Page 34 of Demon's Savior
"Austin, that was a long time ago and I was young and was looking for attention."
"Dani, do I look like a give a fuck that you were young or looking for attention? You were old enough, and you knew what you were doing, so stop trying to sugarcoat shit! You were told not to fuck with that fucker, you didn't listen, and there were consequences. I'm going to war for her, just like I went to war for you."
"Austin, you and her together is not a good thing."
"Dani, is that what all this is about? You don't think I'm good enough for her, so you take your anger out on her?"
"Austin, she doesn't listen! I tried to tell her about Avery, and this is what happened. I tried to tell her about you. You are going to break her, Austin. You are going to break her heart, and I can't see her go through that shit again.” Tears begin to swell in her eyes.
"I understand she's your friend, but we’re adults." I grab her by the hand as her unshed tears begin to fall. "We didn't do this to hurt you. I can say that I love her, Dani."
"Austin, it doesn't matter if you love her or if she loves you," she says as the tears continue to fall from her eyes. "Have you thought about what it will do to her if you don't make it out this alive? Have you thought about what if you go to jail because Spike snitched? I have.“
I wipe away the tears away from my sister's face. "I have thought about everything. Shit has kept me up at night, but she knows I'm no saint, sis. She accepts me for who I am. She loves me for who I am."
"Don't make it right, Austin. Love sometimes ain't enough. I can't be there to help pick up the pieces this time. I refuse to be there to pick up the pieces."
"Then Dani, I’ll put it to you like this. You were never her friend. Because if you were in her shoes, regardless of what you did, she would never hurt you as you’ve hurt her. You need to apologize before you lose your friend over some dumb shit."
I wake up to Kira cooking everyone a big breakfast so we all can, “tackle the day with full stomachs.”
Her words.
After eating, all the men gather in the large meeting room to discuss our next steps. Dani didn't come to breakfast, but I told Kira that we spoke and just to give her some time. She would come around.
I am so disappointed with my little sister. We were raised never to turn your back on family, and that is what I live by. I would lay my life for my family whether they are my blood or not, although I have issues with my old man because of the shit he’s into. And I don’t have a relationship with him. But, if push came to shove, I would die for him, no questions asked. With Dani being my only blood relative that I have any dealings with, my family now consists of the club that bears my name and every single one of those men and their families. I would die for them all. Family first, no matter what.
No matter how upset Dani is over Kira's choices, it is something Dani will have to deal with on her own. I have said my peace. I hope, after she has come to her senses, Kira will still be willing to forgive her, but in the short time I have known Kira, she has a heart of gold and wouldn't think twice about forgiving my brat of a sister.
Breaking from my thoughts, J.D. calls our meeting to order. "Fellas, there have been some new developments. D, you have the floor." J.D. motions to me.
"All right, we have a little situation we need to take care of before the clubhouse and bar is raided. A few of my guys need to head back to Georgia to do a little house cleaning before this possible raid. I need volunteers to go with Larry to head back within the hour. Rid the place of whatever could link us to anything. Larry, I mean anything.”
"Hey, don't forget about your safe room," Razor interjects.
“Burn both places to the ground and make it seem like a rival did it. Don't forget we probably have eyes on us, so keep safe and make it happen."
While barking out orders, Kira comes running into the room crying hysterically. I rush over to her with all kinds of crazy thoughts going through my head. Had that motherfucker called her again?
She hands me a note. I crumble that shit up once I’m finished reading it. "I can't believe she would be so fucking stupid!" I pull out my phone and dial my sister multiple times, but each time it goes straight to voicemail.
Razor walks up and sees that something is wrong as I continue to dial Dani. "Yo! D, what's up?"
"My dumb ass sister took off.”
J.D. looks just as concerned as we are. "What did the note say?"
"How she was tired, and she couldn't be around anymore to see Kira hurting or some bullshit like that. How in the hell did she slip out without anyone noticing?"
Kira lowers her head and allows the tears to flow for my selfish sister. "The window...the window was open in her room."
"Shit! We don't even know how long she's been gone."
"We can check the tapes and find out how long she's been gone, and which direction she went." J.D. pulls out his phone and calls his tech guy.
Razor shakes his head and places his hand on my shoulder. "Demon, man we can't worry about Dani. We got too much shit on our plates. She made her choice. She knows the dangers."
"Where do you think she would go, Kira?" I ignore Razor although he is right. We had too much going on and not enough men, but this was my little sister and whether she knew it or not, she was in danger.
