Chapter Three

Four months later:

Kade POV:

Samuel had been shot on a run and I was now standing outside his room, trying to face his daughters for the first time in months.

I didn't know what had been going on in a while because Sarah had stopped answering my calls and messages. I didn't know if it was something I did or what but it wasn't like her.

I finally built up the courage and walked into the room. "How's the boss?" I asked. "He's gonna be fine." Sarah replied.

My eyes softened significantly when I saw the worry on her face.

"I'm sorry about this." I told her. "Like we told Ryder, it's not your fault." She replied.

"Ugh, what the hell?" Sam said and groaned loudly.

"Hey, old man. How do you feel?" Lana asked.

Sam looked at his girls in confusion.

"Lana? Sarah? What the hell?" He asked

"You're in the hospital boss." I said.

"Mother fucker. Who shot me?" He asked, angrily. "We don't know. Someone we've never seen before. He had an ouroboros symbol on his jacket." Ryder said. "What the hell? I've never run into a gang with that symbol." Samuel told him.

"We have a lot of research to do." I said.

Sarah POV:

"We'll be back tomorrow, dad." I told him before letting go of his hand. "Call us if you need anything." Lana added before following me out of the door.

"What is an ouroboros?" I asked. "A snake eating it's tail." Lana replied.

I frowned lightly. Who the hell were these people?

The next day, Adam had come over.

"Was he there when you showed up to see your father?" Adam asked.

He was so obsessed. He thought Kade would flirt with me all the time and he had always accused me of fucking him.

"Yes." I replied. "Did you talk to him?" Adam asked. "Just told him that dad was okay." I said, trying to get the subject dropped as fast as possible. "And that's all?" He asked. "Yes." I said, softly.

Thankfully he dropped the subject for now.

Kade had been a good friend of mine for many years. His father had been an MC before he was gunned down ten years ago.

Kade had joined the Angels of Night when he was just seventeen. He was hell bent on getting revenge on the people who killed his dad.

His father was a good man. He and my dad met while dad was on a run.

Things had gotten messy and he had been ambushed.

Kade's father had found dad on the side of the road, bleeding almost to death.

Kade's father rushed dad to the hospital and stayed by his side the entire time he was there. They had gotten to know each other and a year later, Kade's father was an MC.

He died before I was born and he isn't talked about much. I was never even told his name. Kade and dad were alike that way. They didn't like talking about their problems. They buried them much like my sister and I.

The only difference is that Lana and I share almost everything with each other. Almost.

I sat the food on the table and sat silently as I waited for the explosion.

"Is it okay?" I asked. Adam only shrugged as he ate.

I bit my lip to make the quivering stop and looked down at my food, suddenly not hungry anymore.

After dinner, Adam sat at the bar with a beer in hand as he watched me clean the kitchen.

"I know you were lying." He told me. I looked at him in confusion. "What?" I asked.

"Was your father really in the hospital or were you with Kade?" Adam asked, getting angry.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? You actually think I would lie about my dad being in the hospital?" I asked.

When I said that, he slammed the back of his hand into my face.

"I swear to God, if you ever talk to me like that again, I will fucking kill you." He yelled. "I'm sorry." I said as I sobbed on the floor.

I tried to move but got a kick to my already broken ribs. "I didn't say you could get up!" He screamed at me.

"Please, Lana will be home soon." I told him, knowing he would stop.

He stormed out of the front door and that's when I got up and went to the bathroom.

I heard Lana's voice call out to me when she got home.

"Sarah, I'm going to visit dad." She called out.

I tried to hurry as fast as I could as I heard her footsteps approaching.

Then the door flung open.

"Are you com-" She stopped when she saw my face.

"What the hell happened?" She asked.

"Lana!" I screamed angrily, slamming the door in her face.

Fuck! How do I explain this away?

She opened the door again and stared me down.

"What happened to you? Don't fucking lie to me." She demanded.

"Nothing." I mumbled, quietly.

"Did Adam do this?" She asked. "Lana-"

"Answer me!" She screamed, startling me.

Fuck. I had to tell her now.

"Yes." I whispered. "How long?" She asked. "A year." I said, struggling to hold my tears back.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked. Her eyes were softer now which made my tears finally fall. "I was embarrassed." I replied.

"You have to leave him." Lana told me. No shit. "I'm afraid of what he'll do, Lan." I replied.

"Then we tell dad." Lana said. "No! You can't tell dad!" I begged. He would kill Adam.

I don't want Adam around but I can't let him get killed. I don't want that blood on my hands.

"Then leave him." She told me.

I wiped my tears from my cheeks and nodded. "Okay."

"If I find out you let this continue, I'm telling dad." She said causing me to nod.

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