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“I want Tats. He’s mine. Don’t care about the other one,” I say.

No hesitation, Reeves ends his guy’s life. Now it’s Tats and me time.

“Cuff him and get him into the van. He can come back to the clubhouse with us and join Popeye. They can share their misery before we end it,” Gunner orders.

I like this idea better because it’ll give me more time to play with Tats. I watch as Axel cuffs him and marches him out the door. He’ll be chained to the floor of the van that Freddy and Reno will drive back home.

Pooh pulls the cuts off the two dead guys and we’ll burn them later along with Tats’ and Popeye’s cuts. Probably their bodies too. That’ll be decided later.

“Torch the place, and head for home. You know the drill. What’s left of their club has scattered. They wanted no part of Rooster’s master plan anyway. This is done for us,” Gunner says as he walks out the door.

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I slide into bed behind Taja and pull her warm, soft body tight to mine. I don’t want to wake her, but I need her close. I push my face into her neck and breathe her in. She has a unique scent that never fails to make me hard. Tonight’s no different.

I feel her shift and then her hand reaches back and strokes my cock. I push myself deeper into her hand and lightly nip at her throat. She releases me and turns her body around, so we’re facing each other. I raise up enough to rest my head on my hand and look down at her. She’s beautiful even when she’s half awake and not wearing a drop of makeup.

“Is it done?” she whispers.

“It’s done. Nothing to worry about for you and Tessie,” I tell her.

“Thank you,” Taja says with feeling.

“Give me your mouth, woman.”

She does and then gives me so much more. We spend hours exploring each other’s bodies. We take things slow and sensual. No need to hurry. I want to know every inch of her. Taja must have felt the same, because she took her time tracing every tat I have with her tongue and fingers. We have sex, yes, many times. But we also have more than that. We have what I never thought I would. We make love, and we do it looking into each other’s eyes. We’re connected in ways we weren’t before, and I’m loving every minute of it. Her hands in my hair, she nips my bottom lip until I give her what she wants. Taja’s inexperienced, but she’s not shy about learning. She’s not afraid to ask for what she wants, and I love that about her. That and many other things. Life is good.

Chapter 27

Taja

With Rooster out of the picture, we’ve moved back to the house. Vex and Pooh are always fixing something or updating things around it. Trigger’s often here to assist or bark orders at them. Tessie and I especially enjoy those days, because Trigger’s such a teddy bear with us. It drives the guys nuts.

Vex is still pushing me about buying a home and some land before the baby comes. I get why he wants to do that, but I hate to spend the money when we already have a roof over our heads. He wants to fix this home up and rent it out. I want to stay here even though it’ll be crowded with a baby too. We need to save money, not spend it.

After the Rooster problem was ended, Vex told me that Tats was in the basement. He asked if I wanted to say anything to him before that business was ended too. I did. I followed Vex, along with Pooh, Cash, Gunner and Petey downstairs to a small cement room. In it, I found Popeye and Tats both naked and hanging by their hands from the ceiling, feet barely touching the floor. Neither were in pristine shape, and I knew their time here had been unpleasant. I took a quick look at Popeye but felt nothing when I saw the bruises and blood caked on him. I turned my eyes to Tats and watched in amusement as he swallowed harshly. I know it’s not me he’s scared of. He knows that me being here signifies the end is near for him, and he’s scared shitless about that. He knows Vex is giving me time to say what I want, or need to say, and then when I leave, Tats will die.

“Remember me? What’s my name, Tats?” I ask him softly.

“Taja, honey, please. Please tell your man that I had no choice but to do what Rooster ordered! I didn’t decide anything! I just took orders! You…”

His words end in a harsh gasp when my foot collides with his dangly bits. I kicked as hard as I could, and I’m now watching his face change colors. I hear a few groans from behind me and know the guys can almost feel Tats’ pain. As soon as Tats’ eyes focus back on me, I swing. I’m not trained in any self-defense or fighting techniques. I’m not like Ava but now I wish I were. My fist connects with his cheekbone and his head snaps back. Pain radiates up my arm, but I ignore it and swing a second time. Plastering a poker face on mine, I stare Tats down.

“I hope you rot in hell. Both of you. But before that happens, I hope you feel pain like you’ve never felt before. Taking orders? You enjoyed hitting me. And both of you enjoyed terrorizing Tessie and me. You would’ve sat back while Rooster sold his daughters to the first piece of shit with enough money. You’re scum,” I tell them in a steady voice.

Before walking out of the room, I spit in Tats’ face.

As soon as the door closes behind us, I see grins on the men’s faces. As soon as we make it up the stairs and are standing in the main room, Vex turns to me and grabs my arm gently.

“You broke your hand, didn’t you?” he asks.

“Ouch. Oh fuck, yes, I think so. Ow, ow, ow, ow,” I whimper as he guides me to a chair and helps me take a seat.

Petey pulls another chair up in front of mine and takes a seat. He takes my arm from Vex and starts examining it. I force myself not to flinch or pull away. Glancing up, I see Gunner, Pooh and Cash all grinning at me.

“What?” I ask.

“Fuck, woman. Thought you were going down there just to say your piece. Didn’t realize you were going to go all MMA on his ass,” Cash says with a big, beautiful grin. There’s also some pride showing in his eyes, I think. He gives my shoulder a squeeze before speaking again.

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