Kace (Shattered Souls MC #3) - Heather Dahlgren Page 0,48

her hand on top of mine. “I think that’s a great idea,” she says, smiling.

I tell her everything from the deal that didn’t go through to the fight because of Riley to the plan we now have in place. The more I talk the more she backs away from me. Her eyes are now wide, her mouth is slightly parted, and her brown eyes are full of questions and sadness. She rests her hand on her stomach as she listens to me and it gives me the confidence, I need for whatever happens now. My obligation is to keep her and the baby safe and I’ll do whatever the fuck is necessary to do that.

She stands up and begins pacing in front of me, keeping her eyes focused on the horrible carpet. “So, your life is in danger and you are just hoping this plan of killing them works?”

I sigh and run my hand through my hair. “You need to trust me,” I say.

She stops pacing and lifts her head to see me. Her now angry eyes lock on mine and I fist my hands beside me. “This isn’t about trust, Kace. This is about you putting your life in danger to protect everyone but yourself. This is about more death. This is about me having to face my fear head on of losing you before I even fucking have you,” she says as tears run down her face.

I jump up and wrap my arms around her, kissing the top of her head. “You aren’t losing me, and you have me, sweetheart.” I squeeze her a little tighter and sink my fingers into her long brown hair. “Please try to accept the club,” I whisper.

Her hands are fisted in my shirt as she quietly cries against my chest. “I promise I’ll try,” she says as her voice cracks.

“I want us to work on this, become a family, but that means taking the good and bad with the club because they are my family,” I say, rubbing her back.

She pulls back slightly so she can search my eyes. I have no idea what the fuck she’s looking for, but I’ll give her whatever it is. “It scares me, Kace. I’m not going to lie. I’m having a hard time knowing you are capable of killing someone. If they don’t kill you, you could end up in jail for murder. Do you understand that? That we are having a baby and he needs both of his parents here. I came back to make sure that’s what he gets and it’s fucking scary thinking I will have to tell him the few stories I have of his father,” she says, full on crying now.

“Sweetheart, I told you to trust me. I’m not a stupid man. I would never step into anything unless I was a hundred percent sure it was the right thing. With the Raging Devils if we don’t kill them first, they will kill all of us. This is about protecting ourselves and everyone we love. It’s about keeping our neighborhood safe and drug free.” I move my hand down to rest on her stomach. “I will do anything I need to do to make sure the world is a safe place for him. Everything the club and I do is for a better future for all of us.”

She nods her head and pulls away from me, wiping her eyes. “Can we sleep here, or do we have to go to Souls tonight?”

“We’re staying here tonight. Tomorrow we will pack and head to Souls,” I reply.

She shakes her head as she walks past me. “I’m exhausted and I’m already packed so I’m gonna get some sleep,” she whispers.

She’s pissed and upset, I get that, but she’s still willing to come with me. It gives me hope that I did the right thing telling her what was going on. We need to take care of the Raging Devils so I can get back to focusing on starting my family. I smile at the thought. Family.

Chapter 10

Ivy

I’ve been in bed for over an hour now and my mind won’t shut off. I knew there was something going on with the club but hearing it all scares the shit out of me. The fact that it’s not just the club in danger but Kace is facing the retaliation of what he did to that guy Damon proves my fears are valid. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought the last few days and