Keeper Of The Flame
Chapter 1: Jeannie's Rescue

I continue to run from my pain and fear. I am running from my kidnappers in my head but in fact, I can’t run anywhere. I am locked in a cage in a basement somewhere.

I remember telling my sister goodnight and walking towards my car. I never made it to my car. Instead, I woke up in this cage. I don’t know why they took me. They have beaten me and sexually abused me.

Sometimes they feed me sometimes they don’t. I woke up and didn’t here the usual fighting, laughing, and other girls screaming. I rolled over grabbing my ribs and knew that the beating I was given broke them. I tried to call out to see where they were.

"I heard another girl say they all left."

They were running and grabbing stuff. I don’t think they are coming back. We heard a noise and people talking. She said.

"Who is that?"

I heard two men saying we are checking the basement to make sure they didn’t leave something behind. The light went on and I scooted as far back into the corner as I could get.

Someone says "What the fuck."

"They have women locked in cells."

One man walked to the other girl’s cage and a very handsome man walked towards mine. He was big. He had long black hair. I pressed myself further against the wall whimpering from the pain.

"It’s ok. I'm not going to hurt you" he said.

"We will get you out of there."

When my door was open he reached in for me but I whimpered. He picked me up and I screamed from the pain.

"He said it will be ok."

I felt safe for the first time in a long time. He held me against him and walked out of the cell talking softly to me.

"My road name is Panther" he said.

"I am going to take you somewhere that you will be safe and can see a doctor."

" I promise that we will not harm you. You are safe. I won't let anyone hurt you. I promise."

He looked down at me and I saw that he had brown eyes. When I looked at her I was calm. I have not been calm for a long time. When I saw her something inside me wanted to protect her. I knew once I held her in my arms she was the one. She is the keeper of my flame my heart and soul.

I am called Panther I am elusive, captivating, and stealthy. I am the guardian or enforcer of the Rage Riders MC. When you meet me you meet the fears you keep hidden. I cannot be tamed. That is not until I met her. I looked at my brother Falcon who was carrying the other girl that was in the basement.

We gently carried them both up the stairs. When Eagle, Bear, bullet, butcher, Ace my president, his brother’s Hunter, dreamer, Spike, Snake, and Hammer saw the girl in my arms they ran to me.

"They looked at her saying it can’t be her."

" But Hammer said. Ace it is Jeannie it is our sister."

I looked at her and said. "No, her name is Angel."

" She calms me, she is the keeper of my flame."

Then they saw the other girl. Everyone was angry, angry that men could harm girls in this way. I carried her to the SUV and asked "one of my brothers to ride my bike back."

I couldn’t let her go. I had to keep her with me. I don’t know why but I feel so protective of her.

As I looked at her I could see the bruises on her. She looked like her back had been whipped as she had blood caked all over her. She is very tiny no more than 5 feet 3 inches tall. She must weigh only about 98 pounds. God what did they do to her I asked myself?

I put her hair behind her ear and whispered.

"You are safe now. I will protect you. I will never let anyone hurt you again."

As we arrived at the club and entered with the girls in our arms it got quiet. Several members saw the condition of the girls and growled. Ace stopped and said. "We found my oldest sister."

"Panther has her in his arms."

Grinning he said. "I have a feeling he will kill any of you who hurt her or look at her so beware."

They watched as we walked down the hall to the medical rooms. Every one of them angry that someone would do this to girls. A few of the Valkyries went to help doc clean them and assist with anything he needed.

Doc made Panther and Falcon leave. He smiled and said. "I will send one of the Valkyries to get you when I am done."

They left and went back to the bar but paced. They weren’t up there for more than an hour when they heard two terrified screams. We had to be held back from running to the medical rooms. Then we heard screams of pain.

This went on for another two hours. Doc finally finished bandaging both girls ribs, Put a cast on Jeannie’s right arm and right leg. Next, he cleaned and stitched her back with over 100 stitches.

He then bandaged Beth’s ribs and put a cast on her right leg. He examined them and found that Beth was pregnant 3 months. He gave them shots for pain which put them to sleep.

Doc walked to the bar and sat down with shaky hands he said "whiskey."

Ace asked "well how are they?"

" The one you say is your sister."

" I had to put 100 stitches in her back, she has 4 broken ribs, her right arm and leg were broken and she was raped repeatedly. Both ways. She had severe tares in her vagina and rectum."

"The other girl has the same injuries and she is 3 months pregnant. Those girls have gone through hell."

Panther said, "I will rip them apart when we catch them."

He and Falcon went and sat with the girls. Panther talked to Jeannie in a soft voice as he brushed her hair. He braided it when he was done.

They left the room to go eat and planned on going back but decided to go out and smoke first. They had just finished eating and walked outside for a smoke when the club was filled with terrified screams.

Doc and a few Valkyries tried to calm Jeannie down but couldn’t.

Doc said "go get Panther."

one of the Valkyries ran down the hall and the door screaming for Panther.

He turned and saw Diane and due to the door being opened everyone heard those screams.

"Panther you need to come Doc thinks you can calm her down."

Panther ran to the medical room where he saw Jeannie on the floor in a corner. He walked over and knelt down saying.

"You’re safe I am here. I am here."

Jeannie recognized that soothing voice. She peeked up from under her lids and saw the man that rescued her.

"She threw herself into his arms."

Jeannie knew that he would keep her safe. He gently picked her up and put her back on the bed.

"How the hell did she get out of the bed?"

Jeannie refused to let go of his neck whimpering against him. He felt her shaking.

Diane said "she fell and then crawled to the corner."

" Doc can I take her to my room?"

" Yes, but be careful of her back. He handed me a bottle and said, give her one of these every six hours for pain."

Panther took the pills and picked Jeannie up carefully carrying her to his room where he lay her on his bed and covered her up.

"Please," he hears her say quietly.

"Please don’t leave me. Lay with me."

He sat down on his bed and took his boots off and lay down. She slid over next to him until she was touching him. He watched as her breathing evened out and knew she was asleep.

He lay looking at her he noticed her thick eye latches, her smooth skin her long beautiful hair. She was beautiful. She was thin too thin as if they didn’t feed her enough.

She was short about 5 feet 3 inches to his 6 feet 7 inches she came up to just above his waist. She had red tints to her hair. It was beautiful. He must have dozed off because he was woken up to a soft knock at his door.