Page 25 of Viper (The Dark Angel’s MC #4)

Viper – Two Days Later

I breathe through my hits with quick breaths, punching the bag, one, two, one, two, not focusing on anything else, including Fury, who's apparently on ‘Viper watch,’ and he is literally watching me like a creep.

Apparently, his family vacation/honeymoon is on hold until he knows I’m not going to fall apart, his and Skylar’s words, not mine.

The club is concerned I’m going to go back on the road after I finally admitted everything that is happening with Lake, worried I won’t want to be part of a club that treated her like shit.

“My wife is mad at yours,” Fury says as I hit the bag with my right fist before kicking it, and I grunt, “She’s not my wife , yet , and Sky has no right to be mad at Lake, she hasn’t been thinking straight.”

I punch the bag again harder, trying to get my frustrations over the fact that Randy hasn’t called me yet.

I really need to book myself for a fight…

“I know, brother, I told her that, but it’s more the fact that she was getting sued, and she didn’t go to her,” he admits, and I wince before grabbing the bag, and I look at him breathing heavily.

“It doesn’t matter now, Randy confirmed before Lake ended up in the hospital. The woman pulled out of the suit and gave an emotional apology letter to her, claiming to be going through grief, and took it out on her.” I reply, and he shrugs, “She’s still pissed.”

“If it helps, I think Lake has all but forgotten about it, brother,” I chuckle, and he rolls his eyes and states, “You know full well it doesn’t.”

I sigh as I walk over to the edge of the ring before Randy’s voice rings out, “It was around that time her depression started,” and I look his way.

“What do you mean?” Fury asks.

Randy sighs as he runs his hand through his black hair and admits, “I spoke to Lake at length, and she came to a realization, her depression began around the time she lost the little girl and realized she couldn’t count on you, and her anger disappeared.

She started cutting the night she found out she was pregnant. ”

I flinch and look down. I remember, I didn’t answer her calls after I promised her she could always come to me.

“You didn’t know, Viper,” Fury tries to soothe, but I shake my head and mutter, “I knew the little girl died. I should have answered my phone.”

“You were angry, confused, and hurt,” Randy states, and I grunt as I jump down from the ring and walk over to my bag and grab my towel.

“Well, I guess it isn’t just my daughter with a tattoo, huh?” Randy says, and I look at him so quickly, I nearly give myself whiplash as he eyes the tattoo across my side.

Fuck, did she…

Fury, not understanding what he means, chuckles, “Randy, you getting blind in your old age, he’s covered in them.”

Randy smirks, and I swallow hard as I state, “He doesn’t mean it that way, brother…” And I confirm, “Lake got my name tatted?”

“Wait, seriously?” Fury asks while Randy nods and replies, “Yep, on her hip…”

Fuck me…

I will my dick not to get hard knowing she claimed me.

“A month after you broke up,” he shocks me and Fury, who was mid-sip, sprays water everywhere, and I can’t help but smirk.

“We’re not over,” I say more to myself, but Randy nods.

She loved me so much that she inked my name on her skin.

“She has Jaylen but upside down just above it, she has Viper,” he admits, and I drop my arms to my side.

Damn.

“Even after everything they said to each other in that first month, when things were more heightened, she claimed him?” Fury confirms, and I don’t take my eyes off Randy as he nods.

“She's scared she’s going to screw your daughter up like Cherri has with her. Her plan was to give you the baby, then leave town,” Randy admits, and I scowl. He ignores my look and continues, “She’s also scared of hurting you again.”

“Ah shit,” Fury mumbles, and I slowly close my eyes and mutter, “She would regret leaving.”

“She would,” Randy confirms, and I look at him as he admits, “I told her that, and I told her to fight for you, but her fear, it’s taking over her. She’s frightened she’ll relapse and drag you down with her.”

I shake my head and ask, “Doesn’t she realize if she goes down, I go with her anyhow, or have these past six months apart not proven that to her already?”

Randy shrugs, and I sigh, grabbing my tee, and I confirm, “She at work?”

He hums in confirmation, and I quickly put my top on before grabbing my cut and putting that on, fucking glad I biked today.

The vision of Lake on the back wearing my property patch pops up, and I smile a little.

Soon, real fucking soon… Okay, in about three months, roughly, but still soon.

Grabbing my bag, I throw it at Fury and ask, “Take that back to the club and put it in my room for me?”

“How are you going to find her?” Fury asks with confusion as he catches it.

I chuckle and admit, “She’ll be on her way to the diner for a drink and most likely a cinnamon bun,” as I check the time, “If not, then I’ll just wait.”

Randy chuckles, “I’ll follow, I could do with a coffee,” and Fury chimes in, “Me too, fucking old man Trivers' car was back again this morning, I’m not going anywhere near that garage.”

I laugh as Randy mutters, “Yeah, I definitely need a fucking coffee,” and I walk out of the gym to my bike while Fury goes to his, strapping my bag down for me on his while Randy gets in his red truck.

Saluting them, I start my bike and back out of my spot before driving away from the gym, my mind on my girl as always.

I knew she’d get in her head and let her guilt fester. We’ve both fucked up, both said shit we don’t mean out of hurt, anger, and confusion but we both can overcome this, I just know it – she’s my girl.

I shake my head and concentrate on the road as the traffic lights change to green, and I pick up my speed, continuing.

Just as I cross the intersection, I hear a car approaching from my right that shouldn't be, and I look that way, and I don’t have time to react.

Everything happens in slow motion, Kitty’s grin behind the wheel entering my vision before her hood smacks into my wheel and the back of my bike flips, my body flying up, Fury’s, “Viper!” just reaching my ears as Lake’s beautiful smile comes to me, her giggles filling my ears and regret hits because I never fought for her and now she’ll lose me forever, most likely relapsing…

Pain hits me first as I bang my head on the trunk of the car before my body scrapes on the asphalt, and I bang my head again, and everything goes black, only Lake comes to my mind.

I’m sorry, shorty…