"Liam, you got a call."Rolling out from underneath the car he was working on, Liam sat up quickly. His first thought was Denise needed help. Grabbing his cell phone, he saw he hadn't missed any calls from her, but that didn't mean that everything was okay. It surprised him that his hands shook as he picked up the shop phone."Yeah," he answered gruffly, fear making him sound more harsh than he had intended to."Liam?" the small voice that asked for him sounded thick with tears and heavy with fear.He wracked his brain trying to figure out who it was. This person knew him well enough to call him at work. "Mandy? Is that you?"She sniffed, and he could almost see the nod he was sure she gave. "Yeah."Being in a motorcycle gang, he'd not had much experience with kids at all, much less teenage girls. He waited a beat for her to tell him what she wanted. But when he realized it wasn't coming, he tried to soften his voice as he asked, "Honey, what do you need?"Tears started i
"Denise is back."Liam didn't want to admit that those words made him happy. He'd been worried about her. It wasn't a dangerous mission they'd sent her on. It should have been an easy in and out, but that didn't change his feelings where she was concerned. He didn't like using outsiders to do jobs that members of the club should do. Though he knew that since he'd claimed her in front of the club they would expect her to work for them – it still didn't sit well with him.On top of all of that, he now had to explain that her son was suspended from school. A doctor that did favors for the club had examined Drew once they got back to the clubhouse, and now the twins were playing out back with the other kids. The boy had been quiet for the most part since they left the school, and it had worried Liam. The doctor assured him that everything was fine.All talk stopped as Denise strutted through the front door of the clubhouse. The only time any of them had ever really seen her was when
Denise squirmed, uncomfortable. She had made dinner only to have her children decide they wanted to eat with new friends. After their day at school, she figured they deserved a little bit of time with people who wouldn't judge. This meant that she and Liam were left alone in his house. Because she'd already cooked, he'd decided to eat with her. It had been a quiet affair so far."Have I done somethin' to piss you off?" he asked, taking a bite of his baked potato.She looked up sharply. "No, why?""Since I talked to you earlier, you seem like you're either pissed off or scared of me." He shrugged, rattling his ice in his glass before taking a drink. He watched her closely. It was obvious she wanted to say something, but she held back. "You can say whatever you want to me, I won't be mad.""Are you sure?" she asked, playing with the food on her plate. "Because earlier, you went from a happy-go-lucky guy to looking like you could murder someone with the flip of a switch. It scares
"You'll need to wear this," Liam instructed, handing Denise a helmet.This was the first time the two of them had ridden his bike for pleasure, and she was a bit nervous. She put the helmet over her head and made sure to strap it at her chin. The night before, when he'd told her it was time for her to join the land of the living, she hadn't thought he meant so soon."This is going to be much different than last time, huh?" he joked."No, I loved those bullets flying past my head," she deadpanned.He got on and motioned for her to slide on behind him. When she did, he grabbed her thighs and pulled her so that every inch of their bodies touched."When you ride bitch, we touch."The tone of his voice sent chill bumps up her spine, and she gladly scooted up so that she could wrap her arms around his waist. She made sure to snake her arms under his cut, as close as she could get. The feelings of a new relationship made her want to be as close to him as she could. As they rode sh
Two days later, Liam sat at the clubhouse while the group tried to figure out what exactly Richard Joyce had to do with their rival's business. They had brainstormed since Denise had provided them with the intel. Deciding to take a few days to do some reconnaissance, they were now back to speculating about Joyce's involvement."What the fuck does he even do now?" Tyler asked, cracking his knuckles and frowning as he thought about the man that had once been their brother."Good question,' Liam praised him. "Steele, work your magic."The group sat back for a few minutes, allowing the computer expert to do what he did best. If there was anything in the world that could be found out about another person, Travis Steele would find it."Huh, what the fuck do you know?""Do share with the rest of the class," William said as he walked into the clubhouse and had a seat next to his son. He had been scarce since the evening he spent with Lauren, knowing that Liam would be uneasy about it
"Breaking news tonight at 6. Investigative reporter Meredith Rager exposes outlaw biker gangs in and around South Central Kentucky."Denise felt sick to her stomach as she sat with the group of bikers, and probably over half the town, ready to tune in for what was promising to be a big announcement. Tyler had let her know that he'd gone earlier to warn Meredith, to let the woman know that whatever she thought she knew was probably not the truth. Denise's heart sank when he told her that Meredith had blown him off. They hadn't been great friends, but Meredith had been a neighbor, and she genuinely liked the younger woman. This had bad written all over it."Doesn't seem like you did your job too well, brother," William reprimanded as he glared at Tyler."That woman is a bulldog. I did what I could. She's bound and determined to have her body sliced apart and stuffed in different dumpsters around the county. Who are we to stop her?"Liam knew by looking at his friend that not bein
"So, how's it going with my brother?"Denise's head snapped up from where she lay lounging on the screened-in porch with Roni. Since Denise had already been out there, that's where they had decided to stay."Good," she answered too quickly, her voice too high pitched.Like a hound dog on the scent of a kill, Roni sat up straighter, grinning wildly. "He's gotten to you, hasn't he?"She did not under any circumstances want to talk about this. Telling him that she hadn't had sex in thirteen years was embarrassing enough, but to tell his sister…she wasn't really down for all of that."Gotten to me?" she played dumb."Whatever. My brother is a good lookin' guy. I know that. The two of you in this house every night, I'm sure you've gotten…close.""First of all, we aren't in this house every night. I think we may have spent two nights in this house together, that's it. Second of all, I'm a mother. I take care of my children most of the time. There is absolutely nothing sexy abou
Struck stupid seldom happened to Liam Walker, but it sure as fuck happened when those words left her mouth."The dark side, huh?" he grinned slowly, the words flowing out like smooth bourbon.Her stomach fluttered as she looked into his blue eyes. They were warm with affection and something dangerous as he looked her body up and down. She realized that she stood there for him like porno flick brought to life."The dark side," she confirmed. "Although my dark side and your dark side might be two different things," she giggled softly.She watched, her eyes wide, as he grabbed her hand. Pulling her up alongside his body, he turned to face her.Reminiscent of their first kiss, his big hands framed her face and held her in place as his mouth bent down towards hers. When their lips touched, she brought her hands up to grip his biceps, hanging on for dear life. He invaded her personal space, crowding her against him as his mouth ate at hers. Arousal bloomed in her stomach, stronger