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

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Shadow

I t’s so good to see everyone’s happy that Wreck is home and on his feet. The last time most of the members saw him, he was lying unconscious in his hospital bed. It does the heart a world of good to see our massive family acting the way they are. As much as I want to stay with Wreck, I know he needs his chance to talk to Jake alone. They both deserve that time with one another to talk through everything and work through what they both think and feel. So I’m going to go and check in with Eagle.

I feel so bad for him; he finally had his staffing issues at Inferno’s sorted, and then all this shit with Megan happened, and he’s once again down a staff member. I know in the grand scheme of things it’s not a massive deal, but still I feel bad. I hate when shit like this happens. People never think about how many people their actions end up affecting when they do stupid shit.

Knocking on his office door, I wait for him to call out before entering. You never know what you’re going to walk in on if you just walk into someone’s office. We’ve all definitely walked in on things we wish we hadn’t throughout the years. I know after the events with his ex, Eagle started using the club bunnies, and I’d rather not see what he gets up to with them. Actually, I don’t want to see what any of my MC brothers get up to with anyone, thanks.

Eagle’s sitting behind his desk when I enter; the look on his face is very fucking contradicting though. He looks equal parts ecstatic and worried. I can’t help but wonder what the fuck is going on with him. This can’t be because of his staffing issues; this is definitely something else.

“What’s up with that look on your face?” I ask as I take a seat opposite him.

He looks at me thoughtfully for a moment before speaking. “So do you remember how I mentioned wanting my buddy Fury, who is getting out of the military, to join us?”

“Yeah, I remember you mentioning something about asking him to come here when his time is up. It was a while ago you mentioned it though, so it definitely slipped my mind. What’s he got to do with the look on your face?”

“He agreed to come and give the club a shot.”

“That’s what you wanted. So what am I missing here?” I ask, knowing I sound just as confused as I feel. I’m clearly missing something here.

“He’s also Charlene’s half brother.” He says, dropping one hell of a bomb.

“As in your ex, Charlene? The woman who screwed you six ways to Sunday. That Charlene?”

“Yep.”

“Duuuude.”

“I know. I didn’t even think about him being her brother when I made the offer. He’s always been my friend first and her brother second.”

“Does he know what she did?” I ask, because that’s what I want to know most.

“Nope I haven’t said a word to him, and I very much doubt she has. They have a complicated as fuck relationship on a good day; there’s no way she’ll have told him anything.”

“Oh man, you seriously know how to get yourself in some situations, don’t you?”

“That’s one way to put it. I know I’m going to have to tell him everything, it’s not like I can hide the fact we aren’t together anymore, and he’s going to want to know why. But fuck, she’s his sister. Even if it has only been the past few years that they’ve started having more of a sibling relationship, they’re still siblings. I don’t want to cloud his opinion of her again, and that’s exactly what will happen when he learns what happened.”

“Eagle. You’re not together anymore. You’re also not responsible for her actions or the way he’ll react when he finds out what she did. You can’t protect her. Hell, you shouldn’t want to after what she did.”

“I know. From what I can gather from the phone call we had earlier, he’s totally in the dark about it all. He still thinks we’re together. I didn’t even consider the Charlene factor until he mentioned not being able to wait to see us both. I just fucking sat there shocked as he talked; I didn’t know what the fuck to say.”

“You’re a good guy, Eagle. You’re not the one who did something wrong. She is. Just tell him the truth when he gets here and let the cards fall where they’re going too.”

“I just hope it doesn’t end up causing issues between me and Fury. He’s been a good friend for a long fucking time. I’d hate to lose him now.”

“Unfortunately, you can’t predict what will happen; all you can do is let it all play out and hope for the best.”

He nods his head at my words, his eyes glazing over as he’s no doubt thinking over everything we’ve said. Man, if I don’t feel for him right now. What went down between him and Charlene was horrific. They’d been together for longer than Eagle had been a member here; hell, they were together while Eagle was in the military; we all thought they were it for each other. Fuck, he thought he was going to be a dad. Until it was uncovered what Charlene was doing behind Eagle’s back, and it wasn’t a new thing. She’d been doing it for their entire relationship. Let’s just say she much preferred when he was away on deployment than when he was home. She didn’t have to be discreet when he was gone.

The day the truth was revealed, his entire world erupted. Not only did he lose his girl, he lost a child too. Finding out the baby growing inside his girl wasn’t his almost broke him. He was so excited to be a dad only to have it all ripped away. Learning that the person he loved had not only been cheating on him but doing it for their entire relationship destroyed a part of him. He hasn’t been the same since. I really fucking hope his friend doesn’t act like an asshole when he finds out everything that happened. It’s the last thing Eagle needs.

I know with the frame of mind he’s in right now there’s no point in even trying to discuss Inferno’s. Eagle’s head isn’t in the game. That’s fine, though we can talk about it later. I’m hoping Wreck has had enough time to talk to Jake alone now though.

Heading out of Eagle’s office and into The Common Room, I stop dead in my tracks at the sight that greets me. Jake and Wreck hugging, not letting go of each other, and whispering quietly in each other’s ears. Fuck if I don’t feel the green-headed monster start to make an appearance at the sight. I know it doesn’t mean anything, but the sight of him in someone else’s arms, whispering away, isn’t one I like one bit.

Jealousy is a bitch, and it’s something that I’m not used to feeling at all. I’m not a jealous person, not in the slightest. At least normally I’m not; apparently I am now when it comes to Wreck. I know it’s time to talk to him if I’m feeling this way after seeing him hug the person who saved him.