Page 66 of Ride with Zane

“What are you talking about?” I try to carry on his bullshit while taking a step ahead.

“You didn’t figure it out?” he heartily laughs. “She wasn’t running from us but comingbackto us.”

“Lies!” It can’t be. I couldn’t be that blind.

His chuckle echoes while he focuses on Ash as I do, and the pain I see in her eyes slays me. “He’s using you to erase his guilt for having killed a man who told him the truth.”

“W-what truth?” she stutters.

“Caroline was pregnant and was about to come back home, to her real family.”

I throw myself on him. “That’s a fucking lie.” My fist meets his jaw. “I’d know if my woman were pregnant.” And she wasn’t. He’s playing tricks on me.

He chuckles and the pain irradiating from my side it’s so intense I can’t even breathe while he pushes me away. I collapse on the ground gasping for air I can’t take in. “She was carryingmybaby.” The kick on my side makes me feel my lungs burning.His baby?

“Rock!” My vision blurs while he catches Ash before reaching me.

I blink once and everything seems to fade away. He’s looking at me with a shitty victorious smile while Ashley kicks and yells with all the breath she has. Peering at my hand I see it covered in blood.

“Babe, look at me!” Her voice sounds so far. “Zane please!”

My vision blurs again and I shake my head.

“I’m sorry, Rock. I need a ‘me’ moment. It’s becoming overwhelming.”

“What is overwhelming?”

“Our relationship, this whole fighting clubs thing.”

“Are you fucking kidding me? You want to break up?”

“Rock, I can’t handle all this anymore. I need a moment.”

Isn’t it what they call before breaking up? I punch the wall and close myself in the office trying to keep up with The Vipers who are always a fucking step ahead of us.

What have you done, Caroline?

“Leave me, motherfucker!” Ashley’s cry snaps me back and seeing her struggle to break free gives me all the strength I need to get back on my feet. I won’t lose her too. She needs to live. Ash bites and scratches him and Rod shoves her on me. It’s all Blue needed, and the broken glass makes her scream while the shot blows his head. I drop on my knees, shielding her but the room is spinning, blurring again. “I’m sorry, Princess.”

“Rock.” Her cold hands are caressing my face. Slapping me. “For fuck’s sake Zane, you can’t leave me.” Her tears land on my face. “Help! Call an ambulance!”

“Shhh,” I try to move my arm but can’t even control it. “You’re so beautiful.”

“Please, please, please, stay with me.” I feel her press on my side and the pain irradiating cuts my breath. All I can do is look at the angel who gave a sense to my life. “I swear God, Zane, ifyou dare to leave me, you bastard, I’ll come get you, do you hear me?”

Ashley

The doors open and I jump on my feet, reaching the doctor with a few steps. “How’s he?”

It’s a torture they don’t let us in.

“The surgery went well, no lethal damages but he needs to rest and take it easy since there’s also a cracked rib.” His words make me breathe again. Flashes of the bastard stabbing him pop in front of my eyes, making my stomach knots. “He keeps asking about you.”

“What? Is he already awake?” I feel lost, he got in a few hours ago, the longest of my life; how can it be possible?

He looks confused. “The surgery took us ten minutes, haven’t you seen the nurse? He’s in the room.”

“The nurse?” I move backward and sprint toward the doors. If there is one of The Vipers in here he may be in danger.

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