Viper pulled up Steel's info on his cell, and pushed talk. He needed to tell his VP asap. They needed to get the women and the rat into the cells in the basement. And he needed Mac to get all their electronic equipment and go over it, before any of them found out they were on to them."Steel, are you able to talk?" Viper demanded."Hold on. Let me go to your office." Steel replied."Get Cage, Joker, Mac, and Diego too." Viper ordered."OK." Steel agreed.Viper waited while everyone was called into his office. Steel motioned them to sit at the table they hold meetings at. After they were all there, he put the phone on speaker."Viper, everyone you requested is here, and you're on speaker." Steel replied."Did no one think to ask Addie if she recognized anyone following her?" Viper asked."What?" Cage demanded."Addie saw the brother following her. She thought I had assigned him to watch over her." Viper explained."Who?" Cage growled."I need y'all to get Shondra and Carly and put them
It took several hours, but they finally made it to the hospital where Cage was in surgery. No one had come out to tell them what was going on. Addie paced, and then would stare out the windows. Doc finally arrived, and he went to check on Cage. Addie said a ton of prayers.Finally, Doc came back to the waiting room. Addie rushed over to him. She couldn't tell if it was good or bad news. Viper and her mom were right behind her. Addie wrapped her arms around herself."Well, it was bad. But they managed to get the bleeding stopped. He's in ICU for the time being. They want to make sure none of the bleeders start back up. They have him in an induced coma to keep him still. As long as no complications arise, he should pull through."When can I see him?" Addie whispered."Honey, I know he'll love that. A nurse will come get you as soon as they have him settled." Doc replied.The nurse finally came and took Addie to his room. They allowed Viper to go for a few minutes as well. Cage had so ma
Things finally calmed down after the whole Shondra and Carly episode. Cage and Addie really bonded over his injury and downtime. Even though she was scared to death over Cage getting hurt, she was glad for them to have had time alone together. They needed to get repair and strengthen their relationship.Addie was finally ready to give Cage her answer. When he had asked her to be his old lady, she had been shocked and speechless. She knew it was the greatest respect a member could give anyone. All this time, getting to know her father and his club had prepared her to take the next step. When he first asked her at the lake house, she couldn't respond. It was too soon and her emotions were all over the place. She had asked him for more time since emotions had been high, and all that happened recently to them. He had agreed, just thankful she didn't say no.They were in the main room where some were talking, some were playing pool or cards. A few were at the bar, and some were just sitti
Later that night, Cage and Addie were in bed. She needed to tell Cage what she thought, but didn't want to come off as a jealous girlfriend. She'd been working around babies for a while now. The baby always looked like one parent or the other. This little boy, however, didn't look like Sasha or Cage."Do you have any Indian or black heritage in your background?" Addie asked."What? No. What makes you ask that?" Cage laughed."I know babies, right?" Addie replied."You sure work around enough of them, I'd say you know babies pretty well." Cage agreed."Cage that baby isn't yours. He's got a mixed complexation. You can't see it when they are firstborn, but it gradually appears. Not to mention, he looks nothing like Sasha either. I'd bet money he looks like his real dad." Addie replied."But Doc did the test. I trust Doc. Sasha wouldn't know what lab he'd use." Cage replied."I don't think it would be hard to find out. Those types of labs are clearly marked as to who can do paternity tes
The next day, Cage and Addie told the club that she agreed to marry him. Her mom and Paris said they needed to get started on planning the wedding. Addie was so happy; she'd agree to whatever they wanted to do. She told Viper she'd like to have it at a local church, and the reception at the clubhouse.Two weeks later, Addie was at work when the fire alarm went off. She followed protocol on getting the babies into the bassinets, and to the correct exit. After they found out it was a false alarm, they quickly got the babies settled back in the NICU. Luckily, they currently only had two babies.At the end of her shift, Addie clocked out and went to the elevator ready to head home. The elevator was not moving. So, she decided to take the stairs. It was only four floors and exercise wouldn't kill her, or so she thought. She walked through the stairway door and everything went black. She grabbed her cell and turned her flashlight on. And started down the steps slowly. When she got down one
The Past. Lydia age 15.Lydia and her girlfriends were at the beach. It was summer break from school. She had just turned 15. The beach was crowded as usual. But she would still be able to see him. He was with the biker group. On the beach they looked like any other family. Well, except for the tattoos. He was tall and about a year older than her. He only had one tattoo on his back. It was their club’s logo. It fascinated her. He’d caught her looking before and grinned at her. But he had never talked to her. He was the most handsome boy she had ever seen. She'd seen him often at the beach. Sometimes around town too. He was the hottest guy she'd ever seen. Her parents wouldn't approve but she didn't care. What she wouldn't give for him to come over and talk to her.Little did she know this summer would shape the rest of her life. It would set up future events. Her parents had social status and money. He was forbidden to her. She didn't care, she wanted him even more.While she was d
“Miscarriage?” Viper asked. “No. My sister Sera pleaded with my parents to let me have him and let her raise him. She couldn’t have kids due to a severe illness she had when she was younger. And she wanted to be a mother more than anything.” Lydia explained. “I have a son?” Viper roared.“Yes. My parents sent us to my mother’s sister in North Carolina. I didn’t have any say so. They took our phones and her sister was a cruel woman. We lived there until I gave birth, and then she had a doctor friend say my sister gave birth at home.” Lydia responded. “I finished school there and then was allowed to come home. That was the summer we met back up, and I got pregnant again with Addie.” Lydia replied. Viper drank his drink and then threw the glass against the wall. Lydia jumped at the suddenness of his rage. He deserved to feel how he was feeling. She just prayed he wouldn’t hate her. “Why are you just now telling me? You’ve had plenty of opportunities! Like when we first met back up a
“Dad? What’s going on? What’s wrong? Mom just left crying! What did you do to her?” Addie demanded. “Nothing. I told her to leave until I can sort this out.” Viper replied. “Why? Sort what out? You sent her out of here totally upset to go home and be by herself?” Addie demanded. He looked to Cage. Cage nodded and left the room. That look said send someone to watch over Lydia. Addie walked over to his desk and crossed her arms.Viper sighed, then he told her what Lydia had just told him. Addie flopped down into a chair."Holy hell." Addie muttered.Addie and Zeke knew each other as cousins, and not as brother and sister. Viper was pissed at Lydia for not telling him sooner. He finally came to terms with her being young and doing the best she could in a bad situation. But he wasn't ready to let her get by with it just yet. Oh, he wasn't giving her up either. He contacted the Northern Chapter Prez, Mav, and told him what was going down. He had a visit planned for him, Lydia, Addie an