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He lifted his foot no higher than two inches in the air before clenching his eyes and
gasping through his teeth in pain, gently resting it back down. ¡°I¡¯ll be riding again in two,
three days tops.¡±
I choked out a whimper and a laugh before my eyes shifted behind the bar. Both Crow
and Ripper stood with straight faces, each grave and drinking beer. Giving me a similar
nod that I gave Evelyn, they saluted me with their bottles.
Finally, my eyes fell on Tank. He looked devastated, like a grieving father, and
something dawned on me.
Not only were they the closest thing to a family Isaac had, but this club¡ they were all
like each other¡¯s family. Isaac and Archer both were like sons to Tank and his old lady,
whom I assumed was his wife but there was no time to discuss such petty details.
¡°I¡¯ll do my best.¡±
And I got to work.
Unlike the last time, where I was forced into a robotic mode due to fear and anxiety, I
worked like a machine with confidence. I wasn¡¯t sure what came over me, but I was
guided by the collective determination of the crowd of bikers behind me. Five sets of eyes
watched silently, with what seemed like admiration while I mended Isaac¡¯s knife wounds
like an expert. Though, I was too focused on seeing his vibrant green eyes open again to
fret over whether they stared in awe or resentment. I just needed to see him again.
Finally, I finished taping gauze over the last stitched incision on his back after I
finished stitching his wound. Thankfully, I didn¡¯t think his lung was punctured, but I
wasn¡¯t a doctor.
I nodded over to the guys and quickly, Tank and Crow rushed to my side. Standing
back, I said, ¡°Slowly¡¡± as they gently flipped him over and adjusted him, so he faced the
ceiling.
We all stood quietly, watching Isaac, them hoping he¡¯d make any movement, but I
knew better. ¡°It¡¯ll be a while until he wakes up¡ If¡¡±
Gulping hard, I couldn¡¯t handle finishing the sentence. They all knew what I meant,
anyway. I shouldn¡¯t have said it, but I wasn¡¯t thinking.
¡°Do you¡ do you¡¡± Ripper started saying but couldn¡¯t get the words out and Crow
