Cyclops
Finding out Kye’s cousin had hurt my kids, made me want his blood. I understood why Kye wanted to be the one to handle him. Something told me it would help him earn his patch, so I’d have to stand back. Danny, on the other hand… that fucker was mine! No one had mentioned him, and I had to wonder if he’d slipped past them like Matteo, or if they hadn’t wanted to pull me away from Leigha and the kids.
We entered the clubhouse and found most of the kids still gathered around the tables. The board games I’d asked Kye to purchase seemed to be a hit, as were the puzzles. Beast saw us and approached, his lips thinned.
“What the hell are you doing back here?” he asked.
“Found out something you need to hear. Not around little ears.”
He nodded. “Let’s go into Church. Do the others need to know about it too?”
“Yeah, Pres,” Kye said, looking a little green.
I clapped him on the back, letting him know without words he had my support. Just because his cousin was a rotten apple, didn’t mean he was too. We went into Church, with several others joining us. Not everyone was at the clubhouse, but I knew Beast would relay anything important, or call an official meeting.
“The kids feared Kye,” I said, “and Leigha wanted to know why. They said he looked like a man who hurt them.”
Kye cleared his throat. “I think it’s my cousin. We’ve often been told we could be twins. I didn’t realize he was in town. He left a while back, and I haven’t seen or heard from him since. Pres, I know I’m only a Prospect, but I feel like he’s my responsibility. If we can find him, I want to be the one to take him out. I owe it to those kids.”
Beast studied Kye a moment before scanning the brothers gathered around us. He nodded and patted Kye on the back. “He’s yours. You want to go after him, tell me what you need.”
“What about Danny?” I asked. “That fucker tried to rape Leigha. I want his blood.”
“You’ll have it,” Beast said. “He’s in the old barn. Figured he’d hold until tomorrow while you got your new family situated. But if it will make you sleep better tonight, go ahead and have at him.”
“I need to look Leigha in the eye tonight and tell her the man who hurt her is no longer breathing,” I said. “And the sooner I can say the same to my kids about Matteo, the better.”
“With the exception of Matteo, and two of his known associates, we cleaned house. No one else is still breathing. Or won’t be. Danny is the only one we took alive, and I know you’ll send him to hell when you’re ready.” Beast folded his arms. “As for Matteo… Shield has been checking camera footage all over town. We can’t find him. He could be long gone by now.”
I shook my head. “No, Pres. He’s here. We cleaned him out, killed his men. He’ll want revenge, and he’ll want those children back.”
A knocked sounded at the door and Beast opened it. One of the girls stood on the other side. I hadn’t met her, but she looked older than the girl Savior adopted.
“If you want Matteo, use me as bait.” She licked her lips and scanned each of our faces. “He only let the others touch me when I’d done something wrong. I was his favorite, and his own personal whore. If he sees me, or hears I’m out and about, he’ll come get me.”
“We’re not using you to set a trap.” Satyr frowned. “That would be suicide! One misstep and you’re back under his control. No, Brenna. It’s not happening.”
Wait. What? How the fuck did he know her name? And why was he being so damn protective? I felt like I’d missed a shit ton of stuff when I’d gone home. Beast pinched the bridge of his nose, and the other men looked anywhere except at Satyr.
“Are you shitting me right now?” I asked. “Minnie threw herself at you and you treated her like shit, but a girl who’s nowhere near old enough to be yours, and you’re going all alpha protector over her?”
Satyr flipped me off. “Stay the fuck out of it, Cyclops.”
“No. I won’t. You use the women who come here. Treat them like they’re expendable, and now you’re mooning after an underage girl? Have you lost your fucking mind?” I demanded. “Pres, there’s no damn way you’re okay with this.”
“I’m not, and he knows it. We’ve already had words.” Beast sighed. “Brenna, if you want to help catch Matteo, I’m not going to say no. We’ll do whatever it takes to bring him down and make sure all of you are safe.”
“I’m not letting her go out there…” Satyr didn’t get to finish his statement before Copper punched him hard enough he staggered back into the table. “What the fuck?”
“She’s not yours, will never be yours. You even think of looking at her, talking to her, much less touching her, and I will rip your fucking head off. Not like you’re using it anyway,” Copper said.
