Page 16 of Wrath's Flame
He starts to lower his hood. The first thing I see is the bruising all over his face. He's got two black eyes, bruising on his cheek, and fuck—are they finger marks on his throat? Then I look at what he actually looks like, and I feel like I've just been thrown back in time. If you take away the bruising, he looks like Wrath and Shadow did when they were younger. He's got their bone structure, the same chocolate brown eyes, and even the same dark brown hair. He could be their fucking triplet if he was older.
Taking a deep breath, I shake off my shock and ask,“What's your name?”
"Cameron, but I prefer Cam,”he whispers back, his voice shaky.
“Okay, Cam. Can you tell me why you're here?”I ask while keeping my voice as gentle as I can.
"Well, I erm.”He stops to clear his voice.“I overheard my mom and her boyfriend talking when they thought I had left and gone to my room as they told me to. From what I heard them saying, I think that my dad might be here. I think he's a member of your club. I want to find him. Can you help me?”He nervously says to me while wringing his hands together.
Oh god. I can see where this is going; the way he looks, there are only three options for who his dad could be. Wrath, Shadow, or Blaze. Whichever one of them it is, they're not goingto be happy that they have a child, that they never knew about. Not to mention the fact that he's been fucking beaten too. Yeah, this isn't going to go down well at all. Someone's head's going to fucking roll.
“Of course I'll help you. Can you tell me your mom's name?”I hold my breath as I wait for him to answer; his mom's name could give me the answer to who his dad is.
“Claire McGivens.”
Oh fuck! Shit! Holy hell!
Wrath's going to fucking explode. If I do the math, that makes Cam about eleven. I need to get Cam in here and fast.
“Open this fucking gate now, Pete!”I shout as loud as I can.
He quickly does as I ask, and I crouch in front of Cam with nothing between us. He looks so worried. I need him to like and trust me; this kid's about to become part of my family. Wrath's his dad. I have zero doubts about that. I also really want to know who the fuck hurt him like this because I will fucking end them.
“You're safe here, Cam, okay? I know who your dad is, but can you tell me who did this to you and are you hurt anywhere else?”
“I hurt pretty much everywhere. Sometimes it hurts to breathe, so I think there may be something wrong with my ribs. It was my mom who did this. She hates me because she says I look just like my dad. Is that true?”He sounds so unsure and scared. I fucking hate it.
“Yeah, you look just like your dad.”
I can't help but smile at that thought, but god if I don't feel my blood boil at finding out Claire did this to him. I swear she's going to pay. I hate people who harm kids; they're the fucking scum of the earth.
Standing, I hold my hand out to him, and he grabs on tight. Fuck me, this kid's slaying me right now. I know hardly anything about him, and I’m pretty sure I'm going to love himlike he was my own child. I know I want to protect him, and he certainly looks like he needs it.
“I just need to make a couple of calls while we walk back to The Clubhouse, okay? I don't think it's safe to take you on my bike with all your injuries.”
He just nods his head, and we start walking.
As we walk, I see him looking around The Compound, taking in everything that's inside the gates. I quickly dial Doc, knowing I'm going to need him to check Cam out. I wait for him to answer.
“What's up, Flame?”Doc asks as soon as he answers.
“Are you in The Clubhouse?”
“Yeah, I'm here. Why?”He asks curiously.
“Meet me in the infirmary, but keep it quiet. That's a fucking order.”I tell him seriously.
I'm not messing about right now; I don't want anyone else to find out about Cam before Wrath.
“Sure.”
Hanging up, I dial Shadow next. He's going to know something's going on, as I only just saw and spoke to him, but I don't have a choice. I need him to get Wrath because if I call him, he'll tell by my voice something big is happening, and I don't want to tell him about Cam over the phone. That's certainly not the way he should find out about his son.
“What's wrong? You just left.”He quickly says as he answers.
“Fuck man I didn't even get out of the gate. We've got something major to deal with. I'm on my way in with someone, and I'm not going to fucking get into it on the phone. I need you to get Wrath and meet me in the infirmary. Be ready to contain him just in case he blows up.”
“Are you hurt?” He asks worriedly.
