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“There’s nothing you can do.” Shaking my head, I shift my gaze to the man who has been there for my best friend . . . who’s become a friend to me, more like family, a brother. “He was supposed to be safe. That’s why I gave him away.”
“What are the names of his parents? Where is he? Maybe we can speak with them, set up protection for him,” Cyprus suggests.
“No. I can’t.” I shake my head, knowing this is going to be the hardest part of all. “When I signed the papers, it was a closed adoption. I’ve met the man and woman who took him in, they offered to keep in contact with me, but I didn’t want it. I didn’t explain to them, but I knew they knew, it was in their eyes. I picked them because I knew they could protect him. Keep him safe and love him.”
“Babe, you don’t give us names, I’ll search for them and find them myself,” Vulture remarks sternly. “We won’t let them or that boy get hurt.”
I suck in a harsh breath and get to my feet. “He doesn’t know about me,” I whisper. “I need to get out of here. I can’t let any of them be hurt. He could end up hurting you all too. I’m a danger to be around. He’s not going to leave me alone.”
“So, he said,” Viper growls, getting to his feet. “You’re not going anywhere, Rosie. We’re not losing you again. Fuck. That fucker already took a part of you, he won’t get the chance to take the rest. Now we’ve got three days to come up with a plan. You’re gonna give us that, and you’re gonna tell us the names of Joshua’s parents. And you’re gonna do that right fuckin’ now. You and Jade are done keeping secrets from me.”
“Jason,” Jade utters.
“Don’t fuckin’ Jason me, darlin’, your ass is in trouble too. I get you wanting to surprise me and shit, but you know the bullshit going on right now. I should have been with you. Otherwise, this shit wouldn’t have happened to you. You two and your secrets, that shit ends now. Got me?”
I stare at Viper and don’t see the man I’ve always seen him as but rather the man who became the President of a club. I see why he was picked to do the job.
“No more secrets,” I murmur, nodding. “No more. That’s everything. I swear.”
“I don’t believe that shit, but I’ll let your ol’ man deal with you,” Viper grumbles and looks from me to Jade. “You get me, darlin’?”
“Jason,” she snaps huffingly, “You know I don’t hold secrets unless it’s someone else’s.”
“I don’t give a fuck it belongs to the damn Queen of England. Someone tells you something, and it’s something I need to know to keep your ass safe, you damn well tell me.”
“Fine,” Jade clips, turns, and stalks away.
Viper lets out a heavy breath and looks at me. He opens his mouth to say something, but I get there first.
“You need to go talk to her,” I advise. “You know what she’s like, and considering she’s pregnant with twins, she’s all over the place. If you don’t talk to her, she’ll end up calling Jensen or Jonah, and you know those two will end up coming down here.”
“Don’t I fuckin’ know it.” Viper levels a glare on me. “She’s gonna be the death of me.”
“No, she won’t.” I knew he was letting out frustration, but I also knew he loved Jade. She was his world, and he’d walk through fire for her. “I’m going to my room. I promise I won’t do anything stupid and leave. I heard what Kevlar said. I won’t leave.” But that doesn’t mean I’m going to go to his room to wait for him.
The way he left . . . the look in his eyes . . . I know he’s done with me. I refuse to wait for him to tell me.
“I’ll walk you there,” Aries announces, stepping forward.
“I know where it is.” I don’t need a babysitter and refuse to let him treat me as if I do.
Turning away, I swipe away the tears still streaming down my cheeks and walk away, leaving them all watching me head for the hall and my room. Thankfully, the club didn’t have any clubwhores hanging around yet, so it was only the members who I embarrassed myself in front of by letting the tears fall.
* * *
It took a lot for me to decide to open the boxes Jade had stacked in here. Most of them were my clothes, a few of them held my mementos and whatnot. Sitting on the bed, I flip through one of the many albums, remembering all of the things they stand for. A lot of them are of me in the ring, my hand held high. Others are with me teaching kids to box and kick.
So many of my memories are surrounded by being in the ring. It’s bittersweet. I miss the days when it was just me having fun. Now, it’s marred by all the blood on my hands.
Closing the album, I shove it aside, lay on the bed, and curl into myself. A shuddered breath leaves my lips as thoughts of fighting fill my head. The images of the women I had to fight. Dominic’s threats to take the ones I care for most haunts me the most. I didn’t fulfill what he would call a contract, and it scares me because now I’m putting others on the line.
Viper mentioned three days. Three days for what? For them to figure out that there’s nothing they can do? Three days to hand me over? For them to get killed because of me?I should just slip out, find a place to wait, and let Dominic come for me. I’m sure since he knows where I am, he has men watching for me.
If I just leave, then none of them would get in trouble or killed.
The door slamming open causes me to jerk upright and stare as Kevlar stalks in the room, the vibes radiating off him, sending shivers down my spine. The look on his face scares me even more.
“The hell are you doing in here?” he demands, coming toward me. “Don’t answer that,” he snarls, comes closer, bends, grabs me up, and throws me over his shoulder.
