Page 35 of Puma's Pride

I nod and accept his kiss before getting up to pull on a pair of pajamas. I crawl into bed and wrap myself around my angel. Her quiet breathing tells me she’s already asleep and I can’t help but feel another wave of gratitude toward Puma and the club. Because of them, she feels safe enough to fall asleep so soon after a fright. She trusts them to protect her. I guess I feel just as safe, because the next thing I know, I awaken to feel Puma wrap his arms around both of us. I turn slightly to see if he wants to talk, but he just kisses me and whispers, “sleep. We’ll talk in the morning.” I hesitate, because I really want answers now, but the warmth surrounding me pulls me under.

I awake to a gale of giggles. Shifting, I turn to see Elina jumping on the bed and diving toward Puma, who catches her and lifts her high into the air. He glances at me and gives Elina a look. “We woke up your mommy.”

“Finally!” Elina says as she snuggles in between us. “We tried everything to wake you.”

I laugh. “Oh, yeah? Sorry, I’m such a heavy sleeper.” I tell her, tickling her.

“Must be the exercise you had last night.” Puma says with a smirk. I want to punch him, but Elina reaches over and pinches his side.

“You need to exercise.” She tells him.

His mouth drops open in shock as he reaches over to tickle her before blowing on her belly. “Are you saying I’m fat?” He asks with a growl. She squeals as she bats away his hands.

A knock on the door interrupts the fun.

“Yeah.” Puma calls out as the door opens and Showtime walks in.

“There you are.” She says when she spies Elina. “I have a young man out here searching high and low for his friend. He’s hoping she’ll join him for breakfast.” Elina squeals again and climbs out of bed, racing for the door. “Oh, you two are welcome to join us.” She says with a smirk.

“Gee, thanks.” Puma says, shaking his head. “I guess we know where we stand in this club.”

“Come on, you know the princess has all the power.” I tell him as I climb out of bed. Showtime laughs as she closes the door behind her.

“Shower first.” Puma growls, grabbing me and carrying me into the bathroom so we can both get more exercise.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: PUMA

I watch Alisa pull on a pair of jeans and my cock throbs at the sight of her luscious ass. My woman has curves.

“Stop that.” She says with a laugh. “I’m hungry for actual food.”

I grin at her. “Probably for the best. Pretty sure you sucked me dry. I won’t be able to get it up for a few hours.”

She rolls her eyes at me and grins. “You’re just trying to challenge me to prove you wrong. It won’t work. At least not right now. Before we go out there. What did you find last night?”

I sober and pull her into my arms after she shrugs into her shirt. “Someone was outside her window. We found footprints. It looks like Juan. Even though we didn’t get a clear image of him.”

I tense and look up into Puma’s face. “How the hell did he get inside?”

“He didn’t get inside. He can’t. I promise you.” I tell her, rubbing her back.

“But he got onto the property.” Alisa persists.

“He did, but not via the gate or the wall.” I tell her. “Spark checked the security feed. Juan was hiding in the back of Sal’s limo. I don’t think Sal knew, but I’m going to follow up with him. Juan stayed out of sight, especially when Sal left with his bodyguards. Chill found evidence of him hiding in a shed on the property. He’s on the feed looking into a few windows before he reaches Elina’s. I don’t think he was trying to spy on her or scare her. He wasn’t there for long before he took off running. Motion sensors caught him jumping the north wall.” I feel her tremble and I want nothing more than to rip the asshole apart, so he’s no longer a threat. “I’m sorry, baby. It’s my fault. I should have met Sal outside the compound.”

Alisa leans back and gives me the look that sends a chill down my spine and fires up my cock simultaneously. Alisa doesn’t have much of a temper, but when she’s pissed, the entire world knows.

“Don’t you dare blame yourself.” She snarls at me. “You always protect us. You and your club go above and beyond to keep us safe. This is not on you.”

I can’t help but grin, which causes her eyes to spark. “Thank you, baby. I’m glad you feel safe here. I can’t help it if I don’t want you and our princess to feel fear, especially inside my clubhouse.”

“Let me tell you something.” Alisa says, placing her hands on my face. “I watched my little girl come to you because she was frightened. As soon as you took over, she climbed into bed and fell immediately to sleep. She feels safe here. She trusts you. I can’t tell you how grateful I felt watching you and your club jump into action. You didn’t question her or placate her. You protected her and fought for her.”

Fuck. I have to swallow through the lump forming in my throat. All my life, I’ve had multiple milestones that I thought were huge. School championships, earning a full basketball scholarship to Arizona, getting drafted by the Suns and then getting voted as President of this chapter. All those accomplishments pale compared to hearing how one little girl has complete trust in me to keep her safe.

“Damn, baby. How can I be a badass biker when you make me cry?” I ask her and I see her smile through my watery eyes.

“Because you are you, baby. You’re always a badass biker.” Alisa says, stretching to give me a kiss, before taking my hand and leading us toward the door. “But this badass biker momma needs food.”

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