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My girl was about five minutes away, but I don’t think it took that long for me to get to her. I yanked my helmet off as I marched through the hotel lobby headed in the direction of the bar. I heard his loud fucking mouth before my eyes landed on him.

You couldn’t tell Divine she couldn’t beat this grown man’s ass. I knew it was the reason she stood toe to toe with him instead of having hotel security to get him out of her face. I shook my head as Divine tossed some bills in the air and let them fall over his head. The only reason I wasn’t yelling for her to stop was the distance. I could see her up ahead, but she couldn’t see me yet.

Even when she was acting a fool, my girl looked fucking amazing. Delilah must have had psychic powers because Divine was the perfect word to describe her only daughter. Everywhere she went, she radiated bad bitch energy.

Not only was she stunning, but she was intelligent, funny, and held her own in running her business. Being raised with a bunch of men made her tough and street savvy. Still, they sheltered her enough to keep her soft and feminine. As the pampered princess of the Reign family, Divine was no slouch. She was a diva in her own right. She was so bad that she was good. The girl was gorgeous on a bad day.

The closer I got to her the better she looked. Honey-colored skin contrasted with the short red dress and matching shoes she wore as she plopped back down on the stool and threw her drink back as if she wasn’t being accosted by a soon-to-be dead man. I was heated at the way the dress hugged her curves and increased the steam wafting from my ears.

This is the shit she wore for some clown?

Her hair was in a bob that stopped short of her shoulders. The blonde color highlighted the flecks of gold in her eyes. Divine was as fine as she was fierce, and she was off limits. That didn’t mean I wasn’t crazy about her. I just wasn’t crazy enough to mess up a good thing.

I knew about four crazy muthafuckas that would kill me for even looking her way, but I couldn’t tear my eyes off her even if I tried. I wasn’t afraid by any means, but I knew how to choose my battles. The nigga disrespecting Divine was my battle. Being hunted down for fucking her behind my boss’s back was one I wasn’t ready to fight…not yet anyway.

“Divine, chill, baby. I’m here,” I told her, finally stepping across the threshold of the hotel bar.

When she realized that her black knight was here to save her once again, she shoved past that belligerent asshole and began scanning the room for me. My nostrils flared when he grabbed her arm and yanked her body to his chest. I was on him in a flash. As soon as I was in arms reach, I swung my helmet, hitting him in the face and sending him crashing to the floor on his back. I would have stomped his ass if we hadn’t been in a partially crowded bar.

“Let’s go!” I barked, pissed that Divine had wasted a moment of her precious time on yet another fucking loser. Just in case she wanted to defy me, I clasped my hand around her wrist and pulled her behind me.

“Slow up, Lee. I’m already tipsy.”

Unable to heed her words, I pressed forward until I was pushing through the doors and sucking in the night air. If I lingered, I was going to do something I would regret. Being sloppy and doing something to take me away from Divine wasn’t worth it.

“Put this on,” I said, not waiting for her to agree before shoving my helmet over her head.

“What about you?” she quizzed.

What about me?Nothing was more important than her. I could see a frown on her little face, but it didn’t move me.

“Get on the bike, Divine,” I ordered as I threw my leg across.

“I thought you were in your car. You know I don’t like this death trap,” she complained as she followed my directions and climbed behind me on the bike.

“Sorry, ma’am. I didn’t anticipate having to come to your rescue tonight.”

“Well, excuse me. I didn’t anticipate having to be rescued. Next time, I’ll bite the bullet and call Syre.”

I sighed and shook my head. “You know you don’t have to do that.”

I knew she was just trying to get under my skin. It pissed me off that it was working.

“Because my bestie always comes through.”

The smile on her face was apparent in her voice. I loved her smile. No matter how many times I had to come to her rescue, I would do it just to see her smile.

“Hold on, D.” I cautioned as I fired up my bike.

My heart rate steadied as she snaked her arms around me.Tighter, baby.

“Let’s get out of here before he comes out here.”

“I’m not worried about him.”

That was an understatement. I actually hoped that he would come outside and give me a reason to finish him off. He had already sealed his fate when he put his hands on her. Divine had only bought him some time by needing a ride home. He was too visible for me not to see him again. In spite of my declaration, I would be taking care of him. I just wasn’t worried about him.

“Careful, Liam,” my baby’s sweet voice advised.

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