Beecher: Wicked Throttle MC #4 by Esther E. Schmidt

Author:Esther E. Schmidt [Schmidt, Esther E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Valentina

I take the glass of water from Maci with shaky hands.

“How are you feeling?” the doctor asks for a third time.

“The same as a few minutes ago,” I groggily reply.

My head is killing me, nausea hits me in waves that come and go, but overall, I’m relieved to be sitting here in the clubhouse surrounded by friendly faces.

“Good, good.” The doctor closes his bag. “Like I mentioned, you were lucky the dart with tranquilizer didn’t fully enter.”

The sound of roaring bikes is coming from outside.

Maci rushes to the window and glances back at me over her shoulder. “They’re back.”

She holds the door open and the first one walking into the clubhouse is Zerox.

“He’s injured, large laceration on his forearm. Otherwise he’s in perfect health, okay?” Zerox says and steps aside to allow Morgan to enter.

I know what Zerox just said, but I can’t help the words falling over my lips. “Are you okay?”

“Totally fine, don’t worry about it.” Morgan shrugs and shoves a chair back at the nearby table so he can sit while the doctor rushes over to check out his injury.

Shaw stalks into the clubhouse and even if his gaze is fixed on me—assessing every inch as if he’s double checking to see if I’m okay—he doesn’t so much as take a step in my direction. Dread flares up inside me. I know what he’s doing. He’s withdrawing and I recognize it since I’ve done it myself in the past.

“Don’t do this.” I hate the sound of vulnerability lacing my words.

The clubhouse goes silent and everyone’s attention bounces between Shaw and I.

The wince is all telling. I’ve been there. I know his train of thought. He’s stuck in the whole guilt part where he basically vowed nothing would happen to me and here we are. Add the fact Morgan was hurt in the process it’s a straight kick in the balls, ego, salt in wounds, and the load of crap is weighing down on him.

“I have to go,” he croaks and spins on his heels.

I’m about to curse so loud it will pierce his eardrums, but Zerox beats me to it when he snaps, “Go to your old lady or I will beat your ass across the room until you’re kneeling in front of her. You don’t get to retreat again. We were all in it this time and you took action. Neither of them would be here if it wasn’t for you. Hell, we wouldn’t even know where Morgan was being held if—”

“Enough,” Shaw growls, cutting Zerox off and I’m wondering why.

Until it hits me. The whole situation with open wounds from the past ripping open, and the words Zerox said how they wouldn’t have known where Morgan was.

Oh, shit. “You were underground, weren’t you?”

Morgan nods and when I look at Shaw again, I can clearly see the pain and raw emotion swirling in his eyes. I take a step forward but the pain written on his face intensifies. He softly shakes his face, pleading me to keep distance.

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