Page 59 of The Sentinels

"I like fucking with you." I brought my arms up and wrapped them around the back of his neck. His big, capable hands splayed over my lower belly and slowly glided up to my breasts, cupping them. Something clenched in my core when his thumbs flicked across my nipples with enough force to drag a moan from me. "You're making me wet."

He growled and closed his hands over my breasts as if he had no control. "Fuck, baby girl, you can't say shit like that and not expect me to fuck you."

I giggled. "Would that be so bad, biker man? I'm not complaining." I relished in my power over the big man. But he had power over me, too.

As if something unspoken passed between us, I tilted my face upward toward his and he leaned down and kissed me with rough passion. His mouth was coaxing, and masterful, and I eagerly opened mine to his thrusting tongue. He tasted like smoky heat and coffee.

His low groan revealed his rising lust, and his hands went to the hem of my tee. Before I knew it, his hands were smoothing beneath the material, up my naked skin and covering my breasts. I wasn't wearing a bra, at his request. Ace liked easy access to my body and didn't want me wearing undergarments that would get in the way of his roaming fingers. We were still grinding our mouths together, his hands squeezing and shaping my breasts, when the door opened.

"Whoa, brother, get a fucking room!"

I made a panicked move to get away from Ace, but he held me against him. At least he lowered his hands. "Fuck you, brother," he said to a smiling Gabe. Tanner was right behind him. "Show my woman some respect by knocking next time."

"Hi, sweetheart." Gabe totally ignored Ace. "He hasn't chased you away yet?" He gave me a wink.

Tanner followed with, "Looks like you've recovered, brother. Hi, sweetheart."

Ace growled, and I knew that he was recalling the incident with Candy and what his brothers’ interference had almost ruined for us. I turned in his arms, meeting his eyes. "Let it go, honey." Arousal flared in his eyes when I called him that. "It was just a misunderstanding, right?"

"What was a misunderstanding?" Tanner inquired.

Ace ignored Tanner's question. "They're lucky you're so fucking sweet and forgiving," he snarled, looking over my head at his brothers. One-by-one, they made eye contact with me and acknowledged me with a nod.

"Must be talking about the girls you sent here," Mike guessed correctly. "Didn't know Candy was here when I dropped you off, darlin', her car must have been around back." Apparently he'd already gotten an ear-full from Ace.

More of the Sentinels had poured into the room now, their boots stomping heavily over the floor that I'd just washed that morning. In spite of that, I smiled.

"You needed help, brother. Wasn't going to worry about your ass falling down somewhere and coming here to find you'd bled out. Your fucking pride wouldn't let us send Emerson." Tanner's tone made no apologies, and he clearly wasn't worried about the glare that was being directed at him from Ace.

"Enough about this fucking bullshit," Ace snapped. "But since you're all here, I want to make it fucking clear that Emerson is my old lady." The news didn't appear to surprise anyone. "And that means I want her sent to the safe house." I opened my mouth to argue, but a warning look from him made me snap it shut again.

"We'll cover it during church," Tanner said.

"On that note, I guess I'll disappear."

"Don't go far, baby."

I laughed. "That would be hard to do, considering I don't have a car here." I gave his chin a kiss and headed toward the door, the front porch my destination. I enjoyed the peace and tranquility that surrounded Ace's house, and often found myself sitting on the porch during the early morning hours or early evenings.

The fact that I didn't have a car there was a problem. I needed some things from my apartment if I was going to stay with Ace much longer, and we needed groceries. Ace hadn't had much in his fridge when I'd first gotten there, even less now that I was eating his food. Maybe, I thought, I could get one of the men to come back with a car and take me shopping. As I was contemplating that idea, a vehicle that was approaching the house came into view. I recognized Dr. Rivers' Land Rover. He was the only one who'd been to Ace’s house since I'd arrived.

"Good morning!" I called out when he exited his vehicle. I noticed his little black bag. "Making another house call?" At first glance, no one would guess that he was a doctor, not with his long, gray ponytail and the tattoos that ran down his arms.

He returned my smile. "Morning, Em. Yeah. This should be the last time." He climbed the steps and then looked out at all the bikes that were parked in front of the house. "I take it they're all in church?" I nodded as he sat in the chair next to me. "Guess I'll have to wait." His blue eyes were warm and friendly. "So how are you doing? All this quiet driving you crazy yet?"

"Not at all. I love it. There's something so peaceful about sitting here, listening to the birds and other animals. Just last evening a wild pig and her babies showed up down by the water for a drink."

"I've heard they're destructive creatures," he commented. "With all their rooting around."

I nodded, smiling. "Yeah, I guess. I don't think it bothers Ace, though." Not much bothered Ace when it came to the animals that showed up on his land.

"Yeah, I've known Ace and most of the Sentinels for a long time. I'd say Ace is more of an animal person than a people person. Even before he joined the military and came back all messed up."

I wanted to ask questions about the man Ace had been before he’d joined the military, but I knew that Ace wouldn't like that. He'd rather I asked him if there was something I wanted to know. So I remained quiet. Once in a while, the voices of the men inside would carry out, suggesting that there was some arguing was going on. I couldn't tell what was being said, and I wondered if any of it was about Ace's decision to send me away.

After a few minutes of listening, Doctor Rivers snorted in amusement. "Those guys get passionate when it comes to protecting our town. It's been a while since they've had this kind of trouble come through."

"All I know is that it's with another MC. Why aren't the police taking care of it?"

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