Page 78 of Always Mine

“I should have listened to you.”He tucked some of her hair behind her ear.“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be.We both knew it had to happen.Those girls needed to be saved.”

“I nearly got them killed.”

“But they weren’t killed.”

“It’s fucking with Luke’s head.”

“I can imagine it would.Luke was always different.Even in high school.Yeah, he seemed to have fun taunting Tabitha from time to time, but think about it, he rarely did anything that would hurt the club.”

“You mean the time he forced Tabitha out of class and into the bathroom?”

“Come on, he knew we were already on the way there,” Daisy said.“I think he was doing it on purpose.I didn’t say he didn’t have a little fun, but not like the others.He wasn’t cruel.”She shrugged.“So, yeah, I can imagine if you’re not into selling, using, and abusing girls, then it would mess with your head.Let’s face it, he got Ryan to the quad.He had to have known what Simon would do.”

“Are you still pissed about that?”

Daisy shrugged.“I can’t change it.I would have handled it differently, but that is the power of my thinking, not anyone else’s.Ryan died that night.Everything changed.We all did.”She put her hand on his chest.“And now, all we can do is deal with the fallout.Like the fact we have to protect Luke.He’s one of us.”

He wrinkled his nose and Daisy laughed.

“Don’t worry.You can still pretend to be the guy that absolutely hates all this, and be silent.You can do your glaring thing.I’m the only one who truly knows you can talk, hold a conversation, and it is down to choice that you don’t do anything else.You’re busted, Mister.”

“You know me so well.”He couldn’t resist running his hands down toward her ass, and he heard her slight intake of breath.“Soon.”

“Soon.”

And with that, she sunk her fingers into his hair and pulled him in close.“But that doesn’t mean I can’t kiss you.”

Anthony kissed her right back.It was perfect.Just like it always had been.

He loved her kisses.He loved this woman, and whatever she wanted, he was going to give to her.

Chapter Sixteen

The following day,Anthony had to continue with the punishment Lash saw fit.Daisy made her way around the clubhouse, trying to be as useful as she could be, while everyone kept taking jobs from her.She was not to do any cleaning, cooking, or heavy lifting.

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