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“I loved her. I loved her in a way that fuckin’ hurt. I loved her enough to let her go because I know what I am, and I knew that I would have eventually hurt her.”
“You're crazy. You're not capable of love, Chop. You just killed your own son.”
“I did somethin’ nice for her and you ruined it.” He ignores my point. “You brought her into this life, a life where she would always be in danger. You brought her to me. You killed her, Skid.You!”
My fist smashes into his face again, and I have to remind myself that there’s a club full of men upstairs who have been waitin’ to watch this man die. I find enough control to step away from him, resting my hands against the wall and dropping my head between them while I breathe myself calm.
“You're doin’ the same thing right now, with this girl and her kid. Ya really think you're good for them? That you can protect them?” I can feel him getting under my skin, he wants inside my head and I’ve given him far too much of that space in the past to let him win.
“Yeah, Chop, I do. Because my version of love and yours are very different.”
“You gonna talk to me about love or ya gonna kill me, Skid?” Chop laughs.
“I forgive you.” I ignore all his taunts and look him straight in his eyes.
“I knew you wouldn’t kill me.” He shakes his head like I’m some kind of disappointment. “Best send Jessie down here, he’ll do the job properly, ‘specially since he knows what I wanted to do to his old lady.”
“Oh, I’m gonna kill ya. I have to. I can’t look over my shoulder no more, I have to protect all the people I care about. I just want ya to know that I forgive you before I do it. I want you to know that I forgive you because I pity you. You can take as many lives as you want, you can hurt people, and make ‘em suffer. You can spread fear, but you ain't ever gonna be fulfilled. You’ll never know what happiness feels like, and you’ll never know what it’s like to be loved by someone. I ain’t the reason you killed Carly, Chop. You killed her because you wanted tobesomebody to her. You killed her because she didn’t see you.” I turn my back on him and leave him with that thought, knowing it will hurt, but not be a scratch on what’s coming.
* * *
Everyone looks somber when I head into the barroom. The news of Tommy has really rocked the club, nobody here really gave my nephew the time of day, me included, and that’s weighing on all our consciences now.
“Thorne and Nyx are back from the run they went on with Hayden, there's just one brother we’re waiting on and Grimm ain’t far away.”
Jessie heads toward me and passes me a drink.
“I spoke to Tripp half an hour ago. Addison and the kid are fine, they’re both sleepin’ at the hospital.”
“I hate her bein’ there without me.”
“She’s safe and it’s where she needs to be,” he assures me.
“You want me to go and be with her?” Jasmine offers. “Lydia said she’ll watch Faith for us tonight.” I nod my appreciation at Carly’s sister, it'll be nice for Addison to have some female company for a few hours. I can’t imagine Tripp is much of a talker. “I’m sorry about Tommy.” Jasmine kisses my cheek before she heads over to Storm, who nods back at me before he leaves to take her to the hospital.
It’s another hour and a half before the doors burst open and Rogue marches through them.
“Where is he?!” She looks ready to take on a fuckin’ army. Since Grimm’s now back and Storm’s returned from dropping off Jasmine, there’s nothing holding us back no more.
“Ladies, if you’ll excuse us. We got business to attend to.” Prez starts walking toward the door and Rogue quickly follows after him.
“I want in,” she tells him, blocking his exit with a determined look on her face.
“Rogue, this is club bus—”
“She’s in.” I knock back my whiskey and risk the consequences of undermining my Prez. After the day I’ve had, what’s the worst that can happen? Prez narrows his eyes at me as I start to walk toward him.
“You said we’d get this done however I wanted and I want her there,” I explain.
He looks between me and Rogue before he nods his head.
“Let’s go make this right, brother.” He steps aside, allowing me to be the one who leads him and all my brothers down the stairs to the basement. Judgment day has come for Tobias Saunders, and I got a feeling it’s gonna be brutal.
“Nice to see you all turned out.” Chop laughs sarcastically as we all step into the basement where he’s tied up. I don’t believe for a second that he ain’t feelin’ any fear. Right now, there are thirteen men and one crazy-assed woman standing in a horseshoe around him, all wondering what the worst thing they could do to him is.
“Wouldn’t have missed this for the world,” Brax snarks back at him, his fists shaking from the rage they’re holding back.
“So, who’s going first?” Chop keeps the cocky grin on his already fucked-up face as he looks among us.
