Page 26 of Always Mine

“I never meant for Daisy to get hurt,” Anthony said.

“I know.”Whizz’s jaw clenched.“I know you love my daughter.I know you will do anything for her.I’m not going to kill you.At least not yet.If she dies, all bets are off.”

Anthony thought about what he discussed with his father.The future of the club, what it would mean, and just everything in general.Lash didn’t want him to give up quite so easily, but if someone wasn’t willing to put him out of his misery, that is exactly what he would be—miserable.He couldn’t think of life without Daisy, it was unimaginable, and he refused to even consider it.

“Thank you,” Anthony said.

Whizz jerked up and looked at him.

He wasn’t rude, never had been, but now that he thought about it, he never put himself in a position where he had to randomly thank anyone.No one ever helped him.

Whizz nodded.“Go, be with her.I know Daisy would want you there.”

The truth was, no one realized what he and Daisy meant to each another.They played their roles well.The whole club had been so consumed with Tabitha, it had been easy to overlook them.

Anthony got to his feet and stepped inside Daisy’s room.Lacey was there beside her bed, and on the opposite was a chair close to her.

He took his place and held onto her hand, leaning down to kiss her knuckles.“I’m here, Daisy.I’m here, and I’m not going away.”

****

“What the hell happened?”Tabitha asked.

Miles turned to look at his twin sister.He’d gone back to his small apartment he rented.Life at home had been easy for him, and for the longest time, he really didn’t give a shit about hanging out with his parents.

Eva and Tiny had been rock-solid parents.Sure, like all parents, they had their moments of being a pain in the ass, but after he turned eighteen and started to prospect for the club, that had changed.Each year he got older, life seemed to get a little easier.There were rules, and to a certain extent curfews, but it didn’t take away from any freedoms he had.

Then, one day, he didn’t know why, he just suddenly felt like he had to be his own boss, spread his wings, do that kind of shit.So, he did.

It wasn’t easy.His parents didn’t give him any kind of trouble, they were supportive, but that didn’t mean it didn’t suck for him.He had to get used to no one being home when he got there.The lights being out, the fridge empty, paying his own freaking bills.There was growing up, and then there was growing up.

For him, there had been a lot of steep learning curves.Sometimes, he had thought about just going back home.It sure would have been a lot easier.Only, he stuck it out, became his own man.He learned to deal with the loneliness, stock his own fridge, and make his own way.It also helped prospecting at the club.He put in the hours needed.All his life, all he ever wanted was his patch.Well, his patch and ...Constance.One, he knew he had a chance at, the other not so much.Constance was way out of his league, and had been when they were kids as well.

“What the fuck do you want?”Miles asked.He wasn’t interested in his sister’s judgy attitude.

She had surprised him, in all honesty.It had taken her two days to get here.Everyone knew if it had been Daisy, there would have been no waiting.For Daisy, there never was.She was there whenever Tabitha needed her.No questions asked.No judgments.

Tabitha frowned.“Daisy’s in the hospital—”

“Nice of you to notice.”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?I’ve got a family back in Piston County.I’ve got responsibilities.”

“Yeah, we know.That is the life you picked, Tabs, but you know what, I don’t think it would matter if the weight of the world was pressing down on Daisy, she would have been there.She’d try to hold up the world and everything else around you, because that is what she does.”

Tabitha sighed and then laughed.“Oh, I get it, I’m not as good a friend as Daisy, am I?Is that it?Because I decided to leave the club and follow my heart, that makes me less than her?”

Miles looked at his sister and smiled.“You know, there was a time you weren’t such a selfish little bitch, but it would seem becoming part of Chaos has changed you in more ways that you realize.”

He took a step back and made his way into the kitchen.There had not been any issue with Tabitha joining Chaos Bleeds.Everyone knew that was going to happen in the end.No one needed a fucking crystal ball to make that kind of shit up.

Tabitha and Simon had been set for life, since they were kids.It wasn’t their parents’ doing.That was just fucking life, and it had pushed them both together.

He put the kettle on the stove and turned on the gas.“You want a drink?”he asked.

“Yes,” Tabitha said.

Miles was shocked that she had come without her little sidekick, Simon.

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