Page 24 of Hell's Claim

And speaking of Jinx…

Sunny’s eyes widened as he saw something falling towards him. “What the fuck!” he bellowed and dived to the side.

He landed and knocked the wind from his body as he lay there, stunned as something smashed into the ground with an almighty bang. Voices rose in alarm, and Sunny shook his head to clear the ringing in his ears.

Sunny rolled over onto his back as Chance reached him first. Chance’s mouth was moving, but Sunny couldn’t hear him. Witha groan, Sunny sat up and stared in shock at what had nearly killed him.

A fuckin’ toilet? What the hell?

“Is that a toilet?” Sunny demanded in total disbelief.

“Yeah,” Chance’s lips formed the words.

“How the fuck does a toilet fall from the sky?”

Chance winced and pointed over his shoulder. Sunny looked across and saw a mobile crane that was being used to move bricks and stuff over to where the houses were being built. One of the chains had snapped, and the pallet it had been carrying had tipped to the side. Clearly, the toilet had been on the pallet.

“Fuckin’ Jinx!” Sunny roared.

Chance bit his lip as Sunny got to his feet.

“What a way to go out, killed by a toilet. What the hell would you put on that gravestone?” Fanatic asked, and Sunny glared at him.

Chance bit his lip harder, trying not to laugh. “Dude, you almost got taken out by a shitter.”

“Shut the fuck up. We need to find a way to neutralise the Jinx effect. That kid is a menace,” Sunny exclaimed.

“Yeah, but he’s a damn good candidate,” Bear said, approaching. He looked completely bemused.

“Do not say a fuckin’ word, Bear,” Sunny warned.

“Spoil my fun, why don’t ya,” Bear complained.

“Fuck the lot of you!” Sunny moaned and walked away.

Laughter followed him as he limped back to the clubhouse.

Jesus, it was bad enough they all kept their head on a swivel, but now they had to look up as well? Sunny contemplated contacting a voodoo witch to try and end Jinx’s curse. Because it had to be a freaking curse!

November 2023

“Need me to come?” I asked Fanatic as he shoved clothes into a backpack and grabbed his wallet.

“No, I’ll be fine, but I need to ride. The hospital didn’t say what was wrong, but it’s an emergency,” Fanatic replied.

“I don’t think you should be heading out alone…”

“Sunny. It’s Willow. I gotta know what’s happening. I’m not giving Axel half-truths and panicking him. No offence, but Axel doesn’t need the shock. Let me find out what’s going on, and then I will inform everybody. But I’m leaving right now, the plane’s already being prepped. I’ll call and update everyone,” Fanatic explained and took off.

“Fuck,” I muttered.

“Only one person could drag him away from an important design,” Chance said from behind me as I exited Fanatic’s room and shut the door.

“No shit.”

“You know how he feels about her?” Chance asked, cocking his head.

“Brother, the entire fuckin’ club knows. Fanatic buried that deep, and I’ve got a whole lot of respect for him. Any man who can put aside his personal feelings and embrace the guy who claimed the girl he loved is someone I want to know. Fanatic is…” Sunny broke off, unable to find the word he wanted.