Destiny's Cage (PUBLISHED)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

"Is that who I think it is?" Big Black practically scowled. "Nah can't be because I know she didn't just jump into town without at least saying hello." He continued to have a one-sided conversation with himself.

"I just got here not too long ago." I pouted because from the look on his face, he was really hurt. My chest hurt from the quick snapback that my breathing did when I realized HE wasn't with the new arrivals.

"Destiny, if you don't get off your ass and give me hug girl, you better." He barked.

"Hey Black," I sincerely stated and accepted the big hug that he gave me. His hug felt like home. If I were being real, just being back in Lincoln felt like home period.

"Little girl, I have been worried about you since you up and left. If it weren't for Syd here keeping us updated on you being alive, I would have surely come hunting for you."

"I'm good, really. How have you been?"

"Same ole same, you know the business. When are you coming home?"

"Actually, I have made a home in South Carolina for the most part."

"South Carolina, what the fuck is down there?"

"I found my real father and along with him came an entire family." I said. "Well actually, they found me in North Carolina. But it had to be divine intervention for me to have gone in that direction to begin with, wouldn't you say?"

"Well damn, that would be an intervention. Who is this so-called family that we must compete with? Do we need to do a background check on them?"

"A background check is not needed since you already know them." I laughed at the puzzlement on his face. "The Torrent's are my family Black. DT is my biological father, which makes the president known as Torrent my brother."

"Well I'll be damned, me and DT go way back. I never would have put those pieces together. Putting that puzzle into perspective, how do you feel now?"

"It's been an adjustment. A family that actually gives a shit about me after dealing with a sack of assholes, it's refreshing to say the least."

"Hold up a minute, we care about you too Dez. Last I checked, we are family too just not by blood."

"Tell her Black, she sure is quick to throw us away isn't she?" Syd added her own dig.

"You both know what I mean. I realize that I have people that really care about me here but... Wait forget I said anything, that doesn't matter."

"It does matter, and I feel where you are coming from. Just don't forget about us in the equation when calculating all the people who care about you."

"I will never forget or overlook that fact again, I promise."

"Good, you are here to celebrate with us for 'Maze Day,' right?"

"Yes, that is why I came back."

"But you aren't staying?"

"No, I have school."

"Good for you, Dez."

"Thanks Black."

"I will let you ladies get back to your bonding, I got some ass to kick in pool." He joked and started to walk away. "Oh, and Dez, somebody else cares about you too. It just takes us hardheaded bikers a minute to catch up, trying to remain hard and all."

"Don't hurt nobody Black," I chose to ignore his last statement. Cage may care about me being that I was once the 'Knights' responsibility but the way I want him to care is not going to happen. He tipped his head in acknowledgment of my sidestep on that topic and I was ever so grateful. If it weren't for the memorial for Maze, I wouldn't have even returned so soon if at all.