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“Good. Hallow’s still not found my note. Maybe Eve found it and got rid of it. What do you want me to do?”
Fuck. But I was too far gone. “That’s completely up to you.”
With all I had going on, I still wanted my revenge on Eve. I didn’t want her to be happy with Hallow. Even if it exposed the truth. After all, Kingpin would already know her baby was his. He’d been lying all this time. As much as I was mad, I wanted him exposed. I wanted him to be the bad guy instead of me. Craving more of his pity, I wanted him however I could have him. I didn’t want to lose him.
I thought of Hallow’s ex. “Steph might be interested too.”
Paisley slapped the bar. I could tell she was forming an evil plan.
“Shit. I hope I shut the vault right,” I said as I was leaving Paisley.
The gossip would remember that fact when the Royal Bastards MC discovered they’d been cleared out. Her big mouth would be my alibi. My story would be, I was only getting the USB drive. I must’ve not closed the door properly. I could blame the mob for stealing what I planned to give them.
Later that night, when Paisley was long gone and the clubhouse was dark, I shuffled through everything in a hurry looking for something to give the Getty’s so my baby could come home. I hid what I could, mostly the money. I took it little by little to the Big House. I wouldn’t want the club to be broke. I hid important documents like deeds and titles for the same reason. I stuffed them under Kingpin’s couch cushions in his office. Taking all their books to my room in the Big House, I put them under the bed. Kingpin didn’t come in there anymore. He’d moved almost everything of his to his music room. He’d never know. The nursery was set up across the hall. He’d have no reason to come in my bedroom. I picked one of the binders and opened it, seeing nothing but numbers. Not knowing what they meant, I packed it in my diaper bag.
The next morning, I called Brenda and offered an exchange. Kingpin and I planned to visit Bo regardless. As Kingpin cuddled the infant, Brenda and I went down the hall. She made the excuse of wanting to check my sutures, but she actually made it clear that allowing the baby to come home with us was an act of good faith. I’d have to feed her more or Ralph would expose me. The Getty’s would take his baby.
Kingpin felt burdened by the sorrow of our loss, the girl, but I didn’t feel the same. I was overwhelmed with what remained. Probably because I’d been on the verge of losing him too. Our baby got to come home, and I was thrilled. Kingpin suggested a big party and I agreed. My happiness was no longer an act. Our Bo was home. We were proud parents. Clouds parted, and I could finally see sunshine on the other side.
I didn’t give a fuck if my baby wasn’t Kingpin’s. I would never let him know. And he had promised all this time that he didn’t care. I finally comprehended just how much the biker loved me all this time. Longing for a do over, I knocked the chip off my shoulder, quick.
I let Leo come over to the Big House and help clean the place up. I told her how horrible I’d been acting toward my husband. I needed someone to keep me accountable going forward.
“Sweetheart. Kingpin needs a Queen, not a wilting flower,” Leo said. She always had the best advice.
I decided to find my strength. Remembering the woman I was when we met, I promised to be her again. I believed I was on my way. At least, I could be ultimately. In the meantime, I would go through the motions. Kingpin and I were getting along for a whole week. Though we kept our separate rooms. As soon as I could be intimate again, I wanted that to change. I’d have to move all the shit I’d stored under the bed, but I planned to win the biker back in the bedroom. I just hoped it wasn’t too late.
So, when the shit hit the fan on Valentine’s Eve, I wasn’t completely surprised. I’d known Eve was Kingpin’s mistake. I’d felt that her child was his deep in my bones. I’d been right, I discovered when Hallow read Paisley’s note thinking it was from Eve. It looked like he was going to propose.
Fuck. Paisley was wicked. The horror on Eve’s face was enough. I relished it. It satisfied me.
However, seeing it all with my own eyes, I felt the betrayal severely. I discovered how Kingpin felt when he saw me with Ralph. Our TVs were 4K as well, but this surveillance video was grainy. The noises coming from Eve reverberated through the casino.
I even felt a jolt of joy when Hallow’s fist hit my husband’s face. He deserved it. And so much more. But I couldn’t watch. If I saw blood, I would faint. I left as the bar erupted into a huge fight. Jassica had been watching the baby. Without a word about what had happened, I took over. Acting like everything was alright, I didn’t know what was going on at the clubhouse after that. I simply expected Kingpin to come home eventually and try to apologize.
I planned to ask him to make a choice between Eve and me. I wouldn’t want their baby here at Royal Road. If he agreed to give up her baby, his mistake, I would stay.
Later that night, Leo called to check on me. She told me Eve went into labor and Kingpin left with her in an ambulance.
Shit.
“And it’s more than that. Hallow’s demanding something be done to Kingpin.”
“He’s President. What can happen?”
“Nothing. But that’s not it. Someone broke into the vault. Kingpin’s gone, so Pagan is interrogating everyone. Paisley told him you were in there.”
“I was. Who do you think found that video?”
“So, you’ve known about Eve’s baby? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Leo, it’s fucking embarrassing.”
“Opry came home saying you cleaned out the vault. That Ralph Getty put you up to it. He says you took the money and files from the office.”
“Why are they talking to him?”
“Is it true?” Leo squeaked.
