Chapter Twenty-Two Rage
“How much do you know about Rose? Like did she share anything with you?”
“No. I mean not much we really didn’t talk about our pasts. That was probably my fault.”
“Okay well I’m going to give you a crash course in Rose. If you have questions about shit, you can ask her. I’m going to tell you this because she claims she has it handled, but I don’t think she does. Rose has a stalker. Like some crazy cracked out stalker.
It’s weird because I thought only famous people got stalkers, but apparently Rose fits this psycho’s bill. He’s been watching her for I don’t know how long, sending her crazy messages. Saying that she needs to stop seeing you. Other things like that.”
My heart is pounding in my chest, I remember a couple of times she mentioned to me she felt like she was being followed, but why did she not say anything more. I could’ve helped her.
“Why did she keep this to herself?”
“I’ll get to that, just wait. Today she got more messages. I guess her friend found out that she was pregnant. That you were the baby daddy. There were pictures sent today. A lot of pictures. Pictures I can’t erase from my brain. When I say that, you have a very nice dick.
I mean do the piercings make shit better for you? Or just her? I know there are different types of piercings, looks like you have a Prince Albert. Did that hurt? Okay jeez I need to breathe, I’m fucking rambling. I really just don’t know what to do here.
I feel like a bad fucking friend for even coming to you, but I care about her and I care about the baby. Honestly, I pretty much told her I was going to tell you everything and even though she gave me the stink eye,
I know she knows deep down that something more needs to be done than her just waiting to see what happens.”
“Can you calm the fuck down? Seriously, shit. You are throwing so much fucking information at me. You’ve seen pictures of my dick? What pictures did this bastard send her? Also why the fuck am I just now finding out about this shit?”
“Well there are some of you and Rose together. Again things I can’t unsee and honestly, wish she would’ve given me some details on your guys sex life because some of those positions, chief’s kiss to you. I’m sorry I get awkward and weird when I”m anxious.”
“Abby, stop. Focus.”
“Sorry, there were also pictures of you with the club girls. I’m assuming they are ones you fucked during Rose. But the way those pictures are taken, I don’t know if I believe you actually had sex with them. I mean I know you said there were condoms and shit,
but were they actually used and were they used by you. I don’t know. I’ve heard stories about club girls pulling shit to get a brother or to fuck with the brothers woman. Anyway, there were photos like that, it seemed like those photos came from one or more of those girls.
So you may have a rat in at least one of them. Then there were photos of Rose pregnant leaving different places, obviously being followed. Also one from the adoption. Also you didn’t know because she didn’t tell anyone, but her cousin Finn.
Who set up security in her home and on her property with fences and cameras. I don’t know the extent of that.”
“You mean either someone from the adoption today is communicating with this freak or someone was at the adoption today that shouldn’t have been.”
“Yeah.”
I let this information soak in. There are a lot of fucking questions I’m going to have to get answered.
“Do you have any of these messages?”
“I sent the most recent ones to my phone, but I have a feeling that there have been a ton more. She told me she just deleted them and her cousin couldn’t track who was sending them because they kept getting burner numbers.
Again I am going to say that she pretty much gave me permission to tell you and anyone else because she let me take those messages and send them to myself.”
“Well I can get Wiz on them. He’s got a shitload of technology that civilians don’t have. So forward me what you have and the number. I’ll get him Rose’s number so he can look into who has been in communication with her.”
“That’s um—yeah. I’ll do that, but her cousin isn’t a civilian so I don’t know how much Wiz would be able to get that Finn couldn’t.”
That makes me stop.
“What do you mean her cousin isn’t a civilian? We haven’t run into any club that she’s affiliated with. She doesn’t portray herself like a club princess. So there is no way that she was familiar with club settings before this.
I mean Liza I understood she did come off as being very familiar with how MCs worked, but Rose? No way.”
“Well yeah, that’s um—fuck. How do I say this because I don’t really want to spill her secrets, but I feel like I have to.
She’s not from an MC. Her father is Beau Callahan.
He owns one of the largest ranches in Eden Falls, Texas.
Also a shit ton of more businesses. He’s very very rich.
