It's been two days since Ariabelle has been brought to the hospital and she still hasn't woken up. It would be worrying if the doctor hadn't told Grim that the medicine was working, her dehydration is gone as is the hypothermia, the sedates have been flushed from her system. Now it's all up to Ariabelle to wake up, I know that she's had a couple of bad days but hopefully that doesn't stop her from waking up. I need my little girl back. I hold onto her hand not wanting to let go. Grim doesn't leave the room unless Killer and Gabriel force him to like they did today. The only reason he left was because I said I wouldn't leave her side and that's true.

Ever since that night at Estella's Marco has been staying at the clubhouse while going to fix Ariabelle and Grim's house, I helped him out while I wasn't at the hospital. Grim still hasn't been back there and some part of me doesn't blame him, he doesn't want to be there without Ariabelle. The club members are also there, removing the carpet, patching up holes, removing the broken and messed up furniture. They are basically redoing the entire living room for Ariabelle, also they are putting up pictures they found when Ariabelle was a kid. Ranger Nat's dad had a lot of pictures of Ariabelle.

My mother and father has found a lot of pictures of Ariabelle and Gabriel, Ariabelle and me, different pictures of Ariabelle with different club members and different family members and lastly pictures of Ariabelle and Estella. I don't know how she would feel about that, they still haven't visited her neither has any family members from her mother's side nor has any of Alanzo's family visited her. That just pissed me off badly. Aria was their family member for eleven years and just because she married Grim they've completely ignored her. I don't even know how pissed off Marco and Gabriel must be. Everyone has stepped up and helped redo the living room even the club whores but I have no idea what they do.

Killer told me yesterday that it was Aria that threw those knives at the club whores. I couldn't tell you how proud of her I was, fighting and making your territory known is always good for the old ladies. Though Aria would probably thrown a knife at me if she heard I called her an old lady. She's the mischievous biker princess, she's done so much for the club already that we didn't know about. Shooting those suits that came after the club while she was still reeling from being hurt herself. She didn't have to put herself on the line that day but she did. She's still my little girl even if she doesn't know I care.

My hand was still gripping hers and my head was down but snapped up when I felt my hand being squeezed. I locked eyes with her closed ones and just kept my breath waiting. I didn't want to get up and get the doctor until I knew my daughter's eyes were fully open, at that same time a nurse came in and saw what was going on. I didn't hear what she said but knew she left the room, probably to go get the doctor. The doctor came and did some minor muscle test to see how she responded.

"Her vitals are good and she's responding well. She's probably be waking up pretty soon. Mr.Benson I've kept the cops away for as long as I could and as soon as she wakes up they're going to want to talk to her." Aria's doctor told me.

"And my family and I thank you for that but this club business. And if she does remember I doubt she'll tell the cops anything."

"And I understand that. I was just giving up a heads up." Her doctor said before he left the room.

Wake up Ariabelle I need you, Mathis needs you, your brother's need you. Hell we all need you. I remember her birthday so much it hurts. That day has been all I've thought about. I left my little girl, I should've fought harder. Aria thought the club colors were red, we never told her that we didn't have club colors. She loved the color red and we just let her think that that was the color. We didn't care as long as she smiled. We all loved her smile, it lit up our world. I think Aria has even some of the club whores love her. She just did that to people who know her or not. She was a sweet girl when she was growing up, now she is sometimes a bitch. But only to me and I can take that because I deserve it.

I hear a soft groan and look down, Ariabelle is slowly moving her head and her eyelashes flutter before opening fully. "Blade?"

I had no idea I could get hurt that bad, but I don't have the right to be called dad or daddy...yet. "Yeah Ariabelle it's me and I know who you are to me. Don't be mad at Mathis he had no choice but to tell us."

"I'm not mad. I knew my secret was bound to come out when I taken. My mom and Alanzo?"

"Sweetheart they haven't come by at all. You've been missing for three days and sleeping straight for two days. I went to see Estella the day you were admitted hoping to get her head out of her ass but neither your mother or Alanzo have come by. Neither has their families. It's been me, Mathis, your brothers, my parents and the club that has been with you."

I could tell that her mother not visiting her hurt her but she held it in. "Killer and Gabriel forced Mathis to head back to the clubhouse so he could shower, change and eat. He hasn't left your side either. Aria it was wrong of me to put my hands on you. And I'm sorry baby girl."

