Chapter Nineteen

Ghost

S EEING HOW MUCH yesterday took out of Alana when she walked through the door of the clubhouse was like a punch to the gut. Colton and I know leaving the compound causes her to freak out and if one of us aren’t with her, Alana tends to go into a full blown panic attack. We’re the only ones who can calm her down by reminding her of the techniques Debbie has been working on with her. To know that Deegan and Kian couldn’t give that to her because they don’t know what to do, breaks something deep inside me. I should’ve been there with her so she could have a good time putting out fliers of her photography business to get it off the ground and do what she truly loves. Instead, I spent the day at work with my mind always on her as usual. It was the longest day of my life and I only wanted to get to the clubhouse and hold my girl close as I calmed her down after dealing with her anxiety all day long. Instead, it was more fucking drama with Liz who shouldn’t even be at the clubhouse in the first place.

Liz is done. While Alana was beating the shit out of her, I looked over to Vault to find his face a deep shade of red and the vein in his neck sticking out and beating a rapid pulse. Annabell keeps her hand on his arm and I know she’s the only reason he’s not storming over to where we are and dealing with Liz right this second. He’s letting Alana get her justice until I pull her into my arms so she doesn’t hurt herself on a skank who means nothing to me. Liz is a desperate piece of shit who has lied to herself so much she now believes what she’s saying. No matter who talks to her, she can’t get it through her mind that I’m not with her and will never choose her over Alana and Geek.

After spending the night with Alana, making sure she was taken care of, I left Colton in the bedroom with her when I heard a light knock on my door. Leaving our bedroom after putting on a pair of sweatpants, I opened the door to find my parents, Slim, Playboy, and Sam standing in front of our door. Stepping back, I let them all in and they enter the living room and take seats around the room.

“How is she?” my mom asks me, her voice lower than normal because she knows we’re trying to get Alana to rest.

“She just fell asleep. I hope she sleeps all night tonight and doesn’t have a nightmare. With the toll of the day weighin’ heavily on her and then dealin’ with Liz, I know she’s not gonna be in a good headspace. I have a feelin’ Pops will be talkin’ with her tomorrow because he was watchin’ her in the common room. If anyone can get through to her, it will be him,” I answer them honestly as I look at our parents.

“How are you and Colton doin’?” Playboy questions, pulling Sam into his arms as he looks at me.

“We’re doin’ as good as we can. Other than work and tryin’ to find Terrence so this shit can be over with, our entire focus is Alana and givin’ her what she needs each day. Some days are really good and we laugh and have fun. Other days, like today, she needs us and a safe place to land. She has a hard time leavin’ the compound. Here she feels safe behind the gate where no one can get to her who doesn’t belong. Debbie, her counselor, has been workin’ with her on techniques to deal with her anxiety. Today, wasn’t a good day for her. Kian and Deegan don’t know what to do to help her and that’s somethin’ we should’ve addressed before now,” I tell them, dropping my head with the realization we should’ve talked to them before they took her away from the compound.

“Son, this entire situation is new for all of you. Colton and you are doin’ the best you can and that’s all Alana wants. She doesn’t care if you make mistakes or don’t get things right the first time. All she wants to know is that you have her back and can give her the strength when she doesn’t have it to get through each day. It’s what we all want and you can’t give her more than that,” my dad says, his voice gentle as he looks at my mom as she has tears in her eyes. I know she’s thinking of her past and everything she went through before finding my dad and them getting together.

We all know my mom’s story. She used to be with the Wild Kings as a club girl. Despite her title in the club, she met a man by the name of Killian when he joined and they soon became glued at the hip. My mom got pregnant with my sister Natalia and before she could tell Killian, he was killed. For the longest time, my mom wasn’t good and sank to the deepest depths of despair and depression. I’m grateful every day my dad was able to break down her walls and build a life with her as he built her back up after losing a man she loved.

“Get up to bed and hold your girl close. Be with her and make sure you take her nightmares away. We’ll be here in the morning. I think your dad is gonna head to the shop with you. We’ll be here and will hang out with Alana until you get home. I know Colton has to work out of town and will be leaving in a few hours,” Sam says, standing from her seat next to Playboy as I join her and show our parents where the guest rooms are.

