Page 61 of Sniper

He has no idea….

I kick forward, hitting Tech’s gut. He grunts, bending forward, before I punch him in the face, my fist hitting his jaw, forcing him to the right.

I look at Doc and command, “Time?”

He looks at his watch and winces, “Five minutes.”

I nod as Snake asks, “Time for what?”

We ignore him, and I run at Tech, hitting left, and then right. He manages to hit me several times, my ribs hurting and my lip bleeding, but I ignore it all, trying to get this anger out so I can get back to my wife.

I need it out so I can hear the rest of the story.

After what only feels like seconds, Doc shouts, “Sniper, time!”

And I shout in frustration, grabbing my hair, and growl, “Fuck, I need longer….”

The brothers watch us in confusion.

He shakes his head and reminds me, “You promised her.”

I chuckle darkly. Yeah, I promised her twenty minutes, and here I am, trying, selfishly, to add more when she needs me. Fuck!

Gripping my hair tight, I look at Snake, and I plead, “I need you to go to Doc's medical room and get my wife, Hunter.”

His eyes widen when I use his given name, concern shining from them, but he nods and leaves the room as Tech gives me a nod, and commands, “Again!”

I give him a grateful nod in return before getting into position. He attacks first, hitting my side, my left fist going to his cheekbone.

We go at it until we hear the door open again, and Tech pushes me away. Both of us are breathing hard, his eyes solely on me while mine go to my girl.

She gasps, seeing my state, her hand covering her mouth as her tears trail her cheeks. Snake puts his arm around her shoulders to try and comfort her. All the brothers look at her in confusion, no one knowing what this is about, and in the quiet room, I whisper, “I’m okay, my Firecracker….”

She shakes her head and snaps, “No, you are not; you're covered in blood!”

Tech cuts in, “If it helps, most of it is mine. He’ll have Brook on his ass for it, too.”

Aurora thinks for a moment before nodding in agreement, making a small smile appear on my face. But it soon falls when we lock eyes, and her pain—the pain she’s always hiding from me—shines through.

She was fucking raped….

I take several deep breaths, and rasp, “I…fuck, I don’t want you to have to do this, Rory, but?—”

She cuts me off, “I know, Theo. Saying it once will be hard enough, but I don’t want you to hear it twice.”

I shake my head, running my bloodied hand through my sweaty hair. “It's not me I’m worried about, Aurora!” She narrows her eyes, and fuck, does it do something to my heart, knowing she never lost that fire inside her. Calmer, I state, “I don’t want you to have to go through it at all.”

She sends me a sad smile and whispers, “I relive it every day when I am not in your arms, Theo. All I ask is that you not tell the Huntsmen I’m here.”

Snake steps forward at the mention of our affiliated MC, and commands, “I need to know what’s happening, right now.”

Anger takes hold at the way my girl’s eyes widen at his tone, and I snap at him, “Hunter!” He looks my way in shock, and I growl, “Right now, you’re not to speak to her as a president, you are to speak to her as your sister-in-law.”

He tilts his head, his eyes narrowing, before he nods, and looks back at Aurora. " Sorry, darling.” She flinches, shocking everyone. My brother’s eyes widen, and Doc steps forward, commanding, " No one calls her darling. That endearment is off limits.”

Motherfucker….

Snake furrows his brows as Aurora confirms my thoughts, whispering, “It’s what he used to call me….”

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