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Chapter Twenty
Cara
Watching Decker stand up to my dad, telling him that he can protect me if I stay here, has me wanting to jump his bones right here and now. I don’t want to go back home—it would feel like a step backwards even if it was just until this all died down.
I have to admit that this is not how I thought my day would go. I shudder as I remember the van pulling up and two men running out, with the third driving. They were dressed in black and had ski masks covering their faces, so even security footage wouldn’t show who they were.
One grabbed me from behind while the other tried to pick me up and drag me into the black van. I managed to elbow the one behind me, fight them off, and then I got into my car and drove off. I was shaken up. I just wasn’t expecting anything to happen to me in a town where no one knew me. Just proves that no place is safe—I’ll forever be looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life. I should have listened to Clover and got into her car, but that might have put her and Fire in danger, so it’s probably a good thing that I didn’t.
“You okay?” Decker asks me.
I nod. “Yeah, I will be. I’m still taking all of this in.”
Especially about Rhett. I still feel bad I didn’t answer his call. He must have felt so guilty hurting that young boy, but he should feel that way. An innocent kid shouldn’t be caught in the middle of all this bullshit, no matter who his father is.
Faye and Sin arrive, and Faye rushes over to me to pull me into her arms. “I’m so glad you’re okay, Cara. And I’m so sorry this happened to you. Everyone wanted to come and see you but hello, someone has to man the clubhouse. But they all send their love.”
Clover joins us in a big hug. “She’s going to stay here with us.”
Faye touches her daughter’s hair. “I think that’s for the best—it would be worse at home. I’m assuming you are well prepared for such events, Clover?”
Clover grins, flashing her teeth. “Let’s just say anyone who tries to come here won’t be leaving alive.”
“Wonderful. Now where is my granddaughter?” she asks, heading for Fire’s room.
“She’s asleep!” Clover calls out, following behind her. “If you break it, you bought it!”
Sin approaches and gives me a warm hug. “Fought off two grown men, huh? I’m pleased to see you are still in fine form.”
“Me too.” I grin. “Lucky we were raised to survive.”
“I’m sorry, we should have known better. Prez is pissed and wanted to be here, but I’m sure you can imagine the damage control he’s trying to pull right now.”
I nod. “It’s okay. I’m just happy to know what is going on and why I was targeted.”
I know that while technically Rhett is to blame, this is just part of being close with the Wind Dragons. There are so many positives, but there are always times like this when our lives are in danger. I sometimes wonder what it’s like for normal people who don’t have to worry about anything like this in their day-to-day lives. I suppose crime can happen to anyone, but with me I know it’s always personal.
And it always sucks.
Until this is over, I won’t have any freedom to go anywhere alone and I’m going to have to avoid going to places where I can’t be easily protected. It’s probably for the best that I haven’t gotten a summer school job, because that would make all of this much harder.
“We’ll put our house in full security mode,” Felix says as he comes over, putting his arm around me. “I have to admit that we’ve gotten a little lax with nothing happening for a long time, but we will use the security gate and I’ll set the alarms up. Everything. The cameras have always been in use, and they are connected to my and Clover’s phones. So even if we aren’t here, we can still see everything. I’m a cop and Clover is FBI; if anyone can pull this off, it’s us.”
“I’m sorry that I brought this to your home, Felix.”
He waves off my apology like it’s no big deal. “It comes with the territory. And we’ve set up our house with these kinds of situations in mind. One word and we’re becoming Fort Knox.”
“You guys are the best.”
I truly have the best friends and family in the world, and that’s what balances out the negatives of being in this lifestyle.
And Decker.
I look over to find him talking to my mom and dad. I can tell that Mom likes him, but my dad is a little unsure. And fair enough too—Rhett is a member of the MC and has known Dad since he was a kid.
Decker is a stranger.
But that doesn’t mean that he’s not better for me. Character is more important than how long you have known someone. Someone you have just met can have better intentions for you than someone you have known forever.
