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“She needs me, Ghost.”

Looking down at Haizley, I countered, “She needs someone that is going to put her fucking first for once. Go find Gunner. He needs you.”

“Ghost,” King called, and I raised my hand, cutting him off. I needed to go to my fucking woman. Hold her in my arms and let her grieve.

Taking the steps two at a time, I stood in the room’s doorway she shared with Dani. She laid on the bed, pillow tucked close to her chest and cried.

Closing the door quietly, I slipped off my cut and boots. Then crawled into the bed behind her. Sliding my arm under her shoulders, I pulled the pillow away and turned her into my chest, settling her head on my heart.

“I’ve got you, Princess. I won’t let you down.”

“She’s gone, Travis.”

“She’s not gone, baby. She’s right downstairs.”

“They’ll take her away. They’ll take her to New York and I’ll never see her again,” she cried into my chest.

“I thought you wanted to go with them?” I asked, praying for a different answer. Knowing that if she followed Dani to New York, I would be right there with her.

“Danny will never allow that. Not after the things I said.”

I didn’t know how to fix things between her and Danny. I would need Haizley for that. But I vowed right in that moment that I would walk away from my brothers and the Silver Shadows before I ever put the fucking club ahead of her.

Chapter Thirty-Three

Melissa

I laid on Travis’ chest, drowning in my grief, when a soft knock on the door startled me.

“I’ll get it.”

I turned away from whoever was there. I didn’t want to speak to anyone. I heard Amber’s voice when the door opened.

“I need the crib. We’re putting Danny and Dante in another room,” she whispered.

“No,” I said, standing up. “They should stay here. Dani knows this room. It’s important for her to be somewhere that’s familiar.” I looked at the rumpled bed. “I can change the sheets and make up the bed for them.”

“I can do that,” Amber offered.

“Please, let me do it.”

She nodded and disappeared down the hallway.

“Princess, you don’t have to.”

“No,” I said, shaking my head. “I need to do this. For me.”

He watched me for a moment and I pleaded with my eyes. Begging him not to ask me why. I wasn’t sure I could adequately explain why this was important to me.

“Ok.”

Amber returned, and the three of us quickly stripped and remade the bed. I swiftly packed my belongings from the dresser and bathroom into the duffle bag that had been my one constant thing over the past two weeks, other than Dani.

Travis took my bag in one hand and me in the other and led me from the room. My feet halted when I saw Danny and Dante in the hall. I couldn’t speak. Danny held Danika in his arms and glared as he passed by me into the room they would share with her.

Dante stopped in front of me.

“Melissa.”