After making sure they didn’t need anything else, I head back up to our room and strip down to nothing before climbing back into bed with Alana. Geek looks at me as he holds her tighter in his embrace while I move up against her back and place my hand on her hip. Alana moves around a little bit before settling once again between us. Closing my eyes, I let sleep claim me, images of Alana getting taken by Terrence filling my head.

W aking up after only three hours of sleep, I know I’m not gonna be able to fall back asleep again. Getting out of bed, I take care of business in the bathroom before putting on a pair of shorts and my socks and sneakers before heading to the basement. We have a full gym down there and today I’m going to make use of it. Starting on the treadmill, I run for several miles before jogging as a cool down. Taping up my hands, I move to the punching bag and work on my stance and fighting technique before heading for the weight bench. I complete a circuit on the equipment before making my way back upstairs to take a shower so I can get ready for the day.

Alana is waking up when I enter our bedroom and I stop next to the bed. She rolls over after patting the side of the bed I sleep on to find it cold and empty. Alana’s eyes pop open and a soft smile fills her face when she sees me standing next to the bed, covered in sweat and only wearing a pair of shorts.

“Where were you?” she asks, her voice husky and filled with sleep as she stretches out her body.

“Down in the gym. Couldn’t sleep so I got a workout in. Are you okay? Did you sleep good?” I ask her, leaning over the bed to press a soft kiss against her lips.

“I’m okay. A little tired still. I didn’t have any nightmares so I’m going to count that as a win. Are you getting in the shower now?”

“Yeah. You wanna join me?” I question, my eyebrows shooting up as she nods her head and carefully slides out of bed without waking up Colton.

Together we enter the bathroom and I turn on the shower before turning to face my girl. Alana is leaning against the counter as I step between her legs and lean down to press my lips against hers. She doesn’t hesitate to deepen the kiss as her hands wander my body until she gets to the top of my shorts. They’re pushed down my legs and fall to the floor so I can step out of them. Lifting the hem of her shirt, I break the kiss to remove the material keeping her body hidden from my view, letting my eyes roam her body. Colton put one of our shirts on her last night after she fell asleep because we knew our parents would be in the house and that Alana wouldn’t be comfortable sleeping naked.

With steam filling the bathroom, we step in the shower and I make sure Alana is under the water so she doesn’t get cold. I wrap my arms around her, letting my hands cover her tits and knead them as her nipples harden under my touch. Alana moans and lets her head fall back against my chest with her eyes closed. I trail one hand down her body and don’t stop until my fingers find her wet folds. Sliding my fingers through them, I don’t stop until I’m able to slide a finger in her body while pressing my palm against her clit. Alana doesn’t hesitate to start riding my finger as I slide a second one in her pussy.

“I need more,” Alana begs, her voice full of desire as she tries to turn in my arms.

Pulling my fingers out of Alana’s pussy, I bring them up to my mouth and savor the taste of her coating my skin. I lift her in my arms, keeping one hand on her ass as I line my cock up with her pussy and slide inside. Alana wraps her arms around my neck and plays with the hair at the nape of my neck. Her fingers against my skin send tremors through me as I groan at the sensations she’s filling me with. After hesitating a minute to let her adjust to my size, I finally pull out of her pussy before sliding back in. Alana’s legs tighten around my waist as her back rests against the wall of the shower. Leaning my head down, I suck a nipple into my mouth causing her to arch her back to press her body closer.

I can’t hold back as Alana’s pussy clenches around me. My movements become erratic, faster, and harder as Alana meets every single move I make to the best of her ability. She moves one arm from around my neck and tilts my head back so she can press her lips against mine. I immediately open my mouth and Alana slides her tongue in alongside mine. Our tongues duel for dominance as her entire body starts to lock up with her impending release.

“Give it to me, Tink. I want you to squeeze my cock as you cum all over it,” I growl out, my jaw clenching as I hold off my own release so Alana can find hers.

