Page 59 of Snake (Road Rebels MC 3)
“Marco!” I screamed again.
“Quinn! What are you doing? You need to be inside!” dad was hollering at me, while I continued to scream Marco’s name and struggle in his grip. But dad was stronger than me and heard had managed to pull me back into the bar. The doors banged shut behind me, and now I didn’t know where Marco was.
My breasts were heaving, I still couldn’t breathe properly, when dad brought me into the bar. The men who were there, surrounded us quickly, while dad pulled me in for a hug.
“Are you okay, honey?” he asked and stroked my hair. I pulled away from him and glared into his eyes.
“What’s going on dad? Why were there four men on bikes with guns taking a shot at us?” I barked at him. Dad could see the look of horror in my eyes, and he looked around at his friends before his eyes settled on me again.
“Honey, there is something you should know about me. It’s time now that you did. You’re mature enough to understand,” dad said.
“You’re the president of a motorcycle club, the kind that deals in certain kinds of businesses. Motorcycles aren’t just your hobby are they?” I blurted.
Dad appeared to be dumbfounded, while the men around us were silent too. Nobody knew what to say to that, because I knew, just as well as they did; that this was all true.
“Quinn, honey, I’m sorry that your mom and I couldn’t tell you sooner. We didn’t want to alarm you, and we wanted you to have as normal a childhood as possible,” dad said, in a small embarrassed voice.
I threw my arms around him, clinging to him as tightly as I could. I didn’t want him to be embarrassed about admitting the truth. I didn’t want him to ever doubt his life choices because that was what had made me who I was.
“It doesn’t matter to me, dad. I’ll always be proud of you, no matter what you do,” I said, and I felt his grip around me tighten. Deep down, I knew it was the truth. Him being involved with a motorcycle club didn’t bother me. I guessed it was because I always knew that something else was going on. I just wanted him to be safe.
“I’m glad you’re safe, honey,” he said.
Marco! He’d reminded me of Marco. I slithered away from his arms. I needed to go outside and see what had happened to him.
“Quinn, where are you going? You can’t go back out there just yet!” dad snapped as I began to walk away.
The doors of the Rusty Pelican opened, and Marco appeared, surrounded by the men who were his friends and brothers in arms. Apart from a few scratches on his face from rolling on the ground to avoid the gunfire, he looked completely unharmed.
My hand flew up to my mouth with relief, and a cry escaped my lips. But I couldn’t run to him yet because dad didn’t know how attached to Marco I had become.
Chapter 13
Marco
“What the fuck happened back there?” Axel asked before Quinn could say anything to me.
I had entered the Rusty Pelican and found her standing in front of Axel, surrounded by other men from The Bad Disciples. I had seen the look in her eyes, the look that told me that she wasn’t sure if I was alive or dead. A look of relief had washed over her face when her eyes settled on me. She looked unscathed, and I was glad that I had pushed her behind the bikes in time.
I walked towards Axel and the group, while Gunner, Hunter, and Glock followed me close on my tracks. They were the guys who had saved my life because another minute of being under fire would have been the end of me.
“The Four Skulls appeared out of nowhere. I heard their bikes before I saw them and I pushed your daughter aside,” I replied to Axel as I came to a stop in front of him.
Even though Quinn had moved to the side, I could sense her eyes on me. She was watching me intently like she was trying to make sure that I wasn’t hurt. I could feel a desperate urge in my bones, to pull her into my arms and hold her. She had been close to getting hurt, and I couldn’t stand the thought of that.
“They must have been trying to avenge what we did to the Dragon Knights,” it was Hunter who’d spoken up now, and some of the men nodded. I had heard from Hunter how the guys had ended things with the Dragon Knights. Glock had killed Brick, their president when they had taken his girl, Sage.
“We can go take care of them,” Glock added and Axel shook his head.
“Not now, we can deal with them later. We need to first figure out a method of surveillance for the bar. They know we’re sitting ducks when we’re having church meetings. They know they’ve got all of us in one place at the same time. This attack could have been a lot worse than just four guys on bikes,” Axel continued, and a buzz of agreement and discussion rang out in the bar.
I wasn’t certain of what to add to that, even though I had some suggestions. I was the newest member of the MC, just recently patched as a prospect. I wasn’t sure what the importance of my suggestion was at a meeting like this at this point.
But Axel was looking at me curiously again.
“Before anything else, Marco, I’d like to thank you. You saved my daughter’s life with your quick action,” he said, and I felt an ounce of relief. I was glad that he didn’t suspect anything yet.
He had stepped up to me and was now holding his hand out to me. I shook his hand, and Axel grinned at me.
“Now I know for sure that patching you into our MC was a good idea,” he said, and we shook hands firmly. I was surprised that he was having this kind of conversation in front of Quinn, but now I realized that they had probably already spoken about the MC. Which was also a relief, because it meant that I wouldn’t have to explain why I had spilled Axel’s secrets to his daughter.
While we shook hands, I sensed Quinn walking up behind me. When my hand dropped from Axel’s grip, I felt Quinn’s hand on mine. She was holding my hand, lightly at first before her grip became stronger.
Axel’s gaze dropped to our hands. I couldn’t pull my hand away from her, not in front of everybody, but everybody was watching us now. Fuck.
My eyes met Axel’s, and now I could tell that he knew. It wasn’t a difficult situation to figure out. His eyes grew wide, and I could see his face turning red.
“Daddy,” I heard Quinn say, her voice was pleading. She had made the decision to reveal the truth to her father because she was afraid that I would do it behind her back and get slaughtered as a result of it.
Axel didn’t look pleased. I was sure that he was going to lose it. I could see his fists clenching and his lips trembling with rage. There was pi
n-drop silence in the bar, and I could sense everyone’s eyes on us.
“Daddy,” Quinn continued. “I know this is probably not what you want, but this is my decision.” Axel looked as though he was about to punch me, but his eyes shot to Quinn’s. Quinn gripped my hand tighter, and I saw the rage in Axel’s eyes slowly start to fade.
“Take care of her,” Axel said. Even though he had spoken in a low, quiet voice, the place was silent enough for everyone to have heard him. Except, I didn’t think I’d heard him right.
“I don’t like it, but I know my daughter. If my daughter has chosen to be with you, I will not have any say it. But I will say this. You’re going to make sure that you look after her,” Axel said.
I clenched my jaw. I was relieved and surprised, and Quinn’s grip on my hand tightened even more. I slipped my hand out of hers then and stretched it towards Axel. He waited a moment, just a heartbeat before he shook my hand again.
“If something happens to Quinn…” he began to say, but I was already nodding my head.
“I will have you and the entire MC to be answerable to,” I completed the sentence for him.
Axel was nodding his head, and then he was smiling.
“Thank you, dad!” Quinn squealed with joy, and she lunged at her father, and I watched as the two of them hugged each other tightly.
We were all relieved that nobody was hurt, and Quinn and I were happy that her father wasn’t going to have me shot.
When they were done hugging, Quinn returned to my arms, and I held her. I was amazed that we could even do this in front of her father, but Axel didn’t bat an eyelid. It was obvious that he trusted me.
Chapter 14
Quinn
Dad hadn’t reacted as badly as I predicted, in fact, he had barely reacted at all. It was obvious that he was impressed with Marco’s abilities at keeping me safe. Besides, he knew how stubborn I was. I took too much after mom.
