Wayward Beginning (Wayward Saints MC Book 3) (17 page)

Chapter Thirty-Two

Two Weeks Later

Last week, Henley and I collected her things at her office. Good thing I brought Brantley and Dominic with us because Sutter thought he could start shit with me. When they found out Sutter was the one who hurt Anslie, they didn’t take it well.

I’m pretty sure Sutter is in a hospital bed right now. There’s a
slight
possibility they broke both his legs and arms. He will definitely be watching his back. The more shit he talked to Henley, the more I wanted to put him in the ground.

Today is the first day my girl is working in her new office. All morning, it is the only thing she can talk about. Seeing how excited she is makes everything worth it. I know she hated that I paid cash for the building, but the money doesn’t matter to me. I would have paid double that just to see the smile on her face when I give her the keys.

I watch her jump around and smile bigger than I have ever seen before. I drop her off at the new office, making her promise to call if she needs anything. Making my way to the club house, I stop off to check on Anslie and the twins.

She’s been home for a few days, but I still feel the need to check on her and make sure she is really okay after that scare.

Before I can even make it to the door, the twins come barreling out of the house and wrap their little arms around my legs. “Gampa!”

Seeing them makes me anxious to meet our little one. We are supposed to find out the sex of the baby soon. Either way, I know I’ll love that little one just like the rest of them.

Picking up the boys, I make my way to the house and kiss Anslie on the cheek. “Hey, baby girl. How are you feeling?”

She rubs her belly and smiles. “I’m great, Dad. How’s Henley doing?”

I smile. “She’s good. Today is her first day at the new office.”

“Ohhhh, I’m so excited for her.”

“Me, too. She is really excited about getting back to work. I just hope she finds someone to take over when she has the baby.”

“Dad, you guys will figure it out. I’m so happy for you. I don’t remember you ever being this happy with Mom. It’s a good look.” She grins and I wrap her in a hug.

We watch the twins play as we continue to talk. By the time I leave, it’s almost six, but I still haven’t heard from Henley. I dial her number and it just rings. The only time she doesn’t answer for me is when she’s in court, but she’s not scheduled for court for another few weeks.

I have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, so I dial Bentley. “Bent, I need you to meet me at the law office,” I say as calmly as I can.

“Yeah, pops. I can be there in, like, fifteen.”

“Just get there as fast as you can,” I grind out.

“Why? Is everything okay?”

“I don’t know, but I have a bad feeling. Henley’s not answering her phone and I have a feeling something’s wrong.”

“I’ll get there as soon as I can.”

I pocket my phone and crank the engine on my bike. I drive like a bat out of hell to get to my ol’ lady. I won’t let anyone or anything hurt her or our unborn child.

Chapter Thirty-Three

The first day in the new office has been amazing. I still can’t believe Cason would do all of this for me. It’s like a dream come true, and the excitement is dripping off me. Maybe if I wasn’t so excited, I would have been paying more attention.

The last few days, my relationship with Nikki has become strained. I think part of it is because she doesn’t like me dating Cason, which I can understand. If
she
was dating him, I would be jealous as hell, too. He is the epitome of bad ass biker and sexy older man rolled into one.

When she walks into the WS Law Offices, I can tell something is wrong. She looks upset and I want to help her. At first, our conversation is normal. We talk about everything that has been going on lately.

However, the minute I tell her I’m pregnant, her whole demeanor changes. She looks pissed. I have never seen her mad before, so I don’t know how to handle it.

“You’re pregnant?” Her eyes are blazing and I am starting to get a little worried.

“Yeah, I found out a few weeks ago. Cason and I are so excited,” I say with as much enthusiasm as I can fake. I don’t want her to see that I’m scared. As she stares at me, I stealthy reach for my phone. Before I can hit Cason’s name, she grabs it from me and drops it on the ground, stomping on it a few times.

She walks to the front door and turns the lock, spinning back towards me. There is nothing in my office I can use as a weapon.

“Henley, remember when I told you to stay away from my man? I warned you, but you didn’t listen. Instead, you went and got pregnant by my man.
He. Is. Mine
!” she yells. “He has been mine since I was seventeen! He knows I am the woman he’s supposed to be with. He even told me so one night when he caught me sneaking out of Robbie’s room.”