I kissed her forehead. And she had a year fall down her cheek. "I'm not saying I forgive you just yet but at the same time I can sort of see where you were coming from. Gods know I would've done worse if some stranger knew something important that I didn't."

"But I'm your father and I should know better. I should know never to put my hands on a lady even if you weren't my daughter but a huge pain in my ass."

She laughed at that. Then said something that made me smile, "I wouldn't be your daughter if I wasn't a pain in your ass."

"I was think that exact same thing when I came back from talking with your mother. Aria I know you don't want to talk but I have to know who did this to you." When I finished saying that there was a knock on her room door. I went to open it and there was two detectives and what may be a FBI agent.

"We're here to talk to Ariabelle Benson." The skinny African American man said.

"Her name Ariabelle Braden. She's married incase you idiots forgot and why do you want to speak to my daughter. She's just woken up."

The skinny African American man tensed up when I corrected him. "We just have a few questions for her sir we won't stress her out."

"It's okay I can handle a few questions." Aria said from behind me.

"Fine but I stay in the room." I tell them and let them in before returning to my seat.

"Miss Braden," the Aisa looking cop said looking at me before returning her attention to Aria. Aria was looking at me and shaking her head and smiling. "We just have a few questions."

"I heard you outside there is no reason for you to repeat yourself. Please just get on with it."

"Alright. Do you know who took you and why?" The Asian cop asked.

"No I'm sorry I don't. I was asleep when I was taken and I don't remember what happened to me in the days I was taken."

"You know how many days you were taken?" The African American cop asked.

"My dad told me when I woke up. And I'm sorry I could be more help." She yawn as she said the last words.

"Okay that's all you're getting right now. She's told you she doesn't know who took her or why. My daughter needs to rest and not be bothered by what she doesn't know." I told them.

I escorted them to the door and shut it in their faces. I swept the area where the my were at and made sure there was no recording devices or cameras. I found two cameras and one recording device. That third person was definitely a FBI agent these look like their equipment.

"Bastards." I say and Aria laughs. I smile when I hear that laugh. I quickly destroy the devices and go back to sit beside Aria I grab her hand and say, "so back to what we were saying?"

"The person who kidnapped me wanted revenge. He was a prospect with you, he blamed you when he didn't get his club patches. His name is Ajax."

Ajax! That bastard. He was kicked out because he raped a sixteen year old girl and I was the one who found out. The full time members took it to a vote, I had nothing to do with him getting kicked out it was all him. "Aria I'm so sorry sweetheart. Sorry I wasn't there to protect you then and now."

"No don't blame yourself. The only person to be blamed is Ajax. He told me what happened to Celica." And as soon as she said that her door opened.

Mathis, Killer and Gabe walked through the doors. Their faces brightened when they saw Aria awake. Mathis ran straight to her side and kissed her in an all consuming way. I could tell Aria Was taken back when Mathis pulled back. Mathis laughed at her face and she slapped him across his chest but smiled. Gabe walked over and gave her a kiss on the forehead and a hug as did Killer. All the chairs were taken so Killer and Gabe sat on the end of the bed on both sides of her feet.

"Aria what happened?" Killer asked.

"I just told dad who took me. His name is Ajax, he's a former prospect for the club and blames dad for him not getting patched into the club. Killer he was the one who killed your mother."

"What?" Killer asked.

"It was his plan. He wanted to hurt dad and decided to use Celica and you. He wanted dads attention and figured the only way was to get through Celica. But he beat her so bad that she died and dad put you on heavy protection so he couldn't get to you. But then he remembered me when I ran out after dad on my birthday. His words were exactly 'I thought I hit the gold mined think I could use Blade's only daughter to get his attention.' He took me and waited about two days but when dad didn't come he went out to find out why. Imagine his surprise to find out that dad hadn't come back in weeks, mom was working doubles at the hospital and Gabe was working in the Onyx Owls.

"Somehow someway, don't ask me how. I escaped his warehouse clubhouse. Those hours between escaping and getting to the hospital are not there in my mind. Something like trauma block or something. But I did find a tape recorder as you all know, one of his idiots dropped it when he put me in the cell and I just hid it. If I hadn't escaped last time I wouldn't be here."

"Sweetheart don't say that." Mathis told her.