“Kaden!” she screams, her voice echoing off the wet tiles of the shower just as the bathroom door opens and Colton joins us in the shower.

I thrust deep in her pussy three more times before my entire body locks up and I let my release fill her pussy.

“Alana!” I shout as my body slumps against Alana’s where she’s pressed up against the wall.

Neither one of us moves for several minutes as we let our heartbeats slow down and breathing return to normal. Colton doesn’t say a word as he waits for us to untangle from one another. I carefully lower Alana to the floor and Colton pulls her into his arms. While I quickly wash, I turn to find Colton washing Alana’s hair. He’s massaging the shampoo into her hair as her eyes slide closed as she enjoys his touch. As I rinse off, Colton continues to take care of our girl. When the soap is rinsed from my body, I get out of the shower and quickly dry off before grabbing a towel for Alana.

After Colton washes her hair and body, he rinses the soap off before handing her off to me. I slowly dry Alana’s body off and hand her a towel so she can tie her hair up in the way she normally does. Together we walk in our room as Colton finishes up his shower so he can get ready for the day. It’s still early and I know he should’ve already left to head to work, but he wanted to spend more time with our girl after yesterday.

The three of us dress in silence before heading downstairs. Sam and my mom are in the kitchen making breakfast as we join them at the dining room table. I grab Alana a glass of orange juice as my mom sets a plate full of eggs, sausage, and homefries. Everything smells so good.

“Thank you, Sally. You guys didn’t have to do this,” Alana says, a soft smile on her face as she looks up at my mom.

“Of course we did. You’re family and we take care of our own. I know you have things to do today so we’re gonna join your mom in the clubhouse while these two are at work. I think we’re planning on having dinner together here tonight so we can spend time together. Is that okay?” my mom asks her, resting her hand on Alana’s shoulder.

“Of course. I can help make dinner and dessert. Though if I know my mom, she’s already got the entire meal planned out and is starting to make it at the clubhouse. She doesn’t know what it means to sleep in,” Alana says, laughing at the thought of her mom already preparing our dinner even though the day has barely started.

We all eat our breakfast before Geek and I lean over Alana to kiss her goodbye. My dad and Playboy follow me out of the house and we head to Phantom Ink while Geek heads out on his job for the day. While I know it’s a large job, no one is going to help him get it taken care of. Geek is pissed because everyone else always has two guys out on a job this large. Apparently everyone is busy and he can’t have any help this time. He doesn’t want to leave Alana and I can’t blame him as I leave the compound.

“You got a full schedule today?” my dad asks me as we head through the city toward Phantom Ink.

“I have a full schedule every single day. I’m booked out over six months and can’t take any time off without havin’ to reschedule a ton of people. Crab and Beckett are gainin’ popularity and the shop is barely slow these days. Right now, Alana is workin’ the front desk most days but I think we need to hire someone else so she can get her photography business off the ground and do what she truly loves,” I answer him as I pull in behind the tattoo shop and we get out of my truck to head inside.

“This is nice,” Playboy says, walking around and looking at everything. “Feel like givin’ me some ink while we’re in town?”

“Anytime. You know all you gotta do is ask,” I tell him as I head for my station and get things ready for my first client of the day.

My dad and Playboy walk around the shop and take in every detail as I get ready to open for the day. Beckett enters the shop with coffees in hand and hands them over to my dad and Playboy before giving me mine. I smile because he’s going to the members who are older before me and I’m more than okay with it. He’s showing respect to my dad and Colton’s. Taking my cup, I set it down and make the stencil for the client who will be here in just a few minutes. Beckett gets the computer turned on and goes through the schedule before heading to his own station and getting things ready.

Our day is filled with one client after another and my dad and Playboy don’t get bored as they talk with everyone, watch us work, and spend time with us. That’s the only reason I don’t lose my shit as one female after another make their way in and try to hit on me or get me to take their numbers. I toss them all away right in front of the girls as they stomp out of the shop. My dad and Playboy definitely got a kick out of watching me turn them all down.