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Our heavy breathing as I lay us back in bed is the only thing that can be heard.

“Woman, what the hell got into you tonight?” I huff, lying on her chest.

Alice giggles, running her fingers through my locks. “You’re not the only one who’s insatiable, Red.”

Her admission has me bricking up all over again. Raising my head to look her in the eyes, I raise my brow. “Is that right?” I ask as I position myself between her legs again.

Spreading her legs wide, she wraps her arms around my neck. “Yup.” She pops the “p” and sucks my lip into her mouth.

I slip my tongue into her mouth, and she sucks it. “Get ready, kitten. It’s about to be a long night.” I thrust inside her, making her gasp against my lips.

“Bring it on, baby.”

Chapter Twenty-Three

ALICE

It's been a few weeks, and there are still no signs of Declan and Chloe. The whole thing has me unsettled. I don’t know where those two disappeared off to. A part of me feels like it’s no coincidence they vanished at the same time, but there’s no way they know each other. Until those two are no longer a threat, I’ll stay within the clubhouse's gates.

For the past few days, I’ve been too sick to leave. I’m throwing up every morning even though I’ve only been eating soup. If this goes on for another day, I’ll go see Doc.

Things between Red and I have been perfect. I never thought that after Declan, I would fall in love again and so soon. But here I am. That man has taken my heart and locked it away in a vault.

I don’t regret it though. Meeting Red has been the greatest thing to ever happen to me. He’s attentive and protective. The way he loves me is what women dream of experiencing one day.

I just wish my father was here to see it.

Red had taken me to visit my father's grave not too long ago. I hadn’t been in a while before I came here. When I did visit him, I would have to sneak away to do so. Declan felt my father was a traitor and I shouldn’t miss someone who was trying to rip us apart.

Every day, I’m grateful for Cara and Sara intervening in that parking lot.

It changed my life.

A knock on my bedroom breaks my thoughts. I look up and see Will approaching my bed with a bag. He places it down on the bed and takes a seat next to me.

“Girl, you still in this bed?” he asks, walking into my room.

“Unfortunately, yes, but how was your day?”

Puffing out a deep breath, he rolls his eyes. “You’re not going to believe this. So today, Angel was in a daddy-day mood, and Viper told me to bring her to his office at the clubhouse since he was finishing up some paperwork.”

I nod, sitting up and waiting for him to finish.

“So, I get there, and as I’m leaving, tell me why I catch Tech leaving his room with a woman he clearly had fucked.”

I gasp as Will's eyes fill with unshed tears. He shakes his head, refusing to let them fall, but the hurt is all over his face. I know this has left him heartbroken. The first man he dated who was in the closet did something similar, and that’s why he vowed never to date men who weren’t out. It's not that he minded if a man was bisexual, but it’s the lying part.

“He’s been blowing my phone up with texts all day, talking about he was drunk out of his mind, and the guys were talking crap because he hadn’t been hooking up with any of the ladies lately.” He gives a humorless laugh and sighs. “As if that makes it completely okay. It doesn’t matter, though, because I’m done. He can fuck whoever the hell he wants, but it’ll never be me again.”

Rubbing his back, I lay my head on his shoulder. “Are you sure? Love doesn’t just turn off.”

“I have to be done. Loving him hurts too much. He’s not ready, and that’s fine, but I refuse to be his secret while he fucks women just to prove to his brothers he’s straight. Enough aboutme, though. How are you feeling?” he asks and smooths down my hair.

I have been in this bed for the past few days because I’ve been so sick. I haven’t even been to work. I’ve been so nauseous that even fresh air makes me gag.

“I’m feeling a little better, but it's been like that every day. I wake up puking my brains out, and by the time I go to sleep, I’m feeling better just to do the same thing the next day. I think I’m going to go see Doc. This has got to be some kind of bug or something.”

Will tilts his head to the side and sighs. “I don’t think this is a stomach bug, Alice.”

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