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Fury spent the nightdrinking once again.I don’t blame him at all but I will definitely be keeping an eye on him.He won’t sink in the abyss with no way out.I was with him after making a majority of the calls.Lash is understandably upset because he knew Razer for a long time.Even if we were in different clubs, we all gathered often enough to know everyone else.They’ll be arriving early so they can be here for Fury, Demolition, and Vulture.It doesn’t matter to him if we don’t know when the funeral will be yet, they’ll be leaving in a day or two.He just has to make sure everything is taken care of before they head out.
Once I made my way back in the common room with Fury, I didn’t leave his side.He went through almost two full bottles again before we carried him up to his room and put him to bed.He cried, raged, and shared stories with me that I’ve heard a million times in the past about Razer and all the chaos he used to create.I still remember the day he patched in and we gave him his road name.
Today’s the day Raiden has been waiting for.He’s finally getting patched in after being a Prospect for the last year.Fury and I put him through the paces but we didn’t let anyone haze him.Raiden is a good kid and will do anything you ask of him.Now, he’ll be my brother and I couldn’t be more proud of the man he’s becoming.Demolition and Vulture are proud as hell too.We all shared a drink last night and talked about patching him in today.
“What did you decide on his road name?”I ask Fury as we sit in my office waiting for Raiden to get back from the beer run he was sent on.
“Razer,” he says and we both start laughing our asses off.“I can’t get the image out of my head of him beatin’ the fuck outta that little pussy who thought it was a good idea to beat the hell out of his girl.Used that razor blade in ways I never imagined.There’s no way his road name can be anythin’ else.Did you know he always has a razor blade on him somewhere?I just learned that when we got back to the clubhouse that day.”
“It doesn’t surprise me.The way you used to torture him when you were growin’ up means he needs to have some way to protect himself,” I reply as we both think of the fight Fury just mentioned.
We had been out for a ride after working all day.Raiden was with us because he needed a break from the clubhouse.It happens to all of us from time to time.Diamond was being a bitch and talking shit to Raiden because he wouldn’t fuck her.Not many know he’s a taken man and won’t cheat on his girl for any reason.She’s pregnant and she matters more to him than anyone else.
As we come up to an intersection, I watch Raiden pull over faster than what is safe.He jumps off his bike and races across the street without waiting for the cars to drive past him.Almost getting hit by a damn truck.The second he gets on the sidewalk, he rips some guy away from a woman who is in tears.Raiden proceeds to beat the shit out of the guy, yelling shit I can’t hear with my bike running.Raiden has a death grip on the fucker’s shirt as he lands one punch after another.Fury and I park our bikes and make our way over to him.
“You think you can put your hands on a woman and get away with it?I don’t fuckin’ think so,” Raiden yells, calling so much attention to himself.“Your job as a man is to protect and love the woman you’re with.Not beat on her because you’re a little bitch.”
Raiden lands another punch and lets the guy drop to the ground at his feet.It’s not long before he’s dropping to the ground while pulling something from one of his pockets.Raiden starts to slice up the idiot’s face and arms.I let him have his fun for a minute before turning to Fury.
“Pull him off the asshole before he kills him and lands in prison.Not what we need right now,” I say, causing my best friend to quickly grab his little brother.
“Get the fuck off of me!”Raiden yells, fighting against Fury’s hold on him.“He’s a piece of shit and doesn’t deserve to be with a woman.”
“We get it, Raiden.Miss, you better leave.Don’t take this asshole back.If you need help, go to any of the Knight’s Rebellion businesses and we’ll get you taken care of,” I say as the woman rushes away on her own.“Let’s get back to the clubhouse.I’m gonna have to call Officer Arnold and get this shit taken care of so you don’t get arrested.”
The three of us leave the asswipe on the ground, crying in a puddle of his own piss.We head back to the clubhouse and I make the call I need to keep Raiden here with us.Officer Arnold already knows what happens and isn’t going to press charges against him because he was defending a weaker person.He’s not happy about the situation, but he’s gonna let it go this time.Thank fuck for that!
“I’ll be back later,” Fury says as he walks past me in the common room.
“Where you goin’?”I question him, taking a sip of my coffee and realize Zach has disappeared from behind the bar and Wyatt is now in his place.“Where did Zach go?”
“Zach said he had somethin’ to do and it was cleared by Fury to leave,” Wyatt answers me as I turn to look at my best friend.
“Zach wanted to go see Wren and I told him to go.That’s his foster sister and he didn’t go there yesterday like he wanted to.He deserves to go see her.It’s been five years and he’s worried as hell about her.Been messagin’ Tristan since he got the news yesterday.I’m headin’ to see her now, too,” Fury informs me as I get off my stool and follow him out of the clubhouse.I wasn’t planning on going to see Wren, but it appears that’s changed.
“You think she’s gonna let you in the room today?”Fury questions me as I slide my helmet on.
“Don’t give a fuck.Gonna be there,” I say before starting my bike and drowning out anything else he has to say.
Fury and I take off and make our way across town again.Honestly, I know Wren won’t allow me in her room.I’ll wait in the hallway because then I’ll at least be able to see her and make sure she’s okay.What I’m not prepared for is to see the extent of the injuries she’s suffering with because she tried to save Razer.Wren’s entire back is so bruised it’s almost black.It’s filled with cuts as well.Tristan is currently rubbing some kind of cream onto the injuries.I don’t know what I’m feeling, but this strange emotion fills me and I want to go in the room to rip Tristan’s arms from his body.The two of them are laughing at something Zach is saying as Fury joins them.I can see how tense Wren is from the hall as Tristan finally finishes touching her.He helps her lay back down in the bed and covers her up.I hear Zach make a comment about adding five hundred blankets and wonder what the hell he’s talking about.
Why the fuck am I waiting in a damn hallway outside the room of some girl I fucked?This isn’t who I am.Maybe Fury is right and I have to work Wren out of my system so I can finally move on.It’s going to be hard considering she wants nothing to do with me, but something has got to change.I can’t keep living like this.It’s not who I am.