Chapter Fourteen

Wrath

Standing once Flame has left with Cam, I look around the room. Most of the brothers are here, and all the bunnies are present. I know I need to address what they"ve just witnessed so they understand why I"ve reacted the way I have. I don"t want any of them to think they can fight for me to release Snake. That"s not happening—not now, not ever. He"s fucking dead for touching my son; he just doesn"t know it yet.

"That child that Snake just decided to fucking attack is my fucking son!"I scream.

I watch looks of shock overtake everyone"s face at my announcement.

"So I"m going to say this once. He"s the goddamn Devil"s Inferno Prince. You treat him with respect. You protect him with your lives. He"s had a hard enough time as it is, without anyone here making it harder. Snake"s going to regret ever touching my son. Brothers, make sure you"re at Church tonight. More will be explained about Cam and other things that are going on at the moment. Bunnies, stay the fuck away from my son and keep your clothes on around him. He doesn"t need to see what you get up to around here."I spin and leave the room.

They don"t need to be told anything else. I need to go and see Cam now that that"s been dealt with. I can"t fucking believe a member of my club would do something like this to a child, whether or not they knew who he was. It"s fucking unforgivable. We fucking protect the innocent, not fucking harm them.

I walk to the house, as it gives me time to calm down. I don"t want Cam to be scared of me, and I have no doubt that given how angry I am right now, I would scare him. Entering the house, I find them both sitting on the sofa together. Cam looks like he"s calmed down and stopped shaking, which is good. I take a seat on the other side of Cam and pull him into a side hug before I start asking questions.

"Are you okay?"I ask Cam worriedly.

"Yeah Dad I"m okay; I"m confused, though. Why"s he here in your Clubhouse?"Cam asks me with a frown.

"What do you mean, Cam?"I ask, getting a feeling of dread.

I think Flame might have been right about our mole.

"Well, he"s mom"s boyfriend"s brother. He"s a horrible man; he used to sit there while she beat me and laugh. She even let him dish out punishment sometimes. He used to really enjoy it when he got to do that."Cam informs us.

Oh, fuck, I feel sick. How did we not know about Snake"s brother, and did Snake know all along that Cam was my son? I"m only going to get those answers when we deal with Snake.

"I didn"t know that, Cam; he"s been a member since before I was President. About ten years, I think. We"ve never met his family, and I don"t think any of us were even aware he had a brother. He'll pay for ever putting a finger on you. I promise you that."I calmly tell my son, but inside I"m seething.

"Oh, okay. I just really wasn"t expecting to see him here. I was just sitting there observing everyone when he came over, and I just froze. It was like I was back at my mom"s place, and I couldn"t do anything to defend myself. I"ve overheard lots of things that have been said between him, my mom, and her boyfriend that I think you should probably know. Can I make you a list?"Cam asks, looking hopeful.

God, he"s been here a day, and he"s already acting like a part of Devil"s Inferno.

"Sure, if that"s what you want to do. Any information you can give us will be helpful,"I say with a small smile. "Why don"t you pop upstairs and check out your room? It"s the first door on the right."

Jumping up way quicker than you"d expect with his injuries, he takes off upstairs. Nearly jumping up and down with excitement to see his new room. I hope he likes it. I know it"s going to need redecorating to make it his own, but still, it"s his now.

Looking at Flame I just shake my head. It seems we have our mole. Luckily, we"ve never really trusted Snake; we"ve always been suspicious of him, but we could never prove anything. He"s always just done low-level grunt work. It seems we were right not to trust him. Grabbing my phone, I send a text to all the Officers to get to my house ASAP. They need to know what"s happened and what we"ve found out from Cam.

"I"ll go put coffee on."Flame says as he stands.

This is one of the things I love so much about him. I don"t have to say a word, he knows what I"ve done and what we"re going to need, and yeah, with us all going to be here, we are definitely going to need coffee.

Five minutes later, my house is nearly full. Eagle and Piston are sitting on the sofa. Ink and Rock are grabbing coffee in the kitchen. The only two missing are Shadow and Blade. Shadow"s just texted me; they're together and on their way over now; they just had to finish up what they were doing.

