Page 78 of Fastlander Fallen

“Depends.”

“On what?” she asked.

“On what you do.”

She paused and looked up at him, shook her head. “I don’t understand.”

“If you need the Crew, I’ll be in the Crew. If you don’t want it for any reason, I’ll be your Crew.”

A slow smile stretched her lips, and her eyes burned with emotion. “I think you’re already my Crew.”

He leaned in and kissed her. “Do you need more? Does your animal need more?”

She understood what he was asking. Did she need to be a part of a bigger Crew with Hallie?

She nodded. “I think so.”

He smiled. “I hoped you were going to say that.”

“Yeah?”

Ace nodded. “I want to be a Fastlander.”

“Really?” she asked, hope filling her chest.

“Yeah. With you.”

“Let’s tell Gunner yes.”

Ace pulled his phone out of his pocket and connected a call to Gunner. When the Alpha answered, he sounded worried. “What’s wrong?”

Ace put it on speakerphone and hugged Corey close. “Is Hallie there?”

“Yeah, she’s right here.”

“Corey and I wanted to tell you something.”

“Okay, go on.” Gunner still sounded worried.

“We both wanted to say yes to the invite.”

Hallie whooped in the background, and Gunner’s deep chuckle came through the line. “About damn time.”

“Hell yeah!” Hallie crowed.

Corey buried her face against Ace’s chest and inhaled his scent. Her bear had already memorized it.

“Owen said yes too, and so did Wreck. So did fucking asshole Captain. We’ll have a dinner soon to celebrate, okay?” Gunner asked.

“Sounds good,” Ace rumbled, eyes steady on Corey. She stood there with her hands over her mouth, looking up at Ace and trying not to break down crying with happiness.

The emotions had been so intense since she’d been Turned.

“The Crew is set,” she whispered thickly.

“We’ve got our people,” he agreed.

“We aren’t outsiders anymore.”

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