I feel like I need to puke. He wouldn’t have said that to a minor, would he?

“He told me he loved me and that I was the only girl he could ever love. He wanted me to have his baby. He wanted us to be a family! You are ruining everything!”

As I back away from her, she reaches out and grabs me by the hair. She swings me around, slamming me into my desk. Luckily, it’s not high enough to hit my stomach, but I know I will have bruises on my thighs. I stumble over it and try and get as far away from her as I can.

“What do you want from me, Nikki?” I ask. I just want her to leave me alone. Putting my hand on my stomach, I watch her eyes turn almost black with anger.

“You’ve always known what I wanted. You took him from me, and I pretended everything was okay. But now you are having a baby with the man I’ve been in love with for years. I can’t let that go. That is crossing a line.” She has never told me how she felt about Cason. Hell, she acts like they were in a relationship.

“I’m sorry, Nikki, but I never meant to steal your man. I never knew you were in love with Cason. You should have–”

“
You lying bitch
! I fucking told you all about Cason and me, but you chose to ignore me…just like everyone else! You never cared about our friendship. You just used me to get to him.” The crazy look in her eyes is getting worse and I don’t know what to do.

“Nikki, I didn’t steal him from you,” I state.

“I set up cameras in both your places so I would know how close you two were getting, but the feed was shut off. I knew he would get tired of your fat ass. Cason only likes women like me and his ex, Selena. Trust me, Henley. You won’t matter to him in another few months. You don’t deserve him
or
his child.”

She lunges at me. When I duck, she topples over the desk and hits her head. I peek over the edge of the desk and see her lying on the floor. She looks like she’s unconscious, but I can’t be certain.

I run to the phone and dial Cason’s number, but it goes to his voicemail. Hanging up, I dial the only other number I know. Before I can connect the call, I feel something connect with the side of my head. Falling to the ground, I drop the phone and try to brace my body for impact.

As I hit the ground, I hear glass breaking behind me. The only thoughts running through my head are concern for the baby, and hope that Cason is the one breaking the window.

I can see Cason starting to run towards me, but Nikki pulls out a gun and points it at him.

“Don’t you dare go near her!” she screams.

I’m starting to panic, but I try to keep the fear from showing. I look over at Cason. He looks pissed and concerned at the same time.

“What the fuck is going on in here?” he growls.

“Baby, you know exactly why I’m doing this. We are meant to be together. Remember how good we were together?” she whines.

“Bitch, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Cason spits out.

Nikki takes the gun and points it at me. “Cason, tell her that it’s me you love. Remember when you caught me sneaking out of Robbie’s room? You told me how much you wanted to bend me over the couch and take me. You told me you loved me! Tell her she isn’t the one who is supposed to be pregnant with your kid. I am!
Tell her
!”

Cason turns to me and our eyes lock.

“Tell her! If you don’t, I’ll put a bullet in her head. I want her to live with the guilt of breaking up our family, but if you won’t tell her, she won’t live through this.”

Nikki is staring at me. I’ve never been as scared as I am now. She can’t be that crazy, can she? I thought she was just jealous, but maybe I was wrong.

Cason’s head snaps over to Nikki and he stares at her for a minute. He must be trying to figure out if she’s serious or not. I hold my breath. Then he turns to me. “Hen, I love Nikki. I always have, and I’m sorry for leading you on.”

Even though I know what he’s saying isn’t true, it still hurts. Tears start to roll down my face, and I can’t help the feeling of dread coursing through my body.

He turns back to Nikki. “Nikki, come here, babe. Give me the gun. Let’s get out of here.”

I scoot back towards the desk when I see Bentley coming around the corner, his gun drawn and pointed right at Nikki.

“You’re lying!” she yells, raising her gun.

I watch as Bentley fires his gun, hitting Nikki in the head.

I can’t stop the sobs. The gun falls out of Nikki’s hand and discharges, but I don’t see where the shot goes. Tears are running down my face when Cason finally reaches me, pulling me into his arms. I have never seen someone get shot, and I know I never want to see it happen again.

“Henley, are you okay?” he asks, looking me over.

All I can do is nod. No words form, and I can’t stop the tears. I hold onto him tight, never wanting to let him go.