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“Don’t threaten me!” Jax yelled.
“That was a promise, not a threat. Way you’re acting seems maybe I’m onto something,” Gauntlet taunted.
“Bro, chill,” Arlo said, and Jax turned an infuriated gaze on him.
“This is bullshit. You’ll hear from my lawyers,” Jax burst out. He began to storm away.
“Savannah, Pittsburgh, Detroit,” Gauntlet called, and Jax stopped walking. He turned around and stared at Gauntlet. His brashness had disappeared.
“Told ya, man. Rage ain’t looked into you, and we know about those. What else would we find if we dig?” Gauntlet taunted.
“Fine,” Jax hissed.
Arlo showed some concern as he began marching away.
“And you sign the papers Amberlea’s sending to you. I’m adopting that little girl; she’s already mine, make no mistake, but I want it all nice and legal,” Gauntlet called.
Jax stiffened but continued storming off.
“Man has issues,” Gauntlet said. “If I were you, distance yourselves from that one. One day he’ll go down.”
“What do you know?” Mr Cask asked quietly.
“That’s for Rage. But understand this, if anyone comes for my woman or girl, they have an MC at their back. And we aren’t a normal MC. We are power players here, and we ain’t afraid to use them to protect one of our own. And don’t forget our women, should we fail you don’t wanna be taking on those bitches. So push us, and Rage will push back,” Gauntlet warned.
“I understand. Maybe one day Faelea will wish to meet us?” Mr Cask asked with hope.
“Who knows? But neither Amberlea or I will force her to go against what she wants. If Faelea says she wishes to see you, we’ll contact you. But for now, that child knows the truth and rightfully blames you three.”
“We did not accuse Amberlea,” Arlo snapped.
“No. But you left her swinging, didn’t you?” Gauntlet challenged, and I watched them both pale. “You believed the bullshit about a girl you had known for years. None of you stood by her side, and then you tried to take her daughter from her. You’d have brought Faelea up to hate her mom when Amberlea was innocent. Imagine that. Turning that beautiful, happy little girl into a mother-hating bitch. Yeah, my daughter knows what you did and makes up her own mind. Faelea does not want to see you. End of story.”
“Again, we’re sorry,” Arlo said.
“Sorry don’t mean shit. Sorry doesn’t give me back ten years of being imprisoned. Or frightened, lonely, depressed. That’s on you. If even one of you had believed me, things might have been different. You’d have pushed the police to check the evidence and kept fighting for me. Cordelia and her parents wouldn’t have gotten away with it for so long. You walked, not me,” I snapped. I was tired of this now, and clearly, so was Gauntlet.
“Nothing more to say,” Gauntlet said and began turning me towards the gate.
“Will you promise me that if Faelea wants to meet with us, you’ll let her?” Mr Cask cried.
“My name ain’t Myers, Wellspring, or Cask. We’re decent people. And we keep our word,” Gauntlet replied, and we entered the gate.
The candidate slammed it shut behind us.
“You okay?” Gauntlet asked.
“Fine. Honest, it was a shock to see them, but at the end of the day, they don’t mean anything to me. They’re in my past, nothing more than an old nightmare and hurt. I’ve moved on, got my kid back, got a good man and have a massive family. It’s all I ever wanted, Gauntlet.”
“Then marry me,” Gauntlet said and dropped to his knees, pulling out a box. He flipped it open, and I saw a beautifully cut diamond with two emeralds on either side.
“Say that again,” I whispered.
“Marry me?” Gauntlet asked.
I couldn’t get the word out as I stared, stunned, at him.
“Marry him!” Axel bellowed from behind me.
