... and Forever (Next Generation: Chaos Bleeds 1)

There was no doubt she belonged to him. Her mind, heart, body, and soul, they all belonged to Simon.

His thrusts deepened. He held her in place and she stared into his eyes as he came. For a split second, his closed, but she didn’t care. Seeing the release cross over his face meant everything to her.

Afterward, they were once again panting for breath. She didn’t know where they both stood. The anger would come once again like it always did, but until then, she was just going to enjoy the moment.

****

Simon had wanted the sex.

He stood out at the edge of the cabin, giving himself some air. Tabby was inside waiting for him. Since they’d had sex on the edge of the table, they hadn’t spoken. Breakfast had gone by in silence, so had the cleanup.

The silence had driven him crazy. He needed to know he hadn’t gone too far but of course, he was too fucking afraid of bringing it up in case she had bad memories, or it was the last thing on her mind.

Running fingers through his hair, he took a step toward the cabin and then backed up.

“Please tell me she’s alive in there.”

Simon turned to see his father, sitting perched on one of the fallen trees. Most of the bark had been scraped off.

Devil looked calm and relaxed. One leg crossed at the ankle, his hands clasped together like he didn’t have a single problem with the world.

“I would never hurt her.”

“No, but you would decide to disappear on her without a trace. You haven’t physically hurt her. Mentally? Emotionally? I’d say it’s right up there.”

“You’re supposed to be my parent and take my side.”

“No, as a parent, I don’t pansy to any whims. I give it to you straight. You don’t like the shit you’re feeling, you change it, simple as that.”

He stared at his father. Devil had aged well. Living the good life, the peaceful life suited him. There was no denying that.

“You never were one to sugarcoat anything.”

“I give it to you real, son. It’s how it is, and I’m telling you, you fucked up, big time.”

“I had to kill him.”

“I know what you had to do, but I’d hoped you’d have done the right thing. Instead, you made me have to make a fucked-up agreement with Lash to keep the peace. It kept you safe, and well, that’s a problem I need to fix.”

“I want to wipe that club off the face of the earth,” Simon said.

“That’s great, but what does your woman want?” he asked. “You asked her about it?” Devil watched him and laughed. “Ah, she wants something different. That’s what you’re going to have to come to peace with.”

“Why are you here? You came to take her back?”

“No, I came to talk to my son who seems to know how to fuck everything up. You think I didn’t know about the men you have with you? After five years, I didn’t know where you were every single day?” Devil asked.

Simon tensed up.

“That’s right. You’re my son, and no matter what you do, I’ll be there with you, every step of the fucking way. This shit you needed to do and I get it, I do. I get it more than most would. It’s part of who you are. This is what you were made to do. No one can take that away from you.”

“You knew?”

“Who do you think contacted Dean? Who do you think got him to show up?”

“Has Dean been your contact?”

“No. I told him after our last phone call he was to get rid of the cell phone. He did that. I don’t need a little mole to keep an eye on my son. I have my resources. You seem to forget, Simon, before I settled in Piston County, the road was my home. I made enemies but I also made a whole lot of friends and believe me, they’re loyal that if I give them a word, they will look out for who I want.” Devil stood up. “I’m not saying you didn’t slip off the radar a time or two, but I just knew, whatever it was you were hunting for, you’d find it and then I’d need to be ready.”

“Ready for what?” Simon asked.

“Ready for you to return to claim your woman. Tabitha has always been yours. It took some time for me to accept it, but I have. She’s yours. You’ve made that abundantly clear. I’m not going to get in the way of that. But there are some things you should know.”

“I know about Nathan. I saw him.”

Devil smirked. “I know. Who do you think told Lexie to bring Nathan to the door?”

“You’re a meddling bastard.”

“I’m a father and one day, you’re going to know what it feels like.”

“Is he? Do you know if he’s mine?” he asked.