Chapter 21 #2
My breathing quickens as Grace finishes, “He nearly killed her, gave her memory loss, and I nearly lost my daughter, who was hell bent on revenge for her father after she spent three months in the psych ward being sedated after his death. She missed his funeral.”
“She promised us the revenge was done with after she woke up, and we believed her, but…”
I finish Gregory’s words, “But she hasn’t gotten in contact with you today when she calls twice a day.”
He nods while Grace sobs, “Find my daughter, Venom, please, before she gets herself killed.”
I nod once, trying to keep my hard exterior in place while on the inside I’m fucking dying hearing what my girl went through, that she allowed me to accuse her of shit.
Fuck, she was raped!
Turning my ignition, I rev my bike and back out of Grace and Gregory’s drive before speeding off down the road with my heart in my throat, the need to fall apart hanging on by a thread.
I need my computer, fuck, I need my brothers...
I speed into the club grounds ten minutes later, and Trent, who's clearly off bitch watch, just opening the gate enough for me, his eyes wide with shock.
I jump off my bike, allowing it to fall to the ground without a care, even as I hear something smash, my focus on the front door.
I hear Trent shout, “Fuck!” but I ignore him and rush into the clubhouse, it’s full to the brim because of a family day that I completely forgot about in swing.
“There you fucking are!” Blade shouts with a snap, but I don’t look his way as I run towards church and shout, “Emergency church now!”
I hear a lot of fucks and shits, the brothers hearing my panic in my voice as I enter the room and rush over to my laptop, still sitting on the table.
“Venom?” Fury questions with concern as he rushes in while my dad says, “Son?”
I ignore them, as well as the brothers who run in, as I log onto my laptop and then type away to encode my IP before accessing the government site and logging in.
“Cale, talk to us, brother,” Psycho demands, but again, I ignore him as Raya’s name comes up, and taking a deep breath, I click on it. And just like that all her information pops up on my screen.
I press a few buttons before the same information shows on the TV hanging on the wall, and Viper curses, “Fuck’s sake, Venom, you don’t want to do this!” while my dad rasps, “No,” reading what I’m reading as my heart breaks.
“Broken collar bone, five broken ribs, a punctured lung, internal bleeding, extensive deep scaring to the back done by a blade, concussion, i-internal tearing of the vagina walls, rape indicated, hymen torn, fractured kneecap… What the fuck!,” Brick chokes, and I fall in my chair, my eyes tearing at the words.
“Raya’s missing,” I croak, “I woke up at five this morning to her gone with a note claiming she’d been called into the firehouse, but she never was.
Her mama admitted she’s been on a revenge kick for ten years since the Hyenas killed her father.
It was one of them that did this to her before she turned sixteen. ”
“You think she went after Hayden?” Dad asks, “Because, son, why would she wait until now, after what she went through?”
I look at my dad and show him my pain, making him flinch, and I remind him, “For ten years, Hayden hasn’t managed to gain over eight men in his pathetic group. Every alleyway he chose to deal drugs in and make his deals, his men were found dead, heads caved in.”
“Shit, Raya’s been killing his men over the years,” Blade mutters, and my tears fall as the church door slams open before the women, Lake, Luna, Skylar, and my sister rush in.
“What’s happened?” my sister demands, “I know this has to be about Ray –”
Her words cut off, seeing me as we lock eyes, and she shakes her head and chokes, “No, she wouldn’t, she promised…” Already understanding what has happened, what her friend was doing, and why she pushed her away so easily after my fuck up.
Raya was protecting my sister and the girls.
Ivy’s tears fall as she lets out a sob, and Psycho quickly rushes over to his wife and takes her in his arms. My eyes go to the screen when Fury asks, “Does Gregory know she’s studying family law?”
I read what he’s read, and I can’t even show a little bit of pride because my eyes keep going to her medical report while my sister wails with fear for her friend.
“Find her Venom, find our girl!” Sky demands with a sob, “I saw what happened, I killed the man who was assaulting her while she was barely breathing, that is why mama got involved, I called her, pleading for her help, please Cale.” I look at Skylar, shocked by her confession, and she pleads, “Find her.”
Allowing my tears to fall in front of the women, I nod, knowing I won’t rest until I find her, until I kill every mother fucker that dares to touch what is mine. I’ll help her get her revenge that she desperately wanted over the years.
If Hayden has my girl, he won’t see it coming. I’ll slice his neck before he can even say boo because one way or another, I’m getting my girl back, and I’m never going to let her go again.