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She could have cried and screamed out at him. But she was smart, needed to be in this situation, so she just nodded.
“The chain will give you enough leeway to go to the bathroom and even come out of the hallway. You don’t need to go any further than that.” He crossed his arms over his chest and glared at her.
Fury reminded her of an animal that had been caged for far too long and was now running free. It was such a strange analogy for her to think, but he seemed so wild and untamed, and looked like the slightest provocation would set him off.
“You’ll let me go once it’s all said and done?” She couldn’t help but ask again.
“If you can’t give me any information, then you’ll be used as leverage. You might hate your father and the Family, but I have a feeling they’d do a lot to make sure you’re safe.”
She looked down at the ground. “I don’t know about that anymore, especially not since I ran from them. I betrayed them.” She lifted her head and looked at him. “If you could just let me go, I’ll leave, go far away—”
“Fuck no,” he said with a hardened voice. “I’ve told you once, and I won’t tell you again why you have to stay.” He looked down at her ankle. “And obviously that means keeping you locked up.” When he looked at her face again, there was nothing but cold, hard brutality. “Either go take a shower or go back in the room.” And then he turned and left her standing there, feeling like she’d just been swallowed by the earth.
10
“Where the fuck is he?” Birdie asked from the bed he was currently crashing on at the clubhouse. He’d checked himself out of the hospital. He hadn’t wanted to be held up in a sterile-like room.
But then Fury had gone AWOL, and Birdie knew he couldn’t sit around and not figure out what in the fuck was going on.
“I don’t know. He just fucking took off, called and said he had business to take care of, and that was that.”
Birdie looked at Stone after he spoke, and he’d known enough liars in his day to know Stone was full of shit. He pushed himself up on the bed and winced as pain lanced through his whole body.
But he pushed that shit back and focused on what needed to be done. Stone touched his shoulder, wanting to help, but Birdie didn’t need it.
“I don’t want fucking help, man,” Birdie said and pushed Stone away.
“Yeah, you’re a fucking Bleeding Mayhem member, all right,” Stone said with a harsh growl. “Fucking cranky motherfucker and full of pride.” Stone mumbled out the words, his eyes narrowed and trained on Birdie.
“Fuck, man, I don’t need help from anyone.”
Stone grunted and flipped Birdie off. “Grumpy old bastard.”
“Tell me where Fury is.”
Stone had his back to Birdie now, but after a few moments finally turned around. The man had a head full of short dark hair, and his eyes, this intense green color, were trained right on Birdie.
“Don’t think about a lie, man, just fucking tell me where he is. He’s obviously going through some shit, and I want to be there for him. I’ve known him my whole life.”
Stone didn’t say anything for long seconds, but finally exhaled. “He’ll know I snitched him out, and then he’ll beat my ass.”
Birdie shrugged. “You’re big enough and look like you can handle yourself.”
Stone grunted. “Not the fucking point.” Stone exhaled and cursed. “He’s at a cabin out in the fucking middle of nowhere.”
“What cabin?” Birdie asked and was already sitting on the edge of the bed. He was slowly recovering, but damn did he hurt like a motherfucker.
“The club owns a cabin out past Route 26. It’s literally out in the fucking boondocks, but I know that’s where he’s at.”
Birdie nodded. “I need to get out there.”
“You fucking crazy?” Stone asked incredulously. “Not only did Fury want his fucking privacy, but you’re in no shape to go anywhere.”
Birdie flipped Stone off. “I’m fine.” Truth was he hurt like a motherfucker, but if Fury was dealing with shit, he wanted to be there for him.
They’d been through a lot of things back in the day, things the MC didn’t know about, and he wasn’t going to lie up here in this bed when things needed to get done. He held on to his side and breathed through the pain.
This wasn’t the first time he’d been nearly down for the count, but the fact Fury wasn’t here, and hadn’t come by, told Birdie whatever the man was going through was deep.
