Judge

by KJ Dahlen

  Sin’s Bastards MC Next Generation

  Book Five

  Copyright K.J. Dahlen, 2018

  Also by Kj Dahlen

  Bratva Blood Brothers

  Yuri

  Mikial

  Barshan

  Sazon

  Roman

  Brothers United

  losif

  Kosta

  Nikoli

  Nicky

  Devils Trifecta MC

  Gage

  Hell's Fire Riders MC

  Pappy's Shadow

  Betrayed

  Trigger The Storm

  Birth Of Hells Fire Rider

  Lost Sons MC

  Creed's Return

  Jack

  Princes Of Hell MC

  Talon

  Rogue

  Satan's Spawn MC

  Spawn & Spitfire

  Revenge and Retribution

  Babies & Bastards

  Sin's Bastards MC

  Silk & Bones

  Karma's Bite

  No Regrets

  Hell's Fury

  Lies & Liars

  Stone Cold

  Sin's Bastards Next Generation

  Raine

  Chance

  Gambler

  Bowie

  Judge

  Byron

  Vengeance Is Mine

  Bane

  Whiskey Bend MC Series

  Lucifer's Woman

  Demon's Stand

  At All Costs

  Out Of The Shadows

  Standalone

  Hell's Fire MC Series Set

  Satan's Spawn & Sin's Bastards Collection

  A Life For Luke

  Chasing Eve

  Saving Sebastian

  Shadows Of The Past

  Never Forget Me

  The Cartouche

  A Wrath Is Born

  The New Brotherhood

  Viktor

  Table of Contents

  Copyright Page

  Also By Kj Dahlen

  Judge (Sin's Bastards Next Generation, #5)

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  Sin's Bastards MC Next Generation Series

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  Judge

  I was a man who knew exactly where he was going and how he was going to get there. Then I met her and my world was rocked off its axis.

  I found her bruised and almost broken and I vowed no one would ever hurt her again. But to keep that vow, I would have to take on the whole damn town of Troy.

  Would we win?

  I had no idea but I wasn’t going to give up on her. I needed her and refused to lose her.

  Sage

  I was a broken soul and never knew love until I met him.

  He was everything I ever dreamed about in my lonely world. But my secrets were many and I didn’t know if he could forgive them.

  Then my past comes looking for redemption.

  Can we survive it when the truth finally comes to light? Or will we be swallowed up before the dust even settles?

  Chapter One

  As Judge pulled into the work site on his bike, he quickly scanned the parking lot and frowned. Sage wasn’t here again today. This was the second day she was missing and something didn’t feel right to him. Sage usually showed up before he did and her hot food cart was always a welcome sight.

  She served breakfast and lunch to him, his employees and brothers every day. She usually never missed a day, so her not being here just didn’t sit right. He shut down the motor throbbing between his legs and stood on his feet. At 6’4 tall he was a big man, with his muscular build, he was an imposing man as well.

  He took off his helmet and glanced around the area. Moore Brothers Construction was building a new house on this lot and it was a huge house. Judge was usually the first worker on site and for a few minutes a day, he exchanged words and a smile with Sage before the working chaos started. He needed that few minutes of peace and quiet to start his day. The commotion of the pounding of hammers, the buzzing of saws and the loud music that tried to cover over all the other noise did bother him at times.

  For now though, the air was silent. Judge looked over at the spot Sage usually parked her cart. Her cart was more of a camper that had been redone to hold a stove and a warming oven, a small counter and a fridge/freezer. One side opened to have a counter for her to serve her food to her customers. The food was always good and hot and they always began their day on the right track. It also didn’t hurt that Sage was easy on the eyes and had a great personality.

  Her food was always more than enough to fill a man’s belly during the long hours they worked. Sage herself was friendly without being slutty and Judge appreciated that. Most women around the construction site were looking for something he didn’t think should be part of a work day... there was a time and a place for pickups and it wasn’t while building a damn house.

  Suddenly, the quiet surrounding him was shattered by the sounds of his brothers and their work crew arriving and for the next few minutes, disorder ruled the parking lot.

  Brushing his long hair out of his face, Judge put it into a short ponytail and waited for his brothers to catch up to him.

  One of the men that worked for them paused then glanced over to the spot where Sage usually parked then looked over at him with a frown.

  Judge watched the man for a moment wearing his own frown.

  When Gambler and Raine came up behind him Gambler asked, “What’s wrong with Brady?”

  “I’m not sure but he keeps looking over to where Sage usually parks then over at me,” Judge grumbled.

  “Where has Sage been anyway?” Raine wanted to know. “She’s usually here before we get here.”

  Judge shrugged off his irritation. “How the hell am I supposed to know? I barely know the woman...”

