Total pages in book: 33
Estimated words: 31414 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 157(@200wpm)___ 126(@250wpm)___ 105(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 31414 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 157(@200wpm)___ 126(@250wpm)___ 105(@300wpm)
“You brought it to us,” I cut in, voice low and final. “That means it’s ours now.”
What I didn’t add—what I wouldn’t say out loud yet—was simple.
And you’re mine.
3
TAMARA
“This is it,” Lainie murmured as the guy at the gate waved us through.
In all the years I’d known Lainie, I’d never come to the clubhouse with her. I had only ever met her brother a few times, so I wasn’t surprised he hadn’t recognized me.
My dad hadn’t been a fan of my best friend being connected to the Iron Rogues, but he no longer got a say in my life. Not when I was no longer under his roof. Especially when he sold the house and other properties he owned near Old Bridge the second I got a job and moved in with Lainie. He packed up and moved to Florida because, as he put it, “I don’t have to worry about you now that you’re an adult.”
Talon pulled his bike up next to us. He hadn’t said a word when we left the bar. Just glared at the passenger seat of Lainie’s car like it had personally offended him. I’d caught the look and felt it all the way to my toes, but I hadn’t understood it—not really. Lainie hadn’t been any help, either. She just muttered something under her breath and rolled her eyes when she turned the key in the ignition.
I was hyperaware of him stalking behind us as I trailed Lainie into the clubhouse. I tried to focus on where I was walking, but it was difficult when all I wanted to do was turn around and ask him why he seemed so pissed off.
“You good?” she asked under her breath.
“Yeah,” I lied. “I just didn’t know what to expect.”
She glanced at me and grinned. “Don’t worry. Nobody here will be dumb enough to mess with you while Savage glares at them.”
“Except he won’t be here all the time,” I muttered.
“That’s what you think.” I didn’t get the chance to ask her what she meant before a man at the bar called us over. Lainie laced her fingers through mine and whispered, “That’s Fox, the club prez. If you think he looks scary, just wait until you see him with his twins. Jett and Violet aren’t even two yet and already have him fully wrapped around their little fingers.”
Picturing the big biker at the beck and call of his toddlers eased a lot of my tension. Clearly, she hadn’t been exaggerating when she said these were family guys.
“Maverick said you need a place for you and your friend to stay?” he asked, looking at Lainie.
She nodded. “Yeah.”
He jerked his chin toward the hallway on the far side of the room from us. “President’s quarters are open since I never use ’em. Has its own bathroom so you’ll have as much privacy as you want.”
Lainie smiled. “Sounds perfect. Thanks, Fox.”
A low sound from behind me cut through the room like a blade. The deep growl made me freeze, but Lainie just giggled while Fox shook his head with a sigh.
Talon moved to my side, his shoulders tense and his eyes locked on Fox as though he was seriously considering attacking his club president.
I looked at him, but he didn’t say anything. I didn’t even think he blinked while he stared at me. Suddenly, I couldn’t breathe right…and it wasn’t due to fear over my situation. It was all about my reaction to the sexy biker at my side.
He stepped closer, and I noticed again how big he was. Easily nine inches taller than me, his broad shoulders were tight with tension. His hair and beard were both the same thick, sandy brown, and his gray-blue eyes filled with an intensity I didn’t understand.
But then his gaze shifted to me, the diamond in his ear catching the light from the recessed bulb above us as he tilted his head, and something in my chest stuttered.
A pretty redhead walked up to Fox and leaned against his side as she beamed a smile at us. “Hey, Lainie.”
Fox brushed a kiss against the top of her head. “Will the kids be busy long enough for you to show Lainie and her friend Tamara to our room?”
“Yup, they’re playing with Luna, so Molly told me to escape while I could.”
Fox’s lips curved into a grin that made him so much less intimidating. “Wanna bet Mav’ll check on them when he hears she’s on her own with three kids?”
“Nah, that’s a losing bet if I’ve ever heard one. He’s just as bad with her as you were with me when I was pregnant.” She turned to us and asked, “Ready to head up there now?”
“That’d be great, Dahlia.” Lainie tugged on my hand. “After classes all day and the drive, I’m wiped. And I’m sure Tamara is too since she worked for eight hours before we left.”