Ram by Harley Wylde

Author:Harley Wylde [Wylde, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIN 010891-03542
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2023-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Ram

I’d anticipated a lot of questions, even hostility. However, the brothers who knew I was back and had already seen me in person were supportive. It didn’t matter if they knew why I’d been gone or not. To them, I was family and I’d come home. It didn’t mean everyone wasn’t confused about my absence, or my return for that matter.

Badger introduced everyone I hadn’t met before, or those who’d been Prospects and patched in after I’d left. There were more families than I’d realized. It was a good thing, though. Maybe it would make Riley and Talia feel more at ease. As much as Talia distrusted men, being at the club had to be hard on her. She hadn’t complained. In fact, we’d had a great outing with Riley, and I thought the two of them would settle in nicely here at the Devil’s Fury.

“How come some of us have never heard of you?” Dingo asked. “You don’t find it odd the club never mentioned you?”

“Back off, son,” Blades said. Dingo bristled, but kept his mouth shut. I wondered if the two had some connection aside from the club.

“It’s a fair question,” Badger said. “I contacted Ram periodically. Even though I knew he was alive, and Grizzly was aware as well, it was clear Ram needed time away. We didn’t ask questions. I admit, I’ve been curious all this time. I can’t imagine what could have sent you running, completely turning your back on your brothers.”

“He wasn’t even wearing his cut,” Dingo said. “First time I saw him, I thought someone had broken into the compound.”

I could tell this was going to be a long meeting. “You’re right. I stopped wearing my cut years ago. It stayed in my saddlebags, as a reminder, but I thought it would be better if I never came back.”

“Why?” Blades asked.

“Because my mistake cost people their lives,” I said. “It was after Badger came back from prison. The last job I went on…”

Badger leaned back in his chair. “I wondered if that had anything to do with it. If I remember right, a few people died that day.”

“Yeah. They did.”

“Grizzly told you none of it was your fault,” Badger said.

“Didn’t make me feel any less responsible for what happened. Innocent people died because I got too anxious and made a move before I should have. They got caught in the crossfire, and nothing I do will ever make up for it. One of them was only nine years old. A little girl who had her entire life ahead of her. I should have turned myself in and gone to prison.”

“No, you shouldn’t have,” Outlaw said. “You’ve done a lot of good since then, Ram. Sure, maybe you made a mistake and people got hurt and some died. It could have happened to anyone in the same situation. Since then, how many people have you saved?”

What the hell? Had he been keeping tabs on me all this time? Who else had known I

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