Never Forever (BlackPath MC Book 1) (14 page)

I
finally have some hope. I received notice that my leave has been approved and I
will be standing back on American soil within two weeks. I have to get there
and get Callie back. My whole life is in that woman and I won’t let her go. Cru
told me some damn biker is sniffing around her. He can’t have what is mine. I
know I screwed up, but it won’t happen again. I know I can make her understand
if I can just hold her and explain. This damn ocean between us is killing us. 
Don’t worry baby, I am on my way and then you will be completely mine.

I
wake up to light streaming into my room. It’s too bright. I look at the clock
on my night stand and it reads 10:30. I have slept all night and practically
all morning. I was dead to the world. I have to get a shower and get a move on.
I am not sure how this day will turn out. I hope I have thought of everything.
This cannot turn out wrong. I have tried to think of everyone and all the
angles. I need to talk to Fe. He is my go to person when I have problems to
solve, my sounding board

I
sit up and stretch, then get up and think of what I need to wear today. I
decide on a dress and my boots. It will make the statement I need. I get my
shower and morning rituals done. I study myself in the mirror. I blow out my
hair and that gives it the extra body I want, then I give it a little curl. I move
on to my make-up and I take extra time while not over doing it. Kelsey always
tells me if I don’t feel good at least look good. I give myself the last once
over and I’ll do. I opt for a soft sachet instead of perfume.

I
sit and try to get my nerves settled and I catch a glimpse of the jersey I
usually sleep in. It belongs to Mason. I took it out of his room before he left
the last time. I told him I would sleep in it every night and dream he was
holding me in his arms. That seems like a lifetime ago. What happened to us? He
cheated on you! I’m an idiot. He was probably cheating on me the whole time.
What am I doing? I do not have time for this! Broken hearts are for fools. I
was a fool.

Never
again. Never forever. Never forever. This will be in my head for the rest of my
life. My blinders have been taken off. I am no longer that blind fool.

I
hear a knock at my door and I know it’s show time. I go over to the door and
open it up and there stands the last person I would have thought would be
knocking on my door.

“Devil,
I guess dad got in touch with you. Let’s go downstairs and get this over with.”
I tell him and start to go into the hall but he doesn’t move. “Are we going?” I
ask him but he is moving me back into my room.

“Chief
said I could talk to you first. I want to say my piece without any
interruptions, then we can go. Will you let me do that, please?” He gives me a
very intense look. I know I should say no, but he has me curious at what he
thinks he can say to make this better.

“Ok,
Devil. I will give you that, if you give me something in return.” I never take
my eyes off his so he knows he cannot intimidate me in any way.

“What
do you want little girl?” he is trying to flirt with me but I’m not stupid and
will not fall for his charm in any way.

“Actually
two things now that I think about it.” I add on.

“Give
a female an inch and she thinks she owns the whole damn territory. Ok, two.
When you are done it is my turn.” I guess if charm doesn’t work he turns to
insults. At least they’re good natured insults.

“Agreed.
One, quit calling me girl. If you want me to marry you, don’t you think I am a
woman? I am very capable and if I can make a decision like this I think I am a
woman.” I look at him and he nods his head in agreeance.

“Point
well made. No more girl. If I slip up, I will only be playing or I will be
apologizing.” He looks sincere but what do I know? I always believed Mason and
I see how well that worked out. For some reason I believe him.

“Ok,
two, what is your birth name. I know Devil is your club name, and it is what
you go by, but if I am to consider anything you have asked of me, I need to at
least need to know the name your mom gave you at birth.” I know most club
members consider the name the club gives them their name, but for some reason I
want to know his real name. I have a need to know more about him.

“Ok,
I can give you that too. You are right, though, everyone calls me Devil. Well
everyone but my mom, grandma, and sister. My name is Kylar Damien Steel.” I see
the little smile he gives me when he talks about his family. He loves them. He
doesn’t mind showing he loves them. Very nice. I like that. Most men try to
hide their emotions. When he smiles his lips look so full and soft. What the
heck? Just an observation.

