“Sleep, Frazzle. I’m right here.”
I closed my eyes and let the morphine take me away.
* * *
Orion
As soon as I knew Raquel was asleep, I stepped out of her room and pulled out my phone, calling Moses.
“Hey, brother,” he said after answering on the first ring.
“You better have a fuckin’ update for me.”
“I told you I’d call you when I got any.”
I scowled. “Yeah, but my woman’s in a hospital bed because those assholes fucked with our club. I want them fuckin’ dealt with, but Jaws is mine.”
“You want the prez, brother, we’re gonna have to do this smart,” Moses said.
“Yeah, I hear you,” I growled. “But I’m reiterating the fact that no one but me deals with him.”
“Got it,” he said and sighed. “How’s Raquel?”
“Asleep. But she was in a lotta pain before that.”
“Burns on your hands are a motherfucker,” Moses said, and he should know…he was a firefighter in Savannah for years before moving to Colorado. “She’s gonna need help to do basic things for a while.”
My anger swamped me again. “Yeah.”
“You need anything, you let me know.”
“I need Jaws in the basement so I can have a conversation with him.”
“Okay, brother. We’re workin’ on that. I’m gonna let you go.”
“Okay,” I said, and hung up, stepping back into Raquel’s room.
She looked so small in the huge hospital bed and it broke my heart knowing she was in pain. Jesus, the Predators’ were gonna fuckin’ pay.
“Where did you go?” Raquel whispered as I sat in the chair next to her.
“Nowhere, baby.”
“Will you get me a nurse, please?”
I stood and leaned over her. “Why? Are you in pain?”
“No, honey. I need to pee.”
I nodded. “Be right back.”
I grabbed a nurse, then waited outside the room while Raquel got comfortable.
“She’s good now,” the nurse said, holding the door open for me, and I headed back inside the room.
“Will you sleep with me?” Raquel asked.
“Sure.” I climbed on the bed and pulled her gently toward me. “Watch your hands.”
