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But I also said goodbye to my stepmom.
She’s been in LA for six months. My stepsister is a month away from being born. And as the time gets closer, the harder it is for me to be away from her. Maybe as the due date draws closer, Kaia and I will take a trip over to LA to be with her and South.
We need to make an effort to meet Bella before her symptoms get worse.
It’s the right thing to do.
I sit at the bar looking out over my club and can’t help but smile. I think about how far all of us have come.
Kaia and I are trying for another baby now that Immy is getting bigger. The idea of a brother or sister for her is the right timing for us now, and with shit settled and more allies than enemies for the first time, it’s a safer place to bring more children into the club.
Novah and Bayou are doing well with baby Elijah, and they plan on having a bunch more kids on the horizon. Bayou is a great father. I sometimes think he’s more of a baby than Elijah, but I think that is what makes him such a good dad because the way Elijah laughs when Bayou does the stupid things he does is fucking heartwarming.
City and Izzy have decided to try going down the surrogate route. It’s all underway, and we’re hopeful for some progress on that front soon. If anyone deserves happiness, it’s those two.
Lani and Grit finally married in a beautiful ceremony and are currently away on their honeymoon in Hawaii. They’re going to meet a bunch of Lani and Kaia’s family, to which I am envious of because I still haven’t met them.
Maybe I need to take Kaia on that honeymoon I keep promising her.
Maxxy had her baby not long after Christmas—it was, in fact, a girl, much to Hoodoo’s dismay. But he is a doting father, and as we all thought, he’s spending all his time being the full-time dad while Maxxy continues to work at The Plantation. Nothing was going to stop her from being the powerhouse woman she is. Don’t get me wrong, she adores Hallie and is an amazing mother, but Hoodoo is definitely the one calling the shots when it comes to Hallie, and Maxxy is the one wearing the pants financially.
Raid, Frankie, and Addi took that beach vacation. It was to help ease the pain for Addi of Clover leaving to go to LA with Maverick. I felt bad about splitting the teen friends up, but at least I am getting solid reports back from Maverick on how South and Ingrid are doing. That eases my nerves, and Maverick sounds like he’s having a great time over there. Clo has settled in, too, which is good.
Raid, on the other hand, got so sunburned on vacation that Hoodoo had to treat him for second-degree burns. And Frankie hasn’t let him live it down since.
And Marcel? He’s running the South like the King he promised to be. His kingdom is growing larger every day. He’s a powerhouse, and we’re glad to be on the right side of him and his influence. Because Lord knows, we don’t need another situation like the Baroness on our hands.
It took us a long time to get there…
… for NOLA Defiance to obliterate their enemies.
We had so many along the way, but we’ve conquered them all.
As a brotherhood, as a family, bonded together by grit, determination, and drive.
The thing is, Defiance isn’t just our club name, it’s our motto. We strive to live by it, and in the past four years, this club has been through so many ups and downs—the trials, the tribulations, we have faced it all together.
United as one.
Our bond—unbreakable.
I love this club.
I love my brothers.
I love my family.
And we will never be defeated.
Our loyalties were tested.
Our strength was tested, but in the end, we came through it all victorious.
We came through defiant.
This club—this entity we have forged issostrong that nothing can break us.
But the one thing that truly unites us all—is love.
The love for each other, the love for our women, and the love for our kin.
Love is the key.
Love… is… Defiance.
