Chapter 23
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
JACK
“I have nothing for you, brother. He has been at work, from what his log-in details have stated. He even made an arrest a few days ago,” Maverick fills me in on information regarding the prick of an ex.
Lilith has been living at the clubhouse, with Dom and me, for three weeks now, and she is getting cabin fever. Yeah, she goes to work but she wants to sleep in her own bed, and I can’t blame her for that.
“He is biding his time, thinking of some more shit to cause for Lilith and us,” I reply to him.
“No doubt, man.” He nods.
“Fuck, I wish we could just take him out, but he is too well guarded. Lilith’s family will cause problems for us if anything happens to him, putting the club in the spotlight for the police, maybe even the feds, if her mother has anything to do with it,” I say, shaking my head.
“He will slip up, brother, and we will catch him, or Cal will,” Mav states, believing his words.
“Did you know that Lilith went to her mother and told her that she thought that her ex was cheating on her, and her mom told her to grow up, that all men cheat? It is the way things are in their world?”
“You for real?” Maverick’s eyes are wide with shock.
“Yeah, man. For fucking real. I don’t see the point in being unfaithful. If you want to dip your dick in multiple women, then don’t commit to one single woman.”
“Fucking male ego at its finest, brother. Men and women both think they can get away with that shit, it is a challenge for them, then when they get caught, they play the victim. Seen it many times.”
“Yeah, I remember that one hunt we had to go on. The guy blamed his wife for his cheating, because she couldn’t have sex for six weeks after having their first child. Prick.”
“He was a joke. Thank fuck we got what she needed so she could divorce his ass.”
Sipping from my beer, I think over all the people we have helped since we started Rugged Hunters. Thinking about what they are doing now, and if they are still okay.
I know that Calder and Finan keep an eye on Ari and her baby. She had a baby boy a few weeks ago, and they are both doing well. One of the prospects at the club went and fell in love with her, so they are happy together.
“Do you check in on some of the people we have helped over the years?” I ask him.
“Yeah. I like to make sure that they are still doing okay, and no fucker is messing with them because we stepped in.” He shrugs.
I slap him on the back. “Good, I do think of certain cases, but never ask you about them. I am glad that you check in, brother. Later.” I push to my feet and leave his room.
Stepping into the main room, I smile seeing Lilith and Dom sitting at a table chatting and laughing, playing a card game. The smile that my son gives my woman makes me fall even more in love with her.
Lilith throws her head back, laughing at something Dom says, and my gut tightens seeing how beautiful she is. She has become more and more relaxed around the club since being here for three weeks, but hopefully soon I can get her back home.
The sex between us has also gotten kinkier; she likes me gripping her throat and spanking that creamy ass of hers. Shit, she even played with my asshole while riding me last night. That shocked me when I came hard, seeing stars.
I want to push her limits to see what she likes, and I’ll willingly go there with her. For years, I did want was needed to get me and my bed partner off, but with Lilith, I want her to trust me to take her places she has never been sexually.
She told me that with her ex, once he came, he was done for the night, never caring about her pleasure. I was going to make sure that she got all the fucking pleasure.
My dick thickens in my jeans seeing her and remembering our night.
“Jack.” My mom’s voice cuts through my dirty thoughts.
Shit. I adjust my jeans just as Lilith looks up at me, and our gazes connect with my hand on my dick. Her gaze drops, and she smirks, licking her lips like she knows what she is doing to me.
“Later, you are mine.” I mouth to her, making her cheeks turn a deeper pink.
I’m sitting with my parents, and see my mom look between me and my girl.
“I like her for you, baby.”
“Me too, Mom.”
“So, no guessing that you are claiming her, Son?”
“Oh, she is mine. I will claim her in front of the club soon. When all this shit with her ex is over with. Mav and Cal have been keeping a close eye on him, but he has been the model officer of the law since leaving here three weeks ago.”
“She handled herself well that day. Lilith is definitely Ol’ Lady material,” Pres states, looking at her and my son. “And mother material.”
“Dom loves her,” Mom adds, smiling proudly at me.
“She loves him too, and me. You know that I don’t believe in all that fate and soulmates shit, but Lilith has always been in the back of my mind for years. I wanted to start something with her when she used to come and visit, but then Dom happened, and my feelings for her had to be put on the back burner. Then she met that fucker, and I all but pushed everything down, but when I heard that she moved back here, it was like my heart started beating again.
“Women held no interest for me once I saw her again. I held back because I heard Tree and Kady speaking about the shit she went through with her ex and her folks, so I waited, but the way she looked at me and seeing her more and more after Kady got with Calder, it was like things clicked into place. Call it cheesy or whatever, but she was always meant to be mine,” I tell my parents.
Most would expect their moms to cry at the love story but not my mom, no way would Kara Masters cry over some soppy love story.
“I love that for you, baby, and I love it for Dom. My and your father’s story began when I was young, but he was a whore who liked to fuck anything with tits and ass.” She smiles sweetly at my father, who picks her hand up, kissing her knuckles.
“But it was your tits and ass that locked me down, baby.”