"Mathis I wasn't suppose to make it out either times. He told me so and I'm guessing if you had gone to the childhood house instead of coming straight to the warehouse so would Killer and Gabe. He wanted all your children dead dad." Aria told us with tears finally coming out of her eyes.

I got out of my seat and sat on the bed beside her. I pulled her into my arms and she clung to me. I swear when I see Ajax he's dead. Speak of the devil. Aria tenses up but keeps her heart come knowing she's in a heart monitor. He's dressed as a nurse. I gently pushed her into Grim's arms and moved in front of him.

"You've got some nerve Ajax showing up here after you nearly killed my daughter."

"That's the whole point Blade. You made me lose my patches. You deserve this." He said with a sick smile on his face.

"You made yourself lose your patches when you raped a sixteen year old girl. I didn't have anything to do with that."

"You took it to the club. You couldn't keep quiet." He said.

Marco sided up to him and injected something in him. He dropped and him and Killer took him out of the hospital. Marco us paying these people a lot to close their eyes when they see something like that. I walked back over to my daughter and pull her into my arms. She's still crying and shaking. I don't think she will ever get over this for a long moment. I don't even know if she wants to keep the house. Mathis won't step foot in it. That house was their safe haven away from club and mafia business and it was violated.

That bastard will pay for what he put my daughter through and what he almost put my sins through. I gently rubbed my fingers over her neck where her bruises had faded and tried to calm myself. I couldn't leave her right now I won't leave her right now. I've been away for far too long, I trust Killer and Marco to teach him a lesson before Aria finishes him off. It's her right after he strangled her and tries to kill her. I move my hands from rubbing her neck to rubbing her back. Soon she fell into a much needed sleep.

I gently kissed her forehead and laid her back on the bed. I didn't leave her side, I moved back into my seat as did Grim and we both had a hold of each of her hands. We weren't leaving her even though her kidnapper was caught. I mean how stupid could you be just to walk into her hospital room and not expect to be captured. Maybe he was hoping she would be alone but he hoped wronged. Never again am I leaving her, the club and I lost too much time without her. We won't ever lose that time again.

Aria started to mumble in her sleep but the only thing that came through was, "daddy what's Killer's birth name?"

Grim, Gabe and I looked at each other and laughed. Only that random thought could come through while she was sleeping. I was jumping inside when I heard her call me dad and daddy, I have no idea why she started calling me that again but I'm not complaining and I won't lose that title again. I make sure she doesn't regret calling me dad and daddy. I kissed her forehead again and Gabe turned the tv on quietly, he put it in some show called Wife Swap, he said it was a show she watched when she was bored. It was funny in some parts but I don't understand why she would watch this. But she always has watched stupid things when she's bored, glad to know she hasn't changed in that way.

But I still have some ways to go before I fully know my daughter again. Like does she still like the color red? Does she still act a little OCD? Do her and Gabe still watch WWE? Little things like those that made my daughter unique and random. That made us laugh till we fell over and helped us out when we needed it the most. We will never come that close to losing her again. I don't care what she thinks or even if she'll be pissed, she will be guarded when not with Grim or one of her brothers. The club needs her whether they know it or not. I need her.

I need my little girl back. Those eleven years without her hurt. But I couldn't come back because Estella wouldn't let me come back. I tried so hard. I tried so hard to get Aria and Gabe away from their bitch of a mother. But no matter how hard I tried Estella always stopped me, saying lies about how our children don't want me in their life anymore. But now it's her they don't want in their life. And if Grim will allow it I'll throw her the best damn wedding this club has ever seen. Estella won't get back in Aria's and Gabe's lives after what she did. I never knew when Estella and I first got together that she could be this big of a bitch.

But I don't regret being with her because if we weren't together I wouldn't get my protective son and my little princess. But we were never married despite what Aria and Gabe think, she didn't want to fully be with me. She didn't want to be the bikers wife that got stared at and scrutinized but what did she think was going to happen when she married a mafia man. I'm pretty sure that FBI agent was here because of what Alanzo does. But I will bring hell to the FBI if they think they can hurt my children, so help me God. It will rain blood if my children are hurt. Again. By any other person even Grim. I will not see my daughter cry again unless she's crying happy tears. Like say a wedding, I will get my way Grim, there will be a wedding.