Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 25932 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 130(@200wpm)___ 104(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25932 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 130(@200wpm)___ 104(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
“Jonathan Timkins,” she snapped.
Fury exploded inside me at the name of that rat bastard, but then shock quickly eclipsed it. How could this beautiful girl, who smelled like flowers and blushed so innocently, be related to trash like Timkins?
Seeing her at the courthouse for the first time made more sense now.
I had always had a sort of sixth sense about people, and nothing about this girl set off any alarms. Other than the effect of her hot little body on my libido. Which had been pretty much dormant for…I couldn’t remember how long.
“Who told you the Silver Saints were targeting him, baby?” I asked curiously, trying to piece together what exactly she thought she knew.
She pinched her lips for a second, letting me know she didn’t have complete faith in her source.
“My mom. But I know my dad, and he would never do the things he’s being accused of!” Her beautiful eyes glistened, and something in my chest tightened. I could see that she really believed what she was saying.
Obviously, the asshole had kept her in the dark. A part of me hated to be the one to give her the truth, but I knew if it was left to any of my other brothers, they wouldn’t handle her with care.
“Stay,” I said quietly before spinning on my heel and entering the guard shack again. I grabbed a radio and called Grey, another patch who was splitting gate duty with me today. “Need you to start your shift early. Something came up. Got a situation to deal with.”
“Need backup?” he asked through the crackle of the radio.
“Nah. Just something that can’t wait.”
“Be there in ten.”
I stepped back outside and smirked when I saw Kiara pacing, her hands planted on her sexy hips and a scowl on her face. When she noticed me, she stopped short and growled, “Stay? I am not a dog.”
Before I could stop myself, I invaded her space, pushing her back until she was up against the car and caged in when I put my hands on the roof on either side of her head. “Trust me, baby. I know you’re a woman,” I murmured in her ear.
She shivered, and I clenched my fists to avoid grabbing her and plastering her curves up against me. She looked so fucking soft.
“Something came up, huh? I can see why.”
Kiara jumped at Grey’s snort of amusement and began pushing on my chest to force me away. But the only thing I moved was my head when I turned to glare at my brother.
He didn’t notice because he was too busy trying to get a glimpse of my girl.
“Keep it up, and we’ll see how long your eyes remain in your head.”
Grey’s gaze snapped to mine, and he grinned at what he saw there. “I got this. Go deal with your”—his eyes dropped to where my crotch was pressed against Kiara—“situation.”
Deciding to ignore him rather than deck him, I turned my attention back to the tiny goddess in my arms. “Hop in.”
I reluctantly stepped back and opened her door. She stared at me with her mouth slightly open, not moving. So I gently turned her by the shoulders and gave her ass a little slap, which broke her out of her stunned state. She gasped, but before she could say anything, I ordered, “In.”
I helped her down into the driver’s seat, then shut her door and jogged around the hood to join her in the Mini Cooper. It was a tight squeeze for a big man like me, but it was worth it when Kiara glanced over at me and chuckled.
The pure and sweet sound washed over me, tightening something in my chest. I smiled, and her cheeks turned pink before she faced the front and squeaked, “Where are we going?”
Grey had already opened the gate, so I waved toward it, indicating that she should drive through. “Follow the drive to the right until we get to the garage by the south entrance to the compound.”
It only took a few minutes to get to the side entrance to the garage. The lot in front of it was broken into spaces for bikes and others for cars or trucks. I directed her to a stall, and she carefully pulled into it, her eyes wide and round as she took in the huge trucks parked on either side of us.
“Just a short walk to my workshop. I live in the apartment above it. We’ll talk there.”
She halted and stared at me suspiciously. “You expect me to go with a strange man into his apartment to ‘talk’?” Her fingers curled into air quotes, making me chuckle.
“Relax, baby. We can stay in the workshop. Don’t worry your pretty little head. Your virtue is safe.” I swallowed hard so I wouldn’t add, “For now.”
Kiara gasped and stared up at me in shock. “How do you know I’m a—” Her whole face flushed, and her eyes dropped to the ground.