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I nodded. “Yeah, you’re right.” I held out my hand to Optimus. “Let me text him back, so he stops freaking out.”
He placed it in my palm, the second he did it began to ring. I hit the answer button quickly and held it to my ear. I turned to look at Blizzard, who glared at me, knowing I was about to do something that was going to make him furious.
“Hello,” I answered casually.
“Fuck, Lily. I’ve been trying to get a hold of you since fucking yesterday.” He didn’t sound angry, more relieved.
“Yeah, well, I was coming down off that shit. I can’t believe you let them shoot me up!” I was angry, this emotion was real.
He groaned, “Baby girl, I’m sorry. These boys, they don’t fuck around. It was a test—”
“You test people by drugging them?” I sneered.
“It’s more to see what they’ll do in order to be part of the club. Look, I’m sorry. I wasn’t expecting shit to be so strong and it knocked me out. Woke up and you were gone…” his voice turned reticent, “…thought maybe they’d done something to you.”
I looked around the room that I stood in, all these men—and women—they had complete and utter trust in each other. When you were part of their family, you never had to worry about them going behind your back, or talking shit, or hurting you. Because that’s not what a family was about.
“Sounds like you need better brothers,” I told him, my voice strong.
“You’re telling me.” It was with those words I knew he wasn’t committed to that club, and I hoped like hell that maybe one day he would see what I can now see.
A world outside of your blood and your DNA. A world where you adopt your family and you don’t have to be stuck with the one that God handed you.
“Can I see you?” he asked. I had to look away from Blizzard as I answered. I knew that he was going to argue, and do whatever he had to do before he’d let me go back to that house. But you know what, I may not have anything left to prove to these people, but I had something left to prove to myself. That I was strong, and that I was selfless enough to risk my life for someone else.
That was one thing that stood out so clearly to me during the drama with my father and Chelsea. If I had just taken the time to be selfless, I would have realized that Chelsea’s life meant more than my need to feel like I belonged. Her future on Earth meant more than me needing to be told I was loved.
Sometimes you just have to realize that people deserve to live. Everyone deserves the chance to figure out what their future may hold. But if my choices and my actions are going to stop them from getting that chance, then I desperately need to make changes.
“Yeah,” I took a deep breath. “Will the boys be home?”
“Nah, they’ve been awake for two days already. They don’t wanna hang out here.” He cleared his throat. “I’ll see you soon?”
“Half an hour,” I told him. There was a loud smash behind me and I spun to find Optimus and Wrench with their arms hooked through Blizzard’s. They were holding him back, the fire in his eyes almost melted me on the spot.
“What was that?” Edge asked in concern.
I looked down at the vase which was shattered into tiny pieces on the floor, flowers, petals, and water strewn all over. “My cat knocked something off the counter.” Tears welled in my eyes as I watched the anger radiating off Blizz.
“Okay, I’ll be here waiting.”
I ended the call and let my hands fall to my sides, my phone dropping onto the carpet.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Blizzard roared at me, breaking the silence. The boys held him back, stopping him from rushing at me.
“I’m finishing this, I’m gonna get her out.” I looked over to where Jackie stood, clutching onto Judge and tears pouring down her cheeks. “I’m going to get her out,” I repeated slowly.
“Honey, you’ve already done so much. I’m not sure we can ask you to go back there.” She sniffled and Judge pulled her closer with his arm around her shoulders.
“You don’t have to ask.”
“Rose,”I stilled at Optimus’ harsh tone. “Now we have details, we can figure out another way to do this. You don’t have to go back in there.”
Sighing, I stepped forward and stood right in front of the man who’d been the focus of both my dreams and my nightmares for the past few months.
“I can do this,” I told him softly. “Let me do this?”
Blizzard shook off the hands of his brothers, who reluctantly let him go. “You’re gonna get yourself killed.”
