Shadow’s Heart (Devil’s Inferno MC #3)

Chapter Seventeen

Shadow

T he anticipation of waiting for Wreck to wake up is killing me. Sera left in the early hours of this morning, after I finally persuaded her to go home and get some rest. Not only for her own health but the health of the life she’s growing. After she left, I managed to catch a few hours of sleep in this ridiculously uncomfortable chair, until I was woken up by a storm known as Megan entering the room.

Apparently, she wasn’t happy that last night while working her shift at Inferno’s she was made to look like a fool because she wasn’t aware Wreck had been found. Yeah, sorry, but letting her know wasn’t a priority. Why the hell would it be? She’s made her feelings towards Wreck very fucking clear. What pisses me off more than anything is the fact she’s trying to make this about her. Everything needs to have her as the main focus, and she really isn’t even close to being that right now, so she’s throwing her dummy out of the pram.

For the love of god, we’re in Wreck’s hospital room, where he has lay unconscious since Jake found him yesterday, and all Megan is doing is screaming and shouting. That’s not how you act in a damn hospital. I’m so tempted to throw her out of here; the only problem with that is I’d have to leave Wreck, and that’s not something I’m prepared to do. Even to get Megan out of here. So instead I’m stuck listening to her screaming and shouting at me.

Her tirade comes to an abrupt halt when the hospital door opens, with Wrath and Flame stepping through. I’ve never been more thankful to see them than I am right now. I glance over at Megan to see her eyes going from showing her annoyance at their interruption to growing wide and filling with fear. Which really confuses me, so I glance back at the door and see Wrath and Flame aren’t alone. Jake and two men I don’t know are following them into the room. I’m guessing it’s them who’ve caused her reaction. Does she know them? Why is she scared?

“What’s going on?” I ask, looking at my brother. There’s clearly a reason they’re all suddenly here in Wreck’s room.

“No idea.” Wrath replies, but he doesn’t look at me; his eyes are on Megan, just like every other man in the room.

“Obviously you’re busy now. I’ll just leave.” Megan says quickly and makes a move to stand from the couch against the wall where she’s been sitting since she arrived. Jake and the other two men let out a laugh that’s not pleasant sounding at all. If anything, it sounds deranged.

“I don’t fucking think so, Megan. Take a fucking seat.” Jake spits out, his voice filled with distaste.

Wow. Never have I heard him sound that way. Fuck, I’m used to him speaking very little, and when he does speak, it is normally important and worth listening too. There’s something going on here that I don’t know about, and I don’t like it one little bit. To my surprise, Megan actually listens to Jake and sits back down. Though she doesn’t look happy about it at all. Jake walks away from the door, but the other two men stay put, blocking the only exit from the room.

“You know, I couldn’t fucking figure it out. Why would Rex, my straight-laced, justice-seeking brother, go totally rogue and spend three days torturing a totally innocent man? Even after questioning his team, I was no closer to an answer. Until I arrived and heard a voice I recognized, even if I wish that I hadn’t.” Jake starts to explain, and I get a feeling whatever he’s about to reveal is going to flip my world upside down. Again.

“Do you want to fucking explain what you told Rex?” Jake asks, his question directed at Megan. I really do not want to believe what he’s insinuating. There’s no way my girlfriend would be behind what happened to Wreck. Right? Despite her dislike of him, she wouldn’t do something so horrific. Right?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Jake.” Megan replies, sounding annoyed. The problem I’ve got is that I’ve learned a lot about Megan from watching her over the past few months, and the woman has tells. Each and every one of them is like a beacon for me right now. Shining down a sign loud and clear that she’s lying. God, I feel sick. This can’t be happening.

“Don’t bullshit me, Megan. It’s too much of a fucking coincidence.”

Megan just continues to stare at him, eyes full of defiance. The fear that was there only minutes ago seems to have vanished. I’m not going to sit here and listen to this back and forth between them, though. I want some goddamn answers.

“Jake.” I say pulling his attention from Megan. “Explain to me what you mean because I’m clearly missing a lot of facts here.”

He blows out a breath before asking, “How do you know Megan Shadow?”

“She’s my girlfriend.”

Jake looks quickly back towards the other men, who both give him a nod. Clearly Jake is going to be the one doing all the talking here, which is fine with me as long as someone starts fucking talking soon.

