Page 105 of Shine: Sins of the Father
“That’s what I’m afraid of.”
I smile. “Everything will be okay. We’ll get past this, and then we have a future to plan.”
I want to tell her I love her, but this isn’t the time or place for those words to be spoken between us for the first time. With a kiss on her lips, I step back.
Her mother drives off in an SUV, Dylan in a car seat.
My heart tugs as my son rides away from me. “Soon, son. Soon we’ll never be parted again.”
I climb onto my bike and go to meet Wolf.
The moment I’m through the clubhouse doors, he’s off his barstool and across the room. His closed fist swings and connects with my cheek before I see it coming. The power of the hit drives me back, and I stagger into the wall.
Regaining my feet, I straighten to my full height. “One time, Wolf. Once. That’s the only shot you get before I come at you in return.”
He puts two fists into my chest and slams me back. “That so, motherfucker?”
With that I charge him, but Cole lifts his chin and Red Dog, Crash, and TJ step in and break us apart. It’s not easy to contain Wolf. He’s red with fury, and Red Dog and Crash struggle to hold him back while TJ stands before me to make sure I don’t lunge across the space.
“Enough, Wolf,” Cole snaps.
“You son-of-a-bitch. Why the fuck weren’t you man enough to tell me? To step up?” Wolf snarls in my face from six feet away, living up to his name.
TJ puts a hand on my chest, but I have no intention of going after Fiona’s father. “Because she didn’t tell me. When I found out, it wasn’t from her. I wanted her to tell me, to trust me. You weren’t my priority.”
That pisses him off, and he tries to charge me again.
“Kid, you said what you had to say. Take off and come back tomorrow at 4pm. I want to see you in my office then. Understand?”
“Yes, sir.” I do as Cole asks and head out to my bike.
Restless stands outside, smoking a cigarette. “How’d it go?”
“As well as I could expect, I guess. Cole wants me back tomorrow.”
Restless nods. “Heard he made a call to Daytona. Sounds like he’s coming back for that meet.”
“Shit.”
Restless shrugs. “Could be good news. I think he’ll take your side of things. Can’t hurt, right?”
“As far as this patch goes, Daytona and Cole hold my future in their hands.”
“What are you gonna do if they tell you you’re going back to Nevada?”
“You really think Daytona would be good with that? I’ve got a damn son. There’s no way he’d keep me from him. Not after the way he lost his own child.”
“Guess so. Still, it might not go the way you want it to.”
“One thing I know is no one is keeping me from Fiona and Dylan.”
“And if it means your patch?”
“Then I’ll cut it off my back myself.”
“Shine…”
“You think I’m fucking kidding?”
