All Chapters of The biker who broke fate: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Maya waited on the hill. Watched the park fill up with people. Couple with a kid on the swings. Old guy feeding ducks. Lady jogging. Normal morning stuff.None of them knew what was about to happen.Nine o'clock. Three hours to go. Maya's legs were cramping from sitting still. She adjusted position. Kept the rifle aimed at the pavilion.Ten o'clock. A black SUV pulled into the parking lot followed by another and another a total Of Four. The Vipers started getting out. Maya counted. Twelve guys. All wearing vests. All carrying."Crap," Maya whispered. Twelve was more than expected. Way more.She texted Dominic. 12 guys, 4 SUVs and armed.Response came fast. Saw them. Still going.The Vipers spread out around the pavilion. Two by each vehicle. Four at the pavilion itself. Smart positioning. Covering all angles.Except up. They weren't watching the hill.Eleven o'clock. Marcus showed up. Alone in his car. Carrying a laptop. Walked to the pavilion. One of the Vipers stopped him. Searched

They stayed behind the rock till the sirens got quiet. Maybe twenty minutes. Guards were looking but going the wrong way. Deeper in the woods away from where they were."Gotta move," Maya said. "Before they come back."Dominic tried getting up. Made it halfway and his leg quit. Fell back down."Can't," he said. "Something's busted. Ribs maybe. Leg. Don't know."Maya looked at him. Face all swollen. Eye barely open. Blood all over. They'd worked him over good before she got there."I'll carry you," Maya said."You can't carry me," Dominic said. "I'm twice your size.""Then I'll drag you," Maya said. "We're not staying."Got under his arm. Pulled him up. He leaned hard on her. Started moving. More like stumbling. Real slow.Every few steps Dominic made a sound. Tried holding it in but couldn't. Everything was hurting him.Made it maybe a hundred yards before he stopped. "Can't. Need a break.""No breaks," Maya said. "They're gonna find us.""Then go without me," Dominic said. "Save your

Three months went by. Maya got a call on a Tuesday morning from Walsh."Parole hearing's Friday," he said. "Ten in the morning. You going to be there?""Yeah," Maya said. "I'm coming.""Good," Walsh said. "Dominic needs people there. Board looks for that. Support.""Marcus coming too?" Maya asked."He'll be there," Walsh said. "Got character witnesses lined up. Old employees. People who know Dominic.""Think they'll let him out?" Maya asked."Maybe," Walsh said. "He's been good inside, but the charges were bad. People died. They might make him stay longer.""How much longer?" Maya asked."Could be a year," Walsh said. "Could be five. These boards are hard to read."Maya felt sick. Five more years. She'd be twenty four. Dominic twenty seven. Most of their twenties gone."Alright," Maya said."See you Friday," Walsh said. Hung up.Maya sat at her table. Coffee going cold. Thinking about Friday. What if they said no. What if Dominic stayed locked up.Could she do five more years? Visits

Monday showed up too quick. Dominic woke at five thirty, Prison habit.Maya woke when he moved. "You good?""Yeah," Dominic said. "Just used to waking early, can't shake it yet, I need time."They got ready together. Dominic put on work stuff. Jeans. Regular shirt and the boots Marcus got him."You look fine," Maya said."I look like everybody else," Dominic said. "Guess that's the idea."Marcus grabbed him at seven thirty, straight to parole office then work.Maya went to her job, same desk, same computer, same dull work, but paid her rent.Phone buzzed around lunch. Dominic.*Parole done. Going to the warehouse now. Officer's alright. Tough but fair.*Maya texted. **Good. How you doing?****Nervous. Long time since I had a regular job.****You'll be fine. Text later.**She put the phone down and got back to work, trying not to stress. He'd manage. Just first day nerves.Five o'clock phone rang. Dominic."Hey," she answered. "How was it?""Okay I think," Dominic said. "Tom's decent.

Next morning Maya called work, said she was sick, Dominic did same. They needed time. Time to work this out without jobs in the way.They headed to the Kitchen table. got coffee, paper and pen."First thing," Dominic said. "Money. What we got?"Maya checked her bank app. "Eighteen hundred checking. Maybe six hundred savings.""Got about same," Dominic said. "Four grand total. Not enough.""Your dad's paying Vipers fifty," Maya said. "Can we ask for more? Say we need it for something?""He'll ask what for," Dominic said. "He's not dumb. I ask for cash he'll know.""So we don't ask," Maya said. "We take it."Dominic looked up. "Take it?""He's paying fifty to Vipers," Maya said. "Cash. Probably unmarked. We grab some before he hands it over.""That's stealing from my dad," Dominic said."He said he'd do anything to keep you safe," Maya said. "This keeps you safe. Just different than he thinks."Dominic rubbed his eyes. "How much?""Ten grand," Maya said. "Leaves him forty for Vipers. Gi