“If you’re going to scream at her, you’re not screaming at her while she’s alone, daddy,” Senna says before she realizes that Viper and I are sitting in the room. She forces a smile knowing that it’s disrespectful to talk to her father that way in front of members.
“It’s ok, my love, I am not going to yell at Saylor,” Ace says looking at her. “But shooting Capone I am doing.” With that he moves so fast, like so fast I can’t even move out of the way. The girls are frozen in the one split second the sound of the gun goes off. Splinters shoot around us in the small room as a searing pain hits my arm. My hand flies fast to the source of the pain and warm blood oozes over my knuckles. Saylor screams and tears fall from her eyes.
“Daddy, what the hell?” She yells pushing past her sister causing her to stumble back and fall. I notice she’s holding her stomach. Viper is fast to her side.
“Fuck, Ace,” He barks out. “Why in front of the girls like that?” His tone is pissed. Helping Senna to a chair and pouring her a glass of water he tries to soothe her.
“God, daddy. You didn’t need to shoot him.” Say jumps in her hand falling to mine so blood falls over her beautiful, white skin.
“Yes, I did.” Ace bites out.
“Daddy, we can’t help who we love and having you shoot them is just plain horrible. Like it hurts!” Saylor says to her father. It’s so wrong this answering him back but the pain shooting through me right now is taking all thoughts of putting her in her place out the window.
“I am their Prez., and you are my daughters. It’s wrong for my men to touch what is mine and not have a punishment. Shooting them is at the lighter end of the scale. I do not want any more talk on this matter.”
His eyes shoot a warning to us as my good hand wraps around Say’s waist, pulling her closer through teeth gritted as sweat laced with pain rolls over my body.
“It’s ok, babe. I deserve so much more than a bullet. I went against the club and honor,” I say to her as her eyes filled with tears.
“CODE you both broke an age old code and shattered a rule. Flame, go get that doc from your bed, yes? She’s needed.” His eyes fall to mine as Ace’s voice fills the echoing inside my ears.
“That is for disrespecting me by claiming my daughter without giving me the respect I deserved. That is also for the disrespect of walking inside my club with her on show like a Chica for the men to see. Also, that was to make me feel better and to say that I accept your claim. I will also warn you both that if any harm comes to my daughters because of who they are dating, or if you being with them gets them hurt, then the next bullet you both get will be between your eyes.”
Looking up at him as sweat rolls down my brow and spine, I think nothing like pain to make you realize that you’re human and nothing like your Prez. showing you just what it’s like to love something that means more to him than this club.
“Got it!” he yells out at us Viper and I both flinch. “Sorry I didn’t realize that needed a reply,” I say through gritted teeth.
“Well it fucking does,” he spits out, his eyes going red as his anger boils.
“Yes, ok.” we both say at the same time.
Viper kisses Senna’s head as the doc walks in. “What do we have here?” her face is flushed and her eyes bright. Good on Flame, he needs someone. This I am sure isn’t his forever girl, but it’s more than he’s had in a while.
“Bullet to the arm, should have just grazed the surface if not then it would have gone right through clean out the other side,” Ace says calmly taking a beer from the table.
“I see,” doc says pulling gloves over her hands and getting to work. Ace was right, it went through cleanly. Nothing a few stitches and a bandage didn’t fix. Doc had me stitched and cleaned up within the hour.
Kissing Saylor hard on the lips while her father was outside talking with the others felt better than it did this morning or even last night. This time she is really mine, accepted by her father and the pain in my arm seals the deal. She’s mine and all mine.
“I gotta go out and do some stuff later, will you be around” she mouths to me pulling my good arm around her body as she sits on my knee.
“I don’t know how much longer we will be in church for, babe. Just take a prospect and stay safe.” Kissing her collarbone, she has a small freckle that sits on top of the bone, it’s sexy. So sexy.
“It’s been hours already,” she pouts out making me laugh slightly.
“You’re telling me” Senna bites out sitting on Viper’s knee, his hand sits softly over her stomach.
“What’s up with you two?” raising my eyebrow at them Senna eyes go wide and Viper bites out fast,
“Nothing. What’s up with you?” Shaking my head at him.
“Shot. That’s what’s up with me. But seriously, Senna, you look different.” I say as Saylor moves on my lap, her body tenses.
“I’m… it’s called thoroughly satisfied, brother.” His tone blunt as he wiggles his eyebrows at me.
“You know? Ah, no you don’t. Say doesn’t have that look about her.” Throwing an empty smoke packet at me he slaps Senna’s ass as she gets up.
“Fuck off, Brother. She’s more than satisfied with me, aren’t ya babe?” My eyes find hers as her hands cup my cheeks.
