The Biker's Rules
She’s seated at a table with Ren and Jason and a few others, palms pressed to the glass, smiling wide — eyes locked on Damion like he’s the answer to a prayer she didn’t deserve to have answered.
Something sharp crawls under my skin. Uneasy. Persistent. Like one of those scarab beetles from The Mummy, burrowing where it doesn’t belong.
“Even if I admit I’m in love with him,” I murmur, “I still don’t trust him with my heart.”
Kiara nods slowly. “Wise.”
There’s sympathy in her eyes.
I hate that look.
The club quiets all at once — like someone flipped a switch and stole the air. The anticipation presses down, thick and electric.