room are covered in photographs of her childhood, right from her birth to her graduation. At least I know the reason now for her staying away for the last couple of years and why I haven’t had any new photographs to put up. Innocence, purity, and happiness has surrounded me on a daily basis while I’m within these walls and I came so close to losing it all. I have committed my fair share of dreadful, heinous acts against others but in this room I am a father. If Sally hadn’t of brought her here when she did, I could’ve lost her forever.
My cell pings with an incoming message and I dig it out of my jeans pocket. I’m relieved to see Cas wants to see me in his office. I was at a loss at what to do today while I wait to pick Kyla up when her shift ends this afternoon.
No one is around as I make my way down to Cas’s office. I knock once and wait for him to call me in.
Once I have the okay I push open the door and find him sitting on the couch waiting for me.
“What do you need?” I ask, standing by the door.
He leans forward and rests his arms on his thighs. He looks tired these days, I’m not sure if it’s to do with having a kid or the drains of the club, maybe both?
I gave my vote to patch him in as president after Michael stitched us up and betrayed us as easily as he did. Cas is strong and leads the club with his head and his heart. I didn’t give a fuck he was younger than me, age has nothing to do with leading men in the right direction.
“Kyla is doing well and is in a stable place working for Kristen, I need you back now. The Devil’s Bastards cut from this quarters runs needs to be delivered and I think it’s time you got back to your responsibilities.”
I’ve been the one to deliver their cash for the last ten years, when Cas took the gavel I remained the man to make the deliveries and there hasn’t been a single delivery I’ve missed.
“When do you need me to leave?”
“Now. Linc was blowing up my phone all last night and I told him you’d be leaving this morning.”
I won’t jerk my club responsibilities but this will be the first time I’ve left Kyla since she came off that fucking drug. It has been easier than I thought it was getting her getting clean. Once it was all out of her system, she kept herself busy and my constant presence keeps her sane. Without me around, how long will it take for her to backtrack?
“You don’t need to worry about Kyla, Pope. You’ve looked out for this club and my family too many times to count. I give you my word I will look out for her while you’re gone. There was always going to be a time when you would have to leave on business, think of this as a test for her.”
I’m listening to him speak and I know it sounds plausible, but at the end of the day I have a new factor in my life and the challenges of trying to mix them together to flow as one is more trying than I ever thought it would be.
“No one here is gonna let her fall down, Pope. You have our support,” he urges, assuming my silence is me disagreeing with his decision.
“I’ll get Lana to invite her around for dinner at the house,” he adds, filling more silence with what he hopes is comforting words.
I nod and know he is right. I have to fall back at some point.
“I’ll have Ricky step in while I’m gone, she’s closer to him than anyone else here.”
“Good, she’ll be okay, Pope.”
He stands and crosses the office to a holdall behind his desk. I take it from him and sling it over shoulder.
“You have my word that I’ll take care of anything she may need.”
I nod again and hear the sincerity in his voice. I trust my president and I trust my club. I just wish I had the same amount of trust in my daughter.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Ricky
My eyes feel like they’re on fire. It’s feels like I’ve only been asleep for five minutes and now I’ve got someone who doesn’t value their life trying to bang down my door.
I wouldn’t change
My cell pings with an incoming message and I dig it out of my jeans pocket. I’m relieved to see Cas wants to see me in his office. I was at a loss at what to do today while I wait to pick Kyla up when her shift ends this afternoon.
No one is around as I make my way down to Cas’s office. I knock once and wait for him to call me in.
Once I have the okay I push open the door and find him sitting on the couch waiting for me.
“What do you need?” I ask, standing by the door.
He leans forward and rests his arms on his thighs. He looks tired these days, I’m not sure if it’s to do with having a kid or the drains of the club, maybe both?
I gave my vote to patch him in as president after Michael stitched us up and betrayed us as easily as he did. Cas is strong and leads the club with his head and his heart. I didn’t give a fuck he was younger than me, age has nothing to do with leading men in the right direction.
“Kyla is doing well and is in a stable place working for Kristen, I need you back now. The Devil’s Bastards cut from this quarters runs needs to be delivered and I think it’s time you got back to your responsibilities.”
I’ve been the one to deliver their cash for the last ten years, when Cas took the gavel I remained the man to make the deliveries and there hasn’t been a single delivery I’ve missed.
“When do you need me to leave?”
“Now. Linc was blowing up my phone all last night and I told him you’d be leaving this morning.”
I won’t jerk my club responsibilities but this will be the first time I’ve left Kyla since she came off that fucking drug. It has been easier than I thought it was getting her getting clean. Once it was all out of her system, she kept herself busy and my constant presence keeps her sane. Without me around, how long will it take for her to backtrack?
“You don’t need to worry about Kyla, Pope. You’ve looked out for this club and my family too many times to count. I give you my word I will look out for her while you’re gone. There was always going to be a time when you would have to leave on business, think of this as a test for her.”
I’m listening to him speak and I know it sounds plausible, but at the end of the day I have a new factor in my life and the challenges of trying to mix them together to flow as one is more trying than I ever thought it would be.
“No one here is gonna let her fall down, Pope. You have our support,” he urges, assuming my silence is me disagreeing with his decision.
“I’ll get Lana to invite her around for dinner at the house,” he adds, filling more silence with what he hopes is comforting words.
I nod and know he is right. I have to fall back at some point.
“I’ll have Ricky step in while I’m gone, she’s closer to him than anyone else here.”
“Good, she’ll be okay, Pope.”
He stands and crosses the office to a holdall behind his desk. I take it from him and sling it over shoulder.
“You have my word that I’ll take care of anything she may need.”
I nod again and hear the sincerity in his voice. I trust my president and I trust my club. I just wish I had the same amount of trust in my daughter.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Ricky
My eyes feel like they’re on fire. It’s feels like I’ve only been asleep for five minutes and now I’ve got someone who doesn’t value their life trying to bang down my door.
I wouldn’t change
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