Chapter 35.
Courtney POV
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It has been a few days since the truck exploded with the planted bomb, I am getting
discharged today and I can’t wait to be back at the mansion and in my own bed. Kaden hasn’t left my side. The only time he has was when my dad and grandpa were here so he could go shower and change. Other than that Kaden has been a dream boyfriend.
He helps me to the bathroom when I need it, makes sure I’m eating now the drip has been
removed and we talk and laugh. I don’t want this to end but I know when we get back to the
mansion, he has work to do, but he promised me that he will stay with me every night to make
sure me and bean are ok.
The doctor even did a scan to make sure bean was ok and my dad, grandpa and of course
Kaden where there when it was done. Dad and grandpa both had tears in their eyes and Kaden
was smiling with pride.
This is how it should be, if only momma was here to watch this, to see her granddaughter grow and eventually be brought into the world. But I know she is watching over us from heaven. She is always with me. I know it sounds crazy, but I can feel her, smell her perfume
and I just know she is here.
Kaden is laying on the bed next to me playing with my fingers now the drip has been removed.
“Thought of any names for bean yet?” He asks and I chuckle and shake my head.
“Nope, I’m kinda used to calling her bean. So, I guess we have a few weeks to decide. That is if you want to name her?” I say to him, and he looks at me unshed tears lining his gorgeous
eyes.
“You will let me name her?” He asks choking on his emotions, I nod my head at him, and he kisses me once more. Kaden is such a loving man. He may be big and scary to those who
don’t know him but to me he is a gentle giant.
“I would be honoured to name our girl. I better get thinking. It won’t be long before she is here. That’s a point where will you both be living? I would love you both to move to my house, but I know you are needed here.” He says and if I’m being honest, I haven’t given much thought to it.
I know there are things that I am expected to do. Like take over the MC and the mafia side of the family, can I do that? I mean I’m still learning about this stuff. On the other side I understand how important it is for me to take my place as president and donna. The thing is,
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do I want to?
I still have much to learn in regard to running a club and crime family. But then again, I could always give the title of president to someone else, but the mafia side of things I would have to do that as the heiress.
“What’s got you thinking so hard?” My dad asks and I look at him and he smirks at me.
“What? Oh nothing, why?” I ask him and he chuckles leaning forward resting his elbows on his
knees.
“Your momma used to do that when she was deep in thought. Bite her bottom lip and stare at her lap.” He tells me and I chuckle. Yeah, I’m like her in so many ways but then again, she was
all I had up until a few weeks ago.
“Was thinking about what I need to do with the club and family business stuff, you know. I’m
not sure where to start or what to do. This is still new to me.” I say and dad looks sad when I
say that, and I know it hurts him because I was not brought up around the clubs or mafia. It was just me and momma for a very long time.
The only thing I know how to do is my designs and fix up car and motorbikes. I shudder at the
thought of momma’s truck. I know it won’t be salvageable and that upsets me. If I didn’t
decide to tinker with it, I wouldn’t be in here right now and her truck will still be fine.
“Baby, what is it? You went tense for a moment.” Kaden asks me and I sigh looking at him.
“Momma’s truck, I was just thinking about it. This is my fault. If I didn’t decide to work on it, I
wouldn’t be in here and the truck would still be in one piece.” I say fighting the tears that are
building in my eyes.
“Oh baby, no. We had the truck checked it would have blown either way. The device was
hidden we only found pieces of it, so we don’t know where it was placed exactly. The cameras
where damaged, but we did get footage of someone entering the garage not long after you
left. They were in and out within twenty minutes.” Kaden tells me and my eyes widen as I look
at him and then to my grandpa and my dad.
“They forgot about the cameras in the hallway and the camera in the clock by the garage rolling shutters.” My eyes widen even more as I look at my grandpa and he looks pissed and yet devastated.
“I’m sorry Courtney, he is being dealt with.” He tells me and I sit forward as best as I can given
the circumstances.
“Who was it?” I ask my voice like steel and grandpa looks from me to dad then Kaden.
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“She deserves to know.” Dad tells him and I wait, my heart is pounding loudly in my chest, the
force feels like my heart will beat out of my chest if he doesn’t tell me right now.
“Max, his name is max. He is one of the prospects. He has been with me for a year. He is in my custody right now. Max is being stubborn and not speaking no matter what we do to him. Fabio checked the CCTV and Max was the only one apart from you and Kaden that where in the garage that day.” My grandpa tells me, and I nod sadly.
Max is only nineteen years old, I thought he was an all right kid, clearly, I was wrong. So, he is working for the Mayhem and tried to kill me and my daughter. That is unforgiveable especially when I have never done anything to the Mayhem or Max for that matter. The question is why?
Unless.
“I will speak to him. I have a feeling this has something to do with Chloe. Let’s face it she is a talented manipulator and will use what she has to get men to do her bidding. Or maybe his dad or mom are members of the Mayhem, and this was his way to prove his loyalty to gain his patch.” I say more to myself than anyone else.
“You know what, I think you may be right. But you won’t be speaking to him. Absolutely not.” Dad says and I just look at him and he shakes his head meaning he will not move from his
decision.
“Dad, he won’t hurt me, not if he is in custody. Besides, I think I have more of a right to know why than anyone here. He tried to kill me; he knew I was working on the truck. What I want to know is how did he get hold of the bomb. Did he make it or was it sent to him? Because I have a gut feeling that this is more than just another club being greedy, heartless assholes.” I voice my opinion to the room and each man here is looking at me like I have just struck gold.
“You think it could be to do with another family?” Grandpa asks me and I nod my head.
“It would make sense. Have us go after Mayhem leaving ourselves wide open to be attacked by another family. The Gambino family is the Cosa Nostra. We are all powerful even without the club. We will always be targets because we are the top dogs. But this, what they have done. Whoever they are, what they did is downright low. They went after me, knowing who I am to the family and to the clubs.” I say looking at grandpa and he nods in understanding.
“You’re right, so what is it suggest we do? We are still taking Michelle and Chloe but if you are right that Max was sent by another family then that means we will be attacked from all sides.” Grandpa says and I hum thinking once more.
I think of what to do, why now? What is the motivation for coming after me? the families and the clubs know I’m not a threat to them. If anything, I should not have caught their attention
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bearing in mind, I was not raised by the club or the mafia. So, I am no threat at all.
“Max won’t speak to any of you because he thinks he is being a tough guy. Let me talk to him. After all it is not everyday the person you tried to blow up walks back in unscathed. If anything, it will s**t him up and he will talk. If not, then I have my ways. Have Fabio do an in–depth check on Max. Take his DNA if needs be and run that in the database. We will learn all the secrets he is trying to hide. But the thing is, DNA doesn’t lie.” I say when my dad winces and I instantly regret mentioning DNA in front of him.
As awful as this will sound coming from me, he needs to deal with it. We have bigger problems right now other than Chloe’s parentage. We all know she is a slut and looks nothing like my dad. Hell, she has no resemblance to him at all.
I have his eyes and the features of my momma. Chloe doesn’t have any of that. If anything, she would at least have something from my dad. But she doesn’t.
This is more important than who is the daddy. Max is working against us but who he is working for remains to be seen.
Secrets never stay hidden for long, and I will find out the truth.
