Page 95 of Savage Reign

I blinked down at the water, taking in the suds floating on top.

I played with one, moving it around the water.

“Home,” I repeated.

Silas leaned over and kissed my cheek. “Home.”

“That sounds good.”

I felt him smile against my skin. “Perfect.”

22

MAVERICK

It waspast one o’clock in the morning.

I should be asleep. It had been a long day, consisting of coordinating with the new head of the Cadorna Famiglia, keeping in contact with Finley to make sure our bastard uncle hadn’t made any moves with Sebastian Cline, to dealing with the new shipment going on, and a bunch of other shit that occupied my day and kept me away from her.

I was fucking exhausted, but it was a wired kind of exhaustion that did nothing to make me crave sleep.

Instead, I craved her.

I craved the way her presence always worked to calm all the raging thoughts bouncing around in my head.

I stood at the foot of her bed.

My little monster was sound asleep, worry-free from all the other monsters in the world who wanted a piece of her. I won’t let them have it—let them have her. Not even a little piece.

I rubbed my chest.

The only way to ensure she stayed safe and whole was to eliminate all the threats to her. And that meant dealing with Sebastian Cline and the remaining Heartless Saints MC as soon as possible. It would have been easier had those cockroachesnot gone underground. There hadn’t been a sighting of any members in weeks, but I knew they hadn’t given up.

A small whimper escaped her lips then, bringing me away from my thoughts and back to reality. I took in the slight frown that pinched between her brows.

So not as worry-free as I’d hoped. I doubted the effects of twenty-four years of living with Daniel Hayes as a father would just go away.

I pulled on my tie, tugging it off before quickly removing all of my clothes until I was naked. I grabbed my hard cock—a fucking side effect of being near her—and gave myself a few hard strokes. Pre-cum made its way out of my tip, but unless I was willing to disturb her sleep to get in a quick fuck, I was just going to be in a perpetual state of hardness until morning. Another whimper escaped her lips, and I was quickly reminded why it wasn’t a good idea. She came first. She would always come first.

I tugged the blanket down and made quick work of removing all her clothes. Just because I was going to let her sleep didn’t mean I wanted something between us. I might just make it a rule that she slept naked from now on.

My hand moved down, and I slowly played with her pussy. She murmured something in her sleep, her hips shifting and her legs falling apart, giving me better access to her. I pushed one finger inside, playing with her and torturing myself a bit.

Finally, I pulled out of her and brought that finger up to my mouth, sucking on her slickness.

Fucking delicious.

I climbed into the bed from the side closest to the door, pulling her in close with my arms. She quieted as soon as we touched before unconsciously turning and burying her face in my chest. My heart squeezed from the move.

I held her close to me.

“Just sleep, sweetheart. I’ll be here to keep the nightmares away.”

I didn’t sleep much.

Just on and off throughout the night, but Mila slept all the way through. I was wide awake when I felt her stirring in the early hours of the morning.

I kept my gaze trained on her as her eyes slowly opened, the irises soft from sleep. She noticed me right away, a soft smile teasing her lips and drawing my attention to it.

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