Page 134 of Blade

How did she do it for so long? I couldn’t lose her.

I leaned back against the wall. Sliding down until my ass hit the ground, my head in my hands, not wanting to hear the words.

I failed her grandfather.

I failed Grams.

Failed King and Declan.

I failed her.

Rachel squatted down in front of me, pulling my hands away from my head.

“Blade.”

I shook my head, no. I couldn’t hear her say it.

“Micah, she’s ok.”

My head snapped up to her red-rimmed eyes, which I knew mirrored my own.

“She’s ok. She’s asking for you.”

Rachel stood and stepped back. I looked up and saw Declan holding out his hand to me.

“Come on, son, let’s go see our girl.”

I grabbed his hand, and he hauled me up from the floor. We followed the doctor to her room and found her sitting on the bed like nothing had happened. I rushed past her father and gathered her in my arms.

“You scared the shit out of me,” I told her, with my face buried in her neck as she wrapped her arms around me, and I lifted my head to kiss her lips.

“I’m ok. It was just a bump on the head,” she said calmly, like she wasn’t just unconscious.

“You wouldn’t wake up, baby.”

I grabbed her face in my hands and kissed her forehead.

“That was the scariest moment of my life. All at once, I knew what you went through. Baby, I am so sorry. I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you.”

“I’m ok, Micah, I promise.”

“Do you think maybe I could hug my daughter?” Declan requested.

I moved to the side, giving him space but keeping my hand on Becca’s leg. Declan wrapped her up in his embrace and kissed her head.

“You sure know how to get our attention, baby girl. You want to tell us what happened?”

She took a deep breath.

“Can it wait until we get back to the clubhouse? I don’t want to say this more than once and…”

She looked back and forth between me and her father.

“What is it, baby?” I urged.

“We need to be somewhere a little more private when you lose your shit.” She smirked, biting her lip.

That was not a good sign.

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