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Kyle looks at the three prospects, and they stand up straighter under his gaze. “Today is the day we are welcoming some new brothers into the club.” I look at the guys and see the utter shock on their faces. They never had the slightest clue what was happening. The earliest someone has ever gotten into the club was after two years as a prospect. Butcher walks over and hands Kyle three cuts. “I know the usual is two years, but you have shown the club that you belong, over and over again. You have earned the respect of everyone in the room.”

I smile at their expressions, loving every second of it. I love to see the pure happiness on their faces, and I can tell how much they wanted this.

Vanessa smiles at Tyler, rubbing his back.

“Tyler, come here,” Kyle says.

Vanessa takes his beer, and he walks over to Kyle. Kyle has the cut open, and Tyler slides his arms in. The cut has “Devil Souls MC” stitched on it and, under that, “Tyler.”

Everyone claps, whistles, and stomps their feet in congratulations. Tyler grins at everyone in the room and hugs Kyle.

“Shane!”

Shane walks over and slips on his cut. His smile is blinding the whole room, and this is probably the first time I have ever seen him smile. He hugs Kyle and walks into the swarm of brothers. Liam is there too; he left me once Tyler got his cut.

Kyle calls, “Brett!”

Brett walks up to Kyle and slips on the cut, his eyes closed and his head back. This means a lot to him. He turns around and hugs Kyle like the others did and, like the others, he is swarmed.

“Welcome to the family!” Kyle says one last time and looks at me, signaling my turn. He walks toward the back of the club.

I walk to the middle of the floor. I smile at everyone in the room, and Liam looks at me, confused. I clap my hands together, winking at Liam. He arches an eyebrow at me.

“So tomorrow is Liam’s birthday, and I have a surprise for him.” He looks shocked. I hold my hand out, and he walks over and takes it. “Baby, I love you so much. Happy early birthday.” I kiss him right in front of the whole club.

The door opens, and Kyle peeks out. I give him a nod, letting him know. He pushes the door open, and in comes the bike that Liam has been wanting for so long, with a nice big red bow on it. His mouth drops open. Braelyn and Ethan walk in behind the bike.

“Paisley, what have you done?” His eyes are on me; then they go back to the bike.

“I found the bike.” I smile and he sweeps me up in his arms, kissing me hard.

“Thank you so much, Baby.” He sets me down and walks over to the bike, admiring it. I have tears in my eyes at the sight of him being so happy and surprised. I love that I could do this for him. Yeah, he could have bought it for himself, but he could never find one for sale.

I feel someone standing beside me, and I look over and see Dad. “You did good, baby girl.” My heart is light and full of happiness.

The door to the kitchen is pushed open, and I see the cake on a rolling table. The candles are already lit. Shaylin starts pushing the cake into the room. “Happy Birthday…” I start the song, and he whips around to see the giant cake. His head shakes in disbelief once more. “Make a wish!” Shaylin tells him.

He never takes his eyes off of me. “I already got my wish.”

Oh my god, I could die right this minute. “Baby,” I whisper and he bends down and blows out his candles. There are awws all around the room, from all of the ole ladies. This man is going to kill me. I didn’t think I could love him any more than I already do, but he does things like this, surprising me.

“I guess I got another surprise myself,” he announces. He splits the distance between us and his hands cup my face. “Baby, I love you.”

“I love you,” I reply, my words breathy.

He lets my face go, his hands dragging down my arms, and he bends down on one knee. Is what I think is happening really happening right now?

“Liam?”

He reaches into his pocket and brings out a box. Yeah, this is really happening! He opens the box, and I gasp at the sight of the beautiful ring. The band is rose gold, and there is a huge diamond with small ones wrapped around it. “Paisley, will you do me the greatest fucking honor and marry me?”

“Yes!” I scream loudly and everyone cheers. Liam slips on the ring and stands up, lifting me off the ground. He kisses me hard, and my legs are wrapped around his waist.

Oh my god! I can’t believe this is happening. I am engaged to the man I fell in love with eight years ago, the person who saved me from a horrible fate—god knows what would have happened to me.

The man who was my first kiss.

My first everything, the man I love with all of my heart.

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