  Gambler stared at his older brother for a moment then glanced over at his other brother.

  Raine raised his brows but didn’t make a comment.

  Just then, Hound joined them. “What’s going on?” he asked and gazed around.

  Judge locked gazes with Brady and couldn’t look away. The other man seemed to know something and he kept glancing back to the parking lot. Finally, he motioned for Brady to join them.

  Brady hesitated then came over unwillingly. “What’s up boss?”

  “You keep looking at the place where Sage usually parks?” Judge asked. “She ain’t here. She wasn’t here yesterday either. Do you know something about her not being here?” Judge paused then asked, “Has someone on the site been bothering her?”

  Brady shook his head. “Oh no boss, nothing like that. Everyone here respects her. No one here would ever put her down.”

  “Then what’s bothe
ring you so bad about her not being here today?” Judge growled.

  Brady took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. The Moore brothers were an imposing sight when they all stood together like they were now. Any man had better be careful what they said or did if they knew what was good for them. “Did she say anything about not coming back here?” he finally asked.

  Judge’s frown deepened. “Not to me.” He glanced over at his brothers and found them looking confused as each one shook their heads as well.

  “What do you know that we don’t?” Raine finally asked him.

  Brady shrugged. “Nothing really, I mean it never made a difference to me but maybe she might be in trouble again.”

  Something in Judge’s gut twisted. “What the hell do you mean again?” He gritted his teeth.

  Brady shook his head. “I’m not saying anything bad about Sage, she’s been a rock through all this her whole life. But there are certain people in this town that look at her and see nothing good that’s for sure.”

  Judge narrowed his eyes at him. “What exactly does that mean?”

  Brady held up his hands as he tried to step back then changed his mind and stood his ground. Looking Judge in the eyes he continued, “That poor girl hasn’t had an easy life here in Troy. Her mother was a single mom but she was also a stripper long before Deke took over the strip club. In her mother’s case though, she took the stripping to the limit. She was the town whore and that’s being nice about it. Back then, things weren’t always black and white. Her mom liked the men a little too much sometimes. That was the first strike against her. Then Sage was born and her mom never named her father so that was strike two against her.” Holding up his hands he explained, “I never held anything against her myself, but some people in this town did. None of this was Sage’s fault. For some strange reason, there was always someone in school that gave Sage problems. The girls teased her because she was didn’t have nice clothes or a dad or because her hair wasn’t as nice as theirs, the boys ignored her until she filled out a bit, if you know what I mean, then they thought she’d take after her mother and be easy but that wasn’t Sage. I don’t know what her home life was like but I know it wasn’t easy for her. Rumor in town was that her mom had a drug problem. Nobody bothered her and rumors were that she was protected by someone powerful but nobody knew who.”

  Judge stared at him as he clenched his fists. Sage was a nice girl, he already knew this. “Is there more?”

  Brady exhaled hard. “It all came to head when Sage was fifteen and her mom overdosed one night. She rushed her to the hospital and stayed there with her until her mom was ok but the whole time her mom was screaming at her like she did the worst thing possible by saving her life. She told Sage that she never wanted her and that she was sorry she’d ever been born. She told her that the only reason her mom got pregnant was because she wanted a big payday but that never happened.”

  “How do you know all this?” Raine asked.

  Brady turned to look at the man and snorted his disgust. “Because Brandi Billingsly shouted it out for everyone to hear. Everyone in the ER that night heard every word her mother said. Brandi was kept there under protest by a court order until she recovered. Sage even brought her home and took care of her for another year until her mom somehow got her hands on another batch of drugs. Sage was gone for the day trying to earn enough money to pay the rent and came home to find her mom was already dead. The doctor told her that her mom had enough drugs in her system to kill an elephant. They even thought for a while that she didn’t take them willingly. But that was just a rumor.” He paused and looked up at the group.

  Judge nodded for him to continue with what he knew.

  “By this time, Sage had pretty much quit going to school and was working full time to pay the rent. This is what she told me a few weeks back when we were talking. I’ve helped her clean up the cart and put stuff away some days and she had confided in me. I suppose her being alone in the world and all? Well, people still talked about her and her mom way after this but there was one group that wouldn’t leave her alone. Luke Nichols and his tight group of friends were more than just mean to Sage, they bordered on running her into the ground. Luke hated her for some unknown reason. She did everything she could to avoid him and his friends but they would search the entire town every couple of months or so, until they found her. The first time she got away from them easily enough, the second time Luke was ready for her and she took a beating before they walked away. They completely trashed her food cart though. It took her a few weeks to get it fixed up again. I know you guys don’t want to hear this any more than I want to say it, but this is so unlike Sage, I mean not showing up for two days. She never takes a day off. She doesn’t know how to slow down and this... this could mean she’s in trouble again. That Luke tracked her down again and this time, if he caught her alone...”

