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FIRE

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

I did what I shouldn’t have done—especially the way I did it. I intended to only take things so far with Evelin. Let her get used to what I intended to do with her. I hadn’t planned to take her virginity in a fucking RV.

There’s no doubt that anyone within hearing distance would have heard her sweet cries of pleasure. It means it’s only a matter of time before Heat’s banging on the door, and I’m going to have to face him. He might have been okay with some things, but fucking Evelin is something he wouldn’t have been down for. Let alone what I want to keep doing to her.

I’ll have to face whatever he’s gonna do before anything else happens, though.

However, before I do anything else, the first thing that needs to happen is me taking care of Evelin. Get her cleaned up and see how she’s feeling. I not only took her virginity, I took it roughly. I might have given her time to adjust, but I’d still done it. It doesn’t fucking matter that she seemed into it either.

Fucked up part is she’s the first woman I’ve ever fucked that was a virgin. I was always told, same as Heat and Brimstone by Herja, that if we get with a woman that still held their virtue, we were to take care of that woman and treat her with the dignity that she deserves.

Evelin deserves more than that. She deserves way more.

Taking her in a damn RV after being on the road is fucked-up.

Regardless, now that I’ve had her once, I intend to do it again. Hell, I might not be able to go without having more than a taste.

Without a word, I lean in, press a kiss to Evelin’s lips, and climb out of bed. I grab a cloth from the shower, wet it, and take it back to the bed. I hold Evelin’s gaze while I clean between her thighs. I don’t bother telling her what I didn’t do before sliding inside her. But I was gonna have to ask her about something else.

“You on birth control?” I ask, tossing the cloth to the floor. I watch as Evelin’s eyes take me in, assessing me as I’ve seen her do a lot of times, though not always while looking at me.

“Yes, I’m on birth control,” she answers. “Considering you didn’t use a condom, I can only hope that you’re clean and not carrying anything that you could give me.”

“If I wasn’t clean, baby, I wouldn’t have touched you, let alone fucked you.” I wasn’t a total asshole.

“Right,” she mutters, dragging the sheets over her naked body.

Climbing back into the bed, I pull the sheet away from her body. Last night, I’d gotten a look at her, same as the night before, but I was gonna enjoy the sight of her now while also holding her in my arms. “We gotta talk . . .”I barely get the words out before banging comes at the door. “Fuck.”

“Get your ass out here, Fire,” Heat snarls.

“Oh God,” Evelin whispers. “He sounds pissed.”

“You think?” I grunt, getting out of bed to find a pair of jeans in my bag I brought in last night. “Get dressed, baby. Your brother ain’t one for waiting to reap out repercussions.”

“What does that mean?” she demands, getting out of bed to find her clothes.

“You know Heat. You know this club. I just broke one rule that no one in the club is supposed to break. It goes right up there with don’t fuck over your brothers. And in a way, I did just that just now by fuckin’ you,” I explain.

“Wait a minute?—”

“Don’t have time to talk about this shit right now. He’s waiting, and I knew this was gonna happen.” I face her as I fasten my jeans. “I knew what I was doing getting into this with you, and I’m not gonna hide away and deny it. I knew it. I’ve got to face the punishment I know is coming my way.”

I don’t bother waiting for her to follow me. I grab my boots and step from the RV, right out into the face of my President. Right now, he’s not just my best friend and Evelin’s brother, he’s my President, and I went against him. I didn’t even talk to him about it before doing it.

“I know what’s coming, and though I deserve it, I’m not going to regret it,” I tell him, meeting his eyes.

“Twenty-two, brother, that’s how many you’re fuckin’ gettin’,” Heat snarls. “As for you, Evelin, your ass is in the hot seat as well. Since you brought this on him, you get to watch.”

I nod and look behind me to see Evelin standing in the doorway to the RV. Face pale. Eyes furious. Those eyes of hers trained directly on her brother.

“What are you talking about?” she demands, taking the final steps down out of the RV, and glances around to see we’ve got an audience. Every member of our chapter is standing around and surrounding us.

“You let this happen, Evelin,” Heat snarls, steps back, and brings his gaze to me. “Let’s get this over with.”

Nodding, I move toward the center of my brothers, feeling them all watching me closely. I face Heat for a minute. “I don’t regret it. You know me. You know the man I am. I fucked up. I own it, but I don’t regret it. Not for a second. And for the record, you should know I’m putting in my claim. You wanna add more to the twenty-two, you do that. But know, in the end, it doesn’t change the fact I’m claiming her as mine.”

Once done, I turn my back toward him, get to my knees, and brace for it. I know Heat. He’s not going to enjoy this any more than I am.

“You can’t be serious,” Evelin snaps.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Brimstone’s got an arm around her waist holding her back. Her eyes are darting back and forth between Heat and myself.

None of my brothers speak a word as Heat begins. They won’t hold it against me, what I did. Not because I did it, but because I owned up to it without a fight.The same goes with Heat in the end.

The first lash of the whip comes down on my back, tearing through my flesh and my body jerking slightly. I clench my teeth together to keep from making a sound. I won’t allow anyone to hear the pain of each lash I take. It’s my pain to bear. No one else’s.

With each lash to my back, I hold still the best I can. It doesn’t help to hear Evelin’s shouts and cries for Heat to stop. If he were to stop because of her or me, he’d have to do it all over again. Brimstone needs to get her to shut up so this can be done.

Heat must have her toned out because he doesn’t stop until I’ve received all twenty-two lashes. My back feels like it’s on fire.

“It’s done,” Heat states moments after the last lash is doled out. “Go clean up and know this. You hurt her, and I’ll kill you, brother or not.”

“You know me, Prez, I wouldn’t do anything to hurt her. Never could. Never would,” I grind out.

“Good,” he growls and comes to my side. “Come on.” Without a word he helps me to my feet. “You know I had to do it, Fire.”

“I know.” I grunt, nodding. “By not doing it would have put you in a position you wouldn’t have wanted to be in.” Not with any of our brothers. We’re brothers for a reason, and I disrespected him by fucking his sister.

By the time Heat and I get to the door of the RV, Evelin is right there, getting in our faces. But it’s not her that catches my attention. It’s the fact that my back didn’t feel like it was on fire anymore. The pain was gone.

“What the fuck?” I hear Brimstone say behind me.

“What?” I demand, looking back at him.

“Your back . . .” He jerks his chin in my direction. “It’s already starting to heal.”

“Fuck,” Heat grinds out, steps back to take a look for himself. “This wasn’t supposed to happen.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?” I stare at Heat in question.

Instead of answering me, he pulls his phone out. Finds who he wants to call and lifts the phone to his ear. “Herja, we got a situation. Fire’s back is healing after a lashing where he also claimed Evelin as his woman.”

He pauses for a minute and lets out a heavy breath, eyes on me. “Right. See you tonight.” Heat yanks the phone from his ear and shoves it back into his pocket.

“You gonna fill me in on what’s going on here?” I don’t know what the hell is going on now, and I don’t like it. Not in the least bit.

“There’s something it seems my dear mother has kept from you and until recently me,” Heat starts, taking a moment to shove his fingers through his hair. “Herja will be here this evening to fill in the blanks, but what I can tell you now is that you are Freyja’s son.”

What the fuck?

How is this fucking possible.