Page 196 of Moon's Promise

“You have to be tired.” Larissa’s soft voice dragged him out of his thoughts. “You can turn the light off and leave the lamp on. I won’t disturb you when I put Jace back to bed.”

“I’m not tired.”

“If you’re not tired—”

Moon almost burst into laughter when Larissa covered her mouth as she yawned.

“—you can take care of Jace while I go to sleep.”

“I would be happy to. Of course, that means I’ll have to wake you up after I put him to bed.”

Her eyes widened. “I’m tired.”

“You tire yourself out trying to kick my ass?” he asked ironically.

“I have to work in the morning.”

“As do I.”

“That’s why I suggested you should go to sleep.”

Moon quirked an eyebrow at her. “Not because you’re afraid after you swatted me with a nightgown and hit me with your purse?”

“I apologize. I shouldn’t have, but you provoked me.”

“I provoked you? I think it was the other way around.”

“You had no right to be upset I rode home with Jesus.”

“I had every right.” Raising his hand, he brushed his knuckles over Jace’s cheek. His son was suckling, as if he hadn’t just emptied the spare.

“Killyama said you don’t. You broke the rule first.”

“Technically, I didn’t. You’re not a Last Rider.”

“Nor do I want to be.”

Moon saw the hurt look in her eyes before she lowered her lashes. “I don’t get how it’s okay for me to have sex with six of The Last Riders, but heaven forbid I ride home with one of them. That makes no sense to me.”

“It doesn’t matter if it makes sense to you; it makes perfect sense to me, and that’s what counts.”

“Fine.” Her eyes turned into a tempest of emotions. Damn, she made his dick hard as granite when she lost her temper. “Pick the six I should have sex with, and I will. Or better yet, how about I just follow the example you set with the women and do all of the men?”

Moon could tell from her strained voice that if Jace weren’t in the room, her voice would have had his ears ringing.

Giving a low laugh, Moon spurred her on even more. “You’d give up after two.”

Larissa rose to lift Jace off the bed and into her arms, glaring at him as she burped him. Moon kept his face impassive, knowing it was pissing her the hell off.

“I may surprise you.” The look she gave him over Jace’s head was definitely threatening.

“I love surprises.”

Turning Jace around, she picked up the book he had laid down on the bed and started reading it to the baby.

“If you’re really interested in getting votes, the club has parties every Friday night. Anyone can go to the parties to scope out if they want to join.”

Larissa broke off reading. “Do they do more than scoping it out?”

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