Page 57 of Twister's Salvation

For a long time, we just lay there.

Our breathing synced.Our hearts slowed.

And for once in my life, I wasn’t thinking about the club.Or danger.Or how we were going to fight our way through Madison.

All I could think about was her.

Tempi.

The way she felt in my arms.

The way she fit into my life without even trying.

She hadn’t saved me.I didn’t need saving.

But damn if she didn’t make me want more.

More mornings like this.More nights like this.

More of her.

Always her.

Chapter Twenty-Two

Twister

Tempi was still barefoot, curled up on the worn leather couch in my office with her knees tucked under her.She had her phone in one hand and a half-empty mug of coffee in the other.Her hair was messy, her hoodie mine, and I wanted nothing more than to crawl onto that couch with her and shut the rest of the world out.

But that wasn’t how things worked, not when you wore a patch.

“I gotta call church, doll,” I said, and adjusted my cut over my shoulders.“We need to regroup.Gramps and Wheels think they found something.”

She lifted her gaze to mine and offered a small smile.“I’ll be okay.You’re in the same building.”

“You sure you don’t want to hang in here?”I asked, tipping my chin toward the door.“Cord can just stay by the door.He’s got a big mouth, but he’s reliable.”

She stood up and stretched, with the hoodie riding up enough to show a sliver of skin.“Nah, I’ll hang out by the bar.I’ve got WiFi, snacks, and soda.What more could a girl want?”

I smirked.“Me?”

She rolled her eyes and leaned up to kiss me.“You’re a given.”

“Cord’ll keep an eye out,” I told her as I opened the door.“He’s posted by the door.”

“I’ll be fine,” she promised.

I walked her out to the main bar and glanced at Cord.“She doesn’t leave your line of sight.Got it?”

Cord nodded.“Got it, Prez.”

I brushed a kiss over her hair.“Yell if anything feels off.”

Tempi gave me a thumbs-up, already moved behind the bar like it was hers.

I headed to the back where the clubroom sat, our Church.Doors closed.Phones off.Just business.

Inside, Swift, Wheels, Hodge, Magnum, Sully, and the rest of the brothers were already seated around the long table.