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“Will Samantha be there?” Jack inquired with a hopeful expression.

Rachel looked around me and pointed at Jack. “It doesn’t matter becauseyouwon’t be there.”

“CHURCH! TEN MINUTES!”

I looked over and saw King standing by a set of double doors with his eyes on me. Every guy in the room started getting up and cleaning up their meal.

I stood quickly and started gathering dishes.

Jack placed his hand on my lower back as he said, “Beck, church should be about an hour. Then we’ll all be back out and the party will start.”

I lifted my hand to his arm to let him know I would be fine just as the door opened and I heard Jack whisper, “Fuck.”

I turned my head just as Blade walked by with his eyes pinned to where I had my hand on Jack’s arm.

He growled again.

Chapter Seven

Blade

I waited just inside the door for Jack to enter. I trusted this asshole completely. That was my mistake. It was bad enough seeing King’s hands on Becca, but seeing her hand on Jack’s arm made me what to rip his arm from his body and beat him with it.

He was the last one to enter, and once the door was closed, I had him up against the wall with my arm at his throat.

“What the fuck?” My anger was palpable as I waited for his answer.

“You better take your damn hands off me before I forget you’re my fucking brother.”

“You had your hands on her. I asked you to be her friend. Not put your hands on her.”

Jack shoved me off him as Gunner, the club enforcer, stepped between us. He was a big son of a bitch, and we all knew not to test him.

“I leaned over to talk to her. It was habit, not a move.”

“Is it a habit that she had her hand on your arm?”

“You would have to ask her. It was a half a second before you walked in.”

“Alright, you two, enough. Let’s get started.” King took his place at the head of the table.

As I turned to my brothers, I announced, “Beck is off-limits!”

“Are you claiming her?”

I turned to glare at King when he questioned me.

I didn’t know what his game was, but there was something there.

With my teeth clenched tightly, I muttered, “No.”

“Then you don’t get to say she’s off-limits.”

I walked over so I was toe to toe with my president.

“Ace didn’t claim Lily and he made her off-limits.”

“Are you saying you see Beck as your sister?”

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