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When the last ripples of her orgasm had faded away, he released her and rolled off, then pulled her to his chest, skin to skin as they heaved their breaths together.
“My beautiful Evie,” he murmured in her ear. “Mine before. Mine now. Mine always.”
“Say it again,” she whispered.
“Which part?”
“The part where I get to be yours.”
He kissed her softly. “Always, sweetheart. No matter what happens, you will always be mine.”
* * *
He waited until she fell asleep, her body soft and warm against him, her breathing deep and regular. Then he eased himself off the bed, pulled on his clothes, and shrugged his cut over his shoulders. From the dresser drawer he pulled out his holsters and strapped them over his body. From the closet he carefully lifted his duffel bag and drew out his weapons—knives, guns, throwing stars, and chains. When he was fully armed, he took one last look over his shoulder.
She was beautiful in sleep, long lashes resting on creamy cheeks, red hair spread across the pillow in a silken wave. His heart ached and for a moment he was tempted to wake her.
But had never been one for good-byes.
NINETEEN
Be prepared for everything to go wrong with your repair. Tools will break, parts will go missing, and wires will get crossed.
—SINNER’S TRIBE MOTORCYCLE REPAIR MANUAL
“So, this is our new digs.” Co
“Co
However, standing up to Viper, facing the truth about her father, and finally letting down her guard with Zane, had left her feeling strong and determined to take back her life. After some heavy negotiations with Sparky, she had arranged to rent out the back of Sparky’s shop until she sorted out what to do with what was now her business, albeit the only things left were the land, employees, and the goodwill Bill had built up in his name.
Sparky looked up from the bike he was working on, and mocked an affronted stare. “It’s a garage, love. And I dare you to find one cleaner than this. Plus you should be thanking me for my generosity. This is a fucking palace compared to what you had.”
Co
Sparky’s eyes widened and he gave a low hum of approval. “Say it again.”
“Thank you.”
“No.” His voice deepened to a husky growl. “The other part.”
Co
Evie cleared her throat, reminding them they weren’t alone. Ty and Hacker leaned over a tool bench, heads bent together over a new tablet Jagger had brought this morning, along with a new laptop for Evie. She’d thought his gifts touching, but odd, especially since he wouldn’t meet her gaze or stay and chat. It was almost like he was feeling guilty, although she had no idea what he could be feeling guilty about.
Her head jerked up when Co
She would have been happy for Co
“Co
“I don’t think you should be flirting with him. What about Tank? He’s really into you.”
“Tank scares me.” Co
“That sounds good,” Evie said. “So what are you doing with Sparky?”
“Co
“Blood patch?”
“I’m up on all the biker lingo.” Co
Evie stared at Co
Co
“Oh, God.” Evie scrubbed her hands over her face. “After Zane told me what really happened in the trailer park, I was so happy to know he hadn’t pulled the trigger, that he wasn’t a killer. Now you’re telling me he is.”
“Honey.” Co
Evie gripped the table so hard her knuckles whitened. “TV isn’t real. The Black Jacks are bad. I just figured … the Si
“Tank says because of the war that’s going on between the clubs, most of the brothers have a coupla blood patches.”
Evie’s shoulders sagged. “Viper told me. He said he and Zane weren’t so different. He made me wonder if maybe Zane did kill my dad, but after Zane told me what happened, I figured everything else Viper said was a lie. He told me Zane shot one of his men in the back, killed three of his men in Whitefish and that he kidnapped Viper’s old lady and put her in the dungeon in the clubhouse.”
“No shit. There’s a woman imprisoned in the clubhouse?” Co
“We don’t know if it’s true, Co
Not just to rescue the woman, if she did exist, but because she needed to know just what kind of man Zane had become. And whether she could accept him as he truly was.
* * *
They were waiting for him when he pulled up to the clubhouse three days after he’d disappeared.