“Fucking hell, man. I’m sorry.” He says, shaking his head. “We’ve unfortunately known Megan for a very long time. She was in Rex’s year at school. They were fast friends, but the person she was with, Rex, wasn’t the person she was with the rest of us. Shall I take a wild guess and say she was as sweet as pie when you met and played on the thing that means most to you? Your love for family.”

My eyes grow wider and wider with every word he speaks; he’s hit the nail right on the head with his words. I can’t speak; I just nod my head in agreement.

“Yeah, sounds about right. Megan is the most manipulative vile bitch I’ve ever had the displeasure of knowing. For some reason, my idiot older brother has never seen her true colors. She’s very fucking good at hiding who she really is when she wants too.”

From the corner of my eye, I can see the two men who entered with Jake nodding their heads in agreement with his words. All three of them look so sure of themselves, and I feel my stomach drop. I don’t want to believe this. I really don’t, but all the evidence is adding up to one thing.

“You’re telling me my fucking girlfriend is behind what happened to Wreck.” I say angrily.

“Yeah. I’m sorry, but it’s the only thing that makes sense.” Jake replies.

Turning my attention to Megan, and I know he’s telling the truth. She looks like she wishes she could become one with the couch she’s sitting on, and it also explains the fear when they entered the room. The moment she saw Jake and the other two men, she knew she was going to be exposed. I’ve never wanted to kill someone as much as I want to kill her right now. No joke, I swear my entire vision has gone red with the rage traveling through my body. It’s not even the fact she betrayed me that bothers me; I’d already accepted our relationship was over before all this went down. It’s that she almost cost Wreck his life, and for what? Because she just doesn’t like him?

“Why?” I roar in anger, not caring if I scare her. She should be fucking scared. I’m holding on by a thread, and if she doesn’t have some amazing reason, I won’t be held responsible for what I do.

“He attacked me. I knew you wouldn’t believe me. So I went to someone I knew would.” She says, tears running down her face.

Lies. Every word out of her mouth is a goddamn lie, and if anyone in this room even thinks of believing her, I’m going to become their worst fucking nightmare. Taking a quick glance, I’m glad to see everyone looking at her in disbelief. Even the two men who have never met Wreck before don’t believe a word coming out of her fucking mouth.

Clearly she didn’t do her research very well when she picked her lie. Wreck would never fucking touch anyone who didn’t deserve it, and he certainly would never attack someone smaller than himself. Whether man, woman, or child. He hates people who harm those weaker than themselves. He fucking despises it. For fuck sake, he willingly handed himself over to Rex and his team to protect Sera and the unborn baby she’s carrying. Yeah, that sounds like the actions of a man who attacked my girlfriend. Not.

I don’t know what Megan hoped to achieve with her lies or how she ever thought she could hide the hand she played in all of this, even if we never got Wreck back. Eventually we’d have discovered the truth because I would never have stopped looking.

Standing from my chair, I turn towards Wreck. Despite my anger at Megan, guilt threatens to swallow me whole. He’s lying there after going through God knows only what because of me. It’s my fault. I brought Megan into our orbit; if I’d stayed away from her, he wouldn’t be lying like this right now. He’d be safe and uninjured living his life.

Turning back around, I let my control over my anger go. I’ve never felt like this before. My anger is so strong, I’m pretty sure everyone present can feel it. Probably even Wreck in his state of unconsciousness.

“You’re fucking lying. You can sit there spouting all the lies you want, forcing the crocodile tears, but everything you just said is bullshit. I know you well enough to know when you’re lying, Megan.”

“Shadow, I’m not lying.” She wails out, determined to stick to her bullshit story.

My entire body is shaking with the force of my anger mixing with guilt. Megan sitting there and trying to stick to her lies isn’t helping one bit. I know I’ll regret it later if I do something to her and hurt her. No matter how much I want to make her pay for what she’s done. Walking away from Wreck’s side for the first time since I entered his hospital room, I head directly to the closest wall and punch it repeatedly. Hard. I need some way to vent what I’m feeling right now, and this seems like the best option that leaves me as the only person with injuries. I don’t want to accidentally lose my shit and hurt someone in this room who doesn’t deserve it. I’d hate myself even more than I currently do if that happened.

I can hear Megan hysterically crying in the background, but I don’t care. Fuck her. I’m so fucking done. She’s going to regret her actions. I will find a way to make her pay. I have no idea how, but I fucking will. She’s not going to get away with this. She seriously fucking messed up targeting Wreck; the woman has no idea just how far I’ll go when it comes to that man. She’s about to find out, though.