“Do you care about her?”
“I care about all of them. They’re my family,” Tyler responds, not looking at me. “Rafe and I, and a few of the prospects, try our best to look out for them. But there’s only so much we could do without my dad or uncle Killer losing their shit.”
“I believe it,” I sigh sadly.
“I hope Kane takes over,” Tyler says. “We’re not all bad,” he looks up at me and I feel bad for the kid. He’s only a teenager, but I just know that he’s had to grow up fast.
“I know, kid.” I nod. “Whatever happens, I know it’s going to be what's best for everyone here.”
Tyler nods and goes back to watching the kids as they laugh and chatter like it’s Christmas morning.
Nova is smiling as she looks up at me, but her face shifts to sadness.
I might not know my Omega well, but I can see the kind heart inside her. The look in her eyes tells me she’s not going anywhere when it comes to these kids.
Honestly, I don’t blame her. I’ll do whatever I can to help them too.
An hour later, Nova and I are sitting on the edge of the porch watching the kids play with their new toys when Will, Kane, and a group of Kane’s men come out.
We pause our conversation of planning our next trip to bring clothes now that we know how many and the age ranges to get them for.
“So, what’s gonna happen?” I ask as I get to my feet.
Will looks to Kane. “We’ve decided to rebuild what’s already here. Fix the place up, get the kids help, as well as thewomen. The remaining men will be vetted to make sure they are trustworthy of remaining in this MC. Some of my men are staying to help for a while until you're on your feet.”
My brows furrow.Yours? Doesn’t he mean their feet?
As if he can read my mind, Will sighs. “We’re going to help.”
“We are?” I ask slowly.
“And we’re going to use the money we have saved to fix the place up.”
“Huh?” I take a moment to process. “Not what I was expecting.”
“That is, if you're okay with it,” Will says, looking at Nova. “This is your life too.”
I look around at the little kids staring up at me. They need help. They need us.
“I say let’s do it,” Nova says.
“Yeah?” I ask her, needing to make sure she’s okay with this. I won’t do anything she doesn’t want to do.
“I’m not letting them go another day like this, Ian,” she declares, eyes hard. “This is their home, all they know. They deserve to live in a safe place.”
“Alright then.” I nod. “I guess we’re doing it.”
While I don’t like the idea of being back in the MC world, just because I’m helping out doesn’t mean I have to join. We have the funds, more than we know what to do with. It’s enough to get this place fixed up, better than before.
And the money we make from our jobs will get us by in our personal life.
I didn’t want to leave, and now we don’t have to.
This is not at all how I thought things would go, but as long as my father is dead and my Omega isn’t in any danger, that’s all that I care about.
“Wait. Don’t the MCs need a president and vice president or something?” Nova asks. “I mean, all my knowledge is from either TV shows or books, so I could be wrong.”
“No, you're right,” Kane says. “Meet your new VP of the Georgia chapter of the Steel Devils,” he says, patting Will’s shoulder. My eyes widen as my brother's jaw grinds. He doesn’t seem to be happy about that.