One of the richest men in Texas. But um—“ I watch as she looks up towards the ceiling and sighs, “she’s going to kill me for this. Her family is the Callahan Family from Ashford, Maine.”
“Wait—are you talking about the Irish Crime family? That Callahan family?”
“Um, yes. Finn Callahan, her cousin, does a lot of the tech stuff for the family. I don’t know all the ins and outs of it. She doesn’t tell a lot of people, I only know because I’ve been a part of her life since we were pretty much in diapers.
So she is probably going to be pissed that I told you all of this.”
If I wasn’t already sitting down this information would have knocked me on my ass.
“So she’s a mafia princess?”
Abby is shaking her head, “No, her dad left the family business behind before the kids were born. I mean I’m pretty sure he still gets money from that part of the family and her Uncle Declan would go to war for her like he would any of his family, but they are not active within the family.
They were raised in Texas on a huge ass ranch. When I told you that she didn’t need your money, I meant it. I think the two of you need to talk more about the baby because I think that there is a lot about you that you haven’t told her either.
That is inhibiting the way you treat her and how you feel about committing to her. That baby right there is going to keep you in her life forever whether you are together or not. One day she is going to get over this ‘I hate men’ thing she is on and she’s going to start seeing other men.
How are you going to feel when she’s moving on and you're still stuck in the past? I think you’re a good guy Caleb that is why I am trusting you with this information instead of one of your brothers. I think you have the ability to figure out how to grovel and get her back.
She still loves you whether she is going to admit it or not. You love her, whether you want to admit it or not. Get your shit together and fucking help her. I don’t want anything to happen to her again.”
“Wait, what do you mean again?”
“Jeez, I swear I’m terrible at keeping secrets right now.
Rose had a boyfriend in high school. They broke up before she moved out here.
It was kind of more of an escape really.
When their relationship started everything was fine, he was great, but something changed slowly.
You know how they always tell you that abusive guys basically start their abuse slowly.
He was controlling to the point he got mad at her whenever her brothers’ friends were over at their house.
He just assumed that she was into all of them.
He basically isolated her for a long time.
Made her think that no matter what she told people no one would believe her.
He got physical with her on several occasions.
Made her believe that it was an accident and he didn’t mean it blah blah blah.
You know all the manipulative bullshit that weak men feed women.
When she finally told me everything I was so angry and it was right after we made our declarations for what colleges we were going to.
She told me that I couldn’t tell anyone where she was going, at least not yet. She needed a clean out with him. So she was running. She hadn’t heard from him since they broke up until he showed up at the club conveniently the night you guys met.”
He remembered that night, he remembered the way she froze when that guy stopped her and talked to her. The way she checked the door as they headed out of the parking lot.
“Is it possible this stalker is him?”
“I would bet on it. The way he talked to her. The things that were said in that message. He never did well with her being with other men. I’m assuming that whoever this is, just got to town right around the messages started. She wouldn’t tell me how long they have been coming.
But I would bet it is right around the time she met you. I don’t know how to figure that out unless I talk to Finn.”
“Let me worry about it. Here take my boy here and bring him back to his mama. I’ll be following in a minute.”
“Okay.”
She grabs the baby and once she is out the door I pull out my phone. Dialing the number I am looking for I am surprised when he answers on the second ring.
“Yeah?”
“Hey, I know you’re with Ruby right now. How is she doing?”
“Still unconscious. No change.”
“I’m sorry brother, she’s going to pull through.”
“Yeah, well after I get answers from that bitch who shot her and killed our baby, I’m going to put a bullet in her head and any fucker who helped her pull this off on our property.”
“We will help you find answers, brother.”
“I hear you’re in the hospital as well. So why the phone call? Shouldn’t you be bonding with your new baby? Boy or girl?”
“It’s a boy. I still need to talk to Rose about his name. I am wondering if you can get me the contact information for Shepherd?”
“Why do you need the information for Shepherd?”
“I need some information and contact with his people in Ashford.”
“ You going to give me more information or are we just going to leave it at that?”
“Terror, you have enough shit to worry about right now. I will let you know more when I know more.”
“Fine, I’ll send it over, but I’m going to have to give him a heads up that you are getting in touch.”