More or less to put together plans to take them all out.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Tracker
“James, please stay with me. You can’t leave me.” Her voice screams in my head over and over again. I’ve been trying to not leave my woman. I remember everything that happened. Even through the fog filling my head. I could never forget my Sweetness. She’s the only thing I need right now.
And yet I can sense she’s not near me.
“Brother, come on, you gotta wake up,” Blaze’s voice filters through the haze around me. “It’s been almost two weeks man. You’ve been off all that shit they’ve been giving you for days. Now open your fuckin’ eyes or I swear I’m gonna strangle your woman myself.”
What the fuck?
“Shut up, Blaze, he'll wake up when he’s ready and Vi isn’t crazy,” a woman's voice says. I want to think it’s Raven. But why would she be in my room?
“My ass, she’s not. The woman took off acting like she’s Rambo or some shit and you pull that gun out one more time Raven, I swear to fuck I’ll spank your ass right here,” Blaze snarls.
I must still be fucked up on morphine or some shit.
Victoria is too sweet to take off like she’s Rambo. Hold up Raven pulled a gun on my brother?
“You two both knock it the fuck off,” Stoney’s voice fills the room.
“Sorry, Stoney,” Raven says.
“Yeah, Prez, I’m just stressed the fuck out. Why won’t he wake up?” Blaze rasps.
I’m fuckin’ trying here, dickhead.
“Blaze, I get it, we're all stressed. It’s not helping that our focus is divided right now and before you say it Raven, I know you and Chains say she knows what she’s doing. I've spoken with Chains after Shadow called me. Doesn’t mean she’s gonna be in a world of hurt when Tracker finds out,'' Stoney states.
Chains?
Find out what?
What the fuck is going?
“I know and I’m sure she knows as well. But she’s your best asset. Her emotions are shut down right now. There’s only two people that will ever be able to help her regain them. That’s Tracker and Chains. Until Tracker is out of this room and with her, Chains is who she needs to be near. You have no clue how lethal she can be. You all see the sweet and shy side of her. There’s so much more to her. Her brother and cousins will protect her until lazy butt here opens his eyes. He is awake and listening as it is,” Raven says.
How the hell does she know I’m awake?
I don’t even know if I am.
Not really.
“He’s not awake,” Blaze snaps.
“Yes, he is. His breathing has changed and his heart is beating faster.” Damn, the woman is smart.
Using as much strength as I can muster, I force my eyes to open.
“Water,” I croak, my mouth feeling drier than its ever been before.
“Fuck, here,” Blaze says as he comes to my side. Grabbing my cup, he brings it to my mouth. I would have stopped him but I’m just waking up and I bet I’d have dumped the cup over. Besides it’s funny seeing him do bitch work.
“I’ll go tell the nurse he’s awake,” Raven murmurs as she gives me one of her grins.
“Don’t you leave this hospital,” Blaze snarls. Glancing between them, I try to figure out what I’ve missed.
“Don’t worry your little feathers, Conan. I’m just going to the nurse’s station,” she snaps in return before walking out of the room.
“Someone want to tell me what that was and where my ol’ lady’s at? Oh, and who the fuck is Chains?” I ask.
“Damn, you were awake,” Blaze mutters as he looks from me to Stoney. “You tell him, Prez.”
“Pussy,” Stoney snaps. Grabbing the chair behind him, Stoney takes a seat. “That, what you just saw, was foreplay between Blaze and Raven. Vi is as well as she can be, I suppose. I haven’t seen her since before I left with Rachel for the day before you were shot. As for Chains, he’s the President of the Inferno’s Clutch MC in Louisiana.”
“What the fuck?” I snarl, pissed at what I’m hearing. “Where the hell is Victoria?”
“She’s with Shadow and . . .”
“That’s not tellin’ me shit,” I yell, interrupting Stoney.
“Vicky is with Chains right now and I’ve texted her with an update on you,” Raven says as she walks back in the room.
“Why the fuck is my woman with a peddling fucker like him?” I snap as I start to rip shit off my body. I need to get out of here. Victoria and my kid need me.
“Easy there, He-Man. For one thing you don’t know shit about ICMC or Chains. Besides, Victoria is safe with him considering he’s her brother,” Raven states it like this is old news.
“What did you just say?”
“Which part? I know you just woke up from being out of it for over a week but damn I didn’t think a gunshot would fuck with your hearing,” Raven snaps as she pulls her phone out of her pocket.
“Vicky says she’s calling your cell phone in one hour. Fuckin’ hell, strike that she’ll call you when she’s back at the clubhouse. She’s kinda sitting on a rooftop right now and can’t talk,” Raven says as she puts the phone away.
“Rooftop?” Stoney, Blaze, and I ask at the same time.
“What? It’s out now so why should I not say what his ol’ lady is doing. I mean until he gets down there or her mission is over, she won’t be the Victoria you all know. You two have already spoken to her, as well as heard how she took out that whore at Chains’ club. That’s not even close to what she’s capable of,” Raven mutters.
“Hold the fuck up. Someone had best begin fillin’ me in on what the hell is going on. Also, someone get me some clothes. I want out of this fuckin’ place,” I demand.
“Already have your clothes in the cabinet. You two can explain this to Tracker or you can make him wait. Either way, Tracker and whoever else wants to go will be on a plane within the next hour.”
“Where the hell am I going?” I ask as I yank the IV out of my arm.
“Geez, couldn’t you wait until the nurse came to do that? Damn. Why do you think Vi donated so much money here? So, she and the club can do as you want. It’s against hospital policy for you to leave, but that’s okay because Doctor Alverez will be meeting us at the landing strip and flying down with us,” Raven rambles.
“What in the world have I woken up to?” I mutter.
“So you’re tellin’ me that my woman, who’s the sweetest person I know, is really an assassin?” I ask in astonishment at what Blaze and Nerd have told me as we’re sitting here waiting for the plane to take off. Raven had gone up front to speak with the pilot and Doctor Alverez has taken his own seat next to his husband Raul.
Blaze and Nerd had decided to be the ones to come with me. They all wanted to come, however Stoney said only two could go. It would be a bad idea for everyone to go not knowing anything more about this club than what I’ve found. However, Shadow is vouching for them.