Axle: Savage Skulls MC Vol. 1

Chapter 40

Ink opened his eyes when he heard a soft whimpering sound. Then he felt her fingers move. "Willow, open your eyes baby," He coaxed her, pressing the nurse's button above the bed. Ink saw her eyes flutter. He let out a gasp as more tears fell. "That's it, baby, come on, you can do it." He continued to cheer her on.

A nurse came in along with Dr. Rendon. "She's trying to open her eyes, doc." Ink reported to them with excitement in his voice. Dr. Rendon noticed Willow's subtle movement. "Willow, it's Dr. Rendon, can you try to open your eyes for me?" He asked, then looking at her vitals on the monitor.

"Come on baby." Ink whispers, silently praying in his mind. He by no means was a holy man, but if there was ever a time to convert, now would be it.

Willow's whimpers get louder as if she was forcing her eyes to open. Ink squeezed her hand letting her know he was right there next to her. After a few more seconds of her eyes fluttering, they fully opened. Her gorgeous brown eyes immediately connect with Ink's. She starts choking and gasping for air.

"Stay calm, Willow, I need to remove the tube from your throat." "When I count to three, I need you to let out a huge breath." Dr. Rendon instructed, wrapping his hand around the breathing tube. "One, two, three."

Willow began coughing as the tube was carefully removed. The nurse came around the bed with a glass of water. Ink took it from the nurse and gently placed the rim around Willow's lip which was dry from the tubes and being deprived of moisture while she was in a coma.

She reached up to Ink, placing the palm of her hand against his cheek. Ink leaned into letting out a relieved sigh. "Hi." She smiled, her voice sounding raspy and weak. "Hi." He smiled back. His heart was beating so fast, he thought it would burst out of his chest.

"How are you feeling, Willow?" Dr. Rendon asked, continuing to check her vitals.

"Sore," She winced slightly. The doctor nodded. "That's to be expected considering the trauma you experienced."

Willow furrowed her eyebrows as if she didn't understand what Dr. Rendon meant. Ink noticed it and realized she may not remember what happened. "Baby, do you remember what happened at Plush?" He asked while gently caressing her hand. Her eyes darted towards the ceiling trying to recall any memory of Plush. Willow shook her head. "I don't remember."

Ink looked over at Dr. Rendon. "Doc, would you mind giving us a moment, please?" "Sure...Willow, I'll come back and check on you later." Dr. Rendon said, jotting a few notes on her patient chart before walking out.

Ink maneuvered onto her bed, wrapping both of his hands around hers. He was about to tell her the worst news of her life.

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The rest of the Skulls were at Cathedral while Axle took Charlie home. Beast and Stacy were being caged down in the basement. Both traitors had been stripped down to their underwear, both handcuffed to steel rods protruding out of the brick wall while their mouths were covered in duct tape.

Stacy was shivering out of fear and because she was freezing. Priest lowered the temperature in the basement. "Shit, if it gets any colder, I'll start to see my own breath," Tank laughed.

The Unholy walks over to Stacy's cage. He crouched down to her level. "Did you really think you were going to get a fairytale ending?" He scoffed looking at her pathetic body curled up in a ball trying to retain any heat she had left.

Capone is staring at Beast. "Make this make sense to me, brother." Beast sat there silent. He hadn't uttered a word since he was captured. "Keeping silent won't save you from the reckoning," Hawk chimed in.