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I see the future more clearly after meeting with the slimy lawyer. The Born Villains Motorcycle Club is still growing. Our community keeps expanding. The territory we control is larger.
One day, we’ll run Cahuenga like we do Metamora. My kids might lead the club or they could take a completely different route. But they’ll have choices.
Thanks goes to what Papa Bear and the other founders created decades ago, we all have the opportunity to make our lives better.
DUCHESS
My tendency to hidein the house isn’t new. But back at Cahuenga, I didn’t own my time. I had to follow orders from Kraken, Mother Goose, my brothers, and club members. No one cared if I was depressed or exhausted. They didn’t encourage me to take a breath and center myself. They just wanted whatever made them happy.
At the Sanctuary, I have so much support. Maybe that’s why I’ve gotten too good at hiding at home. My urge to take charge and be a good President’s wife has taken a back seat to my need to hide where I feel safe.
Overlord never pushes me. He just asks if I want to join him and the kids at HQ and brings me food back when I said I’m not ready.
Care Bear and Lady Bug have also been godsends by taking the kids to their activities, so I don’t need to go anywhere.
The former visits with me every day. Care Bear holds herself different lately. When we met last year, I was immediately drawn to her. We just clicked. But I seemed to be holding my own better than she was. Care Bear struggled with trusting herself, let alone someone else.
Building a life with Blunt has fixed something fundamentally broken inside her. They face their problems together now, filling them both with renewed confidence.
Today, the beautiful woman simply glows. Care Bear settles on the couch next to me while the kids get ready to go with her to lunch.
Taking my hand, Care Bear watches me with her soothingly dark eyes. “You told me last year how I needed to stop listening to the negativity in my head. You said I was sabotaging myself.”
Thinking back to last year, I nod at her words. “You thought Papa Bear and Lady Bug didn’t want you around once Nadia was here.”
“That’s right. I worked myself up over imaginary signs of trouble. But you told me the truth, so I didn’t ruin things for myself, Blunt, or Clark. That’s why you’re a good friend.”
Care Bear squeezes my hand and continues, “And I want to be a good friend to you. That’s why I’m telling you to put on your shoes and come with us to lunch.”
I glance at my kids watching us. They’re clearly waiting for Care Bear to finish. She signals them to approach the couch.
“Come with us, Jules,” Evie says and holds out her little hand. “You’re weird. We can help.”
Frowning, I look at how Scout brings my shoes. Anthony climbs on the couch with me and just stares. He clearly doesn’t know what’s going on. I kiss his forehead and turn my gaze at Care Bear.
“Why are you doing this?”
