It's been three days since I've been released from the hospital and nobody is letting me do anything. Marco is being extra overprotective, he's been overprotective fool. Mathis is not letting me out of his sight or his side, we haven't been back to our house since my kidnapping. Mathis doesn't think it's safe even with all the security Marco put into the house, he's an overprotective fool. Gabe hasn't left the clubhouse for fear he won't see me again, even though we have my kidnapper locked up. My brothers are being overprotective fools. Hell everyone from my dad to the club are being overprotective fools. Once the older members knew who I was, they came and started apologizing to me for leaving Gabe and I alone for all these years. And even though we have my kidnapper and Marco's men took care of Ajax's club I'm not aloud to leave without one of my brothers, Mathis, my dad, or one of the experienced club members. Blade isn't allowing an prospects to guard me outside the club.

Sneaking away from Ranger I head towards the shed where I knew Ajax was being held when I was pulled back. I looked up and saw Ranger, I groaned when he sat me down back on the couch. Whenever Mathis isn't around Ranger is like my own guard dog, he's making sure I don't go anywhere. The doctor didn't say anything about me taking it easy when I was discharged but the club won't let me do anything. And I wanted to help, Ajax wouldn't spill his guts with club tactics. Marco wasn't here, he had to go to the mafia house to get some work done and see if anything needed his immediate attention. To say he was pissed that nobody came to see me because Alanzo and my mother told them not too. I'm even surprised myself, they listen to Marco not Alanzo. That family has been all I've known for about ten years and they don't see how I'm doing hurts. They helped save me but not come to the hospital, that hurts.

Marco's been more on edge and nobody really knows why. Not even Marco would tell me and Marco always you tell me whatever had him pissed. I think it's because of the FBI, maybe it was their car I saw that night of the dinner. Marco wasn't too thrilled when I didn't tell him right away. Right now I'm sitting in the common room with some old ladies watching home movies of myself, now don't get me wrong I'd love to watch myself on tv but that's all I've been doing since I was discharged. Watching old movies with the club, so they can stop feeling bad or guilty about what they did. I think that they thought that if they had just stayed in touched that none of this would happen. And they'd probably be wrong.

Looking up at Ranger I attempt to make a move to go to the shed but as soon as I lift my ass of the couch even a inch I'm pulled back down. I'm the corner of my eye I see Ranger smirkin. Now I can see why Blade put Ranger in charge of watching me, the dirty bastard knows all my sneaking away. Hell snuck away on him when I was a kid, actually I snuck away from everyone in the club at one point or another. But Ranger was the best when it came to tracking me. I remember one time when I was nine, Blade was super busy and placed me in Ranger's care but he forgot that he promised me ice cream. The next day while I was at Ranger's house I snuck out through Nat's window and headed towards the ice cream shop, had just sat down when Ranger came and got me. Turns out the bastard knew the minute I left his house. I can still remember one thought I had about him that keeps me smiling sometimes; the stupid army giving him tricks he shouldn't have.

How the hell am I going to get Ajax talking when I can't even get Ranger off my ass? I shut my eyes when another club member puts in another DVD of me. I mean shouldn't they be off doing 'jobs' instead of watching stupid home videos? They're big scary bikers but they are still treating me like the club princess that are wrapped around her finger. Let me tell you something I stopped being their princess and having th wrapped around my finger the moment I killed someone. I'm not the same little girl they're trying to remember and they need to get that through their heads. They can't just sit me down, make me watch old movies and hope I'll be that little girl they remember and want back. They're delusional if they think that's going to happen, that little girl died the moment Ajax took her and they need to understand that.

I feel a hand on my right shoulder and when I look up it's Gabe, but Gabe isn't looking at me. He's looking at the tv. Watching these movies are only a reminder about what we lost. He pulls me up off the couch and away from the others, heading outside we go sit on a table and just sit next to each other. It's silent for a few moments and then Gabe pulls me into a side hug.

"I'm sorry Aria."

Hearing my brother say sorry after so long in the Onyx Owl is shocking. He tried to make little easier for me when dad left because he knew that I was a daddy's girl and that I was heartbroken. Gabe has nothing to apologize for and never will. I don't blame him for anything that has happened and there's no need because it wasn't his fault.

"Gabe you have nothing to apologize for." I tell him softly.

"But I do. If I wasn't with the Onyx Owls then you probably wouldn't have been kidnapped and kept it a secret. If I had just spent more time with you then maybe..." He trailed off.

"Then maybe what? Gabe you tried to make a better life for me through the only way you know how. Through being an outlaw. And you did. I didn't tell you about that day because I didn't want you to blame yourself like you're doing now. I could never blame you for being in the Onx Owls because you were always there when I needed you. You tried to pick up the pieces of me that were broken when dad left. And you knew something was wrong with me after those two days that Ajax kidnapped me, you never left me alone in that house again. So please Gabe don't ever blame yourself."

"I love you Brie."

