Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
Hiding my frown, I headed into the main room where the guys were pouring in from ‘work’ as we all called it.
A smile eventually broke through as they all made their way over to me like they typically did whenever they got back from a long day. They tried to leave at least one person around the clubhouse to watch over me, which had been Claude and Chris today.
Kai reached me first, hooking his arm around me and pulling me closer to leave a brief kiss on my forehead in greeting. He had started showing a tender side to me lately, and it helped that we were all getting to know each other better.
“Feeling okay?” he asked.
I leaned to the side to look at everyone.
“I know all of you will have the same question, so I’ll go ahead and let you know now that I’m doing just fine. Just get your asses to the dining table because I’m starving,” I told them, sparking some laughter before they went over to the dining table.
Bradley was at the back of the pack, his eyes meeting mine in that usual intense gaze. It was like he was studying me, trying to pry his way into my brain. What was he trying to find? He passed by me and took a seat next to Hayden.
“Did everything go okay?” I asked Kai.
Kai cocked an eyebrow at me.
“You really want to know?” he replied.
I smirked and shrugged.
“Maybe one day. Not today,” I said before setting the table with Lincoln’s help. I couldn’t forget the day we’d spent together. How he cared for me. Pleased me. Just the thought made me want to rub my thighs together.
Claude and Chris brought out the food a few minutes later, and dinner began, a swell of chatter rising at the table as what felt like a hundred different conversations went on around me. Despite the chaos, it was nice having so many people at the table enjoying dinner together.
I looked over at Bradley, who didn’t say a word while the others complimented Claude, Chris, and me for dinner. He didn’t even seem all that impressed, even when he glanced over at me. What was his deal?
Cameron and Auden sat on either side of me, passing me warm or flirty looks that had my face burning and distracted me from Bradley’s sour attitude.
“Quit,” I warned Auden.
“What’s the matter, sweetheart?” Auden quipped before biting into a roasted potato.
“You’re… eyeing me,” I replied. Granted, I liked it, but it was hard to focus on anything else when he was teasing me like that.
“He doesn’t know how to behave,” Cameron told me as he lifted an eyebrow at Auden. “Bedroom eyes don’t belong at the table.”
“Yes, Dad,” Auden said with a smirk before going back to eating.
Amusement rang through me as I shook my head at them.
With each passing day, I felt more and more interwoven in their hectic lives, but I was still kept at a distance.
They didn’t tell me everything. They whispered among themselves and shut up when I came into the room. That made me nervous, but it wasn’t like they were obligated to tell me anything besides what was part of the plan and the baby’s future.
When everyone was halfway through dinner, Bradley suddenly stood up from the table with his plate in his hands. He hadn’t added much to it when I glanced over at him earlier. Silently, he walked into the kitchen and then headed in the direction of the master bathroom that the guys used to shower after long rides.
I frowned a little, even as Auden patted my thigh to get me to loosen up. I didn’t know what Bradley’s deal with me was, but I was going to figure it out, and I was going to win him over.
One way or another.
Chapter 11
Bradley
Frustrated heat filled my face as I turned the shower water on hot before stripping my clothes off. I swore that I felt the others’ eyes on the bathroom door, especially Aisling’s.
She seemed so perplexed by me, but I did everything in my power to ignore her. To forget she was even here.
I respected Kai as our leader, so I accepted his crazy plan to have her carry our heir, but I damn sure wasn’t happy about it. Did they even think about the risks that this carried for us? This group, these guys, were all I had left.
It took me years to get sober, to get my head on straight.
If it wasn’t for the guys, I would still have my ass glued to a bar stool every night, drinking my life away because it felt like I had nothing to live for. That was the sick side of addiction. It slowly killed me while taking the edge off the pain.
I stepped under the spray of hot water, letting it hit the back of my shaved head as I lowered it.