I pull out my phone to message Techie to check if everything’s okay for a visit. I know the club went into lockdown about a month ago, so I’m hoping that whatever caused the issue is all fixed now.
Me:Yo Techie, we’re in town. Just wondering if it’s safe for us to drop by? It’s been a month. Surely lockdown is lifted by now, right? lol
I wait impatiently for his reply, really wanting this for Lunar. Even though I know she wants to leave that life behind her, she still has attachments to some brothers, which I need to respect. I don’t know how long we will be in the States before she can come back and visit, but I know she misses them even if she won’t talk to me about it.
Techie:Hey, yeah, sorry, mate. Lockdown is lifted, and it’s safe to pop by. When are you thinking?
I smile and look over at Lunar. She’s preoccupied with her cell, not knowing the plan I’m scheming right in front of her.
Me:We can head in tonight if you guys are available.
Techie:Yeah, for sure. I know the guys will love to see Lunar. Will be good to see all of you, actually, it’s been a while. Just drive up to the gate and look into the camera, tell them who you are, and they’ll let you in.
Me:See you soon.
With the tour officially ending, getting together at the club tonight is just what we need.
“So, babe,” I announce, and she looks up at me, putting her cell down. “I’m taking you out tonight. You, me, and the guys are going to a special get-together.”
She raises her eyebrows and nods. “Oh, like a press thing or something?”
“No, this is more for your benefit. We’re heading to Aldinga, to the MC.”
She sits up taller, her mouth agape. “What? Really? But you hate the club.”
I position myself to sit beside her and grab her hands in mine. That spark shoots between us, and it always has that effect on me where I want to ravage her from head to toe. “I do. I dislike the club and what it stands for. But Techie? I’d like to see him. This all started with his help, and I know you’d love to see the guys and Skye before we leave, at theirnewclubhouse.”
“Really? You’d do that for me?”
Tilting my head. “Babe, I’d doanythingfor you. I want you to be happy. You’re coming to America to be with me, leaving your family and friends. The least I can do is help you see them one last time before you leave.”
Her bottom lip trembles before she lunges forward, taking me into her arms. “I love you.”
Chuckling, I smooth her hair. “I love you, too.”
One more stop at the Satan’s Savages MC Aldinga chapter, and then Lunar and I can officially put our pasts behind us and move on with our new lives together.
And damn, we’re going to make this new life something amazing!
Epilogue
RYAN
One Month Later
We are finally back in the USA.
Home sweet home!
Luke has arranged a fresh agent and management crew, and Oliver is working out perfectly. We’re all set to hit the studio to record a new album, and a heap of promotional gigs are lined up for our USA domination. Standing out amongst other exceptional talent in the States will be a challenge, but I believe we will get there with the right team behind us.
We broke through the Australasian markets, so I know we can do it here. We’ve completed some minor touring, but we need to ramp up our PR and somehow gain some more airtime on the radio if we want to make it as big as Ella’s band, Staked, or her father’s legendary rockers,12GAUGE-Slayed.
That’s who we compare ourselves to.
We shouldn’t—but we do.
It’s hard not to, especially considering their significance in the industry.