“Kylar
Damien Steel. Do you get called Ky? Did they get Devil from Damien?  You know
like Damien in the Omen? The Devil’s spawn.” I ask flirting with him. I mean
teasing him. I was only teasing him.

“So,
you do have a sense of humor. I like it. No, I do not get called Ky. Only
Kylar. I got the name Devil for an entirely different reason. Though that is a
good one. You and my sister are going to get along great if you like horror
movies. Even though she hardly ever sees a full movie. She is too busy covering
her eyes at the good parts.” He tells me, teasing me back. He really loves his
sister I can tell by the way he speaks of her.

“Ok,
I have to get this out before they come to take us down stairs. Will you just
keep an open mind and not jump to conclusions?” he waits for me to answer. I
know I need to listen to him, but I have already made up my mind.

“I
said I would. I always keep my word. So go.” I give him the go ahead and sit on
my bed to listen. He sits beside me and takes my hand. Then he turns to me and
cups my face with his hand. I look in his eyes and I feel this nervousness in
my stomach. He has the most beautiful brown eyes. Bedroom eyes, I think is what
Kelsey calls them. Yes, I can see why women fall at his feet. His hair is a
medium brown and it looks so soft with waves through it. It falls right on the
bottom of his neck. Women would kill for that kind of wave in their hair. His
eyes are such a deep brown, they can almost hypnotize you. I could almost get
lost in them.

“Are
you with me? You look kinda dazed.” Yeah, he knows I was thinking about his
sexy self. What am I doing? This is not me. Snap out of it Callie. I jerk
myself away from him.

“Alright,
just tell me.” I know that came out snarky, but I need to keep my head about
me. He needs to keep his hands over there and I need to stay over here.

“Alright
then, let’s get to this.” He gets up and starts to pace.

“Alrigh,t
just tell me.” Callie says to me. She’s sounding snarky now. I caught her
checking me out and looking a little too long. So I do affect her a little
anyway.

“Alright
then, let’s get to this.” I can’t sit still anymore. I have to get up and pace.
“I am here to make you mine. Forever. Not for just right now. You will be my
wife and I am not giving you or anyone else a choice. We can do it the easy way
with Chief’s ok, or the hard way. By the way, happy late birthday.”

She
starts to interrupt. I can see by the look on her face I have pissed her off
straight out the gate. I raise my hand to calm her, she jerks away but remains
quiet.

“Ok,
that is the harsh part. I know that asshole you thought you loved cheated on
you. I am not him. I am not offering love, but respect and loyalty. You know
how a club works and I need that. Steel is going to be retiring from being
President in a year or so and I will be taking over and I need a good woman who
will stand beside me. I saw for myself that you can do that. We can be good
together.”

I
give her that part while pacing, then I sit beside her and I take her hand, and
before she can back away, my lips are on hers. I start out slow, kissing her
lips, then I take it deeper and slide my tongue over her lips until she opens
for me. I entangle my tongue with hers. Tasting her and exploring slowly. When
we pull apart. I look in her eyes and I see she wants more, but this is not the
time.

“Callie,
I know you are the one that killed Chaz. You, not Chief. His club covered it up
and I will do what I have to with that information to get you.” She tries to
pull back from me and looks horrified and pissed. Then I do the only thing I
can, I kiss her again. Taking my time. I can feel myself getting hard from her
taste and feeling her so close to me. It feels like it has been too long since
I have had a woman. Damn she feels good. I have to remember why I am here and
keep my mind on the job at hand.

Callie
pulls away from and she is trying to slow her breathing. “Are you trying to
blackmail me, you asshole?” she is fuming. Her eyes are a brighter blue when
she is mad. She is beautiful.

