"DEVON!" Happy and Jax took the front stair case, Chibs and Tig took the back, the house was now silent. Happy spotted the trail of blood, his heart hammered inside his chest. The four men, met in the middle of the hall, they continued to follow the trail of blood, their guns drawn. Nearing a door, it was slightly ajar, the trail of blood continued into the room.

Shoving the door open, he looked around the room, finding it empty, there was a pool of blood near the door, then it trailed towards the bathroom. Happy crept towards the door, hearing movement, he kicked the door open with his foot, going inside the room. He stared at the body in the tub. "DEVON!" Leaning against the wall, he inhaled sharply, before letting the air out of his lungs.

He bolted out of the bathroom, not looking at the other three men, he stormed out of the room, calling out for his wife in an agonized voice, the sound of his boots echoing down the hall.

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Jax staring at him, his eyes filled with tears not wanting to believe his sister was gone, he sank down on the bed, dropping his head into his hands. This was on him, he should have never of allowed her to do this. He knew there would be risks, but the want and need to catch and punish Clay over rode his desire to protect his sister. Happy didn't want her used as bait, he begged, him to find another way. In the end, Devon agreed to be used as bait, she didn't want to be sent away to hide. She said it wasn't her style. He should have listened to Happy.

Tig dropped to his knees, another daughter killed because of the club. He wished now that he would have told her, he was her father, years ago. He was close to her, but he could have had a father/daughter relationship with her. He let Gemma, then Clay convince him it was for the best not to tell her. He could still hear Happy calling her name in the hall, he should go out and comfort him.

Chibs stood still, his mind still trying to comprehend what had happened. "We find Clay, and end him." Chibs said. "I'll go in and take care of her." He walked towards the bathroom, wiping away his tears. Stopping when he saw the body in the tub, exhaling slowly, he leaned against the door frame. "Mary, Mother of Christ!" It took him a few minutes for him to regain his composure again, he got to work taking care of the body.

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She heard her name being shouted in the hall, she stumbled out of the room, her clothes still covered in blood. "Hap?" Her voice was just above a whisper. He whipped around, staring at her, he ran towards her. Pulling her into his arms, he kisses her, pulling back, he runs his hands over her.

"You whole?" His hands come in contact with the bandage on her arm, she winces in pain.

"It's just a flesh wound..Chibs can fix it." His gaze didn't leave her face, she could see he was trying not to loose control of his own emotions.

"Why did you do it? He could have killed you!"

"To protect you, and everyone else I love. He would do anything to get what he wanted, it was worth the risk."

"You fucking promised me, that you'd let us handle it!"

"You were suppose to get here sooner..." He pushed her against the wall, his anger coming close to raging out of control.

"What the hell did you just say?" He had her pinned against the wall, her feet were off the ground, for the first time she was actually afraid of him. The other three men, came running into the hall, taking in the scene before them. Tig walked over to Happy, putting his hand on his shoulder.

"Let her go man, can't you see your scaring her." He dropped her to the floor, walking away, she lay in a heap, crying on the floor. Feeling hands on her shoulders, she looked up to find Tig beside her. "Let's get you cleaned up doll face." He helped her up, guiding her to the closest room.

She told him, she'd be okay, to get cleaned up on her own, watching him leave, she went into the bathroom.

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They cleaned up the mess while she was in the shower, they would wait until late to get rid of the body. She came downstairs, to find three of the four men sitting on the couch. Happy was no where to be seen, she felt hurt and disappointment. Chibs walked towards her, pulling her into his arms.

"Don't ever do something like that again. You understand me?" She nodded her head, trying to hold back her tears. He kissed her forehead, pulling her over to the couch. "Hap says you have a wound that needs my attention."

"It's just a flesh wound, I was grazed." He had his medic bag out, and started to take care of her arm. Jax sat in a chair across from her, just starring. Chibs finished up, closing his bag, he stood up leaving the room. Tig squatted down in front of her, his blue eyes full of emotion.

"I'm not sure what I want to do, hug you or beat the hell out of you! Christ Devon, we could have lost you. Clay wanted to kill you, do you get that?"

She looked at him. "It was me, or everyone I loved. He was ready to come after everyone of you, it was worth the risk..."

"No, it wasn't! You were never suppose to be in danger!" Jax yelled as he stood up, storming over to you. "Because your selfish behavior, your husband left you."

She paled, looking at Jax. 'What the hell are you talking about?"

"Happy left, because you can't follow orders. He can't be with someone as selfish as you." Jax was in her face, she shoved him away from her.

"Go to hell Jackson!" He slammed out of the house, she was just holding on by a thread. Turning to Tig, she stared at him. "Where is he?"

"He left to go clear his head, said he'd meet us in Charming in a few days." He looked down at the floor.

"Send him my regards when you get back." She held it together, until she got up stairs. She shut and locked the door, falling to the floor, she leaned back and cried.

