Death Lords Motorcycle Club: Chelsea and Wrecker (The Motorcycle Clubs Series) (25 page)

O
ur departure
from Wirth Lake is delayed when Moose and Junior argue over who is going to take Mia home. She wasn’t shot. Instead, she fainted when the gunshots were exchanged— part in fear, part in exhaustion. She looks terrible.

I want to bring her home with me but by the way that Junior is holding her, I figure I have a better chance at taming a tiger. Grant is conversing quietly with Abel and Easy which leaves me alone with Big. So uncomfortable.

“You ever going to look me in the eye again?”

“No,” I answer and continue staring into the night sky. “Lots of stars out tonight.”

He laughs and takes a step closer. A hand on my chin tilts me down so I’m forced to look at him. He presses his thumb to the bottom of my lip.

“No worries, sweetheart. I’m not here to horn in on any guy’s territory let alone a fellow brother. But someday I’m going to get a girl who looks at me like you look at Wrecker.”

“How’s that.”

“Like he hung the moon and stars for you.”

“I-I-” I can’t actually get words out because I don’t know what to say. Big is a gorgeous guy but Grant’s the only one for me. Big smiles, though, and presses his finger against my lip.

“You don’t need to say anything. I know that the other night you enjoyed it because Wrecker was there and that if he wasn’t there, I wouldn’t have gotten to touch you. That’s okay. I enjoyed the hell out of it but I’m not going to lie. I want what the two of you have. Not many people connect the way you two do. Take Riot and Mandy. They have a complicated relationship that goes way back. And they’ve hurt each other and loved each other and hurt each other again. You gotta make sure you’re outside the zone of danger. Got me?”

His hand drops. I nod rapidly, relieved that his curious touch is gone because he is so very fine. “I got you.”

“Don’t want you to suffer a bad bystander injury.”

“I appreciate the heads up.”

Grant peels away from Abel and Easy and strides toward us. My breath catches in my throat. “Sorry we took so long. You ready?” He rubs his hands along my upper shoulders and pulls me in for a quick kiss. “Everything okay out here?” he asks Big.

Big nods. “Peachy. You know, Wrecker, you are one lucky sonuvabitch. You know that right?”

Grant stills, his hands tightening around my shoulders. He pulls me closer and jerks his chin upward. “I know it.”

We turn toward the truck together, our arms wrapped around each other’s waist when his phone rings. He pulls it out of his pocket and looks at the Blocked Identity flashing on the screen. When he doesn’t answer it, I pluck it out of his hands and press the speaker key.

A cool voice blasts into the quiet night. “It’s like you don’t even care about your attorney.”

“Who the fuck is this?” Grant barks.

“You cost me eight good men tonight so I took your lawyer. Think about how you can make this right.”

The phone goes dead.

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1. HIS WILD DESIRE (Death Lords #1)

2. OFF LIMITS (Bedlam Butchers #1)

3. WANTING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #1)

4. HER SECRET PLEASURE (Death Lords #2)

5. PACKING DOUBLE (Bedlam Butchers #2)

6. TAKING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #2)

7. THEIR PRIVATE NEED (Death Lords #3)

8. DOUBLE TROUBLE (Bedlam Butchers #3)

9. HAVING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #3)

10. THEIR FIERCE LOVE (Death Lords #4)

11. BETTING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #4)

12. DOUBLE DOWN (Bedlam Butchers #4)

13. THEIR LASTING CLAIM (Death Lords #5)

14. RISKING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #5)

15. DOUBLE OR NOTHING (Bedlam Butchers #5)

16. BURNING IT ALL (Hellfire Riders #6)

17. HIS MAD PASSION (Death Lords #6)

18. SLOW RIDE (Bedlam Butchers #6)

19. HIS BOLD HEART (Death Lords #7)

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