“Oh, fuck no. We have talked about this. No sexy talk from you two around us kids.” I groan, scrubbing my hands over my face, listening to my parents laugh.
“Jack, no path in life is easy. Fuck, me and your mom have had our shit, but we got here.”
“Yeah, after whores throwing themselves at you in front of me,” Mom scolds.
“I have heard the stories of you and your knives and the old Rugged Regs.” I chuckle, making my mom’s smile widen.
“Then they should have not touched what belongs to me. Your father also knows that if he let any bitch touch him, he would also bleed by my blade.” Boasting, she winks at my father, who simply shakes his head at her.
“Let’s not forget that you offered yourself up for Drix when your psychotic ex took him,” my dad adds, making my stomach knot.
My mom’s ex is lucky that he is already dead, because I would have taken great pleasure in making that man bleed out, hanging from the rafters.
“I would do it again if one of the kids were taken. Our lives are filled with stories, Jack, and we expect you, as the next generation, to keep making stories to be passed down to many more Rugged Skulls. I am telling you now, Jack, Lilith would do the same thing for Dom.”
My heart skips a beat, knowing that what my mom is saying is true. Lilith would give up her life to protect Dom, or any of the club kids for that matter.
“Royal,” my father greets, as my twin sits down on the chair next to me.
“What are we talking about?” he asks.
“Lilith and Jack,” Mom tells him, and he nods.
“You claiming her, brother?”
“I will. I want nothing to taint it, so I want to wait until her ex is dealt with.”
I look over to my girl and see that Tree is now with her; she is holding Archer, my new nephew. Dom is leaning into her, talking to his baby cousin, and fuck me, my heart soars seeing them like that. Seeing her holding a baby, knowing that one day she will be holding our new baby in her arms, with Dom at her side being the best big brother.
“Fuck.” It hits me that Lilith is mine forever.
Yeah, I love her, and I have told her just that, but seeing what I am seeing solidifies that I will never let her go, and I will do what it takes to keep her safe and happy.
“Call it, brother,” Royal edges.
“Not yet,” I tell him.
“Pussy,” he coughs into his hand, making my father laugh, but my mom kicks his shin.
“Ow, what the hell, woman? You can’t hit me, I am a fully patched member,” he whines, which makes my mom sit forward and Royal sit back.
Yeah, we are still scared shitless of our mom. I bite my lip, holding in my laughter at seeing my mom and twin brother have a stare down. She knows that he was only messing with her, saying that shit about her not being allowed to touch him, but he still says it to get a reaction out of her.
Lennox tries it with Aunt Syn, and that gets him a clip around the back of the head.
“Listen to me, boy. A pussy is one of the strongest body parts to ever be created. If it wasn’t for a pussy, then the world would not turn. It is pussy that brings life into the world, but it is what is attached to the pussy that can take people out of the world, remember that, kiddo.”
“Bravo, bravo,” Tree calls from across the room, making people laugh.
Royal looks to his Ol’ Lady, who is giggling with mine, and he calls to her.
“I am sure that it was your pussy that was begging for my—” I slap him on the back of the head, making him duck down.
“Ow, fucker, what was that for?”
I point to Dom.
“My kid does not need to know about what you and your woman get up to behind closed doors, brother.”
“It wasn’t behind a closed door, it was on the?—”
“ROYAL,” Tree cries out his name loudly, making him stop talking.
He holds his hands up, smirking. “Alright, alright, I will button it for now.”
I smile at seeing how happy my brother is. Everyone at the club is happy; I am the last man standing out of the next generation of club brats. We are waiting for the sisters of the club to start dating, to find their men who are worthy of the claim.
Those stories will come soon enough, I can feel it in my bones. There have been little rumors that Luna has caught the eye of a drummer from a local band, and apparently, she is just as much of a slut as Luna is. The girls’ words, not mine.
“We have heard nothing from Lilith’s ex, so I am taking her and Dom out for the day tomorrow. He has wanted to go and visit that Jungle Island for a while now; one of his friends went there, and we have nothing planned for tomorrow. Wicked Sugar is closed, so it is the perfect day.”
“He will love that. You know he loves animals,” Mom jumps in.
Dad leans to one side, pulling out his wallet. He takes out a stack of cash, and before I can tell him no, he is growling at me.
“Let me fucking spoil my grandson and future daughter-in-law. Take the money, Jack. I know you can support them, but fuck me, let an old man do this, will ya?” I nod and snatch the money close to my body as Royal tries to attack.
“Well, if you do not want it, I will take it.”
“Fuck off.” I kick his boot.
“Go and enjoy the day, Son. Fuck knows what is around the corner.” His voice drops and he and my mom side-eye each other, making my stomach cramp up a little.
I look to Royal in question; he knows what I am asking but he shakes his head gently, barely moving, but I see it.
Is one of my parents ill? Surely, they would tell me, my brother, and sister, if they were. A few years ago, we had a scare with Aunt Della when we found out she had cancer but thankfully, it was not as bad as it could have been.
I leave it alone for now, hoping that my folks will tell us if something is happening with them. But my father is right, we have to live each day, because you never know what is coming next.