Epilogue: Nine Months Later

ALIANA

^Nine Months Later^

“Murdock! Put your sister down.” It’s been nine months since Alex’s return from the grave and Axyl’s wrathful revenge. Alex was subjected to a week of torment by Axyl and the others.

You’d think I’d be more disturbed by that, but Alex was a true beast and I couldn’t care less about his fate. I was just relieved he was gone from our lives for good.

Even though the twins don’t resemble Axyl, he’s their father in every sense. I’m not sure I want to tell them about Alex, but if they ask about him when they’re older, I’ll tell them.

I’m not sure what I’ll say, but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Lana has been trying to reconnect with the boys, but they want nothing to do with her. I can’t blame them, she caused them a lot of pain.

Earlier this year, I told her that it was up to them if they wanted to see her. If they did, it would be on our terms. I didn’t want to risk her causing them any more harm.

I still don’t trust her after the crap she pulled. Even though the boys are still young, especially Danny, they can make their own decisions about their mother.

Whatever they decide in the future, I’ll back them up all the way. They may not be my biological sons, but they’re still my boys. Just as the girls are Axyl’s daughters.

Six months ago, after we got married, Axyl and I found out I was pregnant with a boy. The girls were just six months old and looked adorable in their flower girl dresses.

I had wanted a simple, low-key wedding, but Axyl wanted to go all out. We had it here at the clubhouse and, even though it wasn’t in a church, it was perfect.

So here I am, six months pregnant, celebrating my daughters’ first birthday. I had warned Axyl that if he got me pregnant so soon after the girls, I’d castrate him. But that didn’t deter him from achieving his goal.

He ignored my threat and succeeded in getting me pregnant. I can’t really complain though, I want a big family with this man. My thoughts are interrupted by arms wrapping around my waist.

“Let them be, love. They’re having fun,” Axyl whispered in my ear.

“Okay, but just so you know, after this baby, we’re taking a break from having babies. We have four and this one makes five. My body needs a break.” He grumbles behind me and I just roll my eyes.

Today, everyone is here to celebrate our girls’ first birthday with us. Time has flown by.

We just finished with the cake and ice cream and now the kids are running around, hopefully burning off all the sugar.

Jacey and Macey are little firecrackers, just like me. They have everyone here wrapped around their fingers. All of our children are spoiled by every single person in this club. Murdock is now ten.

He’s very protective of his sisters and brother and is starting to show Axyl’s temper. It’s quite a sight, that’s for sure. Danny is four and he’s just as protective of his younger siblings.

We decided to put him in preschool last year and he loves it. He enjoys going to school and playing with his friends.

I was relieved he was able to start last year at the age of three, and it’s been great for him.

I’ve considered putting the girls in daycare while Axyl and I are working and our mothers can’t watch them, but when Hannah and I opened the clinic we made sure there was a room for all the children that came through the office.

All the mothers loved that idea and have decided to take turns being there. I don’t mind though. I’ll have my babies close and the boys will come to the clinic after school.

We’re planning a two-week trip soon and our parents are planning to stay longer.

They’ve been wanting to take a trip for a while, but they put everything on hold when things went south with Alex.

I’m pretty sure they’re planning a year-long vacation with the ‘old gang’—their words, not mine—after the group trip. They deserve it. So, while they’re gone, we have some ol’ ladies coming in to help out.

Hannah and I opened our business a few months after Lana showed up and it’s been super busy. Axyl doesn’t like me working when I’m pregnant, but he stopped arguing about it. I mean, it’s not like I do much anyway.

I sit there and listen to my patients’ problems. I did end up specializing in helping victims of abuse and trauma, but I help anyone who needs it.

This is what I wanted to do with my life when I set out on my own. I thought I’d be able to escape the biker scene, but I was wrong. Honestly, I could never truly leave because my heart always belonged to the man behind me.

“I love you,” I murmur as I turn in Axyl’s arms and bring my lips to his.

“I love you too,” he says after kissing me back. “With our parents going on a year-long break, we’re going to be busy.”

“Yeah, but that’s why we decided to put Danny back in preschool and have the daycare at the clinic. Plus, we have the club members and when we get tired, we can always pawn them off on my brother.”

We originally thought about keeping Danny out of preschool this year since he’s been having nightmares from what happened with Lana.

Both boys still see a therapist that I vetted, and he’s absolutely amazing, but Danny has had some setbacks. He’s improved over the past few months, so we ultimately decided he could go back.

Both boys had some setbacks, but Danny’s were more severe than Murdock’s. Murdock was just very angry and would lash out at everyone.

“My ears caught that, and there’s no chance in hell I’m babysitting four—almost five—kids all by my lonesome. Maybe you should consider putting a lid on the baby factory.” My brother grumbles, heading toward the bar where the rest of the guys are hanging out.

“Suck it up. You’re just green with envy because you haven’t found your special someone yet.” I tease. He rolls his eyes, flips me off, and plops down on a barstool. A grin spreads across my face. It’s hard to believe this is how my life turned out, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

^End of Book One^