Meredith sat in shock as she watched a video of the night of her attack. In the envelope there had also been a USB Drive. She hadn't been sure she had wanted to see what it held, but knew that after all the other incriminating evidence they had viewed, it had to be something big. Someone had been in the bushes that night filming, they had heard her scream for help and hadn't come to her rescue.Denise choked back sobs as she held onto Meredith's hand beside her. "Let's turn this off," she pleaded."No," Meredith stopped her. "I have to see this. I have to see what he saw while he heard me screaming for help and didn't come to my rescue. I need to know what kind of a bastard he really is.""I've seen enough," Tyler whispered, getting up from the table and making his way to the other room.He had a seat on the couch, putting his head in his hands. Most of the information they had received had been text messages and voice mails that detailed the planning of her attack and set up t
Thanksgiving"Are you going to be okay doing this?" Tyler asked as he and Meredith got ready for the big Thanksgiving dinner with the club."I could ask you the same thing, as well as Liam and Denise. Things are going to be fine," she assured him.Thanksgiving dinner was a huge tradition with the club. Given that so many of them came from broken homes, a lot of members wouldn't have a place to go for the holidays. So the club provided the traditional meal."Are you sure you don't want to go visit your family today?"Meredith shook her head. The love she saw amongst this group of outlaws was more than she had seen in her family in a long time. "No, the only thing my dad's going to ask me is if I've decided to put the college education he paid for to use again. My mom will just sit there and nod. I'd much rather stay here."Tyler didn't have family, so he didn't really understand the dynamic. "If you say so.""I do."They made their way into the dining area of the clubhou
Meredith screamed along with the other women who surrounded her. She wasn't exactly sure what it was about a man playing guitar that women loved, but it was downright sexy. Never had Jagger looked more at home than he did up on stage. She really couldn't believe this was the same man who was scared to death of the curse of the skull cup. She'd heard him humming and singing to himself a few times, but she'd never known his voice was so rich. As the crowd began to surge closer towards the stage, Tyler wrapped his arms tighter around her body. No one was getting in between the two of them, no one would separate them. She put her hands over his and squeezed, showing her appreciation of the fact that he wouldn't let anyone encroach on their space.The fact that she was even in this crowd, not freaking out, was amazing. After Jagger's set, she turned around and motioned for him to bend down so that she could talk into his ear."I'm thirsty," she shouted.Her voice was hoarse, and he ha
The entire club had gathered at a warehouse that they owned next to the Barren River. The man that Tyler had beaten sat in a chair, arms tied behind his back, feet tied to the legs."What did you call everyone here for?" William asked, as they all assembled.Liam walked towards the group milling around the doorway. "Please, allow me to explain. This man is the man that raped Meredith. It was a horrible crime, one that affected everyone in the club and our significant others. We've all talked over the past few months of what we would do when we found that man.""Yeah, we'd kill him," Steele agreed.Jagger stood on the same side as Liam and Tyler, flanking the man in the chair."Well, we found him," Tyler pointed at the man sitting in the chair. "The bitch of it is that one man in this room paid this piece of shit to rape the woman that I love. He set up the whole thing."Shouts erupted as each of them began pointing fingers at the other.Tyler whistled loudly, getting ever
The next morning, a soft knock sounded on the door of the dorm room. Meredith hadn't slept well the night before as she watched over Tyler. She knew that he had been very conflicted last night and she hated that. Getting up quickly, she padded over to the door and opened it softly."Hey," she greeted Liam. "He's still asleep.""Just have him come up to the house whenever he gets up. Some major shit went down last night after he left."She took a good look at the man standing in front of her. Her keen eyes noticed that he now wore the president patch. "Congrats Pres," she grinned at him."Thanks. I'm sorry about what William did to you, and I'm glad that we got it taken care of.""I don't hold it against you at all. I'll let him know when he wakes up that you wanna talk to him."She closed the door and quickly went back over to the bed, crawling in beside him and cozying up to the warmth of his body. He slept deeply, much deeper than she had ever seen him sleep before. It wa
The events of the last few days had been hard on everyone. Liam and Roni had gone to speak with their mother, explaining what had gone on with William. They had come back both red-faced and subdued. A few of the older members had decided to leave the club. What remained was a young group of men who were ready to take on a new world. Ready to make a new destiny for themselves.Tyler sat on the couch of Meredith's counselor's office, his hands between his knees. "What do you want me to say?""What do you want to say?" Dr. Jones asked.He turned his head to face Meredith. "I'm not sure that I like when she answers a question with a question."She grinned. "Sucks when someone does that to ya, huh? Remember that for when we have our own conversations."Slinging his arm over the back of the couch, he playfully pinched her shoulder."Seriously, Tyler. How do you feel?"He opened his mouth a few times to speak, but found there were no words. "I don't know. I've done many things i
Five hours later, they entered the city of Gatlinburg. It was bordering on late night, but he knew exactly where they were going. He had called a friend a few hours before to make sure that the cabin he wanted was available. Snow had started falling the closer he got to the cabin, but that was why he had made sure the truck was properly maintained. A few miles ago, he'd stopped and put the snow chains on his tires. Meredith had yet to wake up. He reasoned that she probably needed this getaway even more than he did.He parked at the cabin and was glad to see the stream of smoke coming out. His friend had obviously made sure there was heat, and hopefully there would be food because after driving all the way through, he was starving. Grabbing their bags, he took them inside before going back out to get her."Hey," he nudged her awake carefully.She snuggled deeply in his arms as he unbuckled her and carried her out of the truck. "Where are we?""Gatlinburg."She came awake quick
He was having the absolute best dream ever. His hands were tangled in Meredith's hair as she kneeled between his thighs, her lips wrapped around the erection that stood up from his body. He was directing her with gentle pressure from his hands as he slowly thrust his hips towards the warmth of her mouth.Her nails scored his thighs and the slight pinch of pain brought him to reality. Quickly, he realized this wasn't a dream. This was real life. The morning sunshine streamed through the curtains, bathing her in sunlight. It looked as if she had a halo surrounding her, giving her an ethereal look."Damn, baby," he groaned, leaning his head back against the pillows. "Can you take it deeper?"She opened her mouth wider, relaxing the muscles of her throat, allowing him to slip further in. Pulling him back out, she swirled her tongue around the head and couldn't help but grin as the breath hissed from between his clenched teeth.Tyler tried to figure out how long she had been doing t