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His eyes take on the twinkle I’ve come to adore, and he says, “You’d be surprised, darlin’.”

After he’s gone, Miriam says, “You sure about this? You look tired.”

“I am tired but if I sit on this bed, my butt is going to go numb.”

Toni busts through the door before Miriam can respond and as soon as she stops before me, I say, “I need a favor.”

”What?” She arches her brow.

“I need hair. I need makeup. I need to look like someone else. Someone…dirty.”

Toni whistles between her teeth before rubbing her hands together. “Dirty, huh? I think I can do that.”

Wolf

Romeo eyes me strangely as I walk by, but I don’t need commentary from that fucker or anyone else.

Call it a brand. Call it a claim. Call it whatever the fuck you want. I don’t care, as long as everyone knows that Lillith Anne Abernathy is mine.

Seeing my handprint on her neck opened something primal within me. Maybe she is innocent and clean, but I’ll be the one to protect her. I’ll be the one to make her dirty.

Every little gasp, moan, or wide-eyed look of wonderment is mine. Nobody gets to touch her with their filth but me.

After everything that’s happened, I know to my goddamn black soul that she was meant to stand by my side and I will do anything, anything to erase the pain of what I let happen to her.

For every drop of blood she lost for our child, I’ll give her ten times more.

Nothing and no one will stand in my way because Lilli may not see it, but I do. Dirty or not, she can’t hide her need when I touch her and if I have to fuck her every moment of every day to keep her, I’ll do that too.

As long as I live and I hope it’s for a long time, she’ll be mine.

The guys are planning another party tonight and while they’re fucking off, I’ll be with my woman setting her straight.

Resolved, I grab my shit and borrow Joker’s bathroom to shower. When I emerge, I wipe off the mirror and stare at my reflection.

I’ve been MC since the day I was born thanks to my dad. I’ve never wanted or needed more until now.

All that’s about to change except when I head back to our room, my heart thrumming, I find the damn thing empty.

Where the fuck did my baby girl go?

Chapter 35

Lilli

An hour later, Giant comes back to pick me up and pauses inside the door. His brows rise and he shakes his head. “Wow.”

Blushing, I wave my hand, pleased by the compliment. While Miriam showered and dressed, Toni curled my hair, teased it into a pretty braid, and clipped a red bow in the strands.

My dark eyes glitter under lids of kohl, the black accentuating my eyes. Toni loaned me a cute pair of short shorts and another MC top but since I can’t wear a bra, my nipples poke from the thin fabric.

Giant is a complete gentleman and avoids glancing anywhere but at my face, as he carries me back down the stairs. Thereclining chair was moved to the edge of the outdoor kitchen area and faces the stage where a band tunes their instruments.

Once I’m in the chair, I grab Giant’s hand. “Have you heard anything about Rachel?” I ask.

He frowns and my heart sinks before he says, “Don’t worry darlin’, come hell or high water, by tomorrow night, Mercy will be free.”

I refuse to analyze what that means and instead crook my finger. When Giant leans forward, his brows furrowed, I kiss his cheek, leaving a purple stain on his bristly skin.

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