Page 104 of Shine: Sins of the Father
He looks guilty as hell, and I want to drive my fist into his face. Hell, I need to punch something; why not him?
I take a step, and Cole puts a fist in my shirt, shoving me back. “Cool off, Wolf. Your problem is with Shine, not any of these boys.”
If any other brother had done that, I’d punch his face, but Cole is my president, and I still have respect for that patch he wears.
I clench my fist. “When he comes out here, I’m gonna beat the shit out of him.”
“Hey, you know what?” Green walks over grinning. The sight of that alone makes me want to hit him. There is nothing about this situation that should have him smiling.
“I had a revelation,” he continues. “Last time Shine was here was when he stayed up at the cabin. So…” Green raises his brows at me. “That means Fiona was the girl at the cabin, the one he was bragging to us about. And…” He draws out the word like the finale we’ve all been waiting for. “Youhigh-fivedhim.”
He bursts into laughter, and I feel my face heat with anger.
“You high-fived him for banging your daughter.”
I rear back and punch Green right in the face. His head snaps back and his hand flies to the bridge of his nose, pinching where blood already streams from his broken nose.
“Yeah, I heard it once I said it out loud. I deserved that.”
Jake pushes Green off, and Shane steps into my way.
“Back up,” Shane lifts a brow at me when I don’t budge.
I shake my head at Green and turn, but it was the release of rage I needed. I feel like I can think a little straighter now.
Stalking toward Cole, I hear Jake behind me.
“That was dumb as rocks, Green. Even for you.”
“Meh, he looked like he needed a release,” Green replies.
Leave it to the man to egg me on because he knew I needed a punching bag. He’s an asshole, but he’s a good brother.
I spot Crystal stalking out toward us. My ol’ lady flings a hand out and glares at Cole. “Why are you letting this go on? For God’s sake, this is a hospital.”
“Well, technically, it’s the parking lot,” Rafe tells his mom and gets a scowl in return.
“Crystal, sweetheart,” Cole begins. “Wolf needed to punch somebody, and Green volunteered.”
The men collapse in laughter around us.
“He ain’t wrong,” Red Dog chuckles.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
Shine—
We finally get word from the doctor that they found no damage to Dylan internally, and both he and Fiona are released.
Crystal agrees to drive them to Fiona’s apartment after trying—without luck—to get her daughter to come home to stay with them.
I help load them into her vehicle and kiss my son’s head.
Before they pull out, I cup Fiona’s cheek through the passenger window. “I’ll be over after I talk to your father.”
She clasps my hand. “Please don’t get into a fight.”
“All I can promise is it won’t be me who starts one.” I stroke my thumb over her lips. “Don’t worry. He and I will work this out one way or another.”
