As we pulled up to the clubhouse Drake was stood outside waiting for us Duncan and Nate grabbed the driver and dragged him over to a little building right at the back of the lot. Ward jumped out and spoke to Drake, Drake just stood there staring me dead in the eye, well s**t I know I’m in trouble. I stayed in the van knew if I left, I was going to get an ear full, Nate and Duncan came back to Drake who was still staring me dead in the eyes, well if looks could kill, I would be dead. Ward and Duncan were about to come and get me out of the van till Drake stop them.
“Everyone back inside me and Casey are going to have a chat” he said walking over to the van. Nate grabbed Duncan and Ward as all the men walked back into the clubhouse. I jumped when Drake got into the van and started the van up.
“Casey, we are trying to help you why won’t you let us help you?” He said said driving away from the clubhouse.
“Drake, I did tell Ward thanks for trying to help but I don’t want any more people hurt because of me” I said looking out the window.
Drake never said anything after that 15 minutes later we pull up to a bungalow. Drake jumped out and came around to my side and helped me out.
“Drake what’s going on?” I said looking at him.
“Casey, I’ve bought you to my house away from everyone so we can talk I want you to tell me the whole story your dad and Ward here jumping in please trust me, come let’s get you in and clean your face up” Drake leading me towards the door. As we walked in Drake leads me straight to the kitchen where Mel was cooking.
“Thank the lord you found her, I’ll get the first aid kit, Casey I’m glad your ok” she said giving me a hug and run out of the kitchen. Drake pulled out a bar stool out for me to sit Mel came back with a first aid kit and left. Drake cleaned my face up for me.
“There you go all cleaned up, you’re going to be sore till the bruises come up, do you want a drink” while cleaning all the bloody cotton balls.
“Well, if you want to know everything you better get me a beer cause you’re going to need a strong drink” I said looking at Drake hoping he don’t want the whole story he put a beer in front of me and sat next to me waiting for me to start.
“Well, wasn’t expecting that, Drake I don’t know really where to start. I’ll start when my dad died, my mother and dad were starting to fighting a lot my mother always hated me never knew why? My mother was sleeping out on my dad she been doing it before I was born. The night my dad died I remember him waking me up and getting me out of the house as fast as possible. My dad hired a private plane he gave me the letter told me to put it in my bag till I got to my uncle I wanted him to come with me but he said he couldn’t as I was about to get on the plane 3 black SUVs turned up. My mother got out of 1 of them with Lorenzo De Vito holding her hand his men came straight for me my dad tried to stop them grabbing me but he was out numbered as I was dragged into the car that when I heard the gun go off Lorenzo was stood over my dad with a gun one of his men knocked me out cause I was screaming so much” I said taking a mouthful of beer.
“Casey I’m so sorry you had to see that” Drake said grabbing my hand to support me.
“Drake, it going to get worse, I never got to go to my dad funeral I start to hate my mother more and more as the years went on my mother started to get depressed and she killed herself leaving me with Lorenzo. That was the first night he beat the crap out of me saying it was my fault and that he was sending me away cause I looked like my mother too much. The next thing I was sent to Russia where the head of Russia Mafia took me in he was kind to me got me back on my feet from what Lorenzo did taught me to fight and look after myself. Me and Dimitri got very close, he was next in line to be head, I had a crush on him I think he had a crush on me but he was 3 year older than me I know his dad wanted to arrange a marriage between me and Dimitri I was up for it cause I didn’t want to go back but Lorenzo said no and I had to return home. I never made it home I got on the plane but I ran from them at the airport and never looked back” I said taking another mouthful of beer Drake still had hold of my hand I was gripping it like my life depended on it. “Is there more Casey” he asked I just nodded trying not let the tears leak from my eyes.
“ This is hard I haven’t told anyone this” I said looking at drake he squeezed my hand to reassure me. “I was 15, I was in Ireland I was in a relationship with this boy Shane O’Malley I fell pregnant” I said stopped to take another mouthful I just let tear run down my face. “I was 33 weeks pregnant when Lorenzo found me, he told me Shane told him where to find me to save his life. Lorenzo men beat me up I tried everything to protect the baby Lorenzo grabbed me and threw me down the stairs 3 flights I went down I was at the bot-bottom of the stairs ble-bleeding o-out” Drake grabbed me and hugged me till I calmed down. “Casey did the baby survive” Drake asked looking at me I just sat there shaking me head tears running down my face. “My s-son died th-that n-night I had t-to do it a-alone they did a c-section cause I w-was in n-no fit st-state to p-push him out, they let me hold my s-son I had him with me for an hour before they took him away, I buried him on my own” I said as I wiped the tears from mummy eyes. “How did you get away Casey?” Drake said getting two more beers.
“The day I buried my son Lorenzo was at the graveyard told me I had to go home he found me a husband I was so angry I punched him in the face his men grabbed me and threw me in the car when I got home, they locked me in my room. Leo would come to my room to send me food and give me pain killers I asked for some items to make a fake passport he said he would help me so he helped me escape. He kept in contact with me he gave me the heads up that they knew I was here” I said downing my beer “that is everything Drake, I promise, I don’t want any more people hurt because of me” I said looking at him.
Mel can running into the kitchen and gave me a hug “I’m so sorry that happened to you Casey I shouldn’t have listened but I couldn’t help it” she said I just sat there and let her hug me. “Thank you for trusting me but I will need to tell my brothers, just so we know how to protect you, your Duncan daughter so that make you family, come let’s get back to the clubhouse we are going in full lockdown” he said. Mel gave me another squeeze and started getting bags of clothes ready me and Mel got in the van while Drake locked up. As we got back to clubhouse Duncan and Ward was in a full-on fist fight Drake rushed out the van and stood between them.
“STOP, church in 5 minutes, you two clean yourselves up now, Mel can you take Casey in a spare room please” Drake said while Mel leader me to the clubhouse.
“What the hell have you done to her Drake?” Duncan started to say before Drake gave him the death stare.
Mel leaded me to a spare bedroom, “you stay here now there a lock on the door if you don’t want to be bothered the prospect ls found your bag with clothes, I’ve put some shower gel and shampoo in the shower for you, Casey we will look after you” Mel said giving me another hug all I did was nod my head as soon as Mel left, I locked the door had a shower and jumped straight into bed hoping I could hide for a few hours maybe a day.