Page 130 of Cold Hard Truth

We rebuilt Twisted Roses just as Blaze and I are going to rebuild the club now, and we’ll all be better for it.

“Look at you all spiffy in your cut.” Crew walks over, being a dick as usual. “Watch out patch bunnies.”

I tip my head back and laugh. “Lyla would carve their fucking hearts out.”

She doesn’t get jealous, but if someone crosses a line, I have no doubt she’d get violent.

“That she would.” Jude slaps my shoulder. “Or better yet, your balls. And I have the perfect knife I’m willing to loan her if she needs it.”

“I bet she’d appreciate that.”

I deserve all the crap and more. But it doesn’t matter because it won’t be necessary. There’s only ever been one girl for me, and I’m not fucking that up again.

“You ready VP?” Lyla asks, and Jude steps aside so I can see her, with Fel and Echo standing on either side.

My jaw almost hits the floor at the sight of her because she’s wearing her same sexy-as-fuck outfit, but now she has a leather jacket wrapped around her. And when she spins to show me the back, it says “Property of Sage.”

I burst out laughing because she hates those patches. When we were younger, she’d rant about the fact that women aren’t property. But she’s wearing it for me. And even if it’s probably a joke, it’s fucking hot.

I grab her waist and spin her back until she’s facing me. Her giggle lights up her entire face, and her purple eyes snare my soul.

“You like?” She pretends to do a little curtsy in my grasp.

“Ilove.” I lean down and plant a kiss on her mouth.

I love everything about this girl. And even if I was going to wait until later to tell her that, I can’t help myself at this moment. Lyla takes all my plans and throws them out the window. For a girl who is always reading the future, she tosses mine up in the air every time.

Breaking our kiss, I drop to my knee in front of her and take her hand.

“What are you doing?” She glances around, the smile draining from her cheeks with her shock.

Fel and Echo are on the verge of tears, but Jude and Crew don’t look surprised. They know me, and this girl has had me since the moment I first kissed her eight years ago.

“I’m catching my butterfly.” I reach into my pocket and pull out the ring. It’s a diamond band shaped in an infinity symbol, and she smiles so big it warms her cheeks, all the way up to her eyes. “You make my life chaos in the best way. I never know what to expect with you, but it’s always worth it as long as you’re by my side. I can’t do this without you ever again. I love you. And I need you. Please say you’ll be my wife.”

Her hand flies to her mouth, and her smile peeks between her fingers. She’s bouncing up and down, leaving me on the ledge like I’m not going to fall off it if she doesn’t answer me.

“Of course.” She flies into my arms and kisses me.

She nearly topples me over, but I’m her base while she’s everything that knocks me off balance.

“Yes?” I ask her between kisses.

She nods, grinning. “It’s always yes, Sage.”

I pick her up and the guys slap me on the back while the girls cheer and cry. But all I see is Lyla in my arms, looking up at me with her beautiful violet eyes.

“I can’t believe you did this.” She looks down as I slip the band on her finger.

“Had to. Tonight Blaze makes it official, so it was only fitting.” I pull her close. “First order of business, locking down my old lady.”

“You did not just call me that.”

I grab her jaw. “It’s what you are now, butterfly. Whether you like it or not.”

“Only for you.” She glares at me.

A win is a win.

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