“What’s going on?” I asked.
“Copper has offered Brenna a place to stay. She doesn’t want to return to her family. Since she’s been missing for seven years, her parents had her declared dead.” Beast leaned against the wall. “I’m not going to force her out of here. If she wants to stay, she can. Copper isn’t old enough to be her dad, but they can work it out later. Dad. Brother. Cousin. What the fuck ever. Long as she’s safe and happy, I don’t give a shit.”
“How old are you?” I asked.
“Fifteen. I’ll be sixteen next month.” She went over to Copper and leaned against his side. He hugged her and glared at Satyr. “I know you think I’m only a kid, but I’ve lived through hell with Matteo. I got my period when I was eleven. He said it meant I was a woman.”
I knew where the story was going and didn’t want to hear it. He’d likely been grooming her before that. Knowing he’d used her for four years while she was just a kid sickened me. I hated men like Matteo. No, they weren’t men. They hadn’t earned that title.
“I’ll take care of Danny, but if you need me to help with Matteo, just say the word, Pres.”
Beast shook his head. “Go handle your business, then go home to your family. Those kids need you more than we do right now. Brenna will have plenty of protection. Except Satyr. You, my brother, are going on a trip.”
“To where?” he demanded.
Beast smiled and the sight chilled me. I’d never seen that look on his face before. Wasn’t sure I wanted to ever again.
“The Devil’s Boneyard could use a hand with something. You’ve been there before. Remember Stripes?” Beast asked.
“What about him?” Satyr glowered. “Big Russian can’t handle his own shit?”
“Oh, he wants to handle something all right,” Beast muttered. “That big Russian found out he has family. Closer than he realized.”
“Pres?” I asked, my brow furrowed as I tried to piece together what the hell he was saying.
“Stripes would like a few words with you about your treatment of his granddaughter. I’ll leave it at that. The two of you can figure shit out on your own. And if he breaks some of your bones, maybe you’ll have learned a valuable lesson and keep your eyes off Brenna. Because if Stripes doesn’t get the point across, then I’ll let Copper do his worst.”
“You can’t do this!” Satyr glared at all of us. “I’m your brother! A patched member of this club. You can’t just…”
Beast moved lightning fast, his fist cracking against Satyr’s jaw. “I can, and I will. You step one toe out of line, and it will mean your colors. I happen to know you’ve inked them into your body. When I say we’ll remove your colors, I mean all of them. Think about it, Satyr. You want to screw around with the club whores, be my guest. They know the score. You knew damn well Minnie liked you, wanted more, and you toyed with her like a cat playing with a mouse. Now you’re salivating over a teenager? Fuck no. I’m done with your sorry-ass bullshit. This club doesn’t allow men like you inside our gates, so either find your damn balls, man the fuck up, or get gone.”
“This club is going to shit since all of you started settling down. Now the rest of us have to be on a leash too?” Satyr asked.
“That’s it.” Beast grabbed Satyr’s cut and yanked it off him. “Someone take his ass to the barn. We can deal with him and Danny at the same time. You’re done here. Assuming you live through this, I don’t want to see your face anywhere near this town ever again. Hell, leave the entire state.”
Satyr struggled as two of our brothers dragged him out of Church. I wasn’t sure what to think about it all, but I knew Beast was right. Satyr was getting worse and not better. We’d thought things were different, that he was learning and growing. Either he’d had us fooled, or something happened to make him revert to his old ways. If he was looking at Brenna like a potential hookup, then he needed to go. I knew Forge had known Whisper when she’d been younger, but he’d never once done anything disrespectful. Hell, he hadn’t even touched her when she’d turned eighteen.
Beast sighed and faced Brenna, who’d gone pale. “I’m sorry, Brenna. You shouldn’t have seen or heard any of that. I hope it doesn’t change your mind about staying with Copper. He’ll keep you safe, and he won’t be biding his time for you to get older so he can get in your pants. He may not be a monk or a saint, but if he says you’re his family, that’s exactly how he’ll treat you.”
Brenna leaned into Copper even more. “I trust him.”
Copper met my gaze. “I’m the one who freed her. I swore I’d let no one touch her again until she was ready. Next time, it will be her decision.”
