Page 55 of Wheelie's Challenge
“Sofia said Cara gave it to her.”
Hawk’s hand paused for a split second then kept moving around her face. “She did.”
Hawk’s covering for me. Wheelie’s right, he’s not that bad.
Tigger ran his hand over his smooth head and took her hands in his and kissed them. “I’m sorry I didn’t believe you, sweetcakes. It’s just that I love you so much I go crazy with jealousy if I think a man is eventhinkingabout you.”
“Doc’s here. Go open up,” Banger said to Tigger.
When Tigger left the room, Banger bent over Sofia. “He beat her to a fuckin’ bloody pulp.” His voice was hard and jagged. “His goddamn ass is outta the club. I’m not putting up with this shit. I tried to help him, but… fuck him.”
I can’t believe they’re kicking Tigger out of the Insurgents. He’s going to be livid… He’s going to blame me.Fear skittered through her, pinching her nerves, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.
“His ass should’ve been thrown out a long time ago, but I don’t think Sofia was ready to leave him until now.” Hawk dipped the rag into a bowl on the nightstand and squeezed out the water.
Banger narrowed his eyes. “What the hell does that mean? Do you know something you’re not telling me?”
Hawk caught Sofia’s gaze. “Nope. I just meant that hanging around the old ladies has made her stronger. Of course, we have to call church on this one. It goes to the vote of the membership.”
“I know.” Banger ran is hands through his long hair. “Right now we gotta make sure Doc can fix her up. I don’t want the fuckin’ badges involved in this. We’ll settle it on our own.” Banger jerked his head at Doc when he entered.
From what Doc said, Sofia knew Tigger had hurt her bad; he’d opened her up from the lip almost to her nostril. When the medic gave her an injection of lidocaine to numb the area before stitching the cut closed, Sofia didn’t even wince, which surprised Hawk and Banger. But what they didn’t realize was by being Tigger’s old lady she’d developed the sort of fortitude a lot of soldiers would admire.
After an hour of sewing, Doc stood up straight and handed a bottle of pills to Tigger. “I’ll take those.” Banger grabbed them from his hands.
“Give her the antibiotics twice a day for ten days. I’ll come by tomorrow to check on her.”
“She’ll be at my house,” Banger said.
“What? No way. Sofia stays with me. She’s my old lady. I’m not letting her go anywhere without me.”
“Shut. The. Fuck. Up.” Banger turned to Doc and handed him a wad of bills as he clasped the doctor’s shoulder.
Tigger looked to Hawk. “You know this isn’t right. You wouldn’t want Cara to go away from you when she needed you the most.”
“I’d never do to my old lady the shit you did to yours. She’s staying with Banger.”
Tigger hovered over her, bringing his face inches from hers. “Tell them you don’t wanna go, sweetcakes. Tell them they can’t break us apart.”
“I want to go,” she rasped.
“Don’t say that. I told you I didn’t mean it. I thought you were fucking around on me. You know how I get when another man looks at you. I spent four fuckin’ years in the state pen because some jerk disrespected you. I wouldn’t have done that if I didn’t love you. Tell them.”
“I don’t want to stay here,” Sofia said softly.
Tigger’s pleading face turned angry, and as he raised his hand, she flinched, her body tensing for the blow, but that time it didn’t happen. Hawk yanked Tigger’s hand away and jerked him back.
“Leave me the fuck alone!” Tigger yelled, pulling away from Hawk.
Banger marched over, and he and Hawk dragged Tigger from the bedroom. “You need to get a fuckin’ grip!” Banger’s voice boomed.
Sofia held her breath, scared to death that Tigger would overpower the two men then come back in and finish her off. The door slammed forcefully, and the windows shook. When she saw Hawk step into the room, she let out a long breath, closed her eyes, and relaxed as the pain medication started to kick in.I’m safe.
Hawk picked her up from the bed, and she rested her head on his shoulder as he walked out of the house into the cool summer evening.
Chapter Sixteen
Wheelie leapt offhis bike and ran up the sidewalk toward the dark house.Bam! Bam! Bam!The wooden door groaned under his assault.
