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As much as I would love to stay in this very position, with Kade exploring my body, I knew we would be missed.

He groaned and slowly lowered me to the floor.

“It’s killing me not being able to touch you. To have to watch you sit next to other men.” He leaned his forehead against mine and looked like a man in pain. “I want you on me. Sitting on my lap. Eating off my plate. Which reminds me, you aren’t eating.”

“I am eating!” I ordered food.

“You are fading away.”

“I am not.”

“Abby, don’t force me to make you eat.”

I rolled my eyes. Maybe I hadn’t been eating as much as I should be, but it wasn’t like I was starving.

“Fine, I’ll make sure to eat more tonight.” I said, hoping that would settle it.

He nodded his head, “Let’s go.” He let go of me but took my hand.

Holding hands, we walked down the passage. Then just before we walked out into the restaurant, he pulled my hand up to his lips and kissed it before letting go.

I missed his touch immediately. I frowned at the ground as we walked back to the table.

“Reaper, got your beer, bro,” Brad said. He was sitting next to Reaper’s empty chair at the top of the table.

I walked around and sat directly across from him and Brad. Dad was at the top of the table like normal, Kim was on his right, followed by me and Cameron and the rest of the table.

I noticed my food had come but I wasn’t interested in it. My mind was on Reaper and all the things we could be doing instead of playing nice with the club.

“How’s your steak, Abby?”

I looked up. Had I heard him correctly? He was actually speaking to me, in public. In front of dad. My eyes were locked on Reaper as he waited for my answer. He was sipping on his beer, like he had all the time in the world to wait for my reply.

He was going to make me eat.

Narrowing my eyes at him, I picked up my knife and fork and cut into it. “It’s overdone.” I said and then put my knife and fork down.

“Send it back.”

Was he serious?

“It’s fine, I’m not hungry.” I gritted my teeth and gave him a pointed look to drop it.

“I’ll send it back for you.” Reaper went to get up.

“No, it’s fine. I’ll eat it!” I didn’t want to make a big deal out of this. I just wasn’t hungry. But knowing he was watching me and also Dad was now, I cut off a piece and put it in my mouth.

Wasn’t till the juices filled my mouth that I realized I was actually starving.

God this was good.

Why had I stopped eating meat?

I was chewing on a bit of steak when I caught the smile on Reaper’s face. Yeah, maybe he was right. This once.

Chapter 54

Abby