Page 11 of Xane

Fenrin steps into my office.“Some of us are heading to the diner for a burger and fries.We were wondering if you two wanted to join us.”

I glance at Roux and he slightly dips his chin.With what we just discussed?It’s a good way to take a step forward and see if it’ll get us something.

“Why not?I’m fucking hungry,” I state and get to my feet.

It’s late afternoon when all eight of us ride to the diner.The parking lot is next to the clinic, and the diner is across from it, so we leave our bikes there.

Angie is closing the clinic, and I check the time before I state, “Closing early, Angie?”

She jumps slightly and whirls around.“Oh, hey, Xane.Sorry, I didn’t see you there.Yes.Unfortunately, we don’t have a doctor available at the moment.”

“No doctor?Are they all sick?”Malic asks with a slight chuckle.

A few of the others laugh, and I feel my mouth twitch too until I catch Angie’s expression.“What’s wrong?”

The laughter stops when Angie sighs.“I was going to swing by for a visit, so I might as well ask you for a favor now...it’s about Zora.”

Surprise hits me which quickly flips to concern.I’ve been busy with researching shit, and wanted to stop by the clinic to catch up, even if she didn’t want to see me.But after a week I haven’t been able to get around to it.

“What about her?”I grit and take a step forward.

Shock hits me when Angie states, “She quit yesterday.”

“Quit?What the fuck?She’s wanted to be a doctor in this town ever since she was nine and couldn’t stop yapping about it.”I can feel the club brother’s eyes on me, but I keep staring at Angie.

She nods and tells me, “I know, it doesn’t make sense.Zora had a week of vacation scheduled and the day she should have been back, she called to say she quit.When I asked why, she hung up on me.I went by her house after my shift, but she wasn’t home.There were two bags of groceries on her porch, and they looked like she just left them there a few days ago.I have a bad feeling, you know?And I feel a bit guilty.”

Neo steps forward.“Zora wouldn’t quit, Prez.”

I glare at Neo and wonder why the hell he would think so.“How do you know Zora?”

He takes a step back due to the anger in my voice.“She’s my doctor, Prez.Shit, man.I can guarantee she hasn’t been to the clubhouse, she’s not like that.Hell, she blushed when I had to show her my dick because I had a weird rash.”

I pinch my nose and close my eyes.Fucking hell, I really didn’t need to know that shit.

“The rash turned out to be due to my underwear.I’m allergic to...”

I hold up my hand.“Seriously don’t want to know what your dick is allergic to, Neo.”

“Neo is right, though.The doc is the quiet, shy and sweet type.I asked her out on a date and she turned me down.She’s career driven, doesn’t date.”Stellan shrugs.

I’m getting royally pissed at the thought of all these fuckers knowing my woman.A red haze enters my vision when I think about them dropping their pants to show her their dicks.Even if it’s for medical purposes.Shit.I don’t need those thoughts, and why am I this affected?It’s been a little over a decade since we were one another’s first.

Not that there’s ever been a woman who sparked my interest or made me want to whip my cock out.I became as career driven as Zora, it’s the only focus that kept me sane.

I rub a hand over my face when I hear Angie say, “She told me she went on a date about a month ago.It was weird, though...his father showing up the day she took her vacation.”

My interest is peaked, and so is everyone else’s because Jaw steps closer and asks, “Whose father showed up?”

“Ramiro’s father, Helmer Neron,” Angie announces.“He threw money around to clear the waiting room because he wanted a few minutes alone with Zora.He told me he wanted to ask her about a special thing since she was dating his son.”

I whip my head in Roux’s direction and see him curse.This is fucking bad.We couldn’t find anything on Helmer Neron when we did a thorough background check.Ramiro, though?He’s been arrested for assault and has three restraining orders filed against him by women in two different states.

“Thanks for letting me know, Angie.We’ll pay her a visit and find out what’s going on,” I promise her.

She bobs her head.“Good, good.I just know Zora wouldn’t leave the clinic without a doctor.You see, it’s been busy and Joe hired a new doctor, but the doctor never showed.It’s a mess, and we really need her.”

Neo pats her shoulder.“We’ll get back to you as soon as we know something.”