Snake's Addiction(49)
“What about you? How are you holding up?”
“I’m here, boss. We’ve got to find out who this Master guy is. He almost killed my woman, and he’s fucked with Brianna as well, then nearly killed Lydia.”
“I’ve just come from seeing Lydia. I was shocked to see Dick sitting watching her.”
“Both women had an ordeal.” Snake stood as Jessica moaned.
“We’ll talk about this in the club. I’ll leave you with your woman.” Devil tapped him on the back. “The club will back you whatever happens.”
Going to the bed, he sat beside her, grabbing her hand.
“Snake?” Jessica said.
“I’m here, baby.”
She opened her eyes, and he cupped her cheek. “I’m alive?”
“You’re alive. You’ve still got to marry me.”
Jessica smiled. “Did it really happen?”
“Yes.”
“You came for me.”
Cupping her face, he pressed a kiss to her lips. “When are you going to realize I’m always going to come for you? I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
“Your brother came with me. He’s talking to your parents. They’re dealing with your medical papers as I didn’t have a clue. All three of them are in talks to try to make this hospital better,” he said.
“My family comes from money, in case you didn’t know. They’ll be by to see me soon. I know they mean well.”
Tears fell out of her eyes, and he hugged her close. “I love you so damned much.”
Wrapping his arms around her, he let the tears fall. His woman was alive, she was well, and he was going to do everything in his power to keep her safe.
“What about Lydia?”
“She’s alive. She’s in the hospital. He missed her femoral artery. She’s going to be walking around, fighting fit in no time.”
Jessica pulled away. “I need to see her.”
“No, not now. That bitch is the reason you’re in this hospital now. I don’t want you anywhere near her.”
She touched his hand. “I need to see her. She didn’t want me there, but she didn’t have a choice, Snake.”
He shook his head.
“Trust me.”
Gritting his teeth, he nodded his head. “I’ll see what I can do.”
Leaving her room, he made his way toward the nurse. “Can I have a wheelchair? My woman wants to visit her friend.”
“Sure.”
He followed the nurse, taking the chair from her. Walking back to the room, he found Jessica sitting up staring down at her thigh. Brianna had a scar on her thigh, and she’d gotten it inked to cover it up.
“He marked me.”
“Baby, we’re going to take care of that. It doesn’t matter.” Jessica had peeled back the plaster and looked down at the raised skin.
“I can’t believe he’s marked me.”
Taking her hand away, he rubbed the plaster around the scar.
“This is not who defines you.” He took her wrist, kissing her pulse. “I love you, baby.”
“He didn’t break me, Snake.”
“He better not have. You’re strong, you’re my woman, and I’m not going to let you fall. Do you understand me? You’re not going to fall.”
Holding her close, he helped her into the wheelchair. She wasn’t crying. He took her down the long corridor toward the door. Dick was sitting in the chair, and Lydia was staring at the television.
“Jessica, you’re okay. Thank God you’re okay.”
“Will you leave me a moment?” Jessica asked.
Snake didn’t want to leave her but knew he didn’t have a choice.
“Okay, but I’ll be right outside.”
Leaving her in the room, he stepped out with Dick following him. “It’s good about the baby. Two more boys joined to the fold.”
“I want to vote on this Master crap again. I want to find him, and I want to kill him.”
“I’ll vote yes,” Dick said. “He needs to be stopped.”
“Death will vote for it.”
“After what we witnessed and what her brother witnessed, I’d say we’re not the only one going to look for him.”
He’d already talked with Sean after they got to the hospital. Sean was going to look into who owned the house. Snake had her brother on his side, and now all he needed was for the club to vote for him as well.
“I’m going to give Whizz a ring. We need all the help we can get.”
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“Jessica, I’m so sorry,” Lydia said.
Holding her hand up, Jessica shook her head. “I don’t want to hear you talk. You know, my eyes have been opened, and they should have been opened long before now.”