs to, but I know that he is only thinking of Lilith and her safety.

“Might not be a bad idea, brother,” Royal says, gaining my attention.

“Lil, baby, I agree with my brothers.” My hand cups her face, my thumb brushing gently over her cheek as she looks at me, not speaking.

“I can just stay here, Jack. I don’t want to bring this to your doorstep where your son lives.” She tries to scramble off my lap, but I don’t let her get far.

My hands clamp down on her legs, keeping her in place. With my heart rate picking up speed, I look my girl in the eyes, making sure that she hears what I have to say next.

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