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“Mallory,” Baby called after her, and Mallory turned back to face her. Baby stepped forward and, with an unknown sincerity, said, “Thank you.”

Mallory nodded, casting a look at Georgia who had gone quiet, and then carried on walking until she was cozied up back on my lap.

“Holy hell, girl, what did you do?” Jax asked, bobbing his head as he cast quick glances at the bar, where the girls had dispersed again, except for Georgia, Baby, and Anna.

“I apologized,” Mallory said as if it was the normal thing to do. “I threw the first punch, and I know they’re at the bottom of the food chain here and stuff, but it still doesn’t mean I should have done it. Everyone deserves basic respect.”

The brothers looked surprised to say the least. Two of the brothers at the bar, who had been cold to Mallory due to recent revelations, were looking at her in a whole new light. No doubt this would travel around the club fast.

Mallory shifted under everyone’s wide eyes. “What’d I do wrong?”

“Not wrong, sweetheart,” Lamb said. “Not wrong at all.”

“Hell, you’ve won Baby’s respect,” Jax countered. “That shit’s unreal.”

“Dammit, woman.” I grabbed her by the back of the neck and gave her a long, deep kiss. “You keep getting better and better.”

Chapter Twenty-Four

Mallory

“Come in!” Anna’s voice came from the other side.

I opened the door and closed it behind me, seeing her desk had piles of paper in neat stacks, along with an assortment of weird ornaments from all over the world, as far as I could tell. There were a couple of bookshelves stacked brim to brim with books of all shapes, sizes, and genres. There was also another shelf on the top with books all by the same author. Beneath it was a shelf full of folders labeled “Unpublished.”

“You publish books?” I asked, moving closer to read the spines. “This is the full collection of A.A. Embers!” I spanned around with pride toward my blonde friend. “You, my friend, have good book taste.”

“And you have escaped Hunter’s clutches to come visit me. What poor brother did you convince to take you out of the compound? Mint? Pretty?” Anna asked, placing down whatever big wad of papers she had been reading. She pulled her glasses off as I sat down on one of the plush seats opposite her desk.

“Jax,” I admitted. He was waiting in his truck outside. “I’m surprised you have an office … in a law building.”

“I’m a lawyer, Mallory. Where else did you expect to find me?”

“I know, but … I thought you worked for the club. You know, an independent lawyer or something. Fellpeak is a quiet town. Not much lawyering to do here.” I realized I was blabbering, but it was weird seeing this formal side of her, especially after yesterday’s kiss, which Hunter fully appreciated the trick she showed me.

“As much as the boys keep me on my toes, I do have other clients.” Anna shrugged. “And I like this town.” Her nostalgic smile faded as she turned to look straight into my eyes. Her fingers locked as she leaned onto her desk. “What are you really here for, Mallory?”

I licked my lips, somehow managing to break eye contact, and reached down to my purse. I placed my hand inside and pulled out a wide, white envelope. “I need you to do something for me,” I said, handing it to her.

Anna took it with a degree of caution, slipping her finger inside and pulling the paper out just enough for her to identify it. She looked shocked, maybe even a little surprised, when she realized what it was.

“This is …?”

“I need you to change it.”

* * *

“Fuck,” I gasped, grasping a handful of Hunter’s hair.

“Do you always say that?” Hunter grumbled from between my thighs.

“Shut up.” It was impossible to be annoyed, not when Hunter’s tongue was doing things to me that had never felt so good before. There was nipping and sucking and flicking and … Fuck me, it was heaven. “Fuck,” I moaned.

When Hunter chuckled, the vibrations brought me to the edge.

“Hunter!” I cried out as he breathed against my throbbing clit.

“Tell me what you want, baby,” Hunter whispered, rubbing his thumb through my lips.

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