night of my OD, I saw Jett get in a limo with what I had assumed was another man. It sent me over the edge.”
Eli sits straight up on the couch. “Why would it?”
“I had been MIA a lot before that due to being shacked up with her. She kept our relationship secret.” Kam stands and begins pacing. “Actually it wasn’t a real relationship. It was a fuck-fest.”
“You don’t have to do this, Kam. None of us hold anything against ya. Shit happens,” Cole says.
“I fucking hated her when I saw her at Made To Sin the other night. Like a hatred I’ve never felt, and soon I realized it was a broken heart trying to mend.”
“So you guys are a couple now? Get to the fucking point, bro.”
“Shut the fuck up, Dax, I am. I don’t want Jett to know that you guys know, but her dad runs an escort service, and she’s been forced to work for him since she was sixteen. He found her again, and that night she was going out on a job.” Kam watches his brothers as they digest the information. He knows firsthand it’s not an easy thing to do. “He wants her back and won’t take no for an answer. Before I knew any of this, I gave Jett lots of money. She’d never tell me what it was for, and I even bought drugs for her.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, Kam, have you lost your mind?” Cole is on his feet and in Kam’s face.
“They were all to pay her dad off, but I didn’t know that then.”
“I don’t fucking care. What about the club and our image if you’d been caught? I can see the headlines now. Sterling sleeping with a whore and buying drugs.”
“Cole, chill the fuck out,” Dax says.
“You’re a fucking idiot, Kam.”
“Fuck you, Cole, Mr. Perfect.”
Eli walks over to his brewing brothers. “Oh, he ain’t Mr. Perfect. He fucked Chloe’s doctor and her brother-in-law. Broke her goddamn heart.”
Cole’s face drops in horror. “How in the hell do you know that?”
“Chloe and Jax stay in contact.”
Dax slams his fist down on the table, causing a couple of items to tumble to the ground. “Back to Kam. We’re all fuck-ups. Get over it.”
“I’m going to set up a meeting with Jett’s dad and scare the fuck out of him.”
“Holy shit, you’re really an idiot. Have you ever heard of fucking brains over brawn, Kam?”
“Cole, you can either join or get the fuck out, because I’m sick of your shit right about now.”
“Tell us your plan, Kam.” Eli sits ready to listen.
“He thinks she’s staying at the hotel. I’m going to have Jett turn her phone back on and set up a meeting with him there, and when he and his goons walk in, the four of us will be there.”
“I’m in. I need to fucking punch someone. I’ve been around women and diapers way too long,” Eli says.
“The meeting will be set up for tomorrow morning at the hotel.”
“I’ll be there, brother.” Dax pats him on his back.
All eyes go to Cole as he’s still processing the whole plan. He finally steps up. “I’m in, but we are involving lawyers and detectives after you have your way with him. Sounds like he doesn’t deserve to be in business any longer.”
Kam slumps down into a dining room chair, exhausted from his restless night. A bit of the burden is lifted from the support of his brothers. He scrubs his eyes with his palms. “I’m also going to ask her to marry me.”
Silence surrounds him, making the room feel even smaller.
“Why?”
Kam recognizes Cole’s voice.
“Because I’m not going to let her live another day with her fucking last name. It was given to her by the monster who forced her to fuck strangers.” Kam raises his head and looks straight into Cole’s eyes. “And because I love her.”
He’s shocked when Cole doesn’t argue at all.
“One thing about us Sterlings, we keep shit interesting,” Dax adds.
“That we fucking do, boys.” Eli smirks.
Cole stands and makes his way to the window in the living room, pushing the curtains aside with his back to his brothers.
Eli sits straight up on the couch. “Why would it?”
“I had been MIA a lot before that due to being shacked up with her. She kept our relationship secret.” Kam stands and begins pacing. “Actually it wasn’t a real relationship. It was a fuck-fest.”
“You don’t have to do this, Kam. None of us hold anything against ya. Shit happens,” Cole says.
“I fucking hated her when I saw her at Made To Sin the other night. Like a hatred I’ve never felt, and soon I realized it was a broken heart trying to mend.”
“So you guys are a couple now? Get to the fucking point, bro.”
“Shut the fuck up, Dax, I am. I don’t want Jett to know that you guys know, but her dad runs an escort service, and she’s been forced to work for him since she was sixteen. He found her again, and that night she was going out on a job.” Kam watches his brothers as they digest the information. He knows firsthand it’s not an easy thing to do. “He wants her back and won’t take no for an answer. Before I knew any of this, I gave Jett lots of money. She’d never tell me what it was for, and I even bought drugs for her.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, Kam, have you lost your mind?” Cole is on his feet and in Kam’s face.
“They were all to pay her dad off, but I didn’t know that then.”
“I don’t fucking care. What about the club and our image if you’d been caught? I can see the headlines now. Sterling sleeping with a whore and buying drugs.”
“Cole, chill the fuck out,” Dax says.
“You’re a fucking idiot, Kam.”
“Fuck you, Cole, Mr. Perfect.”
Eli walks over to his brewing brothers. “Oh, he ain’t Mr. Perfect. He fucked Chloe’s doctor and her brother-in-law. Broke her goddamn heart.”
Cole’s face drops in horror. “How in the hell do you know that?”
“Chloe and Jax stay in contact.”
Dax slams his fist down on the table, causing a couple of items to tumble to the ground. “Back to Kam. We’re all fuck-ups. Get over it.”
“I’m going to set up a meeting with Jett’s dad and scare the fuck out of him.”
“Holy shit, you’re really an idiot. Have you ever heard of fucking brains over brawn, Kam?”
“Cole, you can either join or get the fuck out, because I’m sick of your shit right about now.”
“Tell us your plan, Kam.” Eli sits ready to listen.
“He thinks she’s staying at the hotel. I’m going to have Jett turn her phone back on and set up a meeting with him there, and when he and his goons walk in, the four of us will be there.”
“I’m in. I need to fucking punch someone. I’ve been around women and diapers way too long,” Eli says.
“The meeting will be set up for tomorrow morning at the hotel.”
“I’ll be there, brother.” Dax pats him on his back.
All eyes go to Cole as he’s still processing the whole plan. He finally steps up. “I’m in, but we are involving lawyers and detectives after you have your way with him. Sounds like he doesn’t deserve to be in business any longer.”
Kam slumps down into a dining room chair, exhausted from his restless night. A bit of the burden is lifted from the support of his brothers. He scrubs his eyes with his palms. “I’m also going to ask her to marry me.”
Silence surrounds him, making the room feel even smaller.
“Why?”
Kam recognizes Cole’s voice.
“Because I’m not going to let her live another day with her fucking last name. It was given to her by the monster who forced her to fuck strangers.” Kam raises his head and looks straight into Cole’s eyes. “And because I love her.”
He’s shocked when Cole doesn’t argue at all.
“One thing about us Sterlings, we keep shit interesting,” Dax adds.
“That we fucking do, boys.” Eli smirks.
Cole stands and makes his way to the window in the living room, pushing the curtains aside with his back to his brothers.
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