LOGINLaura
I woke up with a start, glancing around the room in a daze. I’d fallen asleep on the couch, and the book I’d been reading lay open across my chest. I reached to grab my phone from the coffee table, and realized how late it was. Almost midnight. Where was Talon?
I swallowed the panic rising in my chest and pulled up his contact, ready to call him. But then I heard the sound of tires on the gravel driveway. I stood, peering out the front window, and saw Talon stumble out the passenger side of Jake’s truck. He was hammered.
I watched from the window as Jake gave Talon a curt nod before pulling away, the truck's taillights fading into the night. Talon swayed slightly on his feet, his leather cut hanging off his broad shoulders, his hair a mess of dark waves falling into his face. He looked… broken. Not just drunk. Something heavier was weighing
LauraTalon pulled my shirt off over my head, and I shivered as the cool air hit my skin. He stepped back for a moment, his gaze raking over me with a hunger that sent heat curling into my core.“You’re so goddamn beautiful,” he murmured, his voice heavy with desire. His fingers trailed down my arm, leaving goosebumps in their wake. I reached for him, pulling him down on top of me, needing to feel his weight on me.He kissed me, deep and slow, his tongue tangling with mine. My hands fumbled with the buttons on his flannel shirt, desperate to feel his skin against me. When I finally got it open, I pushed it off his shoulders, my fingers tracing the muscles in his chest and arms.His lips left mine, trailing down my neck, over my collarbone, and down to the curve of my breast. He took my nipple into his mouth, sucking gently, t
TalonThe next morning, I had all the prospects follow Laura and I to our house at 9:45 AM. If we had to accept these gifts from Viktor, I was sure as shit gonna check them over for anything shady. Cameras, recording devices… bombs. I wouldn’t put any of those past Viktor. I still didn’t trust him.Laura was sitting at the kitchen counter, her hands wrapped around a steaming mug of tea. She’d been quiet since we got home last night, her thoughts clearly churning. I didn’t press her. I knew how heavy this all felt. Hell, I was feeling it too. But I couldn’t let her see that. She needed me to be the rock.The knock on the door came right at 10 AM. The prospects were spread out around the living room, their eyes sharp, hands resting near their weapons. They knew the drill.I opened the door to a sight that mad
The next evening, we were getting ready for Viktor’s party. He had said there was no dress code, but I still felt like I wasn’t fancy enough in my long, royal blue body-con dress.I stood in front of the mirror, smoothing the fabric over my growing belly, trying to convince myself it looked elegant rather than just clinging awkwardly. But I had to admit, the dress hugged my curves perfectly. The deep blue matched my eyes and accentuated the soft glow of my skin. I ran a hand over my stomach, feeling a subtle kick from our little girl, and took a deep breath.Talon came up behind me, his hands resting on my hips as he met my gaze in the reflection. “You’re breathtaking,” he murmured, leaning down to press a kiss to the curve of my neck. His lips lingered there, warm and reassuring, but I could feel the tension coiled in his body.He was dresse
We were both worn out, so we called it an early night, crawling into bed around 8pm. I pressed my back to Talon’s chest, pulling his arms around me and reveling in the warmth of him.I glanced down at his right hand, fingers intertwined with my left, and I admired once more the way our sapphire rings complimented each other. His was much larger, more masculine, and it had a tracking device in it, but it matched so well with mine that I’d given Antonio a kiss on the cheek when we’d gone to pick it up.I rolled over in Talon’s arms, needing to see his face, needing the reassurance that he was here, that he was real, that he was mine. He let me turn, his eyes heavy with exhaustion as he stared down at me.“What’s up?” he murmured, gently brushing my hair back from my face.I shook my head. “Nothing,
LauraWe fell into a rhythm over the next few weeks. I wouldn’t say it was comfortable, exactly, but it was nice. I never left the clubhouse, Talon left as rarely as possible, and we spent the vast majority of our time holed up in the apartment together. My hormones were keeping me absolutely ravenous for him, and the poor guy was starting to look very worn out… to the point where I couldn’t tell if the sex was taking away his stress or adding to it.He’d left a few times to see Viktor, but he was reluctant to share much about their meetings. That was okay with me, to be honest. I was starting to adopt the ‘ignorance is bliss’ method… the less I knew about it, the better.My belly was growing steadily, and I had an actual bump now, much to Talon’s delight. He couldn’t keep his hands away from it, and he was always ta
TalonI woke up to morning light streaming through the blinds. My arms were still wrapped around Laura, and she was snoring lightly. I lay there for a minute, savoring the warmth of her body against mine, the soft rise and fall of her breathing. Her hair was a tangled mess spread across the pillow, and she smelled like sex and lavender. I didn’t want to move. Didn’t wanna break the quiet peace of this moment.But the weight of the world outside this room pressed in on me, sharp and unrelenting. The deal with Viktor, the club, the danger that seemed to follow me like a shadow. I glanced down at Laura again, her face soft and untroubled in sleep, and felt that familiar ache in my chest. The one that reminded me how much I had to lose.I carefully slipped my arm out from under her, easing myself off the bed so as not to wake her. She stirred slightly, grumbling s