  Judge felt something inside him twist again. He ran his fingers through his hair. The ponytail he just put up came down and his hair flew all over. “Where the fuck does she live? Does anyone know?” he growled.

  Brady shook his head. “Sage never gives out her address. She wouldn’t want Luke or his friends to find her that easy. But I might know someone who knows where she lives. My aunt said something the other day about seeing her cart parked on the street.”

  “Call your aunt and find out for sure,” Raine told him. “We need to find her and at least check out why she’s not here.”

  Brady turned and walked away while getting out his cell.

  Judge turned to face his brothers.

  “What’s going on here, Judge?” Gambler asked. “Since when do you stick your nose into other people’s comings and goings?”

  “I usually don’t but like its been pointed out Sage never misses work. This is nothing more than that. Just checking in on her to make sure she’s ok.” He glared at him.

  “This woman has enough to deal with brother,” Hound assured him. “She doesn’t need you sticking your nose into her business right now.”

  “Not sticking anything in her business.” Judge shook his head. “Just making sure she’s all right.”

  “And what happens if she’s not?” Raine asked what everyone else was thinking.

  “Then I’ll stick my nose in her fucking business,” he ground out between clenched teeth. “It’s for her own damn good.”

  Raine and Gambler snickered while Hound just shook his head.

  Brady came back over and gave them the address where Sage lived. Judge grabbed it, got on his bike and sped out of the parking lot followed shortly by Gambler and Hound.

  Raine charged out driving his truck a moment later.

  Brady shook his head, praying the Moore brothers would end this drama for Sage. She didn’t deserve the wrath of Luke Nichols and his friends.

  ~*~

  Judge pulled up in front of the small bungalow and shut off his bike while searching the residence for trouble. The front door had been kicked in and several of the windows were busted out. He glanced what he thought was trash piled up in front of the garage but when he looked again, he realized it was bits and pieces of her food cart. Her cart’s back door had been ripped off its hinges and thrown to the side, while her pots and pans were scattered all over the place. Her microwave was ripped off the wall and the glass shattered.

  Judge growled as he yanked his leg off the bike.

  His brothers Hound and Gambler rolled up and parked next to him.

  “What the fuck?” Gambler swore as he stared around the dooryard.

  “Well, somebody sure had fun, didn’t they?” Hound grumbled as he shut down his bike.

  Judge had already started toward the door as Raine pulled up. He came up to the front door and pushed it opened completely as he looked around. The entire room was destroyed. Whatever could be broken was and a layer of shattered glass covered the floor.

  The glass crunched under his boots as he came further into the small bungalow. He searched the area carefully, but it
wasn’t until he got close enough to the couch that he saw what he was looking for.

  Sage.

  She’d been thrown behind the couch. When he knelt down beside her, he pushed the couch out into the room to give himself more room.

  Reaching out, he touched her skin and found it cold to the touch. Her face looked swollen and bruised but what concerned him was the fact she was unconscious. He wondered how long she’d been out. Then he noticed her beautiful long dark hair had been chopped off in an uneven fashion. Almost as if the person who cut it was punishing her. He noted the dark locks of her hair strewn all around her on the floor and rage almost overwhelmed him. But concern for the state she was in made him focus. Running his hand around her head, he frowned when he found fresh blood on his hand when he pulled it free.

  He lifted her shirt just high enough to see her abdomen was bruised as well. Her arms had fingerprints where someone had held her a little too tight. He yelled for Raine.

  When his brother came over to them, Judge stood and took a step back.

  Raine knelt beside her and began examining her. He lifted her off the floor and carried her over to the couch where he carefully laid her down on the cushions.

  Sage groaned and tried to open her eyes. Her hands went to her head and she moaned louder when the pain hit her. “Oh, my god...” she murmured.

  “What the hell happened here?’ Judge finally asked with a growl in his voice.

  Sage opened her eyes again and stared at them. It took her a moment to focus. All four brothers were staring at her demanding answers, answers she didn’t have for them. Her gaze swung back to stare at Judge. “Am I late for breakfast? Is it Monday already?”

  Judge knelt beside her. Taking her hand in his he informed her, “Sage, its Tuesday today and you missed Monday altogether.”

  “Ugg,” Sage groaned as she closed her eyes against the flash of pain she felt just trying to speak. Taking shallow breaths, she tried to breathe the best she could, then she began to shiver. Opening her eyes, she turned toward the window and grimaced. She knew from past experiences if one was broken most likely all of them were.