“I’m
telling you I will do what I have to. I will get what I want. I would rather do
this easy. We marry and have a good life. Respect and loyalty will endure a
long time. Love is a fleeting emotion, as you have recently learned. Then Chief
and the BlackPath MC stay clean. They have worked hard at getting their club
cleaned up and to start to build a good reputation in the community. It would
be a shame to take all that away. Just think about it. You will have a good
life with me. I will treat you like the princess you are.” I try to think of
anything I can grasp at to get my way. I can’t read her. Usually I can read a
person pretty good but not Callie.

Before
I can ask her what she is thinking there is a knock at the door and then the
door opens and Chief barges in and I know our conversation is over.

“Devil,
when I said you could talk to Callie, I did not mean in her room. Who told you
to come up here?” Chief ask. Of course I knew Chief didn’t mean for me to be in
Callie’s room, but apparently Ty didn’t think anything about it. He told where
to find her.

“Ty
told me to come up and told me where her room was. I thought you told him to
let me up here. We were just talking. Getting to know each other better.” I lie
to Chief. Well, partially lie. Ty did tell me to come up.

“He’s
right dad. Ky and I were just getting to know each other.” Callie grins at me.
She knows what she is doing, but I guess I’ll give it to her. At least she’s
covering for me, even if I don’t know what she is thinking.

“Ok
then. Come on Ky, Cross is here and ready. Callie, he wants to speak to you
first. In my office. Let’s go.” The smartass thinks he’s funny. I give Callie
one last look before I start out the door.

“Well
come on, Cam. Since we’re on first name basis.” I give it right back to Chief,
but I see the death glare he fixes me with. Man can’t take a joke.

We
walk down the stairs to the bar area, and I see everyone is waiting on us.
Steel is sitting at a table in the corner and Devil goes to join him. Ty is
talking to Trent and then I notice it.

My
brother finally got his cut. He’s a full member. I am so proud of him. He has
been working a little over a year to get this and I know dad is proud of him. I
go straight to him and give him a big hug and he takes me in his arms and gives
it right back. Then I kiss his cheek “I am so proud of you. I go to sleep for a
few hours and you become a member.” Things are happening so fast this weekend.

“Yeah,
dad called a surprise meeting a few hours ago and Woody and I both got our cuts.
No more grunt work.” Ty is beside himself and I can’t blame him. This is what
he’s wanted since I can remember. To ride beside dad. To not only be his son,
but his brother in the club. I am proud of him for seeing being a prospect
through and holding onto that dream.

I
see Woody at the other end of the bar and go down and give him a hug and
congratulate him. Woody hugs me back and kisses the top of my head. I hear a
growl behind me. I know it is coming from Devil, but I ignore it and go back
over to my dad.

“Cross
is in my office waiting on you. Do you want me to go in there with you?” I know
my dad wants to go with me but I have to do this alone.

“No
dad. I need to talk to him alone. Are we meeting in your office after this?
It’ll only be Cross, You, Devil, Steel, Trent, Ty and me. Is that ok? Then we
will do whatever you need, but I want to hammer this out alone first.” I know
no one has any idea what I’m doing but that’s the point. I want all the details
done before everyone else knows.

“Ok.
However you want it. Steel do you agree?” That’s the first time my dad has
talked anywhere near nice to them.

“That’s
fine with me. What about you, son? You have any objections?” Steel ask Devil.

“No,
no objections.” Devil agrees

I
turn and walk towards dad’s office but Ty stops me and pulls me in for a hug
and whispers in my ear, “Don’t do anything you are not comfortable with. We
will fight until the last man for you. You remember that going in there. You
will always be my baby sister and no one will take you from us against your
will.”

I
feel tears behind my eyes, but I know I have to be strong. That is the sweetest
thing Ty has said to me in a long time and just knowing Ty has my back comforts
me. “Thank you, bubba. I love you too.” I only have called Ty and Tommy bubba.
It is a word I cherish. Both have been the most amazing brothers to me. Then I
pull out of his arms and walk the rest of the way into dad’s office to have one
of the most important talks of my life. My life as an adult starts now. I shut
the door on the people waiting on answers from me and make the hardest decision
of my life.