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Rogue's Retribution : Twisted Iron MC(7)
Author: Liberty Parker

“I will,” he replies through a chuckle. “Hey, Rora? I love you.”

My heart begins to race inside my chest. The way he just asked me by name before declaring his feelings for me has me missing him already. Thank goodness these types of nights are few and far between, because they sure leave me feeling alone and in an empty bed. “Love you back,” I say, wishing I could wrap my arms around him and help soothe whatever has him so off balance.

Once we hang up I finish dinner and spend the rest of the night letting Harmony practice. I give her a bath, washing away all of the hard work she so diligently took her time on. I finish off by reading her favorite book to her as she snuggles down into bed. When I finally make my way to my own bed after my shower, I can’t help but worry about what is possibly going on that has taken Rogue away from us at nighttime. He never spends a full night away from us, unless he’s on a run, in which case he tells me that he has one, so I know this is something monumental.

I fall into a fitful sleep. One that’s plagued with nightmares pertaining to death, destruction and mayhem. My restlessness has this night dragging, and I decide to get up and grab myself a glass of water. As I make my way to the kitchen, I cross through our living area only to see the figure of a shadow outside our window. A thousand thoughts now run a marathon in my mind and I’ve got to get to my gun. The only problem is that it’s back in my bedroom, so I lean up against the wall and peek back out the window and notice the shadow’s now approaching. Fuck! Harmony! She’s clear across the house too. Frantically, I search my immediate surroundings and am left with only one choice. I glance again, my heart picks up more and more in speed and now I’m running full speed on adrenaline. I quickly retrieve the umbrella lying up against the wall by our front door. The end is pointed and this will have to work until I can get to the gun tucked into my nightstand drawer. The figure is now standing on my front porch and as I peek through the window again, I see the flicker of a lighter as this soon-to-be dead bastard lights his last smoke. My doorknob begins to twist and I decide I’m not waiting for this sonofabitch to catch me off-guard. In two swift motions, I unlock and open my front door and jab the end of the umbrella with all the force I can muster toward the torso of the shadowed man. As soon as I feel resistance, I know I’ve made contact, so I turn around and begin to run to grab my gun. I never look back as I have one mission to complete and that’s to see this motherfucker dead.

“Aurora!” My name is called out behind me from a familiar voice, a very familiar voice.

I stop immediately in my tracks and turn around. “Sledge?” I can feel my head fall and a sigh of relief escape me. I reach over and flip a lamp on. Seeing is believing and I clutch my chest at the sight of a friendly face. “What the hell?”

He steps in and toward me. “Fuck, Aurora!” he snarls at me, holding the tip of the umbrella. Clearly, I failed had this been an actual threat. Somehow he managed to grab a hold of the steel not-so-deadly umbrella tip and it broke off. “I’m lucky I managed to react as quickly as I did, otherwise this thing could have pierced my skin causing serious damage.”

Placing a hand upon my hip, I reply, “Yes, that was the intention. Well, had you been an actual threat.” I can’t believe it broke off so easily, I really should place better potential weapons around the house, ones that won’t potentially hurt Harmony if she comes across them.

“Where’s your fucking gun? You know what, never mind. In this case, I’m fucking grateful you didn’t have it! But if you aim your gun the way you did that umbrella, you two would be in serious trouble,” he responds, mocking my ability to defend myself and Harmony.

I narrow my eyes at him. “I can always go grab it and we can start over. Besides, why are you at my house at two o’clock in the morning roaming around outside?”

Confusion etches across his face, as the lines on his forehead become more evident. “Rogue didn’t tell you I’d be out here tonight? I’m keeping watch. I saw someone walking around in here and wanted to come make sure you and Harmony were alright.” This is a set up for a really bad horror flick if I’ve ever heard of one. Can’t even imagine what damage we could’ve inflicted on each other if I hadn’t become aware of the fact that he was a friend and not foe. Harmony could’ve come out of her room, seen me struggling with someone and it could’ve scarred her for life. That image has me gritting my teeth in annoyance.

Oh, I’m gonna let Rogue have a large piece of my mind when he gets home. “No, that important detail must’ve slipped his mind. Shit, I’m so sorry, Sledge,” I tell him through a loud sigh. I approach him and immediately shift gears into mom-mode. “Are you sure you’re okay?” I grab his hand and check for an injury.

“I’m fine. Now, I have a call to make. But first, I’d like to take a look around here just to be sure,” he tells me as he begins to walk around my house, opening closet doors and even the pantry.

“Mommy?” Harmony’s sleepy voice quickly grabs my attention. I see her standing in the hallway, rubbing her eyes as I approach her.

Kneeling down to her eye level, I run my fingers through her hair. “I’m sorry, sweet girl. I didn’t mean to wake you. Are you okay?” I ask her, placing a kiss on her forehead.

She shakes her head before she answers, “No. I had a nightmare about a scary man. He took me from Daddy and then another scary man came and told me he was taking me back to Daddy. But I put up a fight with him too. The same way my uncles do sometimes when they’ve been drinking their grown-up juice.”

I pull her close as my heart sinks from her declaration before I realize how wonderful of an example we’re doing as parents. Scrubbing my face with my palms I let out a gentle sigh before attempting to soothe my daughter. “It was just a bad dream, sweetie. Nobody is big and bad enough to take you from your daddy. Besides, you’re a tough girl, right?”

She nods. “I’m Outlaw, like Daddy calls me,” she proudly proclaims.

“That’s right,” I say through a proud smile. “Now, let me get you tucked back into bed,” I finish, rubbing her back.

“What’s Uncle Sledge doing here?” she asks, unimpressed by his presence.

“Hey there, kiddo,” Sledge begins as he walks toward us. “Your daddy had me come by here to um…” he pauses, looking at me dumbfounded, struggling to find a reason.

“Since Daddy can’t be here tonight, he wanted to have Uncle Sledge double check on us. Once he knows we’re back to sleep, Daddy won’t worry. You know how much he loves us. Like you said, you’re his Outlaw,” I reply, answering for Sledge since he was fumbling to find the right words. These men are used to talking to boys, and raising them up to be ruthless men like themselves. Harmony has always been out of their comfort zone when it comes to dealing with her, even though most days she’s as tough as their boys.

Harmony grins at me after I answer. “And you’re his babe,” she announces, glaring in Sledge’s direction.

Sledge and I both burst out in laughter. “Yes, my sweet girl. I’m Daddy’s babe. Now, let’s get you back to bed,” I say as I usher her back to her room to tuck her in. She digs her feet in a little looking over her shoulder. She doesn't seem to like Sledge being here without her Daddy here to be a buffer. Not sure what that’s all about, but it’s something to ponder and discuss at a later time. I eventually get her squared away and sigh a breath of relief. This night feels like it’s never ending, and I’m personally ready to see the fresh rays shine through my windows of a new day.

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