Total pages in book: 189
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
After the call ended, they sat in silence, taking in what Lana had told them.
Priss’ expression became determined. “Run.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Moon heard Viper finally getting the brothers to calm down, or the doc had given them something to slow their roll. Knox had placed him in a curtained-off room next to the door in case he and his deputies needed to get him out quickly. He had shuffled him into this room to hide him from the others when he returned from getting X-rays. The brothers still thought he was at the other end of the emergency department.
Adjusting the strap of his sling higher on his shoulder, he heard the sliding door of the emergency room open where the ambulance used to transport patients.
“Viper,” he heard Winter say right outside his curtain.
“What are you doing here?” Viper’s voice became clear, as he must have walked closer.
“Killyama called me. She said you were in a fight?”
“I wasn’t fighting. These idiots were. Moon set them off. He’s out as soon I can have a church meeting.” Viper showed he meant business this time.
“For heaven’s sake, what did he do?”
“He hit Ginny. He swears it was an accident. Ginny does, too. Ginny said she asked Moon to buy a watch for her for Reaper’s birthday, and then he wouldn’t give it to her unless she told him some information about the night when you and the girls hung out at the club. The fucker has lost what common sense he had over whoever it was,” Viper finished grimly.
Moon had to agree he had lost his mind over a woman whose identity still remained unknown. And thanks to the fist-fest he had caused, he might never find out.
“This is all my fault.”
Moon’s heartbeat quickened at how stricken Winter sounded.
“How in the fuck is this your fault?” Viper asked.
“You can’t throw Moon out when he wouldn’t have been put in this position if I hadn’t broken the rules.”
“What did you do?”
“I invited more people back to the club that night than I told you about,” Winter confessed in such a low voice that Moon could barely hear her. “I sneaked them in when Nickel wasn’t looking. I’m so sorry. I’ll take any punishment the club gives me … We were just having a good time—”
“You know who went into Moon’s room?” Viper cut her off.
“There was only one person who went upstairs. I showed her to the restroom, and I waited outside. But then Killyama, Sex Piston, T.A., and Fat Louise turned over the bar, so I left to see what happened. When I went back upstairs after she still hadn’t come back downstairs, she was still in the bathroom. She said she had been sick.”
“Who was she?”
“She’s going to call Moon,” Winter hesitated. “I talked to her. She’s nervous about telling him.”
Moon held his breath, praying none of the nurses or the doctor came back before he could find out.
“Winter”—Viper’s voice turned harsh—“who was she?”
“Killyama’s midwife.”
Moon gritted his teeth. The woman who had seen him on the couch with Stori and Jade was the woman who had his stomach twisted in knots?
“You should have told me.”
“I know. I’m sorry—”
“Excuse me. I need to get by …”
Moon was already unsteadily getting to his feet when the nurse opened the curtain, exposing him to Viper’s and Winter’s view.
The color washed out of Winter’s face. “Moon, I should have—”
“Save it,” Moon gritted out, taking the release form from the nurse. He then achingly walked toward the door, every single part of his body hurting. “Do you know where she is?”
Winter shot Viper a concerned glance.
“Tell him,” Viper told her coldly.
“She has the first-floor office space in Diamond’s building. But, Moon, wait … Don’t say anything you’ll regret. She didn’t deliberately go into your room. Let her tell you how it happened.”
He was so angry he forced himself to hold back words only out of respect for Viper.
“Don’t say another word,” he managed to grit out through a jaw that hurt so badly he felt as if it was going to fall off.
“I’m not going to tell you not to go, but you should wait at least until you have time to cool off.”
“I’m cool,” he lied, walking out the emergency door exit, only to come to a stop. With his shoulder, he couldn’t ride his bike, even if it were in the parking lot, which it wasn’t.
Frustrated, he turned around to find Viper standing behind him.
“Need a ride?”
“You offering?”
“I asked, didn’t I?” Viper grinned.
Moon carefully maneuvered himself into Viper’s SUV, his skin breaking out in a cold sweat.
“Leave your prescriptions. I’ll get them filled after I drop you off. I’ll swing back and pick you up when I have them.”
He refused to thank him, still furious because of Winter. She could have been upfront from the beginning.
“I’m not excusing that Winter didn’t speak up,” Viper said. “She was trying to keep everyone out of trouble.”