Part Two
Chapter Sixteen
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Eighteen months later
EVERY FUCKING DAY ispure torture for me and has been over the last year and a half.It’s been exactly one year and six months since Annistyn left in the middle of the night to go with her cousin to his ranch.I’ve missed her every fucking day and have yet to hear her voice or see her with my own eyes.Annistyn made the decision not to allow me at the ranch during her stay there because she wants to focus on her recovery and doing what she has to do to heal and overcome her past.Roger updates me twice a week and says she’s thriving, but I won’t believe it until I see it with my own eyes.I remember my first call from Roger.It was about two weeks after she left the clubhouse and I was drowning in my own thoughts and wondering if she was truly okay.
I’m sitting at the bar with a bottle of Jack and a beer in front of me.I haven’t really started drinking yet, but I plan on getting fucked up so I don’t climb on my bike and head for the ranch.Master got me the location and I’ve just been sitting with it in my phone because the need to see Annistyn and make sure she’s okay is overwhelming and consumes every aspect of my life.It’s so bad I dream of her every night and think I see her every day no matter what I’m doing.I’ll be sitting in the common room and imagine seeing her cleaning the mess everyone has made as she typically does every night when she can’t sleep any longer.I’m going out of my mind and everyone around me realizes it.They give me a wide berth and rarely talk to me.Cali, Caleb, and Luca are the only three who dare to spend time with me.
As I go to pick up the bottle of Jack, my phone vibrates in my pocket and I pull it out faster than I thought possible.Roger’s name fills my screen as I answer the call.
“How is she?Did somethin’ happen?”I question him because her safety and well-being are the only thing I care about.
