Page 13 of Cain
Chapter Six
Emma
I gasp for air.
It feels like there is a rock in my throat.
When I open my eyes, he’s looking down at me.
“I told you that you’d never get away from me. I’ll always find you. You’re mine, Emma.”
A large knife comes into view in his other hand. “Now go to sleep as I go take care of Amy and that dirty biker trash.”
His hand squeezes my throat and my vision starts to blur. I hear Amy scream and try to move, but I can’t.
I try to scream, but nothing comes out.
My eyes spring open as my hands go to my throat. My chest heaves like I need to catch breath that had never been taken from me. Looking around, I see that Amy is gone and I jump out of bed and run for the door. It opens and Cain runs in.
“What’s wrong?” he asks as he looks me up and down.
“He…he was here,” I say, unable to catch my breath. “Amy…she’s gone. He took her.” I try to run past him, but he catches me. “Let me go! I need to find her.”
“Emma, calm down. She’s fine. She’s eating breakfast in the kitchen right now. I was just with her.” He pulls me against him and I rest my head on his chest, letting the sound of his heartbeat match my unsteady breaths.
“It just…it seemed so real.” My hands clasp his shirt as his hold tightens on me.
“I know. You’re safe here, though,” he says against my hair, his hot breath tickling my neck.
We stayed at the club last night. Cain found a spare room for Amy and me. He stayed upstairs in his room, and I realized that’s why Ana had made the comment that I’d get the invitation to go up.
“Come here.” He takes my hand and leads me over to the bed. His hand trails up my arm and eventually wraps around the back of my neck. “I will keep you and Amy safe. I fucking swear it. I know you’re scared and I get why. You have a whole fucking army at your back now. That asshole has no idea what he’s gotten himself into.”
I take a deep breath. “Thank you.”
“For what?”
I look up and meet his eyes. “For the first night I met you and every night since then, for the way you are with Amy, for how gentle and understanding you’ve been with me, for everything you are.”
Cain moves closer, his lips gently touching mine, and my hand tightens around his wrist as a small sigh rolls off my lips. His hand tightens in my hair as he pulls me against him more. I gasp and his tongue slowly strokes mine. I love the way he tastes like mint. I let myself relax into his kiss and enjoy the slow way his teeth drag across my bottom lip.
"Mommy, I—" Amy walks in but stops once she sees us. She giggles and then runs into the hallway. "Aunt Ana! Mommy and Cain were kissing!" she yells.
I can’t help but start to laugh as my head falls against Cain’s chest.
“Hey, at least she didn’t scream ‘ew’ or ‘get off my mom’.” Cain smiles at me. I have no idea how I got so lucky to have him walk into my life that night. “So there is going to be a party tonight.”
“Really? That sounds fun. What’s it for?” I can’t help but think the parties here must get crazy.
“So that’s the thing, it’s kind of for us.” Cain replies so fast that I almost don’t catch what he says.
“Why would the party be for us?”
He stands up and I immediately miss his touch. “Okay, so the night we came here for that meeting it was so I could claim you as mine in front of the club. If I hadn’t done that, they wouldn’t have helped with anything as far as making sure you and Amy were safe. It’s not personal, but it’s just the way we work.”
I look up at him. “So what does it mean that you claimed me?”
He starts to pace and I get nervous. “It makes you an old lady and part of the MC family. It’s why they’ll protect you now. In the eyes of the club I’m yours and you’re mine.” He looks over at me, waiting for my reaction. “Don’t think I’m trying to force you into anything. After this shit is done you’re free to go wherever you want. I just want you safe, and there was no other—”
