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Chapter Three
Kevlar
I’M JUST HEADING into church when my phone rings. Looking at the screen, I see Lyric calling me. She knows I have church today and my gut is telling me she’s calling for a reason. She’s not just calling because she’s bored or some stupid reason like that. So, instead of handing my phone over to the Prospect taking them, I step back and lean against the wall while answering her call.
“Shawn, I need you,” Lyric says just before sobs fill the phone.
“Lyric!” I call out, hearing a muffled sound as if she’s moved the phone from her and can’t hear me. “Lyric! Princess, what’s goin’ on?”
Panic fills me. I can hear my girl sobbing hysterically on the other end of the line but she’s not saying anything. A hand rests on my shoulder and I turn to see my brother Hawkeye standing at my back with worry in his eyes.
“Lyric!” I yell out again, not sure what the fuck is going on. “What’s goin’ on, princess?”
Hawkeye leaves me and opens the door for church. He says something I can’t understand with my entire focus on Lyric through the phone. Soon, I’m surrounded by the entire club in the small hallway. I have to try one more time to get my girl to answer me.
“Lyric, baby, please talk to me,” I yell as the sound becomes muffled once again.
“Shawn, I’m here. I need you,” she says, her voice hitching as more sobs sound through the speaker.
“You got me, princess. What do you need? Do you need me to come get you?” I ask her, fear still coursing through me.
“I-I don’t know,” she responds, her voice stuttering as she takes a deep breath. “I just got a call from my mother.”
“The fuck? Your mom’s been dead for years. How is this possible?” I question her as I watch Goose take out his laptop and hold it while starting to type something.
“I don’t know. Apparently she’s with some guy who’s a biker. He’s in a club. She wants Paige and I to meet with her so we can tell them about your club. Something about they were going to move into Cedar Bay but you guys beat them to it or something. I don’t know what to do, Shawn. Please, tell me what to do,” she pleads with me, her voice so broken as it breaks my heart to hear her sounding so unsure and hurt.
“I’m gonna come get you, baby. Stay in the trailer and on the phone with me,” I tell her, looking to Venom as he nods his head letting me know it’s okay to leave instead of going to church.
I rush out to my truck with Hawkeye on my heels. We jump in the front seat and I start the engine. There’s no waiting or going slow as I race from the clubhouse toward Lyric’s trailer. My phone automatically switches over to the speakers in my truck. I can hear Lyric still crying as we remain silent. I’m not about to force her to say a fucking word when she’s just had her entire world shifted on its axis. This is more than a fucking shock to her. It has to be fucking gut wrenching to find out her mother has been lying to her all this time and now only calls because her man’s club wants information on us. Lyric and Paige don’t know enough about us really to fucking give them any details. And I’m sure she’s left some parts out with how upset she is.
The very second I pull up to the trailer, I slam it into park and leave the engine running. Hawkeye and I jump out as I continue holding my phone in my hand. I don’t even have to let Lyric know I’m here because I’ve got a key to the door. Unlocking it, I open it harder than necessary so it hits the wall behind. My eyes immediately land on Lyric as she’s curled up on the end of the couch with her knees tucked tight to her chest while rocking back and forth. Her phone rests on the arm of the couch as tears roll down her face. Lyric’s breath continues to hitch as she tries to hold her sobs in. I quickly rush to her and pick her up in my arms. Lyric wraps her body around mine and buries her head in my neck. Her tears quickly soak through the collar of my shirt, but I don’t give a fuck about that. She needs me and I’m not going to worry about something so stupid when she’s this upset.
“I got you, princess. Let’s get out of here. Is Paige at work?” I ask her, keeping my voice soft and gentle because that’s what she needs right now.
Lyric nods her head in response without moving any other part of her body. Hawkeye grabs her phone after ending the call and leads us from the small living room and out the door. He locks it behind us while I keep Lyric in my arms. Instead of getting in the driver’s seat of my truck, I get in the passenger side with Lyric still in my arms. She doesn’t move despite us now sitting in my truck. Thankfully we left the doors open so I don’t have to worry about that. Hawkeye closes my door before running around to the driver’s side. He closes the door behind him and takes off from the trailer park.
