I give her a nod because my voice is having a hard time functioning.
“How’s Sutton?” I hear a concerned Havoc ask. God, I didn’t even think about how Sutton was doing. If it wasn’t for her we’d never have been able to get to them so fast. Or at all.
Turning to Havoc, Melissa offers a sweet smile.
“Sutton is in and out of consciousness, which is to be expected, but she’s good. She’s in a bit of shock, a little banged up and is slightly hypothermic, but she’ll be just fine in a few hours. She wanted to know where Raegan was, but I was going to let one of you tell her.”
“Thanks, Melissa,” I say, finding my voice. “Can I see Sutton and Raegan before her surgery?” I ask. We need to find out who did this and level them. I have a pretty good idea, but I want confirmation before I put a bullet between their eyes.
“Yes, but only two of you. We don’t want to overwhelm them. Also, just to prepare you, we need to get into contact with Raegan’s next of kin. I know she’s estranged from her mother, so we’ll need to speak with her father, if possible.”
“I’ll make any decisions Raegan needs, Melissa. I’m her person,” I growl. No way am I letting anyone else make decisions on her life. She’s mine!
“Kane, that’s not how this works. You and Raegan aren’t married and so that means you have no say in any decisions. I’m sorry, but that’s the law and completely out of my hands. If I’m unable to reach her father then I’m going to have to contact her mother.”
What the fuck? A fucking piece of paper is standing in the way of me and my woman? What if her dad wants to pull the plug on her or take her to another hospital back in Seattle, where he’s from? Away from me?
Fuck that! We’ll be rectifying that shit as soon as she is out of this hellhole. No one but me is going to make those decisions.
Melissa leaves and I turn back to Hawk.
“Get me the number to Raegan’s Dad. He lives in Seattle.”
“Already on it,” Hawk quips handing me a phone. It rings three times then I hear a gruff voice.
“Hello?”
“Mr. Walker, this is Kane Stonewall, Raegan’s boyfriend…”
Havoc and I walk down the corridors of the hospital and find Sutton’s room first. It’s white and small, the bed’s in the center with monitors on either side. She is wrapped in several heavy blankets and is slightly propped up. The lights are low and her eyes are closed, but you can tell she’s restless.
“Baby,” Havoc pulls her hand into his and kisses it. I’m definitely going to have to have a conversation with him about what’s going on with them. Sutton is turning out to be Raegan’s best friend, and I can’t have him screwing this up because he wants pussy or whatever it is he’s after. Shaking those thoughts and focusing on the task at hand, I pull up a chair and sit on the opposite side of the bed.
“Beckett?”
“Yeah, angel, I’m here.”
“Oh, Beckett, I was so scared,” She starts to whimper and he pulls her close in a tight embrace. “Raegan, how’s Raegan?”
“Shh, you’re safe now.” He rocks her for a minute and then pulls back. “Raegan is having surgery to remove a bullet. She’ll be fine; we both know she’s too stubborn to die on us.” We all slightly chuckle at that. “Baby, we need to know what happened and who did this.”
She nods her head and then wipes her eyes. She sets her face in a serious look, thinking for a moment.
“We went racing. After Raegan won, this group of four guys came over and wanted to take her. They were bragging about someone important wanting to speak with her. Trick stepped in but got stabbed, then Raegan drew a gun from her waistband, like some undercover spy, and shot the guy. Dead! We heard the sirens and everyone fled. We helped get Trick in the car and were on our way to the clubhouse when bullets started flying and hitting the car. Raegan lost control, and we sailed over the bridge.”
“Do you know who the guys were? Have you seen them before?” I question hoping that maybe she recognized them from the carnival or when she and Raegan have been out around town.
“Not that I can remember. It all happened so fast, but the main one had a snake tattoo on his neck. They called him…” She’s trying really hard to remember the name, and I know after the evening she’s had, it’s all probably jumbled. “Bryan… Brant… Brandon…”
“Brock?”
“Yes! They called him Brock.”
That piece of shit just signed his death warrant. I had a feeling that the Vipers were involved in this, but this is all the confirmation I needed.
The need to see Raegan is weighing on me, but when we went to see her before Sutton they said to give them a few more minutes. I leave those two to have some private time and make my way down the hall to where Raegan is being prepped for surgery. I wanted to be alone with her and have these few minutes before we are separated again. I don’t care if they say I can’t see her.
I pass the nurses station and walk into the closed room. I step in farther and see my delicate woman lying on a bed that swallows her up. She has on the same heavy blanket as Sutton, but with more monitors around her. The tube in her throat makes my heart tighten. I did this to her. Me. These are my enemies. I put that target on her back. She didn’t even stand a chance.
