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“We’ll talk when I get back.”

“You just promised not to leave him,” I remind him.

“And I won’t. But at some point, I have to update my guys, so a prospect will come and take over from me for a while.”

I hand the mobile back to Lexi, and she turns her back, talking in whispers before disconnecting. “He’s in the best place,” she says, sitting beside me.

“I have to see him,” I cry. “What if he dies and I never get to see him again?”

“You heard Axel, it’s not safe. Donnie will be waiting for you.”

“I don’t care,” I say, throwing the sheets back. “He can take me, just as long as I see Fury first.”

“And then what?” she asks, standing. She looks pissed, and I keep my sarcasm to myself. “Fury asked the club to keep you safe if anything bad happened. If you take yourself off to the hospital and Donnie gets to you, Axel will then have to worry about you. He’s got enough on his plate already.”

Guilt swamps me, and I give a slight nod. “You’re right. Sorry.”

She sits back beside me. “I know this is hard. I can’t imagine how you feel. But you need to listen to Axel. He’s just doing what Fury asked him to do.”

“What if I call my mum? She loves Fury too, and she could go and see him. It’s not like Donnie knows who she is.”

“I’ll ask Axel.”

When Axel returns laterthat evening, there is no change and the doctors have decided to drill a hole into Fury’s skull to allow space for his brain to swell. But before he goes into church, Axel gives me permission to call my mum.

I don’t waste any time, and the second she answers, I burst into tears. She waits patiently, even though I can tell by her voice that she’s worried. And when I finally get it together, I blurt it out. “Fury is in hospital.”

“Oh my lord, are you with him now? I’ll come right away.”

“I’m not there, Mum. I can’t be there because . . .” I sigh. “Everything is such a mess.”

“I assumed things were going well. You texted to say you were really happy.”

“They’re fine between Fury and me,” I tell her. “Mum, there’s an ex who’s being stalkerish. And the thing is, I think he’s kind of the reason Fury is in hospital. I think he fixed one of his fights.”

“You’re in danger?” she asks, sounding panicked.

“I’m staying at Fury’s club with his friends. Yah know, the ones he told you about?”

“The biker place?”

“Yeah, and they’re really nice. They’ll keep me safe, but it means I can’t go sit with Fury right now. I was wondering if you would go for me and keep me updated?”

“I already have my shoes on,” she says, and I smile.

“It’s really important you don’t tell anyone that you know me, or that Fury and I have history.”

“If anyone asks, I’ll tell them I’m his foster parent. That’s the truth.”

I relax a little. “Thanks, Mum. I love you.”

“I love you too. I’ll call you when I can.”

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Fury

Two weeks later

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