“I’ll let Ricochet know to bring Paige to the clubhouse when she’s done with her shift. They don’t need to be at the trailer until we know what’s goin’ on,” Hawkeye says as he makes his way back through town and toward the clubhouse.
“I’m gonna get her settled in my room and see if I can get any other information from her. Let Venom know I’ll be out as soon as I can,” I tell my brother not caring if Lyric hears us talking.
This shit is about her and she needs to know what’s going on. We’ve already talked about this and what it means for our relationship. While I won’t tell her club business, if there is something directly relating to her or Paige, I’m not going to keep it from her. Lyric has the right to know if she’s in danger and what that danger is. It’s how we’re going to make things work between the two of us.
Hawkeye pulls back into the parking lot of the clubhouse and shuts my truck off. He keeps the keys in his hand while getting out. Lyric still hasn’t moved but I can feel her tears continuing to wet the skin of my neck and soak into my shirt even more. Some of her tears even slide down my cut and soaks into the sleeve of my shirt. My brother opens the door for us and I get out with his help. Lyric adjusts her body so she’s wrapped even tighter around me. We follow Hawkeye into the clubhouse and toward my room where he unlocks the door and moves so I can step inside with her. After setting my keys down, he leaves the room and closes the door softly behind him.
I head straight for my bed and lay down on my back. It’s the first time Lyric really moves since I picked her up. She moves her legs so they aren’t wrapped around me any longer, squeezes her arms tighter around me, and nuzzles into my neck even deeper. I don’t want to disturb her, but I have to know what all was said by her mother and what we need to do moving forward. That’s the only way I’ll be able to protect her and make sure no harm comes to my girl from this threat we know nothing about. At least not yet. I’m sure Goose will be digging up every piece of information he can on the mom and whoever her man is along with the club he belongs to.
“Princess, what else did your mother say to you when she called?” I ask her, not moving as I wrap my arms tighter around her so she knows she’s safe and that I have her no matter what’s going on.
“She told me that either we do this the easy or the hard way. The easy way is for Paige and I to meet with her and tell her about the club. The hard way is us getting taken and kept locked up in this club’s clubhouse. They’ll use us however they want until we have no more use to them, then they’ll kill us. The club’s name is Stone Devils MC. Supposedly Cedar Bay was supposed to be they’re town and they just want to know the best way to get rid of you guys,” she tells me as more tears start falling from her eyes and her breathing picks up once again.
“It’s okay, princess. I’ve got you. Close your eyes and know it’s just the two of us in here. No one can get to you in my room,” I promise her, pulling the blankets up over us the best I can to cover Lyric up.
I don’t know how long I lay here under her, but she finally manages to fall asleep. Her breathing evens out and puffs against the skin of my neck in warm gusts of air. I let her fall into a deeper sleep before attempting to move out from under her. Once I’m out of the bed, I move a few pillows around so she feels as if I’m still in the bed with her. I don’t want her waking up before I get back, but there’s really nothing I can do so we can get to the bottom of this situation and find out who the fuck this club is.
Leaning down, I press a kiss against her temple and leave the room. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. Instead of leaving her, I want to remain pressed up against her body and keep her safe so nothing haunts her dreams. This is going to be killing her and until she’s ready to talk, I can’t do a damn thing to help her.
Leaving my room with one last look at Lyric, I softly close the door and head for the hallway where church is located. Everyone is already inside when I hand over my phone and gun before entering. The doors close behind me and I take my seat. Ricochet isn’t here and that’s a good thing. Paige doesn’t need to be left alone for any reason. We have no clue where their mother is and if she’s already here, we need to prepare for her to attack them either together or separately. If something happens to Paige, Lyric won’t ever forgive herself.
