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

Chapter Twenty

Flame

W e all seem to be on the same page with leaving Shadow and Wreck alone for the time being. They need a moment between just them, and we all know it. I remember how I felt when I was reunited with Wrath after my own abduction, and I know for a fact that they don’t need an audience right now. They need and deserve time together before the hordes descend. Everything that’s happened is beyond fucking insane. I never could have fucking dreamed that Megan was the cause behind Wreck’s abduction. We all fucking know she doesn’t like Wreck, but come fucking on. What she did was seriously crazy, and that’s putting it politely. Talk about a narrow fucking escape on Shadow’s part.

Thank god Mrs Knightlye arrived when she did, because I honestly don’t know what we would have done about Megan otherwise; normally we’d have left her for Sera and Mama June to deal with, but Mama June has decided to take a step back now that Sera is here and is more than capable of handling any women that cause problems, not knowing that for the next several months Sera is out of commission. I’m happy Sera made the choice to stay away from violence while pregnant with mine and Wrath’s baby; it’s one less thing to worry about for sure. You never know what could happen or how someone will react, and I’d rather she not take any chances that could put herself or the baby in harm’s way. Thankfully, Sera totally had the same opinion there and made the decision without us having to bring it up.

So yeah, I’m glad we didn’t have to try and come up with another way to deal with Megan. Oh, we’d have come up with something, like we have multiple times before when we haven’t had a woman on hand, but I rather prefer it the way things have turned out. Having her as far away from us all as possible after the hell she caused both Shadow and Wreck is definitely the best option. Neither of them deserve what she did. If it wasn’t for Jake, who’s walking next to me right now, this could have all had a very different, much more devastating outcome. He’s the only reason we have Wreck back, and I will be forever grateful to him for that. I can’t even begin to contemplate what would have happened to Shadow if he’d lost Wreck for good. He’d never be the same again, and I rather like my brother-in-law just the way he is. He’s the happy, goofy one. The one full of life. I’d hate to see his bright spark go out, and it definitely would without Wreck. So yeah, we owe Jake everything because he not only saved Wreck but Shadow in the process.

As we pass the nurses station, I hear Jake request someone take some supplies in for Shadow to clean his hands up. I’m glad he thought about that because Shadow really does need to make sure he cleans up his fists. He made quite a mess of them while punching away at the wall. Not that I blame him for the way he reacted; punching the wall was probably the best outcome we could have all hoped for once Megan’s betrayal was exposed.

Heading towards the elevators to take us back down to the general part of the hospital, instead of being up here on the private floor that’s run by The Khaos Group’s own personnel, we all stop dead in our tracks. There’s a commotion up ahead. And by commotion, I mean Megan is causing issues. Surprise. Surprise. She is once again trying to get away from Mrs Knightlye and her team. The woman has got to have a screw loose even attempting what she is right now. She’s got no fucking chance. There’s probably more chance of pigs flying outside than Megan getting away from them. For the love of God, Mrs Knightlye has got four men with her, all clearly highly trained, all a hell of a lot bigger than Megan, but they aren’t the ones who act. Mrs Knightlye does, and it’s a thing of beauty to watch. Stepping directly in front of Megan, she pulls her hand back and slaps Megan across the face. Hard. Megan’s face spins to the side from the impact of the slap. Fuck that has got to hurt. It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.

“Enough. You made your bed; it’s time for you to lie in it. Don’t make this any harder than it has to be. Or maybe do; I have no problem with laying your ass out right here and now.” Mrs Knightlye says, and you can hear the promise in the tone she uses as she speaks.

The fight immediately drains from Megan at Mrs Knightlye’s words; clearly, Megan knows she is fighting a losing battle and isn’t remotely prepared to deal with what Mrs Knightlye will do to her if she carries on trying to fight and escape. She allows the team to lead her away with no further fight. Her shoulders are slumping, and you can tell she’s totally dejected. Catching the look on Wrath’s face, I can’t help the chuckle that escapes. He looks far too amused by what we’ve just witnessed. I can’t really blame him, though. That woman deserves everything that’s coming to her. I know Wrath feels the same way.