I nodded, grateful the girl had someone like Copper standing up for her. As for Satyr… I didn’t look forward to what had to be done. He’d been my brother, and I’d trusted him. Now we had to cause him pain. He’d brought it on himself, but it didn’t change how it made me feel.
“Someone get a message to Leigha. Let her know I’m going to be late, and I don’t want the kids to see me when I first get there. I’ll need to shower and change.” Shield put his hand on my shoulder, and I knew he’d take care of it. “Let’s get this over with.”
Every brother would be called in for this one. The roar of our bikes filled the air as the entire club made their way to the old barn. None of us wanted to throw out a brother, but Satyr had gone too far. I didn’t think anyone would question Beast’s decision.
The barn came into view, and I parked off to the side. Walking inside, I saw Danny strung up from the center beam. His toes barely brushed the ground, and his hands were turning purple from the weight of his body pulling on his bound wrists.
Satyr kneeled on the floor, his hands on his thighs. They had already stripped him down to his underwear and he waited for what came next. His head hung, and his shoulders drooped. I didn’t know if he’d survive or not. Hell, would he even want to?
Everyone circled Satyr, and I noticed Danny watching.
“Watch what we’re going to do to someone we care about. Someone we’ve trusted. Then think about what kind of pain I’m going to inflict on a piece of shit rapist like you.” I smiled when he paled.
Beast stared at Satyr a moment. “It’s never a good day when one of our own betrays us. Satyr, I warned you to change your ways. We have given you multiple chances to become a better man. You ignored them all, then spit in our faces by lusting after an underage girl. Do you have anything to say?”
“Get it over with,” he mumbled.
“You know what happens next,” Beast said. He gave us all a nod.
I let Copper take the first shot. He hit Satyr so hard, a tooth flew out of his mouth as blood poured down his face. I took my shot, not holding back. I felt the bone of his cheek crunch. Each brother took a turn. When we’d finished, he wasn’t recognizable. Beast motioned for us to hold Satyr down. I kneeled on one of his wrists. Copper took the other one. Two other brothers held his legs as we pinned him on his stomach.
Beast took out a large knife and cut the colors off Satyr’s back. He screamed and cried until he passed out from the pain. We stood, leaving him on the dirty barn floor.
“If he’s alive when we’re done with Danny, dump his ass outside of town. Let the wildlife decide if he lives or dies,” Beast said.
I faced Danny, who openly cried. I had no sympathy for the fucker. He deserved everything we gave him, and more. Someone had been kind enough to lay out a bunch of tools on the nearby table. I went over and perused the selection before picking up a hammer. Approaching Danny, I watched his face as I slammed it against his toes, breaking them one at a time.
He screamed and wailed, begging for his life.
“Did she beg you?” I asked. “Did my wife ask for mercy? What about the others?”
“What others?” he asked.
“She wasn’t your first. Not someone like you. No, there have been more. Were they adults, or did you touch the children Matteo prostituted?” I asked.
“Oh, God.” He moaned. “I paid like everyone else. I’m no different from them. You aren’t torturing anyone else.”
“Not today. But I will. Once I track them all down,” I said. “Three of those kids are mine, and I will seek vengeance. Today is about my wife. You touched her. Ripped her clothes in an alley. Planned to rape her. I should have killed you then.”
I slammed the hammer into his kneecap, and he squealed like a pig. Before tossing the hammer aside, I busted his other one. I took my time, making him bleed, and breaking as many of his bones as I could. He pissed himself multiple times.
Beast put his hand on my shoulder. “Brother, why don’t you let us finish it? Go home to your family. Tell Leigha she’s safe. We’ll make sure he never hurts her, or anyone else, ever again. If he gives me the information I want, maybe I’ll end his life quicker.”
Danny started blubbering again. “I’ll tell you anything you want. Just please stop.”
“Find out who hurt the kids. I want them all to suffer,” I said.
Beast nodded. “I will. Now go. You’re needed elsewhere.”
I went outside, breathed in the fresh air, and got on my bike. When I pulled up at home, I saw the living room light on. I hoped like hell the kids weren’t watching for me. I had blood coating my skin and clothes. The last thing I wanted was to scare the hell out of them.
I cautiously opened the door and peered inside. Leigha greeted me with a sad smile.
