Scout's Legacy by Khloe Wren

Author:Khloe Wren [Wren, Khloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Motorcycle club, second chances, romantic suspense, Sex, baby, birth, Satan Knights
Publisher: Khloe Wren
Published: 2019-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

Marie

Taking a deep breath, I swiped the tears from my face and tried to control myself. I’d been moved from recovery back to my hospital room, but that meant I was all alone. Scout was down with Joey, Ariel was no doubt down there too, by now. But I was here. Stuck in a bed, unable to even get up and take myself to the toilet, let alone go care for either of my kids. I slapped my palm over my mouth when a sob broke free.

None of this was how I’d imagined it would be. I was supposed to carry Joey to term. Then when I went into labor, I’d be screaming for drugs while clutching Scout’s hand. Followed by pure joy when I got to hold my son, to snuggle his little body in against me as Scout looked on proudly.

More tears flowed, and I squeezed my eyes closed against them. I’d failed. I’d failed my son and my husband. Fuck, I’d failed Sarah, too. How had I let her vanish like she had? I should have known she’d get into trouble out in the world on her own. But I’d been selfish, I hadn’t wanted to leave Scout. Now I had her little girl to raise and I was already failing her. Ariel had needed me and I wasn’t there. She’d run away, to the cemetery. To the grave of her mother, who even in death was doing a better job of being there for Ariel than I was.

“Oh, sweetheart.”

Instantly I stilled, my runaway thoughts cut short as my gaze flew to the doorway where Donna stood. She came in, closing the door, before she made her way over to me. When she sat beside me on the mattress and leaned over with her arms out, I leaned forward and wrapped mine around her neck, letting my sobs out unchecked.

“Let it all out, sugar. Nothing good will come from bottling it all up.”

I took her advice, I stopped trying to pull it back and just let it all out, soaking the shoulder of her top as my thoughts continued to twist and turn, tormenting me with all my shortcomings. Finally, my tears slowed, and with a hiccup, I pulled back from Donna, releasing her and laying back against the mattress, feeling drained but lighter for the release.

“Let me guess—you’re feeling like you’ve failed because things didn’t go to plan? I’ll let you in on a secret, Marie. Very few of us get the dream. The ideal life we plan for when we’re young girls, day-dreaming with our bestie. The trick is to roll with it. To let that dream change and know it’s fine to veer off the path and find a new road.”

As much as I’d seen and chatted with Donna at countless Charon family barbecues, I didn’t really know her. She was Keys’ old lady and their daughter, Emma, had been killed year before last when a heap of shit went down with Zara getting kidnapped.

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