Chapter 12.
Savage POV.
I pace in the clubhouse holding a hysterical Rebel in my arms. Her mother was kidnapped in broad daylight. If it wasn't for one of the store workers leaving when she did, we wouldn't know. She called the cops who informed us as back-up as this is my fucking town. So imagine my shock and rage when we got there and found out it was Angel who was taken. And the police had Rebel.
It has been hours, and everyone of my men has been out with the police looking for her. I tried to go with them, but Rebel didn't want me to leave her. So dad took over and went with them.
"How could this have happened?" I say as Rebel finally settles in my arms just as the clubhouse doors open and Foxy comes running towards me.
"Oh, my god Savage. I just heard what happened. This is awful, are you ok? Do you need anything?" she asks but I ignore her and walk with my daughter to what is my room when I stay here.
"Savage, please. Let me help you?" I turn to her, and she stops in her tracks, seeing my daughter in my arms. She looks from her to me and I see something flash in her eyes. Is that amusement? Animosity, hate?
"What did you do?" I snarl at her as she blinks.
"Me? You have got to be joking, right? I saw her today while out with your mom and the other women. She was in the store. That's all." She says, but something in my gut is telling me this is more than a simple meeting in the store.
"If I find out you had anything to do with this, Foxy, I will kill you." I say to her when she gasps and begins to cry.
"You think so little of me that I would do this to you and your daughter? I'm not the monster you think I am. Yes, I fucked up back then, so did you. Savage, please, I only want to make it right." She touches my arm and I shake my head at her and step away from her. "Stay away from me and my family. I don't trust you, Foxy. Now leave." I turn and walk to my room and close the door behind me.
"Mommy." My heart breaks. That is all Rebel has been saying for the past five hours. Even in her sleep, she is calling for her mom.
"Shhh baby, daddy is here." I choke on a sob as I kiss her little head as hiccups make her little exhausted body jolt.
"I promise you, baby, daddy will make this right." I lay down with my baby girl in my arms and fall asleep.
"Prez, wake up." I open my eyes and look around and see Rebel isn't in my arms. I jump up and grab Ice by the collar and slam him into the wall.
"Where is she?" I shout, and he points to the door.
"Chill, your mom has her." I release him and rub a hand down my face.
"Sorry about that, man. How long was I asleep?"
"It's ok, four hours. Your mom told us to leave you to sleep. Rebel is fine. But that's not why I came in. They found her." I rush out of the room with Ice behind me. "You should have started with that. Where is she?" I shout as I walk through the clubhouse, seeing two officers, one being the Chief standing there looking scared. "Savage, you need to calm down. We found her. She is in a bad way." My heart breaks as I stumble, trying to hold myself up as Blaze grabs me, stopping me from falling. "Where is she? How bad is it? Where was she found?"
"She is in the hospital. As for how bad it is, it's bad. She is lucky to be alive. She was found by a member of the public wondering around. Her clothes were torn, and she was bleeding." My knees give in and I crash to the floor. "Savage." Foxy runs to me, but I push her away as the tears leave my eyes. This is my fault. She was safer being away from me.
"Take me to her." I say, as Blaze helps me stand. I look at my mom and she is enraged. She isn't looking at me but the bitch on the floor. "Mom, can you..."
"Say no more. She will be safe with
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me and your father. You need to contact Antonio or he will kill you for not telling him sooner." I gulp and nod my head. I wipe my eyes as move towards my baby girl and kiss her head. She is watching something on an iPad and eating
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some dinner.
"I will, thanks mom. I will keep you informed." I kiss her on her head. I smile down at Rebel and she smiles at me.
"Bye, daddy." She waves and I choke on a sob as I wave to her and head out to my bike, but Blaze grabs me and shoves me towards the SUV.
"I'm driving. You are in no state." I nod. I don't even argue as I climb in and we leave the compound and head to the hospital.
I try to think what happened to her, but I can't and nothing is going to prepare me for the reality. We arrive at the hospital and I'm out of the SUV before it comes to a complete stop. Running through the emergency department. "Angel, Angel. Where are you?" I shout when a nurse comes out of one of the rooms.
"Sir, this is a hospital. Please lower your voice." Fuck that.
"I'm looking for my woman. Angel Maria Moretti." I say, and she looks at me before her eyes widen and ushers me to the front desk.
"Hold on." She says as she looks up on the computer and speaks to the clerk and comes round just as Blaze comes in.
"She is in theatre right now. I will take you. She is in a bad way. So prepare yourself." She says as she takes me and Blaze to the theatres and I wait, watching the light above the door.
Four officers are standing outside, no doubt knowing they will need to hold me back. I won't go in all guns blazin. I need to give the doctor's time to work on her. My heart pounds against my ribcage.
"How long has she been in there?" I ask one of the officers, who looks at me.
"Since they bought her in an hour ago. Listen, man, we all know who she is and who you are. We don't want any trouble. Go and get a coffee and we will let you know when they finish. But prepare yourself. She is not in a good state." He says, and I ball my hands into tight fists.
"What happened to her?" I ask through gritted teeth as Blaze places his hand on my shoulder.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
The officer looks down and shakes his head.
"Tell me, what happened to her? Or so help me god I will burn this hospital to the fucking ground with you four in it." I say my resolve is breaking. The thoughts of her in pain and Rebel without her mommy.
"All we know is she was beaten badly and possibly... Raped." The air leaves my lungs in a whoosh as I stagger. They beat and raped her. My Angel, my goddess, they did this to her.
I roar out in rage and sadness as I
turn and punch the wall. The pain doesn't register as I keep punching the wall until Blaze pulls me away and I crash into him as he hugs me and sob. I sob at what happened to her sob because it is my fault for
bringing her back. I did this to her.
I shove Blaze away and storm towards the room where she is, punching one of the officers. I shove the door open and my eyes widen as I see her on the table. Tubes coming out of her mouth. Her face is bruised and beaten. The sound of the monitor flatlining.
"GET HIM OUT OF HERE NOW!" the
surgeon shouts, "CLEAR!" I watch as her chest jolts upwards. My heart stops ast watch as he shocks her again. My knees go and I crash to the floor, tears streaming down my face as I hear the beep, then again, then the rhythm. I sob, clutching my chest.
"GET HIM OUT!" hands grab me and I'm hauled out of the room fighting with anyone who tries to stop me from getting to her.
"BROTHER! STOP! STOP, she will be ok. She will be ok." I cry harder as I clutch his arm to stop me from falling. She died, she technically died, at it is my fault.
"Find out who did this to her. I want them alive. Get me her father." I say as I watch as the door closes and they continue working on her.
Whoever did this to her will wish they never touched her. They will wish for death, but I'm not going to grant it, no I will keep them alive. They touched what is mine; they hurt what is mine and they will know the meaning of pain.