Kace (Shattered Souls MC 3)

Everyone looks at me and then looks around like maybe I’m missing her. Harper is the one that speaks up. “She hasn’t been here. I tried calling but it went to voicemail. I’m guessing she went back to Souls to take a nap.”

Anger I haven’t felt in a while takes over. “And no one thought they should get off their fucking ass and go check?” I hiss.

“Woah, fucking relax,” Zane says, pushing my chest to get me to look at him. “There’s a lot of shit going on, we’ll call and make sure she’s there.”

I grab Finn by his cut, pulling him in front of me. “Call Lucas and make sure she’s there,” I growl.

He quickly pulls out his phone and dials. I run my hands through my hair while I wait to hear, glancing at Zane. He’s an asshole telling me to relax. If it was Harper who wasn’t here, he’d be throwing punches already. I look back to Finn who is still talking to Lucas.

“Well? Is she fucking there?”

Finn turns his back to me, and I laugh. I grab his cut and pull him toward me, ripping the phone away as I push him against the wall. “Don’t ever turn your back to me,” I yell. I press the phone to my ear and sigh. “Is Ivy at Souls?”

“No, I haven’t seen her since she left this morning for her appointment. I’m sorry man,” Lucas says.

I throw Finn’s phone at him and grab mine out of my pocket, looking around at everyone. “She’s not at Souls. I’m going to check the doctor’s office,” I say, dialing her number as I walk out of the waiting room.

The phone goes right to voicemail, so I call again and again. Each time it goes straight to voicemail. “Fuck!” I yell, walking outside.

“Kace, hey,” Riley yells, running to catch up to me.

“I’m not in the mood for your dumb shit right now.”

He hands me a lit joint and I take a long hit as we get to our bikes. “I’m going with you. No dumb shit,” he says, slapping my back.

As we start to pull out, Alex jumps on his bike and follows us. I want to appreciate them right now, but my head is fucking with me. What if there was a problem with the baby and the doctor sent her to another hospital? What if she passed out and hit her head? What if her phone died and she’s in trouble but can’t reach me?

The worries are endless, but when we reach the doctor’s office and I see her car I momentarily relax. I park on the passenger side and look in the car, but she’s not there. Riley and Alex park next to me and as I round the driver’s side of the car, I stop dead in my tracks. Her purse is on the ground and so is blood.

“Fuck,” I whisper, bending down to get her purse. When I lift it a picture falls to the ground that was stuck under it. I pick it up and for the first time in my adult life, tears blur my vision. It’s an ultrasound picture of our baby.

“What the fuck!” Riley yells.

I spin around and swallow the lump in my throat. “She was taken,” I whisper, putting the picture in my back pocket.

“Motherfucker,” Alex says, grabbing his phone.

“It was Damon. That piece of shit is getting revenge for Hawk and Bane.” I look at Riley as rage begins to claw its way out of my body. “And for defending you.” I throw a punch, connecting with his jaw and he stumbles backward. “You stupid fuck!” I yell, throwing another punch to his ribs and he grunts in pain. “If anything happens to her I will fucking kill you with my bare fucking hands.”

“Fuck, I’m sorry,” he groans, holding onto his ribs with one hand and resting his other on Ivy’s car.

“You’re gonna be. Get everyone to Souls now.”

I don’t wait for a response or a useless apology. I get on my Harley and speed off. There’s no fucking time to waste. We need to find her and now. I let her down. I let them both down. I should’ve protected them, should’ve made sure someone was with her. I let her go out alone with all this shit going down. I am completely responsible for this and the guilt wraps itself around my throat. I’m visibly shaking with rage as I pull into Souls. I almost drop my bike as I jump off and run inside. Everyone looks at me as I rush to get around the table. Lucas calls my name, but I ignore him. I don’t give a shit what anyone has to say right now. We need to find Ivy right now.

I push the heavy wooden doors open and standalone looking at the empty table. All decisions for this club are made here. All the good and bad. Ivy being taken, bleeding, is the worst. She just barely accepted the club and me. This is going to be the end. She’ll go back to California with my baby and I can’t even fight her. I promised her I would protect her, and I’ve failed. Getting her back and keeping them both alive is the priority. I’ll let her walk away with my baby and my heart as long as she’s alive.

I reach back and touch the pocket that I put the ultrasound in, closing my eyes. I will fucking take their place. I’ll let Damon kill me to save them.

The door slams open as Riley and Alex rush in. “Where the fuck is everyone?” Alex shouts.

I clear my throat, grabbing the back of my chair. “No fucking idea.”

“Kace,” Riley starts.

I turn my hard eyes to him, and he stops. “Don’t fucking say a word. I will not stop this time,” I growl.

Alex puts his hand on Riley’s arm and nods for him to sit down. He does as his sad eyes stay locked on mine. Fuck him. If he didn’t run his goddamn mouth, Damon wouldn’t have his sights on me. He should feel guilty.