I wanted to keep him wrapped up in my jacket, just so he could feel safe, and protect him from all the monsters—both real and in his mind.
Heading out of the room, I left the lamp on, just in case he woke when I was gone. Moving down the hall to where I knew Cherry was living at the moment, I knocked softly. Slowly, I opened the door to see Cherry getting up from her bed, completely naked. In the bed behind her, I noticed Vegas was passed out.
The fucking sly dog.
“I need your help,” I told her.
“Sure.”
“I got a kid in the room two doors down. I need you to watch over him until I get back.”
“Is the kid yours?”
I didn’t know how to answer that but a straight no felt like a lie.
“Can you just watch him? I need to help his mum out.”
Cherry nodded. “I got it, Mav.”
I headed down the hall, and out of the clubhouse. Tavi was going to come clean and she was going to tell me everything I needed to know about that scumbag before I blew his brains out.
Tavi
My heart rate sped up when I saw Maverick turn the corner and enter the room I was set up in. The doctor had been worried about a concussion. I knew I probably had one, Hardy had smashed my head into the wall a few times to disorient me, but I hated being here.
“Is he…”
“He’s being looked after at the clubhouse,” he said, gruffly while pulling a chair over to sit beside my bed. “He’s safe there, no one can get to him with the brothers around.”
I nodded, knowing it was probably best. Hardy would never expect that I would use the Sons to help me.
“Was he there?”
“Yes,” he answered quickly. “I need you to tell me everything, Tavi. I mean everything.”
I closed my eyes for a moment, flashes of Hardy’s vile words and his harsh hands on me causing my body to shudder. Opening my eyes again, I took in Maverick’s caring eyes.
How my life would be different if he’d been the one to be Van’s dad.
“He’s my husband.”
“Clearly.”
“You don’t understand, Maverick. I didn’t even know about that until a few days ago. I don’t know how he got an official to do it without my knowledge but I’ve seen the paperwork and it’s legal.”
“He forced you to marry him?”
I nodded. “I guess. I can’t let him take Van. He’s an asshole, barely knows his own son, and I know he’ll use him against me.”
“Van is safe with us. We won’t let Hardy hurt you or him, I promise.”
I nodded, knowing he spoke the truth.
“Is that why you came to the garage today?”
“I didn’t know you’d be there,” I told him, honestly.
“That’s not what I asked, Tavi.”
