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He lifted his foot no higher than two inches in the air before clenching his eyes and

gasping through his teeth in pain, gently resting it back down. ¡°I¡¯ll be riding again in two,

three days tops.¡±

I choked out a whimper and a laugh before my eyes shifted behind the bar. Both Crow

and Ripper stood with straight faces, each grave and drinking beer. Giving me a similar

nod that I gave Evelyn, they saluted me with their bottles.

Finally, my eyes fell on Tank. He looked devastated, like a grieving father, and

something dawned on me.

Not only were they the closest thing to a family Isaac had, but this club¡­ they were all

like each other¡¯s family. Isaac and Archer both were like sons to Tank and his old lady,

whom I assumed was his wife but there was no time to discuss such petty details.

¡°I¡¯ll do my best.¡±

And I got to work.

Unlike the last time, where I was forced into a robotic mode due to fear and anxiety, I

worked like a machine with confidence. I wasn¡¯t sure what came over me, but I was

guided by the collective determination of the crowd of bikers behind me. Five sets of eyes

watched silently, with what seemed like admiration while I mended Isaac¡¯s knife wounds

like an expert. Though, I was too focused on seeing his vibrant green eyes open again to

fret over whether they stared in awe or resentment. I just needed to see him again.

Finally, I finished taping gauze over the last stitched incision on his back after I

finished stitching his wound. Thankfully, I didn¡¯t think his lung was punctured, but I

wasn¡¯t a doctor.

I nodded over to the guys and quickly, Tank and Crow rushed to my side. Standing

back, I said, ¡°Slowly¡­¡± as they gently flipped him over and adjusted him, so he faced the

ceiling.

We all stood quietly, watching Isaac, them hoping he¡¯d make any movement, but I

knew better. ¡°It¡¯ll be a while until he wakes up¡­ If¡­¡±

Gulping hard, I couldn¡¯t handle finishing the sentence. They all knew what I meant,

anyway. I shouldn¡¯t have said it, but I wasn¡¯t thinking.

¡°Do you¡­ do you¡­¡± Ripper started saying but couldn¡¯t get the words out and Crow