Looking around, I can"t help but smile. These guys aren"t just the Devil"s Inferno Ranking Officers; they"re some of my closest friends. Actually, they"re more like family.

"You going to fill us in on why we"re here? We"ve got Church tonight after all."Ink says as he walks into the living room.

"I"ll tell you once everyone is here,"I answer.

The front door slams open, and Shadow and Blade file into the room, plopping themselves down on the empty sofa.

"Right, now that you"re all here, I"ll explain what the fuck is going on."I start. "So I don"t know how much you"ve all heard, but yesterday Flame found a young boy—well, he"s closer to a teenager than a boy—beaten at the gate trying to get in because he thought his father was here. It turns out he was right. His father was here; he"s my son."

I stop talking to let them absorb what I"ve just said. Most of them look shocked. The ones who don"t already know about Cam do anyway.

"I"m sure you can all guess who his mother is from his age. You know the story. It turns out his mother has been beating him for years because he looks like me, and she hates him for it. Doc has checked him out, and he"ll be okay, thankfully, but this morning, after breakfast, he was attacked by a member of the fucking club while me and Flame had left the room. It was Snake, and he"s got to be our mole; he's the brother of Claire's current boyfriend."

The room erupts with shouts of "What the fuck?" "Are you serious?" and "Dead man walking."

"So what"s the plan?"Ink asks.

"Blade and Flame are going to question Snake together after Church. I want answers, and we all know they"ll get them. I"m also pretty sure Flame"s going to enjoy every second of it after finding out Snake has beaten Cam with Claire"s permission multiple times."

From the corner of my eye, I watch Flame smirk.

"The rest of us are going to keep an eye on the other members just in case he isn't the only mole. I"m not taking any chances, not now that I have Cam to protect. The only people I completely trust who aren"t in the room are Tech, who"s already working on finding as much information on Claire as possible, Doc, and Wreck, who we all know unfortunately isn't here at the moment. Tonight at Church, we need to watch for reactions when Tech gives us any information he"s found because it"s highly unlikely that Snake"s the only rat we"ve got. He"s too low-level to get a decent amount of information for Claire; she"s gotta have someone else. Cam"s making a list of all the things he can remember that he thinks might be important."

"Sounds good to me. I"m glad you"ve got Cam here and safe, Prez."Eagle states while everyone else nods.

"Right, I"m out of here. As much as I"d love to stay, I"ve got so much work at the garage right now. I"ll be back for Church later."Piston says as he stands and takes his leave.

"I"m out of here too, babe; I"m actually going to go and check The Gym as I didn"t get a chance yesterday." Flame says as he drops a quick kiss on my lips and leaves behind Piston.

The rest of us sit around for a while, finishing our coffees and shooting shit. Trying to take our minds off all the things we have to worry about right now.

Just as we"re finishing our coffees, Cam appears in the doorway, looking shy and unsure. I hate that this morning has made him even more wary of people.

"Oh my god, he"s your mini-me,"Rock exclaims when he catches sight of Cam, and I can"t help but chuckle.

"Yeah, there"s no denying he"s mine. Well, I suppose he could be mistaken for Shadow"s. Come on in here, Cam. I promise these idiots are all safe, despite looking scary. These are some of the Officers of the MC, and you can trust every one of them; they'd never do anything to hurt you."

Cam slowly walks in the room and takes the empty seat next to me.

"Obviously, you know your Uncle Shadow; he"s my VP. Then you"ve got Blade next to him, who"s an Enforcer like your Papa. On the other couch is Eagle, my SAA. The one covered in tattoos is Ink, my Secretary, and lastly, that leaves Rock, the massive one over there, who"s my Treasurer. The only other person missing who you haven"t met yet is Piston; he"s my Road Captain."I introduce everyone, and they all wave as I say who they are.

"Nice to meet you all."Cam says quietly.

The guys start asking him random questions to try and make him feel more settled, and I can"t help but smile. They may look rough and tough, but they all have massive hearts. Cam soon starts to come out of his shell as he speaks with them, and I"m relieved. I want him to be himself and not afraid. This is his home now, and this is his family.