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I couldn’t listen anymore.
Donnie said he is willing to risk it all for me.
I will not be the reason he misses his chance to go pro.
I will not let him kill his dream because of me.
Chapter 25 -Donovan
The bright, warm light shining over my face jerks me awake.
“Fuck.” I groan as pain spreads throughout my body. Half of my body is hanging off the bed, and my face is smooshed against the pillow.
“Good morning, sunshine.” My brother’s tone sounds sharp. As my eyes adjust to my surroundings, I see Ash standing by the window and pulling the curtains back.
Fucker.
“What the hell happened?” I try to roll onto my back despite the burning pain in my side.
“You don’t remember anything?”
I shake my head.
Fuck, even that hurts.
Slowly, I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and press my hand against my tender side.
Another broken rib.
Fuck, everything hurts. The pain in my chest explodes every time I take a breath.
I look up to my brother and see a scowl on his face. He looks ready to kill.
“Just spit it out already, Ash.” I grit my teeth in pain.
“What the hell were you thinking, going back to the Pit?” he seethes.
Fuck. How did he know…
“How did I know?” Ash answers my thoughts. “Roman called me, demanding I pick your stupid ass up. By the way, you got your ass handed to you.”
I regret the moment I snap my head in his direction. My face is sore as fuck, and my head feels like someone took a sledgehammer to it.
“That traitorous asshole,” I mutter.
“D, what the hell were you thinking? Mom and Dad freaked the hell out when they saw you.”
“What? How did they see me?” Regret simmers in my chest at the thought of Mom seeing me banged up.
After my blowout with my parents, I went to the Pit. Shorty took Sophia and spent the night at Tia’s. She said she didn’t want to cause any more tension no matter how many times I told her she wasn’t, but my girl is stubborn as hell.
Ash has a pained expression on his face. “They waited up for me when they heard me dash out of the house like my ass was on fire.” He pauses for a minute and his eyes soften. “When Roman called, I…I thought you were…”
Ash doesn’t have to finish because I know what he is thinking. Roman only calls if one of his fighters died or was rushed to the hospital. From the way my body feels, I almost did.
I promised Ash I would never return to the Pit. I bow my head in shame, not knowing how to fix this.
“Mom told me Shorty’s pregnant.”
