The Biker's Rules
So I tune him out and carefully watch the line of men looking down at me.
“So,” I say, my voice steadier than I feel, “what happens now?”
Ilkay shifts his weight, cracking his knuckles. “We know you won’t stay away from our sister,” he says. “And apparently the little shit won’t stay away from you.”
He pauses, glances sideways at the others — silent consultation — then continues.
“But we feel you need to earn the right to call yourself her boyfriend.”
That word hits like a spark.
Boyfriend.
They scowl in perfect synchronization. I, on the other hand, can’t stop the satisfied grin that tugs at my mouth.