“Well, that was entertaining.” Jake says, breaking the silence that had descended on us as we watched the Megan show.

“That’s one way to put it.” Wrath replies, still sounding amused.

We carry on walking now that they’ve all moved on and we can actually reach the elevators. It’s time to head back to The Clubhouse and inform the rest of the MC what we’ve learned. I’m sure we’ll be back later to check on Wreck and Shadow. There’s no way they will be left alone for long, especially once everyone learns the truth about why it all happened.

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Wrath

Megan might think she’s in hell with whatever Mrs Knightlye has planned for her, but personally, I think she’s gotten off lightly. I’d have made her wish she’d never have been born if we’d kept her and dealt with her ourselves. I don’t give a fuck that she’s a woman. She hurt my twin. She nearly cost us Wreck. Yeah, I’d have had her wishing for fucking death. The decision wasn’t mine to make though; it was Shadow and Wreck’s, and I can’t really blame them for letting Mrs Knightlye take her and getting her as far away from them as possible.

I can’t wrap my head around what Megan was even thinking when she came up with her wacky plan and set it in motion. Did you really not know Jake’s connection to Devil’s Inferno, or did she not care? Did she think Wreck would be dealt with and disposed of before the truth was discovered? I really don’t know, and I doubt I ever will. Whatever her reasoning was for what she attempted, it will never be good enough. Not for me. Not for Shadow. Not for Wreck.

Entering The Clubhouse with Flame next to me, my constant steady support, and Jake just a few steps behind, I’m not even remotely surprised to see The Common Room full. Everyone is clearly hanging around waiting to hear more updates about Wreck and why any of it happened. They already know about all the information we originally discovered when Jake rescued Wreck, and just like us, they were all confused as hell too. Well, this is going to be fun. I can’t imagine anyone being happy when they learn the latest information we found out. No point in me calling Church for this; everyone needs to be made aware of what happened, not just our members. Everyone associated with Devil’s Inferno needs to know what’s happened so they can take their own precautions to make sure this sort of thing doesn’t happen to them.

Every conversation comes to a halt with our entrance, and without uttering a single word, I have everyone’s attention. That’s how badly everyone wants any information I might have.

“First things first. Wreck is awake and doing well. Shadow is with him now.” I start to say and have to stop when the entire room breaks out in cheers at the news. I can’t help but smile. I fucking love my club.

Waving my arm, I signal for them to quiet down. As much as I want to allow them all to celebrate the good news, I need to tell them the rest first. Once that’s done, they can throw a party for all I care. I won’t be here; I’ll be heading back to the hospital after picking up some supplies that Shadow and Wreck are going to need.

“That’s not all. Thanks to Jake here,” I say, pointing to our Prospect, “we know who was behind Wreck’s abduction and subsequent torture. It turns out Megan orchestrated the whole thing to try and get Wreck out of Shadow’s life. You already know The Khaos Group, especially Rex, was involved, but none of us could figure out why. Well, Jake put all the pieces together, thankfully, and before you all start losing your mind, she’s gone. She was handed over to The Khaos Group to deal with. Actually she was handed over to Jake’s mother, and I’m sure you can all agree that she isn’t going to get off easy.”

I can see the shock on every face in the room that Megan was the one behind everything. It looks like we weren’t the only ones who didn’t see it coming. Yeah, it really did come out of left field. I’m just glad she’s gone and that Shadow and Wreck can focus on each other and heal from the trauma all this has caused them both. I’m under no illusions that there isn’t trauma there for them both. They’ve both been through hell; maybe it was a different hell for each of them, but it was hell all the same. Maybe by the end of all this, they’ll both realize their true feelings for one another. One can only hope and pray.