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“I’ive hi and kind person who has helped every person in this town at one tiive any of us a chance to stand beside you when you needed us You ran”
“I was so angry at my brothers and Cash I didn’t want to be near them”
“If you keep letting them control you, they will Learn to stand up for yourself”
“That’s easier said than done,” Rachel replied
“I’ to compromise since you left I’ve seen Tate, and he’s in bad shape Dustin and Greer aren’t much better”
Rachel blinked back tears Her brothers ht be idiots, but she missed them “I’ll call them”
Dean’s hand squeezed her arave her the smile she had seen on so many Sunday afternoons
“I’veyou to talk to Do you miss the church at all?”
An indiscernible look crossed his face “I rew close to while I was undercover, but getting up early every Sunday? No”
Rachel laughed at his attempted joke
“If you need to talk, I’m just a phone call away,” Dean offered
“I am, too,” Rachel returned the offer as he left then stood, staring sightlessly at Cash on the bed
Gingerly reaching out her hand, she touched his foot and atte
She sat back down on the chair, waiting
Chapter 12
Rachel was crossing the parking lot to her car when she saw her brothers walking toward her She thought about going back inside the ICU where they couldn’t go—Shade had put them on the ‘do not admit’ list to provide her with a safe zone from them—instead, she stopped and waited for their approach
She refused to feel guilty when she saorried they were Tate’s face was haggard, and he had aged at least ten years in a matter of weeks She braced herself for their harsh words, but was ill-prepared when Tate didn’t hesitate to jerk her into his ar her close When he finally released her, she was enfolded in Greer’s then Dustin’s embrace
“I’ the shit out of me, Rach,” Tate threatened
She didn’t get angry; she could tell he had taken her disappearance hard
“I’m not sorry I left, Tate You needed to cool down You don’t have the right to talk to me that way And Greer, your behavior humiliated me in front of et your act together Dustin, you’re a father now; you’re too old to be picking fights and should be setting an exa Holly raise your child and set all the lian? Tate, you told me that Mom and Dad would be ashamed by my behavior, but I don’t thinkthem
“Not a one of you have tried to do anything but sell weed Is that the legacy we’re going to leave Logan; another generation running fro on the outskirts of society? Until you three get your act together, I don’t want to talk to you”
She left her three brothers standing there with their mouths open
“We decreased his medication so he’s in more of a deep sleep versus a coma”
Rachel stood behind the large group of bikers as they listened to Cash’s doctor explain his condition
“His spinal injury is quite severe, and we’re going to begin to wean him off the ventilator” The doctor paused “I do not anticipate hiain”
At his procla Viper put his arms around Winter, Knox pulled Dia Everyone there stood stupefied at the doctor’s prognosis that the consequences of the wreck would be life-changing for Cash
The Last Riders beganplans as soon as the doctor left
“We can put him downstairs It’s accessible with a wheelchair and has the exercise equipment and hot tub,” Viper stated
“I’ll call Donna as soon as he’s out of the rehab center,” Winter said
Cash was loved by this group of people who he had made his family
Lily and Beth both came to stand by her side after the others had left