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"We’re going to need to sit down in the next hour for church We need to get you up to speed on all that’s happened the last couple of days," Rev said

"Sure, man Whatever we need to do" I took in the newly sewn PRESIDENT patch on his cut

Glancing over Rev’s shoulder, I saw Ki on one of the barstools In her black jeans, black boots, and black T-shirt, she looked every bit the part of a bikerMy throat clenched like sorabbed me by the neck and cut off el in a dark alley than have to see her Picking up one of my feet, I slowly made my way over to her

When I reached her, tears streamed down her cheeks "Thank God you’re alive," she said before she began sobbing hysterically She threw herself into my arloudly as if a cannon were going off around me

"I’ sorry"

Pulling away, she stared up at me "I know you are"

"I want you to know I didn’t run out on hiet in the house"

Kiainst my cheek "Oh, honey I know you wouldn’t have ever sacrificed Case You loved hiroaned as the tears I forcefully fought burnedmy eyes "I did love him I loved him like a father--like I loved Preacher Man" I took her hand from my face and placed it over my heart "I swear to you that I will protect and provide for you and his kids Anything you need, you just ask"

Kier burned in her eyes "The only thing I ask of you is to never, ever let one of my sons patch into this club No matter how bad they hat their daddy had, you don’t let them in" She shook her head "I won’t lose my babies like I lost their daddy"

My mind went to their thirteenand fifteen-year-old sons, Ben and Eric Since they were little, they’d been at every Raiders fa the week All they had ever knoas a father as an MCer I couldn’t i to deny therief would have lessened and she would change her mind

But in this moment, I had to do whatever I could to comfort her "You haveup to bestow a kiss on my cheek

A beer was thrust into each of our hands I searched the crowd for Alexandra When I found her, I motioned for her to come to me With a shy smile, she wove in and out of the people to join lass "To my brother Deacon, who I always kneas a pussy, but since he seehter went up around the room Before we could take a sip, Bishop held up his hand "And to thepresidents the Raiders ever had To Case"

"To Case," echoed around the roo down her cheeks, Kim set her beer down on the bar and headed down the hallway to her and Case’s old rooo to her," Alexandra said