“That’s bullshit!”Abigail screams, her voice echoing in the common room and hurting my ears.“Caleb, you want me!You’ve always wanted me.You did in school when that slut betrayed you and you do today.You’re just playing hard to get.”
 
 “That’s a fuckin’ lie!”I shout, getting in Abigail’s face even though I’ll never hurt her.“You dare to call Caliana a slut when she’s only ever been with one man in her life.Darren is the only person she’s ever been with.No one else ever touched her.Cali isn’t the one who betrayed me either.She never knew how I felt about her.Very few people did.Darren was one of the few who knew how I felt about her and he still made her his.He died with her as his wife and the mother of his children.You’ve been with every man in this clubhouse, men in town, and were with countless men in school.That’s why I’ve never touched you and wouldn’t use someone else’s cock to fuck you.There aren’t enough condoms in this world to sink my dick in you, Abigail.Yeah, I’m bein’ a fuckin’ prick right now because that’s the only way you might listen.”
 
 “Pres, I found somethin’ from the grocery store parkin’ lot.Found who destroyed the SUV,” Master says, his voice hard and cold as he glares at Carly.
 
 Once again I’m handed over his phone and watch the footage he’s found.It clearly shows Carly spray painting her car, slashing the tires and cutting the break lines.This bitch went way too far and tried to kill my girl.All because she’s a selfish skank who wants something she’ll never have.Cali gets the respect of every man in this room and is part of my family.Carly has seen that more than once since she came into the Feral Dragon’s clubhouse.
 
 “You fuckin’ bitch!”Link yells out, his voice the hardest I’ve ever heard him in my life.
 
 It takes a lot to get him this pissed off, but Carly has done so today.Not only did she put her life in danger, she put the life of Bryce and Rory in danger.Cali wouldn’t have known what to do if she were driving and couldn’t stop.They would have crashed and gotten hurt if not worse.Cali and her kids are the most important people in Kreed’s life.They come only behind his mom but before my family.He’ll do everything in his power to protect those three and that includes giving his life.
 
 “How dare you go after Cali and her innocent kids like that,” Link says, getting in Carly’s face as my dad and Tank step up behind him and place their hands on his shoulders.“You’re that fuckin’ jealous of Cali that you’re gonna risk her life by cuttin’ her brake lines and slashin’ her tires.The shit you spray painted on her SUV was bad enough.To learn that you’ve done that shit makes me want to throw away my rule of not puttin’ my hands on a female.You’re dead to this club and will never be allowed back around any of us for the rest of your life.”
 
 “You might not be able to touch them, but that doesn’t mean we can’t,” my aunt Maddie says, her voice full of rage no one really gets to hear from her.
 
 My aunt pulls her fist back and punches Carly right in the face.The crunch of her nose breaking fills the common room as my mom steps up and gets her hands dirty right alongside my aunt.Abigail and Carly scream out in pain as two of the best women in my life beat the shit out of them.They don’t let up until the girls are a bloody mess and laying on the ground at their feet.
 
 “How could you let them do this to us?”Carly questions us, looking up with a mouthful of blood.“All because of a skank who doesn’t want you?Abigail and I would’ve been the perfect wives for you and Link.You’re willin’ to throw us away for Cali?”
 
 “I’d throw everythin’ in my life away for Cali and those kids.She means everythin’ to me and I won’t ever let her come second to anyone.Especially not someone who spreads her legs for every man she comes in contact with.I’d give up this club and all of my prized possessions to make sure she’s safe and happy.You, I wouldn’t give a damn thing up for.I’d buy more shit I don’t need just to build a protective wall around myself.That’s the fuckin’ difference between the two of you.Cali calms the storm within me while you build it up to the point it explodes in the worst ways possible,” I state, my voice hard, cold, and full of truth.
 
 “We all would,” Manic says, stepping up next to me and looking down at the two skanks at our feet.“I didn’t know Darren at all and have only known Cali since comin’ into this club.I would give everythin’ up to be there for her.She has respect for all of us and there isn’t a single man in this room who wouldn’t do everythin’ for her and those kids.Ask Luca what he’d give up for her.The boy is infatuated with her because she pays him the attention he deserves to have given to him without hesitation or expectin’ anythin’ in return.You two would want the world handed to you on a silver platter and then ask for even more.Neither one of you deserve to have a place in this clubhouse and I’m glad Reckless is finally kickin’ your asses out.”
 
 “As for what I’d give up for Miss Cali and her kids,” Luca says, stepping up and speaking aloud on a rare occasion for him.“I’d trade my life for hers.I would take a million bullets and ask for more.She’s the best woman I’ve ever met in my life and has been through some shit herself.She gives every ounce of herself to everyone she loves and will never once ask for anythin’ in return.Even when I was first brought here, Miss Cali started treatin’ me with respect and as if I mattered.She was the first person besides Reckless who made me feel as if I belong somewhere for the first time in my life.You want to fuck with her, I’ll take it as a personal attack against myself.Cali lightens up the world of everyone around her while you two bring nothin’ but pain and darkness.You’ll never have anythin’ on Cali because you’re both vile monsters and she’s the breath of fresh air we all need.While I won’t put my hands on you, there are plenty of other ways to make someone’s life a livin’ hell.I’ve been shown most of them personally growin’ up.”
 
 We all stand in shocked silence as Luca lifts Carly from the floor and walks her to the door.Manic takes Abigail to the door and we watch as they get walked out.My mom and aunt move to the sink behind the bar and wash their hands, talking and laughing with one another as if they didn’t just beat the shit out of two skanks.The second the door closes behind them, every man cheers like their favorite team just won a world championship.
 
 “The three of you don’t have anythin’ to worry about.As long as you keep workin’ and doin’ what you’ve been doin’, you’ll always have a place here in the clubhouse.We’ll find some more Feral girls to replace the ones who were just kicked out.You have the rest of the night off once the kitchen is cleaned up from dinner.My family cooked so it’s only right you clean it up,” I tell the girls who have been pulling the weight of all the Feral girls in the clubhouse without question.
 
 After making a plate of food each, Master and I make our way back to his room to continue working.We spend hours and hours combing through the footage surrounding the compound now that we have it figured out what happened at the grocery store.Carly might have gotten her ass beaten by my aunt, but that’s not all that will happen to her.She’s going to pay for hurting Cali while she’s been here.Abigail will also pay for hurting them.No one again will hurt her for any reason.If I have to break my heart every fucking day to ensure she’s safe and happy, that’s what I’ll do.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter Seventeen
 
 Caliana
 
 AMONTH HAS passedsince Darren’s parents walked into the hospital I worked at and spewed all their vile lies and hatred for me.Dr.Stevenson has been doing a full investigation into their claims and I have yet to hear anything back from him.I’m trying really hard not to call him on a daily basis to ask him where things stand, but it’s harder than almost anything else I’ve ever had to do in my life.I want to go back to work and help patients who walk through the door of the emergency department for various reasons.Working there as a nurse gave me a purpose in life.I can be a great mom to Bryce and Rory, giving them everything they need, but helping others is what truly made me feel alive.Hearing someone thank you for giving them your time, attention, and care in their most vulnerable times made me feel like I was fulfilling a greater need.Now, I get up every day and do the same things.I cook, clean, take care of the kids, and try to make memories with them.It’s routine and I’m starting to become bored.