"Damn I forgot about that nickname." Gabe chuckled a little when I said that and that made me smile. "I love you too Gabe always will no matter what."

"Haven't heard you say the L word in a long time. I know you've said it towards mom and Alanzo but it was just empty words then now when you say it I can feel you mean it."

I punch him in the stomach and stare off towards the shed.

"Don't even go there Ariabelle." Gabe warned.

"Why doesn't everybody see that I need to do this. I need closure. I mean fucking hell the guy tried to kill me in about three or four different ways. Both you and I know Gabe that they will never get Ajax to talk. He wants dad to suffer, and what better way to make him suffer in Ajax's mind is to not give him the answers Blade wants."

"I know Aria, trust me I know." Gabe pulls me tighter to him. "But dad needs to do this too. He needs closure as well, he needs to know that when you leave here and possibly go back to the house that you won't be taken from him again. We all need that."

"Have you noticed that we started going back and forth from calling Blade dad and then back to Blade?"

"Random question but not as random as the one while you were in the hospital. And yeah I noticed and I decided to let it happen. He's our dad and we can't stay mad at him forever. He's working on fixing the relationship with both of us that he broke. If he can try why can't we?"

"I guess that's true. What was the random question I asked?"

"You wanted to know what Killer's birth name was."

I laughed at that, it was something I would ask while being tired. Looking back at the shed, Ajax needed to pay and I wanted to be the one to make him pay. Sometimes I can still feel his hands around my neck as he chokes me into unconsciousness as he laughs. Add that along with what happened in Las Vegas and that equals no sleep. Not even pills are helping, I can't sleep, waking up sweating and hearing their laughs. Mathis, I don't know what I would do without him, he has been good to me through my nightmares. He's been my rock through everything from Las Vegas to now, and I know that he will always have my back.

Mathis also hasn't wanted to go back to the house since my kidnapping but I've got some news that may change that. When I was in the hospital I had the doctor run one important test that I needed to know and I got my answer when I kicked everyone out of my hospital room. They needed food and I needed to talk to the doctor alone. I needed to know that the drinking I did didn't cause any harm and that the medicine the doctors had me on didn't cause any damage. I just wish my mom wasn't so selfish. My first thought when I got my answer was to tell my mom but then I remember her disowning me. My second thought about my mother...screw you you selfish goddamn bitch. If I have it my way my mother will never be in my life.

"Aria what are you hiding?" Killer asked from somewhere.

Looking up I notice Killer and Marco standing in front of me. Damn they found out I was hiding something a lot quicker than I wanted them too. But if I tell them they might tell Mathis and I can't have that happening...at least not yet. But they're my brothers and if I ask them to keep it quiet will they? Aren't they supposed to keep quiet when their little sister asks them too? I turn my head towards the shed again. How can I tell them with Ajax still around? I need to know that I inflicted some pain onto him that he caused me to feel. Then a thought popped into my head.

"I'll make a deal with you. You take me to the shed to cause Ajax some pain and I'll tell you what I'm hiding with the condition that you not tell Mathis...yet."

What I'm hiding is for me to tell Mathis and only me. Nobody else needs to know...at least my right yet. The club is still in super protective mode and Luca is still out there. Until Luca is dead then I might never be safe again because he's still pissed about me escaping in Las Vegas. And he'd do anything to Mathis, I don't want Mathis going through that kind of pain for a very long while. And I know once I tell Mathis then he'll be in overprotective mode then the club will know something is up. And once the club knows I'll be under guard all the time, I work for the Mortello Mafia Family I can't be guard by bikers twenty-four seven. Hell I don't know if Marco will allow me to do what I used to do.

The guys seem to be in deep conversation with the deal I just made. I could tell they didn't want to take me to Ajax but they also wanted to know what I was hiding. Ahh the overprotective brotherly instincts are winning against their curiosity, but knowing those three they'll sate their curiosity while still being the overprotective brothers. They turned back to me and nodded their heads but I could see they were about to say something else.

"You tell me what you want done to him and I will do it." Marco said.

I sighed because I knew he was either going to be the one to do that or I wouldn't get to the shed. I nodded and got off the table and headed towards the shed before I was pulled back. "Ariabelle what are you hiding from us?" Gabriel asked holding onto my wrist.

I pulled him down and gently whispered in his ear and then pulled away walking towards the shed. This time nobody stopped me and Marco was right beside me but before we went in Marco had me explained what I wanted done to Ajax. When I got done Marco opened the door and I went in with my brothers. Blade might have gotten his closure but I'm getting mine now. And the bastard will pay for what he's done, not just against me but my family as well. It's time he pay for his crimes.

Blade made the shed exactly the same as the freezer where Ajax held me hostage. It's just a bit smaller. Ajax looked up when he heard the door open, when he saw me he got this creepy look on his face. Marco punched him instantly, he was angry when Ajax first kidnapped me but now finding out what I'm hiding must have made him pissed at Ajax. And I don't blame him, I'm super pissed as well. Ajax spit blood out of his mouth near Marco's feet. And then Ajax started talking, good thing there are camera to pick up what he says but not so much for me. Mathis is going to be pissed.

