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Hawk throws his head back making a whoop sound. “I’m happy for you, brother.” He slams his hand on the table. “Damn, Sin’s settling down.” He laughs and I shake my head.

“Not a lot of men will step up to raise another man’s baby.” Dyke says. “Especially knowing that the father is powerful and wealthy.”

“Sperm donor.” Lick speaks up. “Redding was just the fucker who put the bun in the oven.” My lips tighten at the reminder of the facts. “But it’s our boy who’s the father. Don’t ever doubt that. Just because the blood isn’t the same doesn’t mean shit. Any asshole can have a child, it takes a man to be a dad and I haven’t met one finer than Sin.”

I’m shocked by Lick’s outburst. “Wow, man. I have no words.”

“No need. Now that you’re otherwise disposed, means more pussy for me.” The table erupts in laughter.

“Your father would be proud of you, Sin.” Dyke speaks up. “I don’t mean to rain on this parade of feelings and shit, but we’ve got to focus on what we need to do.” The table rumbles in agreement. “Tyson has in fact taken Louie’s daughter. Louie has in fact reached out to other clubs for help and every single one of them has turned their backs without a second glance.”

“It seems like the sins of the father are coming to bite Louie is the ass, huh?” Cut states.

“Karma’s taken a long time, but no matter what, she’s still a raging bitch.” Lick declares.

“So we’re doing this?” I ask.

“Yeah.” Dyke speaks again. “The source we have over the border informed me they’re going to move five young females at the end of the week. We have until then to make our move and get Louie’s daughter.”

“We’re getting all of them, right? We aren’t just grabbing Louie’s. We need to get them all.” Hawk replies.

“Yes we’re getting all of them, but we need to be stealthy during this entire operation. This isn’t something I want showcased.” Cut verbalizes. “I don’t to make a habit of rescuing children for free. I’m sure it sounds shitty, but we can’t make money doing pro bono work.”

“Agreed,” I say.

I know this has nothing to do with Savannah. This is about some dickhead who picked the wrong girl to take. The fact that he happens to be the same piece of shit Savannah used to be involved with only acts as icing on the cake. I wanted to take that motherfucker down one way or another. It’s like divine intervention that he decided to act stupid in Fury’s territory.

“Dyke, set up the meeting for tomorrow night, here at the club house. Louie is coming with only two members. This shows us that he’s serious about wanting help. I’ll make sure the girls are here before he arrives. Hawk, I want you keeping your eyes on Louie. If you pick up on any facial expressions or body movement to indicate that he’s being anything but truthful I need to know.”

“Got it.”

“Alright, tomorrow it is.” Cut continues. “If everything goes right we’ll be taking down this fucker in forty-eight hours.”

I stand. “What are we going to do if Redding’s with the girls?”

“Nothing.” Cut responds. The fact that he doesn’t plan on doing anything pisses me off. “Our involvement in this is minimal. Our only goal is to get the girls. Nothing else. The only thing the club needs is to have possession of Louie’s daughter so we can make the exchange and get Louie Sr. The plan didn’t entail taking Redding out.”

“Are you kidding me right now? Redding’s a threat to the club.”

“No, brother,” Cut replies. “He’s only a threat to the future you’re just now coming to terms with. Tyson's life has no bearing on this club. His demise only suits your end game and I’m not going to take another life just to make your love life easier. He’s not put a threat on this club, so there's no need to retaliate. Redding’s a big fish, one that can cost us big if word gets out that he died at the hands of Devil’ Fury.”

“He’s not going to go away and you know that.”

“We can scare him.” Lick speaks up. “Maybe we can make him re-think him being here. Make him shit his pants until he tucks tail and goes back to Texas.”

“I agree with that.” Dyke says.

“Me too.” Bubba finally speaks up.

“Alright.” Cut agrees. “Once we get the girl, Lick, you’re in charge of persuading Redding to get his ass back to Texas.” I go to interject. “No, Sin. No need to open your mouth. You're far too involved when it comes to Savannah and that baby. You’re lucky I’m going to let you in on taking Louie Sr. out and I’m only doing that because of your relationship with our sister. I feel you need this. But don’t ask me for Redding because that’s not going to happen.”

“Understood.” I stand up and walk out. No other words are needed.

I sit on Sienna’s bed while Jenni walks the room, looking at the photos that showcase the life she has before it was taken. “She’s beautiful.” Jenni says. “It’s so sad.” Bianca explained to Jenni how her daughter was no more.

“It is sad. The whole situation is tragic. More so than you can even imagine.” I play with a fringed pillow getting lost in my thoughts and the story that ends with Sienna hanging, bleeding, dying alone without her family. I wonder if I hadn’t left, if I would have ended up dying at the hands of Tyson. How much worse would it have gotten?

“How bad was it, Savannah?” Her question pulls me from my thoughts.