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“Wanna tell me what that was all about?”

I shake my head and Mad Dog sighs.

“You have a lot of making up to do to that woman. You’ve ripped her heart to shreds, Goose.”

“I fucking know, okay? Why can’t anybody stay the fuck out of my business?”

Thor opens my door and leans in with an angry look on his face.

“Because we fucking care about Bambi and we’re tired of seeing her hurt. She crawls back to you day after day for some unknown fucking reason.”

I growl and try to get up, but Thor pushes me back down. Mad Dog shakes his head and leans in.

“You better start treating her right or she’s gonna walk away. You have one last chance before that woman realizes she could do better. Get in that Medical Center and get on your fucking knees to beg for that woman to accept your measly apology.”

He slams the door and the two walk away, leaving me to sit in the car by myself. I know I fucked up but didn’t think it was that bad.

Bambi had kept my child a secret because of shit I had said in anger when we were just kids. Looking back, it all seems so trivial compared to what we’re dealing with now. If I knew it would have led to this, I would have fought a hell of a lot sooner and harder for my angel.

I regret ever hurting Bambi. It all seems so pathetic; hurting her because she hurt me. She may have broken my heart sixteen years ago, but I hurt her way worse with the way I had been treating her.

I grumble as I get out of the car and head up to the Medical Center. I need to show Bambi how I truly feel about her. I need to let her tell her side of the story of that dark night. It’s going to fucking gut me, but I can’t live without my angel.

Bambi is the one my heart beats for, and I will do whatever it takes to show her how much she is the light to my dark.

Chapter Twelve

Bambi

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ISTAND IN ZANE’S ROOM, not able to move or even say anything; the poor kid is all wired up. He has tubes and wires and a mess of bandages all over him.

His eyes are swollen shut and I almost don’t recognize him. They had beat him beyond recognition.

I sniff back a tear as I move closer to him. Sitting down next to his bed, I hold his hand as I watch the monitors surrounding him.

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