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Story: Saige

I take my shirt off and I have Loki help me get it on her. Once she is covered, I look over to see Tires putting his shirt on the other girl. I pull out my phone and ring Stone. He said no matter what was going on, call him when we found her. I also call Doc to get him to the room.

“Where is she?!” We hear Stone yelling as he comes down the hall.

“Dad, in here!” Tires yells. Stone comes running in the room followed by Doc and Cruz.

“Oh, my baby girl! What’ve they done to you?!” Stone comes over to the mattress Saige is on, and I reluctantly move over so that he can be by her.

Doc starts checking her out. I watch him and say, “Doc, she has some bite marks on her, and there was some blood on the inside of her legs. Also, I think he broke a couple of her ribs.”

Stone gets up, goes over to Pyro’s body, and starts kicking it. “Wake up, so I can kill you myself you little bastard!” We all watch as Stone lets some of his rage out. Finally, he starts to slow down.

Cruz puts his hand on his shoulder. “Our girl is going to need you thinking straight, brother. Come on, let’s get these girls out of here and to the hospital. They both need to be checked out.”

Sighing, Stone turns towards us. “Doc, can they be moved safely, or do we need to call Commander Thomas, have him bring ambulances for the girls?”

Doc looks over the other girl and comes back to Saige. “I hate to say this Pres, but they both have a couple of broken ribs and possibly concussions. It would be best for them to go in the ambulance. Wolfe and Hawke areon shift today. I’ll make sure that they are the ones to take them. That way this stays in the club. I’ll call them now.”

I look at Stone, “Pres, we’ll still need to call Commander Thomas. He needs to know we found them.”

He looks around the room, “Yeah, I’ll call him. Let him know, let him know that Rancor and a few others got away. Tech found the computer, it showed that the auction was over and that both of them had been sold. So, we’ll have to find out to who, and keep them safe.”

Tires looks at his dad and states, “I’m the one that shot Pyro. I told him if he ever touched her again, I’d kill him. I’m going to ride with Saige in the ambulance.” Stone nods. Loki is still holding Saige’s hand, and he is just staring at her face. I know that he feels like it is his fault that she got taken. And in my mind, I blamed him too. But now that we have her back, I have to focus on her and let it go. It’s what she would want.

Wolfe and Hawke get the girls in the ambulance, with Tires riding with them. Stone wanted Loki and I to follow and stay with them. Doc is already waiting for us at the hospital. Cruz and the others stayed with Stone to talk to Commander Thomas. They’ll be coming to the hospital shortly. I just pray that what these two went through, that they come out of it okay.

Eighteen

Bexley

I’m awake,but I don’t open my eyes. I try to fight through the pain I am feeling. I smell antiseptic and hear some beeping noises, so I open my eyes to see that I’m in a hospital room. I take in my surroundings and see that there is an Adonis with beautiful green eyes staring at me. “Hey, welcome back to the land of the living. What’s your name?”

“Bex…Bexley. Can I have some water? Who are you?” He gets up, puts a straw in a cup, bringing the straw to my lips.

“Slowly. Take sips.” I stare at him the whole time. I’m a little wary of him. “I’m Tires,” he says.

My eyes widen. “Saige’s brother? Where, how is she? How long have we been here? I tried to help her, but Iwas handcuffed and then he hit me, knocking me out.” Tears are streaming down my face. I can’t stop them as I think about what was happening to my friend, and I couldn’t do anything to help her.

Tires sets the cup down, then looks down at me, “Hey now, calm down. She’s gonna be okay. She wasn’t raped. She was able to fight back a little, and we found you both in time. She has some bruises, has a couple cracked ribs, and a mild concussion. Speaking of, you’re in the same boat. The doctor wrapped your ribs, put you on a strong antibiotic. They just want to make sure infection doesn’t set up in the cuts and scrapes you have. You’ve been here for a few days. You’ve been in and out of it, mostly out.”

