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When I was young I used to bring it up to Mack, but he always brushed me off and quickly dismissed my ramblings, stating that I was only a child and such things could never be real.
As I grew older, I knew there was more and the dreams weren’t my imagination. Something else was happening. In the last two years these dreams had intensified and occurred more frequently. Maybe that’s why I was always so concerned with Rae.
I huddled back down in the covers, drenched in a cold sweat and reached for my girl, covering her with my arm and spooning her in case she awakened with her own nightmares. I shivered and snuggled closer as I dropped a kiss on her bare shoulder. Rae was my anchor. Even when life went to shit, she was the one person who grounded me and helped make sense of chaos.
When she spoke my name softly only a minute later, I began to wonder if she had these dreams like me . . .
And if she did, was I her anchor too?
Chapter 25
Rolling over, I blinked as I realized I had let go of Rae. Scooting closer, I pulled her into my chest and placed a gentle kiss on her pale cheek, thinking of that day in the treehouse when I told her I loved her for the first time. I’ll never forget the look of surprise on her face, but it was the joy I saw at that moment, the unmistakable spark that proved she loved me too.
Rae whimpered a few soft sounds that made my heart leap inside my chest. God, she was so perfect. So innocent and beautiful. So vulnerable . . .
And in danger.
My jaw clenched tight.
How much time did I have left? How long before it all fell apart, and the secrets of the past were revealed?
When would the truth become more frightening than the lies?
“She slept all night,” R.J.’s whisper finally forced me to tear my eyes away from her slightly parted lips.
“She needed it.”
R.J. nodded, rolling on his back. I didn’t miss the way his fingers still clutched her hand. Jealousy reared its ugly head for a moment before I reined it in. Rae wanted R.J. here. She asked him to stay. I could handle my shit.
For now.
“I have to talk to Mack,” I informed him, knowing he wouldn’t like the idea.
“What?”
I sighed, placing a gentle kiss on Rae’s forehead, “I need to talk to my dad.”
“But he said –”
“I know what he said,” I interrupted him, “but it’s getting fucked up now. Rae’s in too much danger. This can’t continue.”
R.J. slid from the bed and began to pace, “This is serious Pete. We can’t screw this up.”
“Exactly. My dad can help us.”
R.J. shook his head, “Getting Mack involved only complicates matters further. The Riders will have your head for going rogue. Rafe won’t hesitate to make an example of you. There’s too much tension between Satan’s Outlaws and the RRMC right now.”
My head lowered as my eyes roamed over the love of my life, my fingertips brushing across the smooth contour and soft skin of her cheek so carefully I wouldn’t wake her, “To keep her safe I would do anything.”
“Dammit Pete, this could cost you everything. They’ll own you.”
I shrugged, making the sacrifice I knew was the only way, “I can’t change the inevitable.”
“That’s not what we agreed on.”
“Things were always going to end up with my choice,” I pointed out, “and you know it.”
“You don’t have to patch with that asshole and his club.”
