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“I’m not sure what it is, but I just have a bad feeling and until he’s handled, I don’t want to take any chances. He may be sloppy, but he’s a calculating fucker and when he’s dead set on revenge, he’s known to be deadly. They don’t call him Widow Maker for nothing.”
“Have the Rebels come up with a plan on how to deal with him?” I inquire, suddenly feeling uneasy.
“We’ve discussed several ways of handling the situation, but our main focus is keeping everyone safe. I’m especially on edge because I have the Sturgis run coming up and I don’t want to leave you and Harper. Gideon reassured me that you both will be protected, but I don’t trust your safety with anyone. Not even the Rebels.”
“If it makes you feel better, I can stay at the compound while you’re gone. We’ll be perfectly safe there.”
“That would make me feel better and I’m sure Saint would love to play with JJ since Harper keeps trying to put a dress on him.”
“He sits there patiently, knowing that it won’t fit, but he lets her try anyway,” I say as we both laugh.
“I couldn’t bear it if anything happened to you or Harper,” he remarks all of a sudden. All traces of laughter are gone and replaced by worry.
“Nothing is going to happen to us, E. Zeke knows better than to come near us. Yes, he’s called the Widow Maker, but I think you’ve shown him enough times not to fuck with us.” I affirm with confidence, but in the back of mind, I’m a little worried because I’ve never seen him be this on edge from a threat. He’s always on alert, but never worried.
Gathering our clothes, we both get dressed and head upstairs. Harper and Saint were still sleeping soundly when we checked on them on the way to our bedroom. Closing our door, E comes up to me, staring into my eyes so deeply that it unnerves me.
“Fuck, Lizzie. I love you so much. I just want you to be safe.”
“E, you’re starting to scare me. Is there something you aren’t telling me?”
“No, it’s just that we’ve both worked so hard to overcome our pasts and just when the nightmares have stopped, we have this new threat. I’m sure everything will be okay, but I just have this feeling in my gut that something is very wrong with all of this.”
Words escape me as he holds me tightly in his arms as if I’m about to disappear. I have every confidence that the Rebels will handle Zeke, but if I’m being honest, my husband feeling this way has me questioning if we are indeed safe.
12
Lizzie
The party is in full swing and everyone is having a great time. Gideon wasn’t too happy when we all yelled surprise, but now he’s all smiles as Alise gives him her gift. I’ve known about the surprise for the last six weeks and now the rest of the club knows. Alise is pregnant with baby number two and I couldn’t be happier for them. Ephraim and I have talked about having another baby and I believe we’ll start trying soon. With this threat looming, he may want to hold off on that. What he doesn’t know is that I’ve already stopped taking my birth control pills. With all the stress from planning the wedding and now this threat from Zeke, I haven’t gotten pregnant. I plan on telling him later on when we get home, but today is all about Gideon.
“How are you feeling, Alise?” I inquire when we get a moment alone.
“I’m feeling more tired this time around. I’ve read that every pregnancy is different, but I’ve been sleeping a lot. No morning sickness yet, so that’s a plus.”
“E and I have talked about having another baby, but with everything going on, he’ll probably want to wait.”
“That might be for the best. How are you holding up?”
“Besides the incident with the SUV, I’m doing well. I truly believe Zeke’s bark is worse than his bite. He’s more of a nuisance than an actual threat.”
“That may be true, but remember, they did kidnap us before and he put you in the hospital.” She shudders as she recalls the incident. My mind goes back to the memory of the kidnapping and beating I received. It’s something I’ll never forget, however, I would think that Zeke learned his lesson after E put him in the hospital for a month.
“It’s just a shame that he’s been holding onto this for so long. He needs to get over it and move on.”
“Have you ever known any member of the Devils to get over anything?” She asks with sarcasm.
This makes me laugh because they’re always trying to cause trouble or get back at the Rebels for always stopping them from wreaking havoc in Iron Forge.
“No, they don’t, but I’m hoping this blows over quickly. All I want is my family to be safe and if anything ever happened to Harper, I don’t know what I’ll do.
Everyone is having such a great time. The sound of laughter always gets to me because I missed out on family gatherings filled with love and good times. The Rebel Souls have been the closest thing to family that I’ve ever known and while I wouldn’t change that, I sometimes wish I had experienced this with my own family. My father is making it difficult for me to connect with them. He called me the other night talking more about the dangers of the life I live. I don’t believe he’ll ever understand that I’m not the same person. Sometimes I believe he still sees me as the carefree fifteen-year-old that didn’t have a care in the world. When something tragic happens to you that changes your life, the new you can’t exist in the same space as the old you. In addition to that, I grew into a woman under horrific circumstances.
I didn’t have my mother to answer my questions about womanhood or my father to tell me what to look for in a man. My choices were taken from me and I had no say so in my life while I was being held captive. My father refuses to see how Ephraim saved me and I will always choose him over them. He talks as is E is some neanderthal who goes around causing trouble. He couldn’t be more wrong. E is sweet, kind, and very loveable.. until you cross him. Then you have a problem. He can be savage when he needs to be and that’s what keeps our family safe.
It's been a few weeks since the SUV incident and as much as I want to relax and shrug it off, it’s actually kind of creepy that we haven’t received any more threats. The Rebels won’t rest until they know for sure that Zeke has dropped this ridiculous mission of revenge. He got what he deserved for what he did, end of story. Just when I’m about to clear my mind and enjoy the party, I look over at E. He’s holding his phone up for the guys to see and he looks as though he’s ready to kill someone.
Ephraim