“Thank you. How long will I have to stay here? I know Saige said she wanted me to come to the clubhouse with her. I would really like to see her.”

He smiles at me. “My aunt already has a room ready for you at the clubhouse. Saige demanded it when she woke up. You both should be getting out of here today. I’ll go check with the doc and see if we can get you both out of here soon. Also, they have a therapist coming in to talk to you both.” He winks at me as he walks out the door. Oh, dear Lord, that man is going to turn my world upside down. I can feel it. My heart is already skipping beats just from looking at him.

Nineteen

Saige

I’ve been homea couple of weeks. I wake up screaming at night from nightmares, some nights, several times. Loki is usually right there and calms me down. He really hasn’t left my side. I barely make it to the bathroom alone. I know he feels like it’s his fault, that he’s trying to make it up to me. I’ve tried talking to him, letting him know that I don’t blame him. I blame myself, as I should. I let the prospect leave when he wasn’t supposed to, then I let Loki and Sloane leave out before I was ready. I was afraid everyone would crowd me in, but mostly everyone has been great, just letting me be.

Lynch came to me the other day and begged for me to forgive him for not taking care of Pyro before all of this happened. I remember telling him there was nothing toforgive him for. He had no control over what Pyro did. We had a funeral for Tonks, it was a beautiful send off. After the funeral, Dad had pulled me and Bexley into his office. He said that we would have to have at least two to three patches with us if we walk out of the clubhouse doors, that Rancor and a few others got away. I asked about Poppy and Lilly, he said that they were dead, that he was sorry about my friends. I told him about Poppy and said they were no friends of mine. I was glad they were gone. Then I asked about Tonya, only to find out she is missing. I reckon Rancor took her. He also said that Tech is still trying to hunt down who it was that bid on us.

Bexley has taken to a few of the folks in the club, which makes me happy. She is such a great person. She and I are going to the bakery later today to go over a few things. I can’t wait to get my hands back to making cakes and creating new things. Sloane has done such a wonderful job of keeping things going for me. Our customers that had the special orders? They’re awesome. They said that they would wait for me to be home and safe, not to worry about their orders. So, I’m going to make a few cakes today to be delivered to them all. My bruises have faded some, I refuse to cover them with makeup. I dress in a club tank top and some jeans. I grab up a scrunchie, then lock my room. I’m supposed tomeet Sloane and Bexley in the common room with whoever is going to the bakery with us. I know Loki is going. He still won’t leave my side.

I walk in to see Bex and Sloane at the table talking and laughing. I’m so glad that she is fitting in, that everyone is accepting her. Loki, Tires, Cotton, and Grange are standing by the door ready to go. “Hey girls. Y’all ready to go get some sweet things made and sold today?” They both laugh and we head out to my cage. I give Tires my keys, the others follow on their bikes. Bexley and I both still have a lot of pain from our cracked ribs. I’ll be so happy to be back to one hundred percent. The bite marks have pretty much healed up and are at the itching stage. I just want to put all of this behind me. Move on. I see how Cotton, Tires, and my dad watch me all the time. It makes my anxiety higher. He pulls us up to the back door at the bakery, I go to unlock the door. When we all get inside, the guys go check everything out, then sit at one of the tables I have set up out front.

Sloane and I had talked with Bexley, and we thought that we should add some tables in case someone wanted to eat a sweet in the store. We even set up Wi-Fi. So now we are a bakery and sweets cafe. I had pulled Sloane aside one day to thank her for keeping the place running while I was trapped and gave her an envelope with someextra money. She deserved it. We get everything turned on, the ovens warming, and I get to work setting up what I need to make my first three cakes. Bexley goes up front to take inventory for the things that we need to replace and make. Sloane starts up the coffee and unlocks the front door, turning the open sign over.

I get my hands into the batter and I instantly calm. Sloane is making the cookies and turnovers that are needed out front, and Bexley is running the register and serving those that come in to sit. I’m on my third cake when Loki comes in the kitchen to tell me that there is someone out front that I need to see. “Who is it?”