“I told the kids to stay in their playroom for a little bit and come up with ideas of how they want it to look. I closed the door so you can get past them without terrifying anyone.”
As much as I wanted to kiss her, I didn’t dare right now. “I’ll shower and change.”
Logan stepped out of the living room, eyeing the blood on me. “I’ll watch the kids. Both of you take your time.”
He shook his head after I arched an eyebrow. I assumed Leigha would help me clean up. She went to the stairs, and I followed, going up to our room. She started the shower while I stripped out of my clothes, then I watched as she undressed too. I stepped under the spray and let it wash all the blood down the drain. By the time she joined me, the water ran clear.
Leigha reached for the shampoo and washed my hair, massaging my scalp with her fingers. Then she grabbed the conditioner. I’d never bothered with any in the past. Since she’d moved in, a few things were changing in my grooming routine. I hadn’t told her yet, but I’d ordered some beard supplies. Her dad had mentioned a place that sold oils, beard balms, and beard wash. Figured it wouldn’t hurt to try it. Maybe look less like a homeless mountain man.
She started soaping my body, and my cock stiffened. The moment her fingers wrapped around the hard length, I knew I wasn’t getting out of the shower without fucking her. She finished cleaning me and I rinsed before reaching out and pulling her against me.
“Danny won’t bother you again,” I said. “And my brothers are going to find Matteo.”
“Was all that blood from him?” she asked.
I shook my head. “No, kitten. I’m afraid not. We had to kick a brother out of the club. He wanted one of the girls, kept staring at her and acting like he owned her. Beast decided he’d had enough. Satyr had been in trouble before, so this wasn’t out of the blue.”
“I’m sorry,” she said, reaching up to cup my cheek. “Need me to take your mind off it?”
I smiled. “And how do you plan to do that?”
She turned and walked over to the built-in bench, then leaned over, bracing her hands. Leigha parted her thighs, and I groaned. The woman wasn’t playing fair. I went up behind her, placing my hands on her hips. Her skin felt like satin. Leaning over her, I kissed my way down her spine, then nipped one of her ass cheeks.
“Do you have any idea how much you turn me on?” I asked. “I’m the luckiest bastard in the world because I get to call you mine.”
“You’re also a dad now, which means we probably have another ten minutes before the kids decide to come out of their room.” She looked at me over her shoulder. “Take me, Tucker. Make me yours. It doesn’t have to be sweet or slow. I won’t break.”
I curved my body over hers and eased inside her. Her pussy clenched down when I was only halfway in, and I growled. I could feel my balls draw up and knew I wouldn’t last. Slipping my hand between her legs, I worked her clit. It only took a few strokes before Leigha pressed back against me.
“Please, Tucker! Don’t make me wait.”
I started thrusting, my hips smacking against her ass as I pounded into her. She’d said she didn’t need sweet or slow. I unleashed all the pain, anger, and fear I’d been feeling since I’d walked into the clubhouse earlier. She took it all and gave herself to me fully. I rubbed her clit faster, refusing to come before she did. When she cried out my name, her pussy gripping me tight, I pumped into her faster.
With a roar everyone could probably hear downstairs and outside, I came inside her. I panted for breath, and pressed a kiss to her shoulder, then her neck. “I love you, Leigha.”
I felt her shaking and pulled back, worried I’d done something wrong. She stood and faced me, a smile on her lips before her laughter spilled out. “You just had to tell me that for the first time when your cock was inside me.”
“What?” I stared and blinked, wondering if she was upset about it. Since she was laughing, I hoped that meant everything was all right between us.
“I love you too. You said you loved me for the first time after sex. I hope that isn’t going to be the norm.”
“Ummm…”
She pressed her lips to mine. “It’s okay. Until this moment, I’d thought you were different from every man I know. You proved you are a typical guy. I bet there isn’t a man out there who hasn’t said those words right after he came -- at least once.”
“I’ll tell you many times, every day, for the rest of our lives.”
She wrapped her arms round me, and I’d have gladly gone for round two, if I hadn’t heard the kids yelling for us from downstairs.
“Time to go be parents,” she said.
“Can’t wait.” And I really couldn’t. I now had everything I never realized I needed, and I’d protect them with my life.