Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 115186 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 576(@200wpm)___ 461(@250wpm)___ 384(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 115186 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 576(@200wpm)___ 461(@250wpm)___ 384(@300wpm)
When she approached, pretending she wanted to leave, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into him. “Nope. Came lookin’ for me for a reason. Tell me what that is.”
She turned her eyes up to him. “What do you think?”
Those eyes held a bit of naughtiness. She was clearly playing with him. “Was right, then, yeah? You want what only Romeo can give you.”
Her soft smile got him in the fucking gut. “I wouldn’t say you’re the only one. My vibrator can give me a hell of an orgasm.”
“If it could do as good a job as me, your ass would be usin’ it right now. You’re not. You’re here. Can’t fuckin’ fool me.”
“Maybe I like a bit of variety.”
He pursed his lips as he stared down into her face. She was pulling his chain. “Definitely not your normal variety.”
She cocked one eyebrow. “Are you not?”
What was she indicating? “How many brothers you been with?”
“Brothers, as in bikers?”
“Not what I fuckin’ meant and you know it.”
She lifted and dropped one shoulder “Like you, I don’t talk about my past conquests.”
He sucked on his teeth. “Thought I was special.”
“Oh, you’re special. But our meaning of that word might be different.”
“Again, you got jokes.”
“I was being serious.” A huge grin spread across her face.
He shook his head, dug his fingers into her hips and pulled her even closer. Until her tits were smashed flat against him. Tonight, she wore a shirt with a deep V that showed off those tits perfectly.
He couldn’t wait to get his mouth on those nipples poking through her shirt. “Why you here, Maddie? For real.”
His eyes were drawn to her throat when she swallowed. Her teasing turned serious, and her eyes turned troubled.
Fuck.
Was it her fucking job again? “What’s the issue at work?”
She sighed out a, “Nothing.”
When she avoided his eyes, it was clear she was lying. Something with her job was really getting to her. Most likely her shitty boss. He wondered if the man was on a power trip.
He placed a thumb under her chin and tipped up her face, forcing her to look at him. “Bullshit.”
She twisted her head free and again avoided his eyes. “It’s mentally and physically exhausting, that’s all. Since we’re always shorthanded, we’re super busy but despite that, the days still feel like they drag on forever.”
That wasn’t it. She was still lying. Or at least downplaying whatever it was. “Quit and go somewhere else.”
She scowled. “I can’t just quit. My boss has a lot of connections. Connections I can’t sever if I ever want a job with a professional sports team. I’m just doing my time until that happens.”
“A job shouldn’t be like doin’ time in the fuckin’ joint.”
“You’re right, it shouldn’t. But like being stuck in prison, we don’t always have a choice.”
“Always got a choice.”
“You chose to do time?”
No one chose to do time. “Chose to break the law. Ain’t stupid. Knew the consequences of gettin’ busted and did it anyway. Just like you chose to get a job there and you choose to stay.”
“I wish it was that simple,” she murmured, pulling free of him.
Again, she was hiding something. She was trying to keep whatever was going on at work from her expression, but he spotted it before she could hide it completely.
She didn’t want to share with him whatever it was. Of course, there had to be a reason for that. What that reason was, he didn’t fucking know.
If he really wanted to figure it out, he had his ways. For now, he’d let it go. If whatever it was continued to be a problem, he’d find a solution for her.
That was what allies did for each other.
If one club had a problem and another one in their alliance had a solution, they worked together.
He was pretty damn sure that the Fury would appreciate Romeo stepping in if their girl was dealing with some shit.
At least that was what he told himself.
Magnum might not agree. But then, he was the damn president, and he didn’t give a fuck what his enforcer thought. The prez outranked the sergeant at arms every damn time.
Whether the big man liked it or not.
Chapter Nineteen
Maddie didn’t want to go into details on why she had another shitty day. It would just get her blood pressure spiking again. She tracked down Romeo so he could get her blood rushing, not that asshole Roger.
Her boss was such a dick, and she was tired of telling herself to hang on because doing so would pay off in the end.
If she only knew when that “end” would be, dealing with him might be a little easier. Only, it seemed too far off in the distance. Worse, there was no guarantee staying would ever pay off. The fingernails she was using to cling to the faith that it would were starting to rip off.