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Declan shoves the cop, who's holding his shoulders, away.
“You got five minutes,” he whispers, shocking the hell out of me. “Then I want you out of this town and I never want to see your face again.” He runs his hand through his jet-black hair and moves to sit on one of the seats in the waiting area with his foot tapping impatiently on the floor.
“Follow me, I’ll take you to her.” A nurse smiles awkwardly as she leads me down the corridor and into Mia’s room.
“It looks a lot worse than it is,” she tells me once we’re through the door, and when I see Mia lying in the bed, with bruises on her face and a bandage wrapped around her head, I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the chest.
I take the seat beside her bed and pick up her hand. Beth was right, her arm is scraped to fuck, but despite all the bruises on her face, she’s still beautiful.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have left town and I shouldn’t have left you that damn bike.” Her eyes remain closed and I wonder if she can hear me.
“I’m not leaving you, this time. You’re gonna wake up, and I’m gonna tell you that I love you. Then, as soon as you can get out of this hospital bed, we are gonna leave this town together.
You were wrong when you said that I don’t belong in your world. See, what you don’t know about me is that when it comes to something I care about I can be savage, and I can be ruthless.
Your brother doesn’t scare me. His club doesn’t scare me. The only thing that scares me is being without you.”
“What you doing here, handsome?” Mia’s eyes remain shut, but her lips hitch into a tiny smile.
“You’re awake?”
She moans in pain when I wrap my arms around her and squeeze too tight.
“Shit, I’m sorry. You had me worried there for a minute.” I quickly release her so I can check her over, and when her big, blue eyes stare up at me, I feel my heart swell with relief.
“I should get that nurse back in here.” I go to move toward the door but she shakes her head at me.
“Just stay here for a few more minutes. Shit, my mouth’s dry.”
I quickly grab the jug beside her bed and pour some water into a cup for her. Bringing it to her lips, I help her take a sip.
“Why do you look like you’re about to cry?” she croaks.
“Because I’ve just realized that I can’t be without you.” I kiss her, carefully holding her bruised cheek in my hand.
“You gonna tell my brother that?” She manages a laugh. “Something was wrong with the bike Jamie and he’ll find that out. When he does, he’s gonna want you dead.”
“He already knows, and I swear to you, Mia, I would never have left you the bike if I didn’t think it was safe,” I promise, keeping my eyes fixed on hers so she sees that I mean it.
“What are you saying?” She looks back at me confused.
“I’m saying, I think the bike was tampered with and that I think I was supposed to be the one laying in this hospital bed.”
“Skinner?” She looks shocked and worried at the same time.
“Get some rest, I’m gonna figure it out,” I tell her, stroking my thumb over her bottom lip.
“Don’t leave me again.” Her hand squeezes around mine, and her eyes beg.
“Trust me, I’m not going anywhere.”
I kiss her lips one more time, before I leave the room to tell the nurse she’s awake, and face up to her brother.
“Stop pacing the floor, I’m fine,” I tell Declan, he’s uptight and mad as shit. Beth and Levi are both sitting by the window, looking nervous too.
“You could be dead, Mia. I warned you about riding motorcycles, you haven’t got anywhere near enough experience.” He shakes his head at me.
“To be fair, it wasn’t really her fault. If the front wheel wasn’t fixed right—”
