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“I’ve called 911,” my patient calls out to me. When I glance over my shoulder, she’s standing at the door while waving her cell phone around.
“An ambulance is on the way,” I tell Chains. Or maybe Bennett. I’m not really sure.
Chains lets out a growl and tries to sit up, but his eye lids are fluttering and there is no way I’m going to let him do that. I grip his shoulder and push him back down, cradling the back of his skull with the gauze and my hand so he doesn’t hit it. Again.
“You need to stay down,” I chastise him.
“I have your location. I’m coming to you with some brothers,” Bennett’s voice is tight, and I have no doubt I’m going to get a lecture when he arrives.
Or a spanking.
I might not be opposed to a spanking, but I will not take a lecture. Nope. No fucking way.
“Steel Renegades,” Chains mutters as he tries to fight against losing consciousness.
“Fuck,” Bennett barks out. “Okay, I’m hanging up. I’ll be there soon, little feather. Stay there,” he commands.
The line goes dead, and I do my best to stay in the moment instead of freaking out. I love home health care and dealing with fluids doesn’t bother me, even blood, but there’s a reason I wasn’t interested in becoming a trauma nurse. I don’t like seeing people on their very worst day. I’d rather help them find a way back to normal, or as close as I can get.
“The fucker got the drop on me,” Chains grumbles with surprising clarity. “He mentioned Sam. Tell them when they get here.”
“I should go with you to the hospital,” my voice is torn as I hear the sirens in the distance and know the ambulance will be here before any of the guys in the DSMC.
“No,” Chains’ voice is firm as his eyes pop open for a second and then slide closed again. “Your old man told you to stay here. You stay here. I’ll be fine and I’m sure my brothers will meet me at the hospital. They’re good like that.”
He hisses when I press more firmly on his wound. Head wounds can bleed a lot and he might have a concussion. Going over the potential prognosis helps to keep me grounded and I’m not in the right headspace to think too deeply on the ‘old man’ comment.
When the ambulance stops in the middle of the street and paramedics approach, I give them all the information I have, glossing over the probable attack and not mentioning the other biker. They don’t need to know that to treat his wounds and it gives him room to tell them what he wants instead of being forced into answering questions.
I get nods from the medics before they get a neck brace on Chains, roll him onto a back board, and lift him onto the stretcher. I don’t miss the way they strain when lifting him which doesn’t surprise me since Chains is a pretty big dude along with the rest of his brothers.
I make sure to find out which hospital they’re taking him to before they close the doors and just as they do, Penance, along with several other guys, arrive. Spark, the president, and Rites, the VP, are among the men who quickly get off their bikes and surround me. I’m also not surprised to see Monk considering he’s one of the enforcers for the club.
Monk doesn’t say a lot, but his eyes are always filled with pain. I wish I could do something to chase away what haunts him, but wherever his pain comes from is deep within his soul. His face is always set in a fierce mask, but right now it’s on the verge of terrifying.
Bennett pulls me into his arms and my body starts to shake when the feeling of safety pushes away the need to act and be strong. I’m enveloped in his arms and his mint and sunshine scent that is only enhanced by the leather undertones coming from his cut.
“Are you okay?” Bennett’s voice is gritty, and I know it’s because he was worried about me. I nod against his chest, and he grips my shoulders to push me back a little bit. His eyes roam over my face and body, taking in every single inch like it’ll tell him if I’m really okay or not. There’s some blood on my hands and my knee, but it’s not mine and he knows it. His jaw tightens and he shakes his head. “You never run toward danger, Evelyn,” he barks.
I narrow my eyes at him and take a step back out of his hold. “I will always help someone in need. I wasn’t in any danger, but your brother was bleeding on the pavement,” my voice is firm as I point to the blood on the ground.
Bennett mumbles something about turning my ass bright red, but I ignore it along with the smirking looks of amusement on the faces of the men surrounding me. I huff out a breath and roll my eyes. It’s better than encouraging them with a smile.
Spark’s voice is gentle, but I can hear the rage underneath it because one of his brothers has been hurt, “Did Chains tell you anything else about what happened?”
“He said the guy got the drop on him but didn’t go into detail. He did,” I pause and my heart aches for these men who have started to become like family to me, “tell me that the guy mentioned Sam.” I also make sure to tell them which hospital Chains is being taken to.
The men around me still in a way that isn’t natural and the temperature around us drops a few degrees as they process the information I’ve given them. I can see the fire burning in their eyes and a feral hunger for their brand of justice. It should frighten me and have me running, but it doesn’t. I have seen softer sides to these men, and I know how deep their loyalty runs.
They aren’t a danger to me, but those who have hurt them should start running now.
Bennett grips the back of my neck, his fingers digging into my skin, and slams his mouth down on mine. He kisses me like I’m the air he needs to breathe, and I melt against him, giving him what he needs because I know it’s the only thing holding him together.
“I’m going to take you to the clubhouse and then we’re going hunting.”
I nod and rest my head against his chest. I had a feeling that is how this would go down. I know they won’t let this stand and I can understand it. Its broad daylight and Chains was clearly hit from behind with something.
The hit alone could have killed him if in the right place or the man could have killed him in a split second. I’m just glad I didn’t run out of my patient’s house to find Chains shot in the head. I don’t know if I could have dealt with that.
