I spend a couple hours in my bed thinking about Sophie. I already know that she’s long gone to Bear’s house, but I still haven’t left my room.
There’s something about her, but I already know I’m going to try my best to stay away from her. I know not to go up against another brother. I can already tell that Bear will tell everyone to back off at church later on today.
When Crash knocks on my door to tell me that it’s time for church, I finally leave my room.
I must have been lost in my head for a while thinking about Sophie.
I try to clear my head of all thoughts of her when I walk into the room where we hold church.
Bear is sitting in his spot at the head of the table when I walk in. I try my best not to look at him because, from one glance, I can tell he’s fucking pissed. At least I know that it is directed at the guy who hurt his niece and not anyone else; well, maybe her mother too.
Prez comes in when everyone is inside, and the meeting starts.
“Alright. Let’s discuss the issue with Sophie and the mess she is in,” he says as he leans back in his chair.
“That fucker better not come near her or he’s fucking dead,” Bear practically growls out.
“Agreed. Not only is she a child of a fallen member, but she’s also Bear’s niece and was once upon a time a child of the club until her mother took her away. She has always been a Vicious Snake and that has never changed. This fucker crossed a line and so did her mother,” Prez says and we all grunt in agreement
“Okay, Tech did you get the information on him that we needed?” I ask getting down to business. I want a picture of this fucker so that I know who he is and I don’t fuck up the wrong guy.
“Yeah I got it here. It seems that Vince here is a trust fund brat and is currently trying to take over his father’s company. There is a clause in the contract that he must be married by the time he turned thirty, and with someone worthy of the family name, which was where Sophie came in. Because of her mother’s gold-digging ways, she had made a name for herself in wealthy society. Her mom had made sure that her daughter wasn’t anything less than perfect. There is no mention of Sophie taking off, but there is something here saying that Sophie is away for a spa retreat to get ready for the big day,” Tech says, and I clench my fists in anger.
I can feel all of the anger coming off of every brother in the room.
“We will not let those fuckers get her. I trust that my brothers won’t tell anyone shit about where to find her. They might come looking here if that bitch thinks hard enough. We will just keep Sophie’s visits outside of my house and the clubhouse to a minimum in case anyone recognizes her,” Bear says with so much rage just radiating off him.
We all agree that Sophie will always have someone with her.
I am to go on watch first. I try hard to hide my excitement to see her again. I know that it hasn’t been that long, but there is something about this woman that is drawing me to her. Until I figure out what it is, I want to be by her side.
Well, there goes my plan to stay away from her.
Sophie
Getting to know Bear and Sasha over the last couple hours has been interesting.
He looks so much like my dad that it’s kind of amazing to see. He had shown me more pictures of my dad, and some of him and I together. I couldn’t help but cry seeing them. I miss him so much, especially since my life has turned out the way it did. I will always wonder if it would have turned out differently if my dad hadn’t died and I was raised around bikers.
I can’t keep thinking about “what ifs.” I need to work on now. What am I going to do now that I’m away from Vince and my mother?
I can’t seem to make myself relax. Bear had left to go to some church thing and I’m here with my Aunt Sasha. It’s hard to get used to saying Aunt and Uncle, but it’s only been a couple hours. That might change in a couple days. I can see myself becoming very close to them.
I’ve already unpacked my clothes in the guest room where I will be staying, and Aunt Sasha had made me something to eat. She had told me to make myself at home, so I’m wandering around the house looking at pictures and their gorgeous back yard. I wonder why they didn’t have kids of their own, but I don’t feel like I should ask. Maybe one day she will be able to tell me.
The club had taken my phone and I honestly didn’t care. I haven’t had friends of my own in a long time, so it’s not like I need to tell anyone that I’m okay. I know that my mom won’t care, and Vince is probably angry that I got away since somewhere along the line he started thinking of me as a possession instead of a woman he should love. I’m just glad that I hadn’t married him yet, although that was only because the venue that Vince wanted had a waiting list. I’m glad that he showed his true colors before we got married or had kids. I still got out while it was only me, and
