Saints: The Devil Next Door

The End- For Now...

Chapter 17

Sutton

The waiting room outside of surgery is freezing

cold but I do not care because I am numb to the

world. Savage has been in surgery for hours.

Patience sits to my right gripping a cup of coffee

and Angel is on my left with one arm around my

shoulders. Silence lies around all three of us like

a heavy blanket. Everyone is silent; you can hear

a pin drop. The waiting room is full, and it looks

like a biker rally should be happening but there

is no drinking, or laughing, or fighting. There is

only silence.

Mad Dog's voice breaks through my thoughts as

he rises from the chair next to Patience.

"I can't do this shit. I'm going to find a doctor,

and someone is going to tell me what's going

on."

The big man is heading down the hallway when

I see a young doctor come out and approach him.

Maddox stops and the doctor starts speaking to

him. Patience and I rise to our feet at the same

time and head to where the doctor and Maddox

stand.

"He is going to be ok. We are moving him to a

room now and you should be able to see him

soon. He is a very lucky young man. The bullet

missed all of his major organs. I did have to remove some fragments and part of his spleen

because of them but he should make a full

recovery."

I let out a breath I didn't realize I have been

holding as Maddox shakes the doctor's hand and

says thank you. Maddox then surprises me by

pulling me and Patience into a huge bear hug.

"Our boys gonna be fine." His voice sounds like

he is holding back tears. Patience and I aren't

able to hold in our emotions and I can see the

tears running down Patience's face as I step back

from them.

"I'm so sorry. This is all my fault." I have to push

the words out, as tears begin falling down my

face as well.

Patience gives me a sympathetic smile before

pulling me into another hug.

"This isn't your fault honey. None of this is.

Don't ever blame yourself for Travis's actions."

She leans back from me and grips my shoulders.

Her voice sounds hardened with her next words.