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There was a quiet knocking on the door hours later, still laying on the floor, she rolled to her feet. She was exhausted in all ways, she thought about ignoring whoever was on the other side, but the knocking got to be more persistent. Pulling open the door, Jax pushed his way in the bedroom. She could tell by his stance that he was still pissed.

"We're leaving for Charming bright and early in the morning, be ready."

"Have a safe ride, I have no intention of going back right now!"

"Your ass will be on the back of one of our bikes Devon. You're going home and face the coincidences of your actions."

"What actions exactly Jackson? The one where I took care of Clay before he killed everyone I loved? Maybe the one where I didn't act like a good little old lady and do exactly like i was told? I'm not going back to Charming anytime soon, I'm staying in LA!"

"You're going home to your husband!"

"No, I'm not! I'm staying here!"

"You're such a selfish bitch Devon! You're nothing but a pain in my ass, have been since day one. Some days I wish we weren't related!"

"Well it's a good thing we aren't really then, I'm just some crack whore's brat your family felt sorry for. Hey maybe you'll get lucky and be rid of me for good." She shoved him out of the way, running down the stairs, she grabbed her purse. Grabbing a set of keys off the peg board, she ran out to the garage, jumping behind the wheel of a Porsche, she opened the garage door and took off.

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Jax stood open mouthed, wishing he could take back what he had said, Tig and Chibs came storming into the room hearing the fight, they both were furious at what was said. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Tig had grabbed him by his shirt front.

"I don't know why I said it, I didn't mean it. I love her, she's my sister. Christ, I could have lost her today..."

"You better fix this shit brother, that was brutal." Jax rubbed his hand over his face.

"Call Juice and have him watch for her to use her cards, see if we can track her down."

"I'll try to call her, she might answer my call." Chibs left the room, his phone pressed to his ear.

Jax leaned against the wall, he was a failure as a big brother, if anything happened to her it would be on him.

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"Ms. Teller, welcome to the San Diego Hilton, your room is ready for you per Mr. Holmes request."

"Thank you." She smiled at the man at the front desk, she really had no intention of driving this far, she was just going to drive around the city. Then she decided to go drive out in the desert, then the next thing she knew she was in San Diego.

She had stopped and bought some clothes on the way down with the cash she had, not wanting to use your cards, she asked Grant to get her a room. She told him, she'd explain later, that everything was a mess right now. Shutting the door to her room, she fell into bed, she'd head back tomorrow, and sort everything out.

She'd been gone long enough, that Chibs, her Ma, Tara, Bobby, and even Juice had tried to call her. She wondered if Happy even knew or cared if she was gone, not wanting to be found, she turned off her phone, she needed to clear her head too. She curled up in a ball, and drifted off to sleep, just wanting to forget the last twelve hours.

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Happy clinched his jaw looking at Jax, "What do you mean, she isn't with you? Where the hell is my wife?"

"It's my fault, I said horrible things to her, she took off. We don't know where she went." Happy counted to fifty before he could speak again, his dark eyes full of anger.

"What did you say to her? To make her run?" Jax hung his head, telling the Tacoma Killer exactly what he had said to his sister. Happy couldn't stand to look at the president of the club at that moment, he had to leave or he might kill him. He walked outside, pulling out his phone, he called her. It went striaght to voice mail, pinching the bridge of his nose he started speaking.

Baby, please call me, let me know that you're alright. I'm sorry that I left like that, I should have stayed with you, but the thought of almost loosing you again was too much. I needed to get my head clear, I love you baby. Please don't do this to me, come home. I need you, I can't imagine my life without you. I'm going to tear the country apart until I find you. I love you Dev!

His phone rang immediately, hoping it was Dev he answered it. "Hello!"

"Hey it's Grant."

"Do you know where she is?" He heard Grant sigh. "Please tell me, I need to see her."

"She's at the San Diego Hilton. I'll send my plane to Stockton for you, you'll be able to take your bike with you."

"Thanks."

"Be good to her, don't make me regret telling you. The plane will be there early tomorrow."

"I'm not going to let her go." He ended the call, going inside the clubhouse, he scanned the room, his eyes landed on Chibs. Going over to the man, he sat down next to him. "I'm going to need your help."

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Devon yawned and stretched as she got up from the bed, reaching for the phone she ordered room service. She was surprised at the late hour, it was already eleven, she had twenty minutes before her food arrived. She took a quick shower, and was dressed, opening the balcony doors, she stepped out enjoying the ocean view. Hearing a knock on her door, she looked through the peep hole, she sighed, her food had arrived.

She was starving, she was going to eat, then go to the beach before leaving for LA, then Charming. Opening the door, the cart was rolled inside, she didn't look up, the door was kicked shut. The hairs on the back of her neck were standing up. Room service never shut the door, she felt behind her, for her purse, reaching inside for her gun. She continued to act like she wasn't paying attention.

Flipping the safety off, she brought the gun up, her eyes focused on the men in front of her.