Page 41 of Kane

I blinked. “I wasn’t?—”

Drift arched a brow, clearly aware that I was lying. “Then chain you to the damn bed for a month. Minimum.”

My breath caught.

He shrugged. “Trust your man. He has everything under control. He’ll be back before you know it.”

I swallowed hard and nodded, though I wasn’t sure if I believed him.

Drift didn’t say anything else. Just tipped his head toward the couch, silently ordering me to sit my butt down before I gave the rest of them heart attacks.

I did, but only because pacing wasn’t helping. If I stood at that door a second longer, I might actually go through it. Even though Kane would be furious if I did. And I probably wouldn’t be able to sit for a week after he was done with me.

So I curled up in the corner of the couch, pulled a pillow to my chest, and kept my eyes on the door. Waiting. Praying. And counting every tick of the clock like it might be the last one before I saw him again.

Luckily, Drift turned out to be right. It wasn’t too much longer before the door finally opened.

I shot to my feet, the pillow tumbling to the floor, my heart leaping so fast I could barely catch my breath.

And then I saw him.

Kane.

His hair was slightly damp, and his jaw was tight. He looked like he was pulsing with barely restrained adrenaline.

But he was here.

He was safe.

And the moment his eyes found mine, something inside me unlocked.

“Kane.” I whispered his name like a prayer.

He crossed the room in a few long strides, pulling me against him with a force that sent all the air rushing from my lungs. I clung to him, breathing him in as I buried my face against his chest.

“You’re okay,” I mumbled.

“I told you I would be.” His fingers dug into my hips. “Nothing’s taking me from you. Ever.”

I pulled back just enough to look up at him, searching his face. “What happened?”

“Handled it.” Then his voice softened as he added, “It’s over.”

“That’s not an answer.”

He cupped the back of my neck, brushing his thumb along my skin. “I let you help with the research on this because your brother was involved, but there are things I’ll never be able to tell you, Savannah. What happened today was club business. That makes it off-limits. Not because I don’t trust you…some things are meant to stay in the dark while you belong in the light.”

I nodded slowly. To be with Kane, I could live with that. “Okay.”

His expression slightly softened, but the fire in his eyes shifted. “One thing you can count on, I’ll never lie to my old lady. You’ll always know where you stand with me.”

I blinked, my pulse leaping. “Wait…did you just say your old lady?”

“Yeah, sugar.” He captured my mouth in a kiss that left me breathless. “Did you think I was gonna fuck my kid into you without making it official?”

I made a strangled sound, halfway between a gasp and a laugh. “Oh my gosh.”

“You’re mine.”