"You know I had everything planned when Belle came back. But I didn't expect you Mr.Mortello." Ajax said looking at Marco. "Which may have been my downfall. I had planned to reunite Belle with Blade after causing him months of pain but Belle coming in with Grim just made the plan sweeter."

Gabe picked up the pliers and handed them to Marco. But before Marco used the pliers Killer smashed a hammer on both his hands. Ajax screamed as the hammer broke both his hands, and then Marco used the pliers. Tearing off Ajax's fingernails one by one on one hand only for now. When Ajax went to spit in Marco's face Gabe put on some brass knuckles and punched him in the face, breaking one of his cheekbones and maybe his nose. When Ajax stopped screaming Marco picked up a flashlight and shined it in Ajax's eyes before swinging it and busting one of Ajax's eye sockets. Still using the flashlight Marco swung again this time going for the legs busting on of his knee caps. When the boys noticed Ajax went unconscious Gabe threw some ice cold on Ajax and Ajax light came back on.

Killer grabbed a car battery and hooked it up to Ajax. When the battery turned on Killer electrocuted Ajax, not enough to kill him but enough to make him feel his heart racing. Killer did that about two more times and then stopped. Gabe was next coming with a lighter. Which he turned upside down and onto the fingers that Marco had plied off. Marco was starting to work on tearing the nails off when Killer stabbed him with an ice pick in Ajax's nonexistent dick.

"You mother fuckers." Ajax tried to say. "When I get out of here I'm going to kill you all. And this time I'll anticipate the mafia getting their noses in my business."

When he finished saying that, I saw a blood forming on his shirt. I looked around and saw Mathis standing in the doorway along with Blade. Damn the guys must have been torturing Ajax for maybe an hour to an hour and a half and none of us noticed the time. I'm in so much trouble, not just with my dad but with my husband as well. Mathis came directly towards me and pulled me into his chest.

"Mathis you're acting like I haven't seen a guy die before. May I remind you I work for the mafia." I tell him pushing at his chest.

"Now isn't the time to get all smartass on me Ariabelle. I've got half a nerve to throw you over my knee and spank the living shit out of you."

When he said that Killer came and pulled me out of his arms and placed me beside Gabe. Who then walked me out of the shed, keeping himself between dad and Mathis. I could tell dad and Mathis were confused about the way that Killer and Gabe were acting. They knew Mathis wouldn't get the chance to spank me. I'd shot Mathis before he ever got close enough to my ass. All of a sudden I feel like I'm going to cry, what the fuck, then I remember what's happening to my body. I'm sort of glad I don't have that awful sickness that most women have when they first find out. At least I don't have it yet.

Gabe and I are almost back to the clubhouse when I'm suddenly picked up. Looking up I see Mathis is holding me and walking towards my car. He puts me in the passenger seat before going around to the driver side, he's standing at the door staring at my brothers. I nod my head telling them it's okay and they head back into the club probably to wash Ajax's blood off them. I love my brothers for what they done for me, they understood what I needed at that moment. Mathis gets into the car and starts backing out of the compound. He's quiet all the way towards the house, he must want to talk privately.

I can't believe that Ajax is finally dead. I never have to worry about him or his awful riddles ever again. I can finally live my life semi peacefully, when Luca is gone that is when my life will be peaceful. I place my hand on my stomach as Mathis speeds into the driveway, I quickly move my hand when Mathis turns towards me. My stomach does a little turn like it's going to be sick then it calms down. Mathis looks at me with concern, I open the door and throw up what little breakfast I had. While I'm throwing up Mathis is holding my hair back, it's sweet in a gross kind of way. When I'm done I hop out of the car miss m throw up and head inside, I bypass the living room and go straight towards our bedroom. Entering the bedroom I go towards our bath where I know where my toothbrush is, I quickly do what I need to get rid of the taste of throw up.

When I'm done Mathis is sitting on our bed waiting for me. I know he wants answers and that's exactly what I'm going to give him. "I just need to know one thing Aira."

"And what's that?" I ask quietly

"Why? Why would you put yourself in that situation? Even though Ajax was tied up he still could've gotten loose and hurt you. Did you think of that Aria? Your father, the club just got you back do you think they want to lose you now? And what about me? Did you even think about what I would go through if he did get loose?"

Telling him might get a little hard now. But it was something I had to do not just to protect me. "Mathis I needed to do this." I tell him sitting beside him and grabbing his hand. "I wasn't by myself you know that. I needed to see him hurt like he hurt me and worse. I needed to know that I was finally safe from him, and not just myself." Holding his hand I start to move it towards my stomach.

"Aria what are you trying to tell me." Mathis said not looking at my stomach but at my face.