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“So you are. You might want to take care of that so I don’t rip anything that can’t be replaced.

” He stood right beside the bed as he casually stripped the remainder of his clothes off.

Within seconds he was naked. That’s one thing I loved about him -- the way he was so casual about his body.

Not that he had any reason to hide it. The man was absolutely gorgeous -- all muscle and sinew and beautifully artistic tattoos.

Well-endowed was an understatement. His cock was so thick and long it was almost scary.

I quickly wriggled out of my clothing and laid back on the bed, spreading my legs wide.

Beast’s eyes lit up and his gaze slid across me, coming to rest on my pussy. “I bet you’re already wet down there.” Reaching over to his cut, he pulled a condom out of one of the pockets and ripped it open with his teeth.

I raised one brow. “You have one or two of those hiding all over the place?”

He rolled it on. “I like to be prepared.” Climbing onto the bed, he knelt between my thighs, his gaze fixed on my sex.

I held my breath as he reached down and gently teased one finger through the soft folds of flesh. “Fuck yeah. Dripping wet. You want me.”

I peeked up at him through my lashes. Absolutely, I wanted him. Parting my lips, I slid my tongue out to moisten them. Excitement swirled in my belly as I waited for him to make the next move.

He grinned, sliding up until his body completely covered me, his rock-hard shaft positioned at the entrance to my sex. Resting his weight on his massive forearms, he paused. “About those super-secret plans you wanted me to reveal? I could go get them for you right now.”

I growled in annoyance. “Fuck the plans. I want you. Now!”

“Fuck the plans, or fuck that tight little pussy of yours?”

“I swear, Beast, if you don’t fuck me right now --”

He cut off the rest of my sentence with one powerful thrust of his hips, burying himself balls deep inside me. Damn, that felt good!

He pulled out slowly, making sure I felt every delicious inch of his retreat, then slammed back into me. Flames of lust swirled across my skin as he shafted me again and again with that gorgeous cock.

I wrapped my legs around his hips, locking my heels together as I met him thrust for thrust. I’d never had such an attentive lover, one who made sure I enjoyed myself as much or more than they did. He lowered his head to capture my lips, plundering them like a conquering hero as he drilled into me.

Everything faded away except the feel of Beast inside me, on top of me, surrounding me.

Nothing mattered but this moment and the flickers of erotic fire racing through my body.

He lifted his head, and I opened my eyes.

He was staring straight down at me. I couldn’t look away, pinned in place by the naked want on his face.

I scored my nails down his back as my climax started to build, stoking the fire in my belly until it exploded across every nerve, wringing a cry of pleasure from somewhere deep inside me.

Beast reared up and slammed into me one last time, his body tensing as he came. I could see it in his eyes, his gaze still fixed on me. Something passed between us, unspoken but binding. Both thrilling and terrifying at the same time.

This was not a casual fling I would be able to walk away from.

I quickly buried that thought deep, where I didn’t have to think about it.

Beast rolled onto his side, taking me with him, his cock still inside me. I buried my face in his shoulder, not wanting to talk about anything right now, especially that look we’d shared.

“Piper?”

Damn, the man did not know when to let things go. “What?”

His voice held a hint of amusement. “I think I won the game.”

* * *

Beast

Piper was still deep asleep, snuggled up at my side with one of my arms wrapped around her. Her warm body against mine felt fucking awesome. She might still think she could walk away after we dealt with her ex, but I knew better. She was mine for keeps.

It was late afternoon, and the rain had let up an hour ago, but I didn’t have the heart to wake her.

She’d been through so much lately she deserved some rest. Besides, that had been one hell of a rainstorm, and it made sense to let the roads dry up, or at least let the excess water run off before we ventured out again.

Next show wasn’t scheduled until tomorrow, so we had lots of time.

I didn’t want a repeat of that traction issue.

Never been so damned scared in my life. Not for me, but for Piper.

Just the thought of her being hurt because of me made me want to puke.

I reached over and snagged my phone off the bedside table. Unlocking the screen, I was surprised to see there was still no signal.

I rested my chin on Piper’s head and closed my eyes.

“We have to go yet?” Sleep tinged her voice.

“No, still got time. Go back to sleep.”

“K.” Her warm breath teased across my chest. I hadn’t bothered to put my clothes back on. Not like someone was going to come knocking at the door.

As if to prove me wrong, I heard the loud thrumming of Harley engines pulling up outside.

Quickly disentangling myself from Piper, I pulled on my pants and grabbed my gun. Barefoot, I padded over to the side of the window and peered out.

Parked in front of the cabin in full sight were two mud splashed Harleys. The bikers were just taking off their helmets, and I knew they were aware of my scrutiny.

Hawke and Thor .

I turned to Piper. “Better get some clothes on. We got company, but it’s friendly. Hawke and Thor.”

She let out a little squeak and gathered her clothes from around the room. We hadn’t been real careful with where they were thrown. I stalked over to the door, keeping it closed until she was fully dressed. I’m not a sharing kind of guy.

Satisfied she was decently covered, I opened the door wide enough to stick my head out. “What’s up?”

“Sociable as always, Beast. You going to let us in?” Hawke raised one brow.

I grudgingly opened the door wider. “I suppose. You going to tell me what the hell you’re doing out here in the middle of nowhere?”

“Checking up on you and your old lady.” He nodded at Piper. “Ace was worried.”

“She’s not my old lady. Yet.” I planned to fix that real soon. “Piper, meet Hawke and Thor. You weren’t at the clubhouse long enough to be introduced to all the riffraff.”

Piper crossed to my side and I draped an arm around her shoulder. “Nice to meet you.”

“Delighted to meet anyone who’s able to put up with this guy for more than ten minutes.

” Thor crossed to the kitchen, eyeing up the counter.

“Coffee and everything.” He turned a chair sideways and straddled it.

“You’re not answering your phone. Given the circumstances, Ace wanted to make sure you were just too busy to bother with the phone. ”

“Network’s down here. You know I’d never go offline without a good reason.”

“Which is why Ace got his shit in a knot,” Hawke grunted.

“A good host would offer to make us a coffee after we came all this way to save his ass.” Thor looked pointedly at the kitchen counter.

“You want to make these idiots coffee?” I looked down at Piper.

“Tap water or bottle?” she asked with a trace of laughter in her voice.

“Better make it bottled. They did come to check on us after all. Almost like they care.” I pulled a chair out and sat down, and Hawke did the same.

Piper pulled the camp stove out of the cupboard and lit it, setting the coffee pot on one of the two burners. Satisfied it was working properly, she came and sat on my lap. I liked that. I noticed Hawke narrowing his eyes as he took it in.

The room was silent except for the sound of the coffee dripping into the pot. Hawke held up his phone, staring at the screen. “You’re right. No signal.”

I snorted. “I already said that. I may not be a tech genius, but I can read a phone.”

“So here’s the deal.” Thor sat up straight.

“The concert bus slid off the road during the storm. No way to prove it wasn’t an accident given the fucking storm, but Rattler and Deuce were following because of that threat Shadow intercepted.

They say a big-assed pickup sideswiped it just as it hit a big puddle and lost traction. ”

“Everyone okay?” Piper tensed.

“Yeah. Two guys got out of the truck, heading to the bus. Rattler says they were armed but when they saw our guys pull up, they aborted. Got back in the truck and took off. Rattler and Deuce made sure everyone on the bus was okay before they followed, and so far we haven’t heard back from them.

Ace told them to bring the guys back to the pen if they manage to catch them. ”

Piper frowned at me. “What’s the pen?”

I hesitated. Some things you don’t share except with patched members of the club, and their old ladies if it’s important. Piper belonged to me though, even if it wasn’t official yet. “It’s where we take people to interrogate them. Like the holding pens at a livestock auction.”

She nodded and looked back at Thor. “You sure the band is okay? And what about the bus?”

He shook his head. “Bus landed on its side in the ditch. Gonna need a crane truck to set it upright and back on the road. Until then, hard to say how much damage it took.”

“And the guys?”

“Mostly bumps and bruises. The driver broke his arm. They took him into the hospital to have it set and cast. Not so sure about the equipment though. It probably got tossed around a bit. At least it was contained in the back of the bus, so it didn’t get thrown out when the bus went down.

Can’t think all that water would have done it much good. ”

Piper looked at me. “You think this is Drake’s doing?”

I nodded. “Yeah. Smacks of mafia tactics.”

The grim look on her face didn’t bode well for Drake if she ever ran into him again. Not that that was likely. I planned to introduce him to his Maker as soon as possible. He’d put a hit out on my woman. Nothing forgivable about that.

“I suggest we saddle up pronto and get to the rally point. Ace is not going to be happy with all three of us going phone silent.” Hawke made a motion to stand up, but Thor put out a hand to stop him.

“Beast’s woman put coffee on for us. It wouldn’t be polite to leave without drinking it. And they’re coming with us, so it would be wasted. Not cool.”

“My name is Piper. Not Beast’s woman.” But she didn’t sound upset. “Coffee looks like it’s done. You two take cream and sugar?”

“None for me. I like mine black as a moonless night,” Hawke spoke up.

“Both for me.” Thor shrugged. “I need all the sweetening I can get.”

“Yeah. Janet mentioned something like that.” Hawke smirked.

“Who’s Janet?” Piper hopped off my lap and I got up and reached for her hand as we crossed to the counter together. Hawke snickered softly, and I glared at him. He stopped, but I could still see the amusement dancing in his eyes.

“Janet is the woman who likes to sleep with Thor but won’t take him seriously.” Hawke grinned. “I’d say she’s playing hard to get, but I don’t think she has any intention of getting got at all.”

Thor grimaced. “Ouch. Maybe I’m just using her for sex.”

“Sure. Keep telling yourself that. Better for your ego.” I reached around Piper and turned off the camp stove burner.

“So where are we going?” Piper poured coffee into four cups and carried two of them back to the table. I grabbed the other two along with the jars of creamer and sugar and followed her.

“Ace set up a rally point in that hotel you were heading to. We’re taking the top floor so we have lots of room and some privacy for meetings.

He sent one of the prospects with a van to pick up the band and ferry them there.

Joker, our medic, will meet them at the hotel.

He can take care of any minor injuries they have. ”

“Wow.” Piper looked impressed. “You guys are really organized.”

Hawke shrugged. “Sometimes you don’t want to wait in a crowded emergency room, and sometimes you don’t want anyone to know where you are or how bad you’re hurt.

Joker may not be a licensed doctor, but I’d trust him with my life.

He just doesn’t have quite as much fancy equipment as you see in a hospital. ”

“Ace is working on that too, though,” Thor pointed out. “Plans on adding a clinic to the clubhouse next summer.”

My cell phone vibrated in my pocket and moments later both Hawke and Thor pulled theirs out as well.

The network must have been restored. I used my thumbprint to unlock the screen and pulled up the list of missed text messages, reading each one at a glance.

The last one elicited a low whistle from me.

Piper tilted her head, and I turned to the phone so she could see it. Her eyes grew wide as she realized the implications.