with fear.
“ What ?” he asked, his eyes blue widening with shock. “ No fucking way ! ”
CHAPTER SEVEN
Ryder
Well, fuck, now what? I certainly was n’ t expecting her to wake up and not know who the fuck she was. I figured once she woke up, I’ d explain what happened, and sh e’ d be up and around and go back to her life. But she did n’ t even know her name. What the fuck was I supposed to do with that?
“ U m… fuck. I do n’ t know what to say, Miss. Do you know anything? Where you grew up? Anyone els e’ s name ? ”
“ Nothing. My memories are completely erased. I ca n’ t believe this ! ” She kept sobbing, and it was making me even more uncomfortable.
Shit!
This was n’ t the right time for me to be thinking about myself, so I pushed my frustration aside and tried to put myself in her place. She must be terrified. I patted her arm as she sat up in my bed, her head in her hands, her sobs shaking her entire body.
“ Okay, okay, liste n…I’ m sure this is just temporary, okay? I t’ ll all come back to you soon, I bet. Just try to rest and relax. Yo u’ re safe here, I promise. Whatever happened is over. That guy wo n’ t be coming back for you, and yo u’ re welcome to stay here until you get better . ”
She sobbed and sobbed, huge tears leaking out the side of her hands as she buried her face in them. When I mentioned the man that had beaten her, she gasped and looked over at me.
“ Why would a man beat me up? How do you know he wo n’ t come back for me ?” Fresh fear filled her eyes as they darted to the closed door and back to me.
Fuck. I was hoping that question would come later. I did n’ t want to scare her at all, and I knew that if I answered truthfully, she might not trust me after that.
“ Well, how about we talk about that more in depth later? Just trust me. He wo n’ t be bothering you again, I promise. Like I said, yo u’ re safe . ”
“ Maybe I should go to the hospital ?” Her eyes squinted at me as another realization dawned on her. “ Why did n’ t you take me there anyway ? ”
Fuck! She was full of questions that were sure to make me look like an asshole. Normally, I would n’ t give a shit. I was used to being the bad guy, so it did n’ t really matter. But, for some reason, with her, with this beautiful stranger, I did n’ t want her to think of me that way.
“ Look, Miss ,” I took a deep breath before continuing. “ Like I said, this is a motorcycle club. W e’ re outlaws. We do n’ t operate like normal folks. I found you, and wel l… if I took you to the hospital in the state I found you in, they surely would have assumed I was the one who did that to you, and I just could n’ t have that. I’ m not a big fan of being confined or eating shitty food. Not to mention the lack of bikes and the entertainment sucks. And Doc knows his stuff. I should have told you. H e’ s a retired Army medic, and I trust him. He said you were okay, he kept a very close eye on you, and your vitals, and we made the decision to keep you here, to keep you safe. Like I said, there was no identification on you, and I do n’ t know anything about you. Or who might be looking for you . ”
“ Outlaws ?” she asked .“ Like criminals ? ”
“ Sure, if you wanna put it that way ,” I replied.
“ I see ,” she whispered, her eyes drifting away from me and looking around the room. “ So, where have you been sleeping? This is your room? Your bed ? ”
“ Sleep? Well, I have n’ t really had a lot of that. I’ ve just been basically waiting for you to wake up . ”
“ For three days ? ” she asked, her left eyebrow arching up, causing her to wince in pain.
“ Yeah. Three days. Toda y’ s Friday . ”
“ Friday? What month? What year? God, I ca n’ t believe I do