The Biker’s Mafia Princess novel Chapter 101

Rebel POV.

I walk the corridors of the hospital. The scent of disinfectant invades my nose. It’s me and dad as we walk towards the room where my baby brother is. Mom is with him and hasn’t left his side since he was shot.

My dad has hold of my hand. The closer we get, the harder I squeeze. Why do I feel like I’m being set up? I know that is illogical because they wouldn’t do that to me, not after everything that has happened.

“He is in there with your mom,” he says and I didn’t realise we had stopped by a door. I look at him and nod my head. I take a breath to prepare myself for what is behind the door.

I open the door and there he is. Ryder-Junior. He looks so weak and small. He is laying asleep on the bed, with tubes coming out of his arm and a monitor at his side. Mom is asleep with her head on the bed and her hand in his.

He opens his eyes and I smile softly at him. I walk further into the room as I move to the opposite side of the bed.

“Hey RJ, I’m happy to see you awake.” I whisper to him, not wanting to wake up my mom.

“Rebel, Rebel. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” His voice is scratchy, and he has tears streaming down his cheeks. I move closer and gently take his hand in mine.

“None of that, ok. What matters is you’re alive. I’m sorry this has happened to you. I’m sorry RJ. I’m so sorry.” I say as I crouch to meet eye level with him. He shakes his head at me.

“You have nothing to be sorry for. This was all about her. All of it, everything we did to you, was all on her. She doesn’t like you and I never understood why. I’m sorry for my part in it all. I promise you, I didn’t know it was her that did this to nanna and pop-pop. I didn’t know. If I did, I would have told you.” I sniffle and swallow, nodding my head at him.

“It’s ok, I believe you. RJ, I know I have not been the best big sister. I want to make it right. I want my family back.” I say to him when mom moves and sits up. She blinks a few times.

“Rebel, oh thank god, where is she? Do you know anything?” She asks me and I look at dad and nod my head for him to tell her so I can focus on my brother.

“Honey, why don’t we let RJ and Rebel talk? Come on, you need a break.” He says to her, and she looks from him to me and I nod my head at her to go. I’m not going to hurt my brother.

“Ok, come here, my sweet girl. I love you so much.” She comes to me and hugs me before kissing me on the head. She leaves the room with my dad and I release RJ’s hand and move to where she was sitting. I fill a glass with water and bring it to his lips with a straw.

“Sip it, don’t guzzle it.” He looks at me, and I roll my eyes and take a swig of it.

“RJ, I’m many things, but I wouldn’t poison you.” I say to him and I smile at him as I refill the glass and bring it to his lips. It hurts that he thinks I would hurt him. Again, past actions speak volumes.

Once he has taken a few sips, I move the glass away and sit down and take his hand in mine.

“RJ, look at me. Luna is sick. She needs help. You know what I do, you know I could kill her …”

“Then you would be no better than her. You need to be better than her, Rebel. Don’t go to the dark side, if not for me, and not for you, do it nanna and pop-pop. They never wanted this. None of us wanted this. We were all so wrapped up in her and her demands that we all lost sight of what was important. You, this family, our legacy. So please, be the bigger person don’t kill her.” I look at him. I always thought he was just the golden boy, the boy who got everything because he was born male. That he was a sheep.

Now I know he was simply following her orders to keep himself alive. He was scared of her. That same fear I saw in his face when Roman shot him. He isn’t naïve; he has a good head on his shoulders. He is still has a long way to go, but I can see the good in him.

“I will be bringing her back here alive. She needs help. I won’t kill her. I won’t let history repeat itself. I give you my word RJ. If you would let me, I would like to be the big sister I should have been to you. If not, I understand.” I say to him and he smiles at me.

“You saved my life Rebel, you were always my big sister, I was a crappy excuse of a little brother. It should be me asking you that. So yeah, I would like that. I want my big, big sister around more. I want to get to know you Rebel, the real you. Not the assassin, but the real Rebel Carlotta Moretti-Jackson.” I stand and lean over him. I hug him and he hugs me back.

We both sob as we hug each other. I need him as much as he needs me; I need my family. Maybe now we can start to make it right? But first we have to deal with Luna.

I never knew how far she has fallen. The baby that was a miracle after mom lost her child. The baby I loved and watched as my mom’s stomach grew, the baby I would read stories to and tell about my day. I would watch in fascination as my mom’s belly would roll and stretch with every movement. How much I loved her and couldn’t wait to meet her.

Then to learn she was somehow involved that night, the night I nearly died. That is unforgiveable, but I will be the bigger person. I will get her the help she needs, even if she doesn’t deserve it.