Anna, the MC had a shitload of money, but that wasn’t the point. I couldn’t ask Rake to pay that no matter how much money he had.
“Don’t stress, honey,” Faye says to me, placing her hand on the inside of my arm. “They’ll handle it.”
“I don’t want to start shit,” I tell Faye, puffing out a breath. “But I don’t want Wade to win either. So I don’t know how to make both of those things happen.”
I watch Cara and Clover playing on the grass with some Superman and Batman toys. Cara laughs, the sound settling in my soul.
I’d do anything to protect her.
Anything.
In a way I feel guilty, because it was my bad judgment that gave her such a father.
She’s going to have to pay for my decision for the rest of her life.
“It’s not that big of an issue,” Faye says, tapping her burgundy fingers on her chin. “I don’t think so. The biggest problem is Pill, not Wade. Wade is easy. Pill however . . . I think Rake should head up to Channon and talk to the men there, sort shit out before Pill twists things and starts something.”
“Do you think that’s what he’ll do?” I ask, not really liking the idea of Rake leaving. “He will take some of the men with him, right? I don’t want him to go up there alone.”
“I’m sure he’ll take someone. Zach’s up there, and he’s a good man. It will all be good in the end,” Faye says, pushing my hair back behind my ear. “We’ll probably never hear from Wade again.”
I don’t even want to touch that comment.
“Why did he make everyone come to the clubhouse then?” I ask, scrubbing my hands down my face. “And he’s not even going to tell me the plan, is he? I’m going to be kept in the dark about everything because I have a vagina.”
Faye spits out her water at my comment. “Fuck.” She laughs, wiping her mouth. “Oh, come on, that was funny! Look, we’re all here so no one has to worry. Everyone is safe. We always come here when shit’s going down, just in case. We all like to keep each other safe. It’s a precaution; it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re dodging bullets.”
I exhale deeply and sink down in my chair. “I didn’t even know Wade had a brother.”
“Is Wade as ugly as Pill?” Faye asks, cringing.
I shake my head. “No. Why is Pill even having his back for this? Surely Pill has money if Wade is that desperate for some.”
Faye glances around, then leans closer to me, her auburn hair falling around her like a curtain. “I heard Sin saying that he heard rumors about Pill taking drugs. Ice. That shit isn’t cheap. Maybe Wade’s taking drugs with him, and the two of them need cash. Good thing is, if we can prove this, maybe Pill will lose his cut.”
I sit up straight and think that over. “Interesting.”
“See, us vaginas do find out some information,” she teases, nudging me playfully.
“Good to know.” I grin. “Even if we have to resort to eavesdropping.”
She shrugs, completely unashamed. “Girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. As the club lawyer I end up finding everything out anyway. But I have to keep most of that shit to myself, unfortunately. I can help with the legal side of things for you though: we can file for sole custody. The courts won’t give him Cara. If anything, they’ll make him back pay a shit load of child support.”
I smile and thank Faye for her legal help. I don’t want any money from him though. I don’t want anything from him.
Anna lifts her legs up on my lap. “We should put a pool in here. There’s plenty of room.”
I roll my eyes. “That’s what you’re thinking about right now?”
She just smiles. “The perks of being with a controlling alpha male. I have no doubt in my mind that everything will be taken care of. Rake isn’t going to let anything happen to you or Cara. He won’t let that man even breathe in her direction.”
Irish walks out at that moment and flashes us a smile. “Ladies.”
“Dude, where have you been?” Faye asks, standing up and pulling him in a hug. “Who is she? Where is she? Is she here?”
Irish lets go of her, but Faye still holds on to him, dangling there. “Bros over hos, man. We’ve missed you around here.”
“I haven’t been gone that much,” he replies gruffly, gently extracting Faye