Page 4 of Always Mine

Chapter Two

Daisy survived thesurgery, but she had lost a lot of blood, and now she was in a coma.

Anthony sat in her room and saw she was hooked up to the machines.Her arm had a needle coming out of it and her mouth had some kind of breathing tube.Whizz and Lacey were dealing with all the necessary paperwork.They would not look at him, and he knew why.They blamed him for what happened, and it was true.Last night had been messed up.

In all his years, he had never once cried or needed support from his father.He was the one who didn’t need anything, who could handle whatever life threw at him.It was his way of dealing with everything.

He took a deep breath and stared at his pale girl.Daisy usually had brown hair, a dark rich color, but for Halloween, which just passed, she added a mix of red and blue highlights just for fun.That was what she told him.

It didn’t matter what she did to her hair, or even her face.He loved her.Ever since Tabitha left, Daisy had started to visit the salon and the spa a lot.She would allow a few of the cosmeticians to do her makeup and pamper her.

She was exploring everything, as Daisy hadn’t opted to leave Fort Wills and go to college.She took classes at the local college, but she worked from job to job, flitting around the Skulls.Everyone needed help, and she was there to provide—be it babysitter, receptionist, errand girl, assistant—there was a job for her to do.Everyone adored her, and deep-down Anthony knew it was part of her insecurity.

Unlike most of them, Daisy was not a real member of the Skulls.Her parents were pieces of shit who spent most of their time forgetting about Daisy’s existence.They would forget about her in school, not even wash her clothes.Some kids had complained more than once that she stunk.Anthony knew she couldn’t help it, and she did the best she could.Daisy’s family had been slobs.

This is why Daisy always had her hair done now, neatly styled, rarely messy.If she so much as dribbled sauce on her clothes, she would disappear to change.She would not be seen in filth or in any way unkempt.Her own bedroom back home with Whizz and Lacey was constantly free of dust and filth.

She made sure she was available to all those who needed her.Daisy had become reliable, but the saddest truth of all was she felt no one wanted her.Even though she knew Lacey and Whizz loved her like she was their own, she still knew she was not their child.

Lacey and Whizz couldn’t have children, so they adopted them.There was Sally, who had been a teenager when they took her, and her life hadn’t been a picnic either.Then there was David, their youngest son, and Daisy had been sold to them at a young age, but even now she didn’t think she belonged.

Daisy’s loyalty was to the Skulls MC.Anthony knew he could trust her over most of them.She wanted to be a member.She wanted to belong.

He heard a throat clearing and turned to see Angel, his mother, step into the room.The Skulls had dealt with the others, and Anthony had not gone home.

“There’s no change,” Anthony said.

“I know.The doctors said it could be a while,” Angel said, moving to stand close to Daisy.

Angel was not good at hiding her emotions, and as he watched his mother take one look at Daisy, he knew it was bad.Daisy looked almost lifeless, but he knew she was still in there.

“She looks so peaceful,” Angel said, but stepped away from the bed.

Daisy didn’t look peaceful, she looked close to death.

Anthony clenched his hands into fists.He was not going to shout at his mother.He was not going to do anything he might regret.

Angel came to sit in the chair beside him.He didn’t say anything.

“She will make it.”

Anthony turned toward his mother and stared into her sweet face.Even after everything that had happened to her, Angel had never lost that edge of sweetness.She had a fire inside her, and he knew the club had their doubts on whether she had been able to fill the spot of Lash’s old lady.

Some people had seen his mother’s kindness as a weakness, but he knew it was her power.She surrounded herself with people who only wanted the best for her, and in doing so, bound the club tighter together.They would not fail.

“You don’t know that,” Anthony said.

“I know Daisy is a strong woman.She has someone to fight for,” Angel said.“And that is important.”

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