Page 109 of With Us (Next Generation 2)

Fisting her hair, I held her head and stared intensely into her eyes. “We’re fine.”

She gave me a soft smile, cupping my cheek. “We are.”

With her other hand, she trailed it beneath my shirt and up to my chest. “Shade, your heart’s racing.”

“Give him a minute, pet,” Sunny said from the front seat.

“It’s adrenaline,” I told her, my voice husky. It took everything I was made of not to erase Tanner’s touch with my own. It could have been worse. So much worse but the fact that he even touched her in the first place, made me crave her skin against mine more so now than ever before.

I turned my head, locking eyes with Sunny’s in the rearview mirror.

He nodded once.

I blew out a slow breath. “I just need a second.” When Meadow went to pull away from me, I caught her arm. “Not happening, little lamb.”

“I was just going to put on my seat belt,” she explained, snuggling into my side.

I did up the seat belt for her, keeping her in my arms. To think that tonight could have gone so much worse than it already had. “What did he say to you?”

“You heard what he said.” She looked away.

“No, when we couldn’t hear him. What did he say?” I cupped her jaw when she didn’t answer. “Tell me, Meadow. I need to know. We need to know so we can replace those vile words with our sweet ones.”

She looked up at me then, giving me her beautiful dark eyes. “He told me he wanted you to watch him fuck me.”

“Turn around,” I demanded.

“No.” Sunny lifted a hand. “I am not turning around so you can go barging in there and shoot up the place. I need you alive. And so does Meadow. Hell, our club needs you as well. So before you start arguing with me, I’d quit while you’re ahead. Besides…” Sunny turned down a dark street. “It’s my job to lose my temper and go in with guns blazing.”

“Fucking fuck.” He was right. Not that I told him that though. I turned back to Meadow and brushed my fingers down her jaw. “You sure you’re good?”

“Yeah but I really need out of these clothes. I didn’t like the way he was touching me. I just…” She shivered, looking away.

“I know, Meadow.” I